Aerospace Manufacturing
The design, development and production of air and spacecraft
The Comet Affair
Why the cold war forced the British government to choose between keeping a friend and arming an enemy.
September 2003 |
By Jeffrey A. Engel
How the 747 Got Its Hump
In the evolution of the airplane, Darwinian principles have applied unevenly.
May 2003 |
By Bill Sweetman
Will the Air Force Finally Get a Spaceplane?
If Boeing's X-37 can maneuver politically as well as in space.
January 2003 |
By Ben Iannotta
Winner Take All
All the nail biting, second guessing, and sheer engineering brilliance in the battle to build the better Joint Strike Fighter.
January 2003 |
By Evan Hadingham
Probable Cause
It took 28 seconds for USAir Flight 427 to plummet from the sky. It took the National Transportation Safety Board five years to figure out why.
July 2002 |
By Bill Adair
Shop Class Was Never Like This
The airplane builders of Mundelein High.
May 2002 |
By John Fleischman
Restoration: Delightfully de Havilland
The last flying D.H.89 Dragon Rapide in the United States.
March 2002 |
By Diane Tedeschi
How Things Work: Cabin Pressure
Why you remain conscious at 30,000 feet.
January 2002 |
By George C. Larson
The People's Liberation Bizjet
In China, another revolution is about to begin.
November 2001 |
By William Triplett
"We Called It 'The Bug'"
The Apollo Lunar Module wasn't pretty. But it got the job done.
September 2001 |
By D.C. Agle
High Mileage
Just how many hours can you wring from an airplane? As the operators, mechanics, and parts suppliers who keep DC-3s in the air.
May 2000 |
By Mark Huber
Turbine-Charged
Since 1990 Basler Turbo Conversions has given new life to dozens of DC-3s.
May 2000 |
By Mark Huber
That New Black Magic
In the early years of the cold war, enter Kelly Johnson and an clean sheet of paper--long enough to accommodate an 80-foot wingspan.
January 1999 |
By William E. Burrows
