Modern Aviation
An era from 1991 to the present marked by achievements in air and space flight, including unmanned aerial vehicles and the International Space StationThe Annotated Airport
A guide to the meaning of the myriad signs, lines, circles, arrows, numbers, letters, and lights on the airport grounds.
March 2005 |
By Patricia Trenner
The Calculators of Calm
Just how far out of their way will airlines go to give you a smooth ride?
March 2005 |
By Willilam Triplett
The Things That Fell to Earth
How NASA can predict when space junk will fall in your back yard.
January 2005 |
By James E. Oberg
Dancing in the Dark
Night vision goggles can save a pilot's life or, if he hasn't had adequate training, take it.
November 2004 |
By John Croft
Explorers Wanted
Hey, kids! The NASA Administrator says you're going to Mars! (Do your homework.)
November 2004 |
By Sean O'Keefe
The 30 Billion Dollar Man
Seddik Belyamani wrote the book on selling passenger jets.
July 2004 |
By Bill Sweetman
Safer Fuel Tanks
Once airliners implement this pending FAA rule, a spark will no longer become a flame.
July 2004 |
By Damond Benningfield
First Church of Combustion
Never operate your airplane engine lean of peak exhaust gas temperature. These guys aren't buyin' it.
July 2004 |
By George C. Larson
Crater Face
If we could see all the holes gouged in the Earth by asteroids, we'd run screaming for cover.
May 2004 |
By Tony Reichhardt
The Need for Speed
Everything is in place for the development of a supersonic business jet-except U.S. Federal Aviation Regulations.
March 2004 |
By Ron Swanada
Electro- mechanical Deicing
Ice kills. That's why engineers continue to invent new ways to keep it off airplane wings.
March 2004 |
By Tim Wright
Star Power
The plasma rocket, says U.S. astronaut Franklin Chang-DÃaz, is the propulsion technology of the future.
March 2004 |
By Beth Dickey
The Spin Debate
If spins can kill, why aren't pilots trained to handle them?
November 2003 |
By Joseph Bourque
Astronaut, Cosmonaut... Euronaut?
Space exploration may come naturally to Europeans, but it doesn't come easily.
September 2003 |
By William Triplett
Ground Proximity Warnings
Better technology is helping airline pilots keep a safe distance from terrain.
September 2003 |
By Damond Benningfield
Sticks for Hire
"Uh oh. Why is this piston rod left over?" Meet the pilots who are gutsy enough to fly freshly restored airplanes.
July 2003 |
By Mark Huber
Infrared Countermeasures
The systems that cool the threat from heat-seeking missiles.
July 2003 |
By Sam Goldberg
Home-Grown Simulators
Nine guys who have raised puttering in the garage to an art form.
July 2003 |
By Matthew Stibbe
How to Do Oshkosh
What to see, where to eat, who to talk to, and how to make the most of the great big airshow in the quiet little town.
May 2003 |
By Mark Huber
