Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
Features:
The Birth of Spooky by Marshall Michel - How a pilot sold the U.S. Air Force a new weapon system/or the Vietnam War: cargo aircraft armed to fight.
The Lone Star Observatory by Eric Adams - Photographs by Scott Suchman - From an observatory built from scratch, these amateur astronomers see beyond their wildest dreams.
Probable Cause - by Bill Adair - The investigation of the crash of USAir Flight 427 led examiners to a terrifying discovery.
How Things Work: Ejection Seats by Mary Collins - That yellow handle on the side of the pilot's seat Dontpu.. .AHEOWOOOOU
My First Time Interviews - by Phil Scott - Daring and famous aviators tell us the highsand lowsof their first date with an airplane.
The Goodbye Guys by Beth Dickey - Meet the crew that gets space-bound astronauts through those last hectic hours before a launch,
A Price too High by Mark Huber Photographs by Mark Geoffrey - The shock waves from September 11 are still shaking up the general aviation community.
Commentary: Is Fatigue Fatal - by Stephan Wilkinson - It's time for a ruling in the argument between airlines and pilots over how tired is too tired.
The Man Who Could See Air - by Peter Garrison - One of aviation's great thinkers looks back on his adventures in the realm between sub- and supersonic.
Regulars:
Viewport
Letters
Soundings
In the Museum
Above & Beyond
Oldies & Oddities
Sightings
Reviews & Previews
Calendar, Credits
Forecast
On the Web Site
Moments & Milestones
Cover: Warning! Gazing too long at Russell Munson's photograph of his Super Cub on the wing may induce a desire to take the afternoon off and head for the airport. (Have fun.)
The Birth of Spooky by Marshall Michel - How a pilot sold the U.S. Air Force a new weapon system/or the Vietnam War: cargo aircraft armed to fight.
The Lone Star Observatory by Eric Adams - Photographs by Scott Suchman - From an observatory built from scratch, these amateur astronomers see beyond their wildest dreams.
Probable Cause - by Bill Adair - The investigation of the crash of USAir Flight 427 led examiners to a terrifying discovery.
How Things Work: Ejection Seats by Mary Collins - That yellow handle on the side of the pilot's seat Dontpu.. .AHEOWOOOOU
My First Time Interviews - by Phil Scott - Daring and famous aviators tell us the highsand lowsof their first date with an airplane.
The Goodbye Guys by Beth Dickey - Meet the crew that gets space-bound astronauts through those last hectic hours before a launch,
A Price too High by Mark Huber Photographs by Mark Geoffrey - The shock waves from September 11 are still shaking up the general aviation community.
Commentary: Is Fatigue Fatal - by Stephan Wilkinson - It's time for a ruling in the argument between airlines and pilots over how tired is too tired.
The Man Who Could See Air - by Peter Garrison - One of aviation's great thinkers looks back on his adventures in the realm between sub- and supersonic.
Regulars:
Viewport
Letters
Soundings
In the Museum
Above & Beyond
Oldies & Oddities
Sightings
Reviews & Previews
Calendar, Credits
Forecast
On the Web Site
Moments & Milestones
Cover: Warning! Gazing too long at Russell Munson's photograph of his Super Cub on the wing may induce a desire to take the afternoon off and head for the airport. (Have fun.)
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