CURRENT ISSUE
May 2003
Features
Exit Strategy
Target: Soviet weapons plant. Mission: Low-altitude bombing. Payload: Nuclear. Problem: Getting back.
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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.
Silver Bullet
No airplane in the world could outshine Howard Hughes' H-1 Racer--until Jim Wright built a copy of it.
What's a Scud?
The Scud missiles causing so much anxiety in the world today are Soviet designs that originated in a weapon developed by the Nazis.
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Bill Borucki's Planet Search
Finding another Earth may be easier than the Kepler project's long quest for funding.
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How the 747 Got Its Hump
In the evolution of the airplane, Darwinian principles have applied unevenly
The Pentagon's Flying Saucer Problem
The weapon system that could have made the enemy die laughing