http://www.airspacemag.com/rss/AirSpaceMag-Need-to-Know.html The latest articles about Need to Know from AirSpaceMag.com en-us 2013 Smithsonian Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:45:25 GMT http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/Need-to-Know-Why-did-Lindbergh-leave-the-windows-open-208531581.html http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/Need-to-Know-Why-did-Lindbergh-leave-the-windows-open-208531581.html Thu, 23 May 2013 12:38:31 GMT http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/Need-to-Know-How-often-does-the-B-2-fly-200628291.html http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/Need-to-Know-How-often-does-the-B-2-fly-200628291.html Fri, 29 Mar 2013 07:16:55 GMT http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/Need-to-Know-Why-Do-Helicopter-Pilots-Sit-in-the-Right-Seat.html http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/Need-to-Know-Why-Do-Helicopter-Pilots-Sit-in-the-Right-Seat.html Wed, 16 Nov 2011 05:55:34 GMT http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/Whats-Driving-Chinas-Space-Program-161113405.html http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/Whats-Driving-Chinas-Space-Program-161113405.html Mon, 02 Jul 2012 08:15:34 GMT http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/Need-to-Know-Why-Dont-Todays-Fighters-Have-Narrow-Waists-199886821.html http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/Need-to-Know-Why-Dont-Todays-Fighters-Have-Narrow-Waists-199886821.html Mon, 25 Mar 2013 07:26:33 GMT http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/Need-to-Know-Are-More-Propeller-Blades-Better.html http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/Need-to-Know-Are-More-Propeller-Blades-Better.html Mon, 27 Feb 2012 08:46:54 GMT http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/Need-to-Know-Who-holds-the-altitude-record.html http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/Need-to-Know-Who-holds-the-altitude-record.html Depends on the category—and on who was watching. Fri, 29 May 2009 06:47:46 GMT http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/Why-are-the-Eurofighters-wingtips-different-168637606.html http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/Why-are-the-Eurofighters-wingtips-different-168637606.html Depends on the category—and on who was watching. Wed, 05 Sep 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/NEED-Celphones.html http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/NEED-Celphones.html Depends on the category—and on who was watching. Tue, 18 Mar 2008 05:07:56 GMT http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/Need-to-Know-How-did-North-Korea-Build-Its-Own-Rocket.html http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/Need-to-Know-How-did-North-Korea-Build-Its-Own-Rocket.html Depends on the category—and on who was watching. Thu, 12 Apr 2012 08:45:00 GMT http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/Need-to-Know-How-are-airline-pilots-screened-for-mental-health.html http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/Need-to-Know-How-are-airline-pilots-screened-for-mental-health.html Depends on the category—and on who was watching. Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:43:05 GMT http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/Need_to_Know.html http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/Need_to_Know.html Depends on the category—and on who was watching. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:12:33 GMT http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/Need-to-Know-Dark-Bellies-on-Airliners.html http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/Need-to-Know-Dark-Bellies-on-Airliners.html Depends on the category—and on who was watching. Mon, 29 Aug 2011 01:51:35 GMT http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/Need-to-Know-Flying-Wing.html http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/Need-to-Know-Flying-Wing.html What ever happened to the YB-49 and the XB-35? Wed, 17 Aug 2011 04:29:48 GMT http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/Aces_High.html http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/Aces_High.html And has anyone ever been stripped of that status? Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:23:34 GMT http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/NEED-Ghostfleet.html http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/NEED-Ghostfleet.html How to hide thousands of airplanes. Tue, 18 Mar 2008 05:06:18 GMT http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/NEED-ISSOrbit.html http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/NEED-ISSOrbit.html The 200-ton orbiting behemoth can get out of harm's way, but not very quickly. Tue, 18 Mar 2008 05:06:52 GMT http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/NEED-snow.html http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/NEED-snow.html Clearing runways in winter is no small operation. Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:29:02 GMT http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/NEED-lifecycles.html http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/NEED-lifecycles.html Some keep flying for decades, while others end up on the scrap heap. Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:56:50 GMT http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/NEED-ApolloSuits.html http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/NEED-ApolloSuits.html Hint: They kept the most important part. Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:29:39 GMT http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/Need-to-Know-Aft-Facing-Seats.html http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/Need-to-Know-Aft-Facing-Seats.html They may well be. But don't look for them anytime soon. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:23:25 GMT http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/When_did_the_term_jet_lag_come_into_use.html http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/When_did_the_term_jet_lag_come_into_use.html And has anybody found a cure? Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:42:46 GMT http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/Crash-Position.html http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/Crash-Position.html Or is it just meant to make us feel like we're doing something? Wed, 26 Aug 2009 05:04:13 GMT http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/Need-to-Know-Horten.html http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/Need-to-Know-Horten.html The Horten Ho 229 is on the short list for restoration at the Air and Space Museum. Mon, 11 Jan 2010 06:25:47 GMT http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/Need-to-Know--signal-fires.html http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/Need-to-Know--signal-fires.html And would they have been visible from space? Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:45:59 GMT http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/Need_To_Know_757_hazard.html http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/Need_To_Know_757_hazard.html An unusual wake vortex has landed this airliner in a class by itself. Tue, 27 May 2008 07:31:16 GMT http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/NEED-radiation.html http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/NEED-radiation.html An unusual wake vortex has landed this airliner in a class by itself. Tue, 18 Mar 2008 05:09:34 GMT http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/NEED-seatbacks.html http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/NEED-seatbacks.html The rules are confusing, but the safety concern is real. Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:36:07 GMT http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/NEED-helmets.html http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/NEED-helmets.html The rules are confusing, but the safety concern is real. Tue, 18 Mar 2008 05:08:25 GMT http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/NEED-Apollo13.html http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/NEED-Apollo13.html A little bit, maybe, but not much. Tue, 18 Mar 2008 05:07:15 GMT http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/NEED-Voyager.html http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/NEED-Voyager.html A 20-year mystery solved. Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:37:46 GMT http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/NEED-smallsats.html http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/NEED-smallsats.html From Nanosats to Femtosats. Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:36:42 GMT http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/Need-to-Know-lighting-conditions.html http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/Need-to-Know-lighting-conditions.html It's all about the solar beta angle. Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:02:14 GMT http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/Need-to-Know-Cabin-Pressure.html http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/Need-to-Know-Cabin-Pressure.html Let's just say it's not like it is in the movies. Thu, 24 Sep 2009 05:22:04 GMT http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/NEED-Lindy.html http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/NEED-Lindy.html Some Lindys are luckier than others. Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:38:09 GMT