Interviews

Peter Coen, supersonic projects manager at NASA's Aeronautics Research Directorate’s Fundamental Aeronautics Program (FAP). NASA photo

The SST of the Future: Interview With NASA’s Peter Coen The Supersonic Projects Manager at NASA's Aeronautics Research Directorate’s Fundamental Aeronautics Program (FAP) discusses the future of supersonic transports

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Only two commercial supersonic transports (SSTs) have ever flown regular passenger schedules – the short-lived Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 and the Aérospatiale (now EADS)-BAC (now BAE) Concorde.

The Tu-144 was both …

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Maj. Gen. James Hyatt

Interview With Maj. Gen. James W. “Bill” Hyatt Headquarters U.S. Air Forces Europe Director of Operations, Strategic Deterrence, and Nuclear Integration, and Former USAF Warfare Center Commanding General

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In the year prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Army Air Corps (AAC) began construction of an aerial gunnery school in the desert north of the small town …

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Col. Walter J. Boyne, USAF (Ret.)

An Interview With Col. Walter J. Boyne, USAF (Ret.) Boyne's career in flight, in print, and with the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum has been an ode to joy

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The classic melody “Ode to Joy” from the final movement of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony welled up in the mind of young Walter J. Boyne as he completed his first solo …

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Gen. Norton A. Schwartz,USAF

Interview with Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force

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Gen. Norton A. Schwartz is chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force. As chief, he serves as the senior uniformed Air Force officer responsible for the organization, training, and …

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Col. Robert “Shark” Garland, Commandant, USAF Weapons School

Interview: Col. Robert “Shark” Garland, Commandant, USAF Weapons School

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Nellis Air Force Base (AFB) in Las Vegas, Nev., is perhaps best known as the home of the Thunderbirds air demonstration squadron. But it also is home to the Air …

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Frank Pace General Atomics

Interview with Frank W. Pace, President, Aircraft Systems Group, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. The UAS pioneer discusses unmanned heritage, unmanned future

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Frank W. Pace is president, Aircraft Systems Group (ASG), General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI). His group manufactures, supports, and operates a variety of proven and reliable remotely piloted aircraft …

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Mark Miller, Sikorsky

Defense Interview: Mark Miller Sikorsky Vice President for Research and Engineering

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Sikorsky Aircraft Co., a division of United Technologies, was the first to mass-produce military helicopters. A leader in vertical flight technology since founder Igor Sikorsky immigrated to the United States …

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Col. Robert "Shark" Garland, Commandant, USAF Weapons School

DMN Q&A: Col. Robert “Shark” Garland, Commandant, USAF Weapons School

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The Air Force Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas is considered one of the premier tactical and leadership schools in the world. Although it began life …

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Official photo of Lt. Gen. Robert L. Van Antwerp, chief of engineers and commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from May 2007-present. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, FT Eyre

Building Strong Lt. Gen. Robert L. Van Antwerp fortifies USACE for the future.

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Ask Lt. Gen. Robert L. Van Antwerp what he’s most proud of as his tenure as USACE chief of engineers and commanding general nears its conclusion and he’ll tell you …

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Matt O' Connell. Photo courtesy of GeoEye.

Eyes in the Skies An Interview With Matt O’Connell, President, CEO, and Director of GeoEye

There is perhaps no riskier or more profitable business in the world today than that of commercial space services. An industry that is less than a half-century old at present, …

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