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		Proof of Concept By Jeffrey Bauer Before anyone would consider a design incorporating inflatable wings, you had to know the concept was sound. + Read More

		Off the Charts By Brian K. Muirhead We came up with two basic concepts for landing: one was a traditional approach, the other was a wild idea. + Read More

		As Small as Possible By Scott Tibbitts I showed the prototype to the customer and said, "This is the smallest switch we can make." + Read More

		Dropping in on Mars By Tommaso P. Rivellini Airbags may seem like simple, low-tech products, but it was eye-opening to discover just how little we knew about them. + Read More

		Smart Buying By Steven A. Gonzalez How do you buy the best technology, when you don't even know what technology is out there? + Read More

		Supplying the Giant By Larry A. Lawson We partnered with a small company making baseball bats and golf club shafts. They had never built a military product. + Read More


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FROM THE APPL DIRECTOR
+ Playing with Prototypes
By Dr. Edward Hoffman

EDITOR IN CHIEF
+ Letting Go of "Once and For All"
By Dr. Alexander Laufer

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+ One prototype is worth a thousand words.

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