MacBook Air Car Charger?

Does anyone have a practical solution for a MacBook Air car charger? I'm under the impression that the airline adapter will keep it powered while plugged in but won't charge it.

you can use the Power watt 300 inverter, plugs into cigarette lighter and provides an ac outlet
pretty rugged and has a circuit breaker and cutoff so will not drain source to extinction,
works in fairly narrow range of 12 volt sources, such as car batteries or gel cels
will not work with professional film batteries at higher voltages such as 17 volts
one can go 12 volt battery to female car lighter connector to male car lighter connector on inverter to
apple 45watt ac power adapter to magsafe, find for location work but not practical for airplane,

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