EAA News - Rebuilding the Prototype XP-82 Twin Mustang from http://www.eaa.org/ Not long ago, Tom Reilly, EAA 802376/Warbirds 552913, and his warbird restoration group got started on a restoration that, when finished, will resurrect one of the rarest airplanes in the world: the Merlin-powered North American P-82 (Twin Mustang) prototype, the only one of an estimated 60 built planned to fly…
B-29 left side gunners view of escorting P-51s from Planeshots | B-29 left side gunners view of escorting P-51s:
The North American P-51D Mustang from J Clark | One airplane which has always mesmerized me was the North American P-51D Mustang. Truly, the airplane and the pilots who flew her into combat were in a class of their own. When I started flying in 1971, I came across my first issue of Trade-A-Plane. I would learn Trade-A-Plane was the primary publication for those seeking to become aircraft owners or who were just dreaming. I was amazed at the number of used aircraft available for sale throughout the United States. I will never forget underneath the column, North American Aviation, finding flyable P51-D Mustangs for a mere $15,000…
Another Cure for Range Anxiety from CAFE Foundation Blog by Dean Sigler | Or at least an approach to provide angst-free cross-country flying, as Michael Friend explained in his Electric Aircraft Symposium presentation last April at Rohnert Park, California. Friend, a Boeing engineer closely tied to the company's early fuel cell work, is the owner and pilot of N787M, one of the earliest production kit Silence Twisters.
"What was the slowest you ever flew the Blackbird?" from ExpressJet Forum by BMD | "What was the slowest you ever flew the Blackbird?" | Brian Shul, Retired SR-71 Pilot, via Plane and Pilot Magazine | As a former SR-71 pilot, and a professional keynote speaker, the question I'm most often asked is "How fast would that SR-71 fly?" I can be assured of hearing that question several times at any event I attend. It's an interesting question, given the aircraft's proclivity for speed, but there really isn't one number to give, as the jet would always give
you a little more speed if you wanted it to. It was common to see 35 miles a minute…
Women In Aviation Announce Pioneer Hall Of Fame Inductees For 2011 from avstop.com | Women in Aviation, International has announced the new members of its Pioneer Hall of Fame. These women will be inducted into the Pioneer Hall of Fame during WAI's 22nd Annual International Conference which will be held on February 24-26, 2011, at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada. The ceremony will take place at the closing banquet on Saturday, February 26, 2011…
F2Y Sea Dart — Part 2 from Travel for Aircraft by travelforaircraft | Part 1 posted previously on 12 January and described the Sea Dart design as well as listing where the four remaining examples are located — thankfully, three of them are on public display. This post serves to illustrate the unique hydroskis or the Sea Dart, one of only two waterborne jet powered fighter aircraft to fly. These hydroskis gave the Sea Dart its potential to be based almost anywhere in the world whether the location was a tropical isle, an estuary or inland water body…
Greg Baker from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | Far too often local heroes go unnoticed--- They're just too busy doing their hero stuff to stand up and take a bow. Today I'm celebrating a local hero: Gregory Baker. Pilot and part owner of Classic Helicopter Corp / SeattleHelitours.com Greg is probably cringing at the thought of the hero status I've given him, but he deserves it…
Flying the S.79 over the Mediterranean Sea (the Damned Hunchback vs Royal Navy in WWII) by David Cenciotti | Nicknamed "Gobbo Maledetto" (Italian for "Damned Hunchback") for its distinctive fuselage "hump", the S.79 "Sparviero" is one of the most famous Italian aircraft of WWII. It was originally designed as a passenger transport aircraft and was used by the Regia Aeronautica in the bomber and torpedo-bomber…
Today in Aviation History – January 14 from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal
Long March 2F from High Power Rocketry by R2K:
NASA Updates Shuttle Target Launch Dates For Two Flights from Aero-News Network | February, April Now Most Likely For Next Missions NASA is targeting 1650 EST on Thursday, Feb. 24, for the launch of space shuttle Discovery's STS-133 mission to the International Space Station. The liftoff of shuttle Endeavour's STS-134 flight is planned for 1948 EDT on April 19, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida…
SpaceShipTwo glide flight picture from RLV and Space Transport News | Virgin Galactic posts a picture of SpaceShipTwo and its contrail from the water dump during today's glide test flight: Glide Flight 04: Successful Test Flights Continue - Virgin Galactic. Update: Leonard David reports on the flight: Virgin Galactic's Private Spaceship Aces Another Glide Test - Space.com
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Cable Air Show draws hundreds - Inland Valley Daily Bulletin | UPLAND - The air acrobatics of dozens of professional pilots held the crowds transfixed at the 36th Annual Cable Air Show on Sunday. ...
Airport Dreams May Not Be Boss' Flight of Fancy - The Ledger | His father was the airport director at Oshkosh, the home of the largest air show in the nation. The Sun 'n Fun Fly-In in Lakeland is the second biggest in ...
How Moose Jaw gave a home to the Snowbirds - shropshirestar.com | The Snowbirds are similar to the Red Arrows, although they fly Tutor jets instead of Hawks. However, both fly nine plane formations. ...
Golden Knights score a Touchdown at the 2011 US Army All American Bowl by Joe Abeln | Friday was the final day for the Golden Knights Tandem Camp supporting the US Army All American Bowl, and the last day was just as good as the first. For the first time in over four years Mother Nature was on our side. The weather was perfect for jumping out of airplanes. Over the three [...]
Concord woman living pilot dream - Charlotte Observer | "The Influence of Women in Aviation." Now Brittany is a junior pursuing a bachelor of science degree in aviation management-flight management at Middle ...
Coast Guard Centennial of Flight T-34C Turbo Mentor Check Flight All OK at Sabreliner Perryville, MO Facility from The Aero Experience by Carmelo Turdo
Marine Centennial of Flight T-34C Turbo Mentor Gets Engine Check at Sabreliner Perryville, MO Facility from The Aero Experience by Carmelo Turdo
Navy Centennial of Flight T-44A Pegasus Engine Tests at Sabreliner Perryville, MO Facility
from The Aero Experience by Carmelo Turdo
Embassy applauds Airmen for founding Iraqi Women in Aviation chapter – DVIDS | Horizon East, the Iraq chapter of the non-profit organization Women in Aviation, was started by female pilots deployed to Joint Base Balad, Iraq. ...
Red Arrows from Latest Vlog by hilton@shortfinal.tv (Hilton) I've features the Blue Angels a few times last year and would like to present to you the Red Arrows. This performance took place two years ago at the Quebec International air show. Sensational flying with a great closing act. Enjoy!
Image of the Week: Typhoon with Spitfire from Flight Image of the Day by Will Horton | This week's Image of the Week (featured on page 3 of Flight International), is taken by AirSpace user flyer1 (Martin Dighton). His photo depicts a RAF RAF Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon FGR4 ZJ923 [cn.0075/BS014] and a RAF Supermarine 389 Spitfire PR19 [cn.65/585121] at the Battle of Britain Airshow at Biggin Hill last 27 June. Start a gallery on AirSpace for your chance at having your photograph featured as our Image of the Week. "The sun was just breaking through the cloud as the pair banked and began to climb," Martin says.
1965 Super Guppy Dive Test Goes Bad (Not A Bird Strike!) by Martt | The story behind what lead to the Super Guppy having such a massive collapse of the upper fuselage is pretty amazing... and while this pic was used in Caption Contest #47, and the winning caption perfectly asked the question: "What kind of bird did you say it was ?????", in reality it was the result of a high speed dive test done during the final phase of getting the airplane certified. Birds were not involved…
SeaMaster and Sea Dart — a pity from Travel for Aircraft by travelforaircraft | The 1950s were a time of transition in military technology with aircraft moving from propellers to turbojets, submarines moving from diesel engines to nuclear propulsion and missiles challenging aircraft as the most strategic of weapon systems, and the Kalashnikov AK-47 setting a new paradigm for the standard infantry weapon having semi-automatic or automatic fire…
Fun Things to do on a Cold Saturday in January from VAF Forums | So we were able to launch our normal Saturday breakfast flight from LXT to K81. After that a buddy of ours with a L-39 Albatross wanted to do some formation flying with us. BeeGee rounded up someone with a big time Camera and here is what we captured on film…
Space flight by Giffords' husband may be in doubt - The Associated Press | That fact alone propelled 46-year-old Mark Kelly onto the cover of this month's Air & Space magazine of the Smithsonian Institution; he shares the cover ...
Today in Aviation History – January 10 from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal
Some gorgeous photos from flying last week around SoCal from The Adventures of Chopper Chick! by Desiree
Modern fighters: why so similar? from David Cenciotti's weblog - the most visited Italian Aviation Blog by David Cenciotti | Let's make it simple. According to aircraft designers (often accused of copying from other projects….), modern fighters are similar one another because computers model more or less in the same way the shapes required to achieve the requested performances. Maybe. At the end of the day, although showing a certain degree of similarity at first glance, depending on the way a computer uses the law of physics and aerodynamics to solve a common problem, at a more in-depth look, each fighter shows its own peculiarities, as a consequences of the "personal touch" of the designing team…
