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Highly Classified Photos of New Stealth Aircraft Leaked
Friday, September 28th, 2007The Air Force has been keeping secrets! The next generation of stealth aircraft sure seem to personify “stealth.”
AE Caption Contest - Mating Airplanes
Friday, September 28th, 2007I’ve pined over this photo for quite some time, and the best I could come up with was “Practice safe sex - always check the base to final turn.” Chances are you all will have a much better caption than I’d ever come up with, so I’m opening it up to suggestions. Best caption wins […]
Q400 Landing Gear Collapses
Friday, September 28th, 2007After the second collapse of a Q400 landing gear, Bombardier has recommended grounding all Q400’s over 10,000 cycles until they can be inspected. This could prove to be devastating for a very promising next-generation turboprop program.
Freedom ERJ Blows Tire in Atlanta…Continues to Dayton.
Wednesday, September 26th, 2007Flight 6082, a Freedom Airlines ERJ-145 was taking-off from Atlanta for Dayton when passengers and crew heard a loud bang. The aircraft had blown a tire on takeoff ATL, and the captain decided to continue to Dayton where an emergency landing was made succesfully. Passengers gave the pilot a standing ovation, after the […]
What Happens When A Propeller Comes Loose?
Wednesday, September 26th, 2007The propeller is really just a collection of wings providing forward lift, so when it comes loose, it actually flies forward, and then to one side. Propellers tend to go left due to several aerodynamic forces, which makes it interesting when you lose your right prop.
The large spinning propeller actually cuts through the fuselage and […]
Top Ten Industry Changing Airliners
Wednesday, September 26th, 2007To go from the Wright Flyer to the Space Shuttle in 78 years is a technological accomplishment rarely matched in history. The achievements of the ME-262, B52, and the Stealth Bomber are obvious milestones in aviation history, but what about the airlines specifically? What airliners have most changed the airline industry?
I’m a big […]
11 Year-Old Child Survives 800 Miles in 737 Wheel Well
Tuesday, September 25th, 2007I remember the good ‘ol days when I’d get angry at my parents, threaten to run away, and go hide behind the shed in the back yard. Take that parents! But an 11 year-old kid from Siberia actually followed through with his threats. Actually, he more than followed through.
Andrei Lyssov found his […]
From Brakes That Work Too Well, To Those That Don’t Work at All.
Monday, September 24th, 2007The pictures of the Embraer 170 that landed with its parking brake engaged seem to have fostered quite the interest, so I’ve decided to post a series of pictures of an aircraft with the opposite problem. This DC-9 reported hydraulic problems on its flight from Columbus, OH to Minneapolis, MN. The landing was […]
Navy Tests New Top Secret Aircraft
Monday, September 24th, 2007The US Navy has just completed catapult testing of a new type of aircraft designed to be ultra fuel efficient. The range of the new aircraft has been said to exceed 50 feet, but recoverability is low.
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