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Fully Functional Miniature Airport will Blow Your Mind

Monday, September 5th, 2011

I was impressed by the detail, and then the lights, and then that the aircraft moved on the taxiway center-lines…but then…well I’ll let you see for yourself.  The real magic starts around 1:00. So, it’s settled.  I must take a trip to Hamburg to see this beautiful thing. Check them out at http://www.miniatur-wunderland.de/

B-29 RC Airplane You Have to See to Believe

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

Ok, this is cool. I’m not in to RC airplanes, for no reason at all really, but this one would be an absolute blast to fly. I’ve been told it’s the largest RC airplane flying, and it sure looks like it.

jetBlue Commercial – Well Done

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

I’m a fan of funny commercials, and since there are a ton of funny airline commercials out there, perhaps it’s time to bring some to the blog.  Here’s one of my favorites.  Stay tuned as I bring more of my favorites.

Jumbo Crosswind Landing

Thursday, June 11th, 2009

Crosswinds are tough, there’s no question about it.  Sometimes we forget how difficult it is to bring such a large object as a jumbo safely to the runway.  You didn’t see this one coming

MIT Never Ceases to Amaze – Autonomous VTOL

Friday, December 12th, 2008

Now this is cool.  A completely autonomous Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) RC Aircraft is demonstrated at MIT.  The aircraft takes-off vertically, flies a couple laps around the room, then returns to vertical flight and lands.

Can an Airplane Land with One Wing?

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

It’s pretty well known by now that this video is a fake, but it’s got the aviation world buzzing about whether or not it would actually be possible to land an aircraft with one wing.  The idea being, that with an engine powerful enough as would be on an aircraft of this type, the aircraft [...]

How Not To – Landing a Sea Plane

Sunday, December 7th, 2008

To be honest, I’m not sure if this is landing or taking off, but nonetheless, it’s how not to operate a seaplane.

The Look of Global Aviation

Monday, September 29th, 2008

This video shows the movement of air traffic across the Earth during a day. It’s spectacular to see how the air traffic follows the time of day. Also notice how the North Atlantic Tracks are essentially one-way. They have to flush out the entire system before they can launch the West-bound aircraft.

Time-lapse Demolition of Boeing 720

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

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Southwest Blog-o-Spondent Contest – Dan Webb

Saturday, August 16th, 2008

Southwest is holding a contest to find the next “Nuts about Southwest Blog-o-Spondent.”  The three finalists get to go to Las Vegas on September 20-21 for the BlogWorld Expo 2008 and compete for the finals.  Sound cool?  It is, but what’s even cooler is that we’ve got one of our close blogging friends, Dan Webb [...]

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