Monday, May 13, 2013
Moving the A-12 Blackbird
This
is one you'll want to keep in your aviation archives because it's
exceptionally interesting and heretofore, a virtually unknown story.
It gives you a small clue to how expensive just one phase of the program was and the measures taken to maintain its secrecy.
The secret convey that moved the A-12 (Pre SR71 Blackbird) from Burbank, CA to Area 51 for flight testing.
WW II : RARE COLOR FILM : AIRCRAFT CARRIER IN THE PACIFIC - YouTube
WW II : RARE COLOR FILM : AIRCRAFT CARRIER IN THE PACIFIC - YouTube
Read it online: http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=9dR3h2HdnBQ
Read it online: http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=9dR3h2HdnBQ
Mid-Air Flight Repair by Gladys Ingles
Mid-air flight repair by Gladys Ingles
She died at age 82. Click on the link below.......
She died at age 82. Click on the link below.......
You like airplanes, too?
You like airplanes, too?
Read it online: http://www.youlikeairplanestoo.com/post/49892295878/best-vid-ive-seen-in-a-while-some-hot-s-t
Read it online: http://www.youlikeairplanestoo.com/post/49892295878/best-vid-ive-seen-in-a-while-some-hot-s-t
Mount Vernon Airport (MVN) To Be Starting Point For EAA Airventure Cup Race
Mount Vernon Airport (MVN) To Be Starting Point For EAA Airventure Cup Race
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Flight of Old 666........B-17
BOMBER
The Flight of Old 666 AN INCREDIBLE STORY OF BRAVERYFor those of us who were born and lived through WWII, this will put a lump in your throat. For those who afterward, it's a valuable historical film of how dedicated our armed forces are...no matter what war it is.Please take the time to watch this video. It is a powerful statement of heroism against impossible odds. Two Congressional Medal of Honor were awarded during this
mission.So long ago.... It is up to us to remind the Americans coming now to maturity, of this great bravery by these great guys....Heroism at it's best!Click below
Ride in the Historic Ford Tri-Motor Coming to Greenwood, IN
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Webpage Lufthansa Cargo MD-11F Around the World in 66 Hours.wmv - YouTube
Lufthansa Cargo MD-11F Around the World in 66 Hours.wmv - YouTube
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Webpage Ghostly Plane Wrecks Found in Remote, Exotic Locations | Raw File | Wired.com
Ghostly Plane Wrecks Found in Remote, Exotic Locations | Raw File | Wired.com
Read it online: http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2013/04/finding-beauty-in-wrecked-and-rotting-airplanes?cid=co7564424
interesting aircraft storage
http://globalaviationresource.com/v2/2013/04/10/bloggar-paul-dunn-flying-over-victorville-jan-2013/
I counted 177 in fields and another 18 that looked like they being worked on for flight.
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Saturday, April 27, 2013
Monday, April 15, 2013
Fwd: historical China Clipper
Subject: historical China Clipper
Great 5 min video of historical China Clipper caught en route to NZ, Dec 7 1941 .Turn the sound on and enjoy some aviation history. Semper Fi,
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Monday, April 01, 2013
Science Olympiad - Thank You
This just in perhaps this would be worthwhile to post on the EAA 650 website. Special thanks to the guys and girls who were there to help out.
Russ Ryles
Evie Ryles
John Stackhouse
Valentina Stackhouse
Barratt Patton
Jim Leseure
Jerry Harkin
Tim Porter
Tim Sparks
-----Original Message-----
From: Gilliland, Tina
Subject: Science Olympiad - Thank You
Dear Tim, I want to offer my most sincere thanks to you for coordinating the Helicopters & Elastic Launched Gliders competition at the 2013 Science Olympiad State Tournament. IU Bloomington has a reputation of being the best host site for the state tournament. That reputation is very well deserved – we have state-of-the-art facilities and the best event supervisors and volunteers in the State! As I continually emphasize to the coaches and students, the event supervisors & volunteers are what make the tournament tick. Without you, Science Olympiad tournaments simply would not exist. I hope the time, talent and creativity you expended on your end paid off with a fun and rewarding day. I have already received many thank you notes from coaches who have commented on the fun, challenging and fair events at the tournament. Coach's Comments:"Thank you for such a wonderful tournament. As you know, this was the first time John Adams qualified for the state tournament. The students were told that IU runs a wonderful tournament, and this was the year to go for it. You did not disappoint. Sitting them up front was a special treat. They were all leaning forward and peering down at the orchestra pit when the trophies came up. We have several juniors on the team. They are all thinking about college. I know we have two students who at this point were essentially "sold" on IU over the weekend--complete with buying a few IU sweatshirts and t-shirts to bring home. I know that organizing a tournament at the level that IU does takes a phenomenal effort on the part of many people. I just wanted to let you know from someone who hasn't had her own children involved in the program for six years and came back to coach a new team that all your efforts are sincerely appreciated. These kids had an experience that they will remember for many, many years to come!"Beth Kern, John Adams High School "Thanks so much to you and your team. It has been a couple of years since McCutcheon made the trip to Bloomington, and the day did not disappoint. I cannot imagine the view from your office, but clearly there are many hours spent preparing for this wonderful event. . I am also pleased that I had a parent show interest by attending the awards, and it appears I may have a co-teacher bitten by the Science Olympiad bug! Once you see the kids enjoying science outside of textbooks and classrooms, it is hard to not jump on board. My fingers are crossed to improve our program! Again, thanks for a great day!" Cheryl McLean, McCutcheon High School "Thank you for a great Saturday. We all had a great time and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Although we didn't medal :-( we were close on a few. The competition is extremely stiff and for our tiny little country school, I think we did well for our first visit to the State Finals. The Awards Ceremony was great and made the kids hungry for next year! I was worried that they would become discouraged by not medaling, but it did just the opposite. I feel the hype of the awards helped!" Troy Evert & Chris Turk, Mt. Vernon High School "Thank you for organizing Science Olympiad's state competition again this year. The experience was fun, challenging, and instructional for all of my students. I appreciate the enormous amount of work and planning that went into this and am grateful for everyone who helped you make it successful."Monica Yacko & Stephanie Kite, Clifford Pierce Middle School I applaud your commitment to science education and I hope I will have the pleasure of working with you again in the future. Kudos to you and congratulations on making the 2013 tournament a huge success...we couldn't do it without you! Warmest regards,Tina Tina GillilandOutreach LiaisonIndiana UniversityCollege of Arts and
Sciences130 S. Woodlawn Ave., Kirkwood Hall 104Bloomington, IN
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812-855-2060www.indiana.edu/~college/science/Go Hoosiers!
Airport tower to stay open until at least September
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Airport tower to stay open until at least September
County aviation board to get update on status Tuesday morning
Monroe County Airport's air traffic control tower, one of hundreds earmarked for closure by the federal government because of budget cuts, may not be on the chopping block just yet.
Unlike most of the other towers involved in the shutdown, Monroe County's control tower will remain open until at least the end of the U.S. government's fiscal year on Sept. 30. More than 170 of the towers contracted with the Federal Aviation Administration are set to close April 7.
The Monroe County Aviation Board of Commissioners will hear an update on the state of the airport's control tower Tuesday morning, though at this point, saving the tower will be up to the federal government, said airport director Bruce Payton.
"We're making every effort that we can to help the government see the importance of air traffic control," he said.
Federal funding pays 84 percent of the expenses for Monroe County's control tower, and the county covers the rest.
It would be difficult for the county to be able to fund the entire air traffic control tower, according to Geoff McKim, Monroe County Council president.
The aviation levy that provides funding for the airport is frozen, and if the county were to increase it, cuts would need to be made in other areas. The budget for the tower this year is $437,000, with only 16 percent of that coming from the county.
"We'd have to make corresponding cuts in things like the health department or capital funds; things that are very critical to the county," McKim said.
Even if the county did decide to take over funding for the air traffic control tower, it wouldn't go into effect until 2014.
Many air traffic control towers were officially told by the FAA last week when they could expect to close, and were given four days to send a reply explaining the national importance for keeping the control tower open.
Military leaders and Indiana University student athletes, speakers and researchers are among those that utilize the Monroe County Airport, according to Payton. Pilots with varying levels of experience also use the airport.
"Mixing those very fast and sophisticated engines in our air with pilots from the flight school — I don't feel we have maximum safety without air traffic control," he said.
Spencer Dickerson, executive director of the United States Contract Tower Association, said that one of the dangers with losing air traffic control towers is pushing extra responsibility onto pilots and other towers.
"You can lose focus from one thing to another," he said. "Air traffic controllers provide an extra set of eyes."
In November 2012, an audit by the U.S. Department of Transportation found that contract control towers, like Monroe County's, save taxpayers more money than other FAA towers, and also have a lower rate of safety incidents.
Dickerson said he was not sure why the towers were placed on the list of cuts, but that his association and others are working with Congress to try to save federal funding and keep the towers open. "We're deeply disconcerted and disappointed that they put these towers on the chopping block," he said.
Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) has an amendment to the Senate Continuing Resolution, which should be introduced on the Senate floor today, that would block funding cuts to air traffic control towers.
Payton will be watching the amendment closely.
"The actual fate of all the air traffic control towers that were slated to close is up in the air right now," he said.
The tower of the Monroe County Airport can be seen in this photo from 2012. More than 170 of the towers contracted with the Federal Aviation Administration are set to close April 7, but Monroe County's control tower will remain open until at least Sept. 30. Monty Howell | Herald-Times file photo
Bruce Payton
Hindenburg album
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Hawker executive jet snap-rolled - Bad outcome....Or how to spend a few...
I'd say Hawker builds a pretty strong airplane, both pilots survived and the wings are still ON IT !!
From:
It came from Mexico back to FXE, the captain that flew it back was a licensed Mexican pilot, no FAA licenses or ratings. Captain was hired as a contract pilot just for this trip. The co-pilot was from here and he was also just used as a contract pilot to get the plane back here. When they got back to FXE where the owner was waiting, of course they flipped out as the plane rolled into parking. The captain or the co- pilot had no idea YET of the damage that was caused. When asked, "What happened?" He apparently at some point said he made a hard landing. YET, the tires and gear were perfect. The FAA and insurance company had questioned them on what happened and they stuck to that story for 9 days. Finally, the co-pilot talked (good for him BTW). He said the Captain wanted to snap roll it...not aileron roll it....SNAP ROLL it like a Pitts. Supposedly it was done 3-4 times. By this time, when the co-pilot talked, the captain had gone back to Mexico. Not sure yet what the FAA is going to do with the co-pilot though. He'll probably get a pass, he was just flying with a lunatic captain.They did roll it 4 times. What caused all the damage was when on the last two rolls, the pilot got scared and cranked the yoke back the other way to stop the roll and go back to upright. He got about halfway around and got scared and jerked it back real hard, that's what twisted everything, instead of continuing the roll in the original direction. What's funny is, he got scared on roll #3, then tried again and got scared again, so it was hardcore twisted two times.Its being checked out. I heard it was very low-time and only a few years old. Not sure on that. I certainly wouldn't fly it after seeing what I saw, no way. Maybe someone with more accurate or detailed info can chime in.
Ripples are 1-2 inches deep and they run almost the entire length of the plane on both sides. The windows weren't level anymore when you stood back and looked at them. I heard it torqued so bad that the interior galley drawers and cabinets were jammed and wouldn't open. Don't know if that s true.
Different angle:
You can see the area just above the wing roots; they are rippled from leading edge to trailing edge. I can tell you, where the wings mate to the fuse, it's like ripple city and the rivets/screws looked like they were riding on waves. In between each window, the same ripples as the other side.
Spoke with the mechanics working on it today. Still actually not sure if it will fly again, they are still tearing into it. Found out yesterday that the right wing is history, bent beyond repair. You can actually see it up close, where the aluminum is actually stretched and separating at some points.
This wing is trashed and the wing root is twisted.
Hard to see here in the pic, but it's a very obvious wrinkle in the nose cone, right side. They haven't gotten to that part of the frame yet.
Left side was the worst. Windows may never be perfectly even.The bottom of the tail cone area had a bend in it and some wrinkles. Empennage may be bent inside, still checking.Engines were ok, pylons were ok, but a couple mounts are being replaced because of stress. They haven't even checked the airframe around the windscreens yet, that could be the deal breaker.
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"Smiling Jack" G/W --Zack Mosley QB # 6493
Hi Guys---- It's long but you might find some of it interesting. RR
This article appeared in the Stuart News this week, in kind of a "Blast From The Past" type thing, they are featuring in the Stuart News about "Stuart Old Timers" of note. .
JUST FYI------ What cannot REALLY BE EMPHASIZED enough, is that Zack made it from a BOY, in a hick town in Oklahoma, to achieving national name recognition, ENTIRELY on his own---- his own imagination, drawing skill/talent, guts, and drive.----- He had no help from his parents at all. I repeat "none at all"-- inspirationally nor financially. My Dad was not a successful man when it came to making money.--- Also Zack was the most wonderfully generous person I have ever known, and I never heard of a person that did not like Zack. AND, Like WILL ROGERS ( another "Well Loved Okie"), Zack liked everyone he met also.
Zack was more like a father to me than a brother, what with being 16 years older than I. Zack made my whole flying career possible.-----
NO I"M NOT DRINKING-------. I JUST LOVED THE GUY.
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Fwd: Beautiful new glider----versatile
Subject: Beautiful new glider----versatile
Good video of a very neat glider. Shows the various forms of taking off and landing a glider. Run downhill, tow truck, catapult, tow plane, land on wheels or feet on pavement or grass
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Monday, February 04, 2013
B-29 Restored with New Engines
To our friends who may not understand the passion we feel for planes and particularly planes from WW11, this is Fifi. It is the only flying B-29 Strato Fortress in the world.
This is one of the combat airplanes that flew from Iwo Jima, Saipan, Tinian islands to bomb Japan and help win the war. It was usually escorted by P-51 Mustangs to protect her from
enemy fighters but many thousands of planes and aircrews were lost fighting for our country.
This happened at a time in history before we had long range missiles and electronics. These planes were flown by men from our farms and cities who left their families at home and risked
their lives in high altitude gun fights. It was up close, brutal and extremely dangerous but they risked it all to protect our country. Many never came home again. We love, respect and honor all of our veterans. But we also have a love affair with the planes. It is a permanent addiction for us so we preserve these wonderful aircraft so you can see and experience the marvelous machines that preserved our freedom.
If you get a chance to see her at an air show, don't pass up the chance. You are watching history and she is the only one left out of thousands.
This is truly a rare aircraft. Enjoy the video.Col. Tom Leo, Golden Gate Wing
Someone did a nice job of filming Fifi, the only flying B-29...May the wind
Gently lift you
On wings of hope.
May the song of the earth
Free your spirit to rise and soar.
May each sunrise
bring you renewed energy
And the promise of a beautiful day.
May the angels smile on you
And touch your life
With PEACE and JOY.
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