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Mail Biplanes at KBMG

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These planes came in on their way to their natural habitat, Lee Bottom. 9-7-2008 20 inch Tires Oleo System Pilot Taxiing Mail Compartment Clean Underneath Passenger Compartment all the comforts Window with a View Pilot Space From the Tail Right Wing Walkway Fuel Guage and Filler Big Plane Big Motor Dual Exhaust Mail Compartment Left Wing Pilot in Back Passenger Front Fuel Guage Ready Bigger than it looks On the line Stearman with Wheel Pants Passenger Front Pilot back From the Tail Below you'll find a shaky windy video, if you have the bandwidth it might be worth watching, might not.

FIRST FA22 FIGHTERS DELIVERED TO LANGLEY

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Pictures from an email post. Subject: FIRST FA22 FIGHTERS DELIVERED TO LANGLEY Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2008 01:45:18 -0500 These are great in-flight photos of the F/A-22 as the first Aircraft Delivery was being made to Langley AFB in Va. Langley is to be first Operational for the F/A-22. It is a very Beautiful AFB, located in a picturesque location, as you can see in these photos, near Norfolk and Hampton, Va. The Aircraft flying along with the F/A-22 in the last of these photos is F-15,which will be replaced by the F/A-22 which is several times better than the F-15. In Actual In-flight (simulated) Combat Operations against the F-15, two F/A-22's were able to operate without detection while it went Head to Head against (8) F-15's. The F/A-22's scored Missile Hits (Kills) against all the F-15 Aircraft and the F/A-22's were never Detected by either the F-15's or Ground Based Radar. Maj. Gen. Rick Lewis said: "The Raptor Operated Against All Adversaries wit...

Close enough

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PUSHING THE ENVELOPE, BIG TIME! If the wings could be folded, he could have gone in for a cup of coffee. Talk about a close encounter. Pilot flies Up to back door of a C-130 for Photo Op. He radios, 'how much closer do you want me?' Thanks WZ

Unbelievable Landing at Aspen

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Unbelievable Landing at Aspen This Morning (14 Jan 08) So, at about 10:00 am this morning, tower rolls our emergency equipment for a Piper Malibu on an eight mile final with "low oil pressure and a possible oil leak". On short final, I hear the pilot advise the tower that he'll make the runway, but that he has virtually no forward visibility due to oil on the windscreen. All of us looking out of our office windows see the aircraft roll out long on the runway, and notice that the entire prop and spinner are missing, since it all sheared off at the crankshaft, IN FLIGHT, apparently at least eight miles from the airport.

Landing signs

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Click on the Picture to see the new landing Directions

Veterans

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Over Afghanistan

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Russ Ryle sent in this image of the gear that his son is working with in Afghanistan. "this is what our son, John, is flying over in Afghan. It sure beats sticking your head up over the next ridge to see if you get shot at. " Russ

Columbus lunch flyout

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Final approach at Columbus. John Hayes and Carol Shapiro with their new plane. Their partner Rich Frisbee had a prior engagement.