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Monday, June 08, 2009

F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter


The Right Stuff (Two-Disc Special Edition)

The Right Stuff (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Directed by Philip Kaufman

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The up close and personal story of americas space program at its conception. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 03/15/2005 Starring: Dennis Quaid Sam Shepard Run time: 193 minutes Rating: Pg

Sunday, June 07, 2009

Airbus A330 Flight Deck

TWA Super Constellation N6937C in Louisiana

A Trans World Airlines (TWA) Super Constellation N6937C taxies on the runway at Barksdale Air Force Base Louisiana. 4/23/2004. 4x6 Postcard. Shipping =$1.00 anywhere in the USA. Most photos are also availabe in 8x10 or 16x20 format. If you are interested in this format let me know. [ORDER PHOTO HERE]




Super Constellation Eastern Airlines 1-144 by Minicraft

Super Constellation Eastern Airlines 1-144 by Minicraft
From Minicraft Models

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Skill Level 2. All Minicraft Model Kits are highly detailed and come with Pictorial instructions and decals.

Friday, June 05, 2009

Revell 1/144 Airbus A380 "Visible Interior"

Revell 1/144 Airbus A380 "Visible Interior"
From Revell

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Detailed 1/144 scale assembly model kit of the Airbus A380, a four-engine, double-deck, wide-body airliner manufactured by the European corporation Airbus. The A380 made its maiden flight on 27 April 2005 from Toulouse, Frances (A380 MSN001), and it currently the largest passenger airliner in the world. Singapore Airlines, Emirates Airline, and Qantas are the major operators of the A380 currently. This beautifully detailed 1/144 scale model kit of the A380 features 174 total parts with cutaway fuselage to reveal two internal decks complete with seats. Decals for the A380 MSN001 included.

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Indiana man to plead guilty in plane crash

French Minister Warns About Alleged Airbus Debris

4 travelers missed doomed Air France Flight 447

Nagasaki A-bomb plane co-pilot dies at age 88

Airbus warns airlines after Air France crash

Investigators focus on sensors in jet crash

Jet's speed main focus in probe of crash

Boeing plane deliveries inch up, but orders sink

Holiday plane dodged military jet

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Paris Air Show Wanes as Business Aviation Venue

Airports urged to study bird-strike risks

Cincinnati's GE Aviation helps with Air France probe

The FAA Whistleblower

Textron to Cut More Cessna Jobs

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French Foreign Minister 'cannot discard' terrorism theory in AIR FRANCE vanish...

FAA Proposal Would Close 20 Weather Offices...




Monday, June 01, 2009

Air France plane lost: officials say 'no hope' of finding airliner


Telegraph.co.uk - ‎1 hour ago‎
More than 200 people are believed dead after an Air France passenger jet disappeared over the Atlantic on a flight from Brazil. By John Bingham and Andrew Downie in Sao Paulo Fernando de Noronha: Brazil's airforce has mounted a search and rescue ... [READ MORE]
Airbus A330

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Space Shuttle Enterprise in launch position on the Space Launch Complex (SLC) #6 Vandenberg AFB CA


Close-up view of Space Shuttle Enterprise in launch position on the Space Launch Complex (SLC) #6, commonly known as "SLICK 6", during the ready-to-launch checks to verify launch procedures. February of 1985. VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE.
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Delta Boeing 757 N632DL in Fort Lauderdale


Delta Boeing 757 N632DL in Fort Lauderdale Airport on 5/25/09.
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Spirit Airbus A319 N533NK at Fort Lauderdale


Spirit Airbus A319 N533NK in Fort Lauderdale International Airport 5/25/09.
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Delta A320 N319US in Fort Lauderdale Airport


Delta A320 N319US in Fort Lauderdale Airport on 5/25/09
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Inexpensive 4 Ch RC Flight Simulator

E-sky 4 Ch Flight Simulator Training Kit for Airplanes and Helicopters w/ USB Port

E-sky 4 Ch Flight Simulator Training Kit for Airplanes and Helicopters w/ USB Port
From xheli.com

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Product Description

This is a revolutionary new Model Flight Simulator that allows the user to fly with the same type of transmitter used for regular flight. There are only a few Transmitter and Simulator combos on the Internet and none are equivilent to the ESKY FMS Simulator Package in value. This new simulator gives you real world flying experiences from your PC.Its Interlink Controller plugs into a USB port on your computer.It looks and feels just like a real transmitter and has switches for dual rates,retracts, and a knob for flaps. Especially without 8"AA" battery can directly work with computer. This simulator includes a model airplane simulator, model heliopter simulator, model glider simulator, and the ability to create your own models and landscapes.

Flight Sim Yoke

CH Products Flight Sim Yoke USB ( 200-615 )

CH Products Flight Sim Yoke USB ( 200-615 )
From CH PRODUCTS

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Command the skies with the king of flight simulator controls, the Flight Sim Yoke USB. This one of a kind yoke offers features that will allow you to fly with the realism you've come to expect from CH Products. The Flight Sim Yoke USB provides 5 axes of control including, pitch, roll, throttle lever, propeller lever, and mixture lever. It also features 20 button functions, including 2-way gear switch, 2-way flaps switch, 8-way hat switch, two 2-way rocker switches, and 4 push buttons. Pilots around the world applaud the comfortably placed prop, throttle and mixture levers. It's the closest thing you'll get to sitting in your own cockpit.

American Airlines Boeing 737 N905AN Flagship Liberty at Fort Lauderdale


American Airlines Boeing 737 N905AN Flagship Liberty at Fort Lauderdale International Airport 5/25/09.
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Miami Dolphins Boeing 737 N737NK in Fort Lauderdale


Miami Dolphins Boeing 737 N737NK in Fort Lauderdale International Airport. 5/25/09. [ORDER PHOTO HERE]

Jet Blue Embraer 190 N304JB in Fort Lauderdale


Jet Blue Embraer 190 N304JB "Midnight Blue" in Fort Lauderdale International Airport 5/25/09.
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Crazy Heli Take Off

Friday, May 29, 2009

In the Ghetto Flyers Store

F-107A Ultra Sabre Jet 1-72 by Trumpeter

F-107A Ultra Sabre Jet 1-72 by Trumpeter
From Trumpeter Models

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Product Description

1/72 Scale. This kit by Trumpeter of the North American F-107A Measures 12.4 inches in length and has a wingspan of 6.9 inches. Features recessed panel lines, 58 pieces and decals for three versions, 55-5118, 55-5119 and 55-5120. Skill level 2. Mono Chrome pieces also included.

In the Ghetto Flyers Store

Discovery Kids Motorized Jet Engine

Discovery Kids Motorized Jet Engine
From Discovery Kids

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All 50 pieces are laid out. You're ready to build your own motorized jet engine testing lab. Following easy-to-understand instructions, you assemble the turbine and compressor unit. It goes together without a hitch. Then you're on to the rear engine housing. Next, the thruster control arm and speed drum. Finally, you slide the transparent cover over the engine and lift the thruster control. Whoosh. The engine lights up as the fans engage and start to spin. You stand back to admire your work.

Delta Boeing 767

Lego Airport Model

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Screams, 'We're down,' recorded in cockpit of crashing plane

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The pilot of a doomed plane that crashed, killing 50 people, said "Jesus Christ" and "We're down," seconds before the plane hurtled from the night sky into a house outside Buffalo, New York, in February.
An investigator walks past the wreckage from a plane crash in Clarence Center, New York, in February.

An investigator walks past the wreckage from a plane crash in Clarence Center, New York, in February.

The last sounds heard in the cockpit were First Officer Rebecca Shaw saying "We're" and then screaming at 10:16 p.m. on February 12, according to a transcript of the cockpit recording. [READ MORE]

Saturday, May 09, 2009

Russian Space Shuttle Buran

Vulcan Bomber

De Havilland Canada DHC-3T Vazar Dash 3 Turbine Otter

F-15 Eagle

Report: Hackers broke into FAA air traffic control systems

Hackers have broken into the air traffic control mission-support systems of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration several times in recent years, according to an Inspector General report sent to the FAA this week.
In February, hackers compromised an FAA public-facing computer and used it to gain access to personally identifiable information, such as Social Security numbers, on 48,000 current and former FAA employees, the report said.
Last year, hackers took control of FAA critical network servers and could have shut them down, which would have seriously disrupted the agency's mission-support network, the report said. Hackers took over FAA computers in Alaska, becoming "insiders," according to the report dated Monday.
Then, taking advantage of interconnected networks, hackers later stole an administrator's password in Oklahoma, installed "malicious codes" with the stolen password and compromised the FAA domain controller in the Western Pacific Region, giving them the access to more than 40,000 FAA user IDs, passwords, and other data used to control a portion of the mission-support network, the report said. [READ MORE]

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Fedex MD-11 Crashes in Tokyo...



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This video shows the first bounce:

Red Flag

This film follows a trainee through Red Flag. Participants learn through massive war games. They practice with live ammunition. And they fly with groups of dozens of aircraft. This movie was originally made for IMAX. So, it features some really cool footage. 48 Mins.

Expand your view in Flight Simulator


Q. I'm a Microsoft Flight Simulator fan. I know that Windows can support multiple monitors. So, I would like to have three monitors, each with a different view. The center monitor would have the front view. The other two monitors would have the left and right views. How do I set this up so that each view runs at the same time? Is it even possible? [READ MORE]

Friday, December 26, 2008

Convair NC-131H Total In-Flight Simulator


The U.S. Air Force C-131 known as the Total-In-Flight Simulator made its final flight to the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Nov. 7. The unusual aircraft flew some 2,500 research flights and contributed to the advancement of many of the flight technologies integral to today's fleet. Prior to its retirement, the TIFS, a 1955 Convair, was the oldest operating aircraft in the Air Force inventory.

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Boeing 747s

B-24 Liberator, B-17 Flying Fortress.

Boeing 747

F-15E Strike Eagle

An F-15E Strike Eagle from the 391st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, launches heat decoys Dec. 15 during a close-air-support mission over Afghanistan.

Sunday, December 14, 2008

Gulfstream G-V - N16NK Fort Lauderdale

N16NK on approach at Fort Lauderdale International, Florida. 2/25/2007

Saturday, December 13, 2008