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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

Price: $13.67

Availability: Usually ships in 2-3 business days
Ships from and sold by Megahobby

3 new or used available from $13.67

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

List Price: $49.99
Price: $29.99 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details

Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Ships from and sold by Toy Ranch

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Product Description

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.

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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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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]