Looks line another rip-off of the American F-5.
Monday, October 29, 2007
Monday, October 22, 2007
Air News
- Air safety survey stays private to avoid panic
- Introduction to R/C Flying
- NASA won't release air safety survey
- Jetliner Dumps Luggage Over Chicago
- Air Traffic Controllers Bailing Out
- 2 single-engine planes collide mid-air over Long Island
- Plane loses cabin pressure, diverts to IAH
- US delivers 30 helicopters to Pakistan
- Compass rose points to tradition for pilots
- Jet blue lands
- Boeing's Dreamliner Delay Raises Questions About PLM
- Man killed in B.C. plane crash was respected war pilot
- Airline sorry after pilot complained about passenger's food
- Football Teams To Pull DC-10 For Fundraiser
- USAF Cross-Country Warhead Flight Results In Punishments For 70 Airmen
IL-76 Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Britain developing flying saucers
Researchers in England have developed their own flying saucer — and it might be going to work for the U.S. and British militaries.GFS Projects' unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) can soar high in the air, hover, bank and fly over any terrain, making it ideal for military surveillance.
Read more [here]
See video [here]
Monday, October 15, 2007
Airbus delivers first A380 to Singapore Airlines
The first Airbus A380 superjumbo jet to be delivered to Singapore Airlines is seen at Toulouse-Blagnac airport, 14 October 2007. Airbus has delivered the first of its A380s, the world's biggest passenger jet, to Singapore Airlines, 18 months behind schedule but with both sides hailing a major advance in air travel.(AFP/Singapore Airlines)
A380 Cutaway Drawing [here]
Photo Gallery #1
Photo Gallery #2
Aerodynamic Moth
This is a photo I took of a really sleek moth (I think it's a moth) that was stuck to my wall the other day. I found it very interesting that it had very swept back wings and a camouflage paint scheme. I posted it because it flies and therefore we like.
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Now in the Store...
E-sky 4 Ch Flight Simulator Training Kit for Remote Control Airplanes and Helicopters w/ USB Port
Product Features: Connect with USB port cable and no batteries is required. High-performance, High-realism 3D graphics and 3D sound effects. Full 3D collision detection with all objects on the landscape, Many new landscapes. Separate channel- and keyboard mapping for helicopters and airplanes
Designed for Windows 98, ME, 2000 , XP
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Bagger Bill sez "Learn to fly it before you bag it"...
Product Features: Connect with USB port cable and no batteries is required. High-performance, High-realism 3D graphics and 3D sound effects. Full 3D collision detection with all objects on the landscape, Many new landscapes. Separate channel- and keyboard mapping for helicopters and airplanesDesigned for Windows 98, ME, 2000 , XP
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Air News
AEW-3 - Learn how to pick the best airline
- American Airlines raises fares, citing higher fuel costs
- Girl's Family Sues Delta Over Alleged Molestation
- Passenger Says ATA Harassed Him For iPhone Use
- Festival helicopter pilot charged with flying under the influence
- Plane bound for WPB missing near Nassau
- Search On For Missing Bahamas Plane
- Aer Lingus to take on 10 new pilots
- Airbus superjumbo ready for takeoff
- Airbus to deliver the first A380 on Monday
- Small jet makes forced landing in Reno; cockpit smoky
- Boeing to delay 787 by six months
- Blue Angels dazzle Hawaii audience
- Plane steadied before final plunge
- NTSB Says WA Accident Plane Circled, Made Rapid Descent
- Migrating cranes get a guide from ultralight planes
- Assignment surprising, rewarding for current first assignment instructor pilots
- Three Hurt When Small Plane & Car Crash
- USAF Deploys Raven B SUAV In SEA
- Air Force's Hunter-Killer UAV Now Flying in Afghanistan
- FAA Takes Close Look At Long Beach
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Brian's Space Models
Brian and I built the Gus Grissom Combo of the Mercury capsule and the Gemini. We also built the Revell 1/72 X-15 and the Glencoe lunar lander prototype.Thursday, October 11, 2007
Air News
- Serenity Now! FAA Says No To Cell Phones On Aircraft
- NTSB Issues Prelim On I-95 Beech 18 Accident
- Boeing Pushes Back Dreamliner
- Boeing to delay first 787 deliveries by 6 months
- American Airlines Attempts To Head Off Raises
- United Passengers Suffer Rough Landing In Chicago
- UAL A320 Suffers 'Substantial' Damage In Off-Runway Excursion
- Plane Lands On I-70 Near Gypsum
- New GA Airport Planned For Central Texas
- Airbus Touts Accomplishment Of Power8 Milestone
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Air News
2007 Dawn Patrol Rendezvous World War I Fly-In at the National Museum of the United States Air Force.
Air News
- Pilots were warned about Cessna 208 problems
- O'Hare Installing Safety Barriers On Runway
- ExpressJet Airlines announces Reno service
Saturday - October 20, 2007
2007 AMPS AEROFEST GIANT SCALE R/C MODEL FLY-IN
Dates: Saturday 10/20/2007 ONLY!
Times: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Venue: Aero Modelers of Perrine AMPS
Contest Areas: Outdoors
Description: South Florida's Premiere Giant Scale Fly-In.
Come and see the best South Florida RC flying field. 700' x 100' grass runway and covered pits.
Food and drinks available on premises.
Fun for the entire family. Spectator Raffles all day.
Just 2 miles west of Krome Avenue on SW 168th Street...
Sanctions: AMA is required for flying
Awards: Plaques awarded for many categories plus pilot raffles
Entry Fee: Spectators FREE ($2.00 parking donation accepted)
Miscellaneous:
Contact: Nick Capone 305-254-2127
www.amps-rc.com
NickRC3@aol.com
Monday, October 08, 2007
Air News
- American Airlines Attempts To Head Off Big Employee Pay Raises
- Disgruntled US Airways pilots to seek vote on union breakup
- US Airways finalizes airplane deal with Airbus
- Textron buying maker of unmanned planes
- Woman Falls To Death From Hot Air Balloon
- Skydiving plane missing in Wash.
- 10 Missing As Skydiving Plane Vanishes
- Four planes escorted out of no-fly area
- Ohio Pilot Killed In Ultralight Crash
- Fatal medical plane crash company's 1st
- Pilots threatened with suspension
- How to avoid the airplane cold
- Model planes take to the sky at Galaxy Park open house
Friday, October 05, 2007
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
Very Fast R/C F-15 Eagle
Very solid and fast flying R/C F-15. I found the taxiway to be way too long. Pilot did an awesome job.
World Smallest Twin Engine Plane
See the video of it in action below. It's like an R/C plane that you can ride. Although I don't think I would get in that thing. Simply amazing.
Air News
- Travolta can land his big jet in Anthony again, drops federal suit
- Report- Crew In Midway Crash Made Bad Decision
- ATK tests first parachute for NASA vehicle
- NTSB- Plane lost power
- A Restaurant That Serves Airline Food
- World's Biggest Plane To Fly Over Evendale
- World's Largest Passenger Jet Lands In Connecticut
- R/C Tornado
(RUCP) Random -unrelated- cool photoNTSB faults crew in Chicago jet crash
By Alan Levin, USA TODAYWASHINGTON — Pilots of a Southwest Airlines jet took too long after touchdown to use their engines to slow down, causing the plane to slide off a snowy Chicago runway and kill a 6-year-old boy in a passing car, federal safety investigators ruled Tuesday. [READ MORE]
FAA rejects criticism of 787 fuselage testing
Boeing 787 Cockpit- FAA rejects criticism of 787 fuselage testing
- Boeing- 787 snags are 'normal' for new airplanes
- Airline shares take wing as oil pulls back
- Subdivision for pilots headed for a landing in Treasure Valley
- Bird cracks plane's windshield; co-pilot hurt
- 1-800 Flights to capitalize on flight delays
- Jet lag medicine- the good and bad
- American Airlines parent to prepay 545M in debt
- Many contestants in latest 'space race' to the moon
- NASA's Dawn rockets to asteroid belt
- NASA may pull plug on Rocketplane
Monday, October 01, 2007
- R/C planes fly for kids
- Airliner returns with cracked windshield
- Fatal Crashes of Airplanes Decline 65%
- Police copters no longer a luxury for cities of various sizes
- Air show features WWII planes and pilots
- Air Force tests protein for pilots, commandos
- Raw deal- Airline fees
- Aerial displays, airport tours help spark an interest in aviation
- Florida pilots linked to crashed drug jet
- Idaho man honored for his role in developing spy plane
NASA Prepares to Host Constellation
The test flight calls for a surplus shuttle solid rocket booster to be topped with an inactive fifth segment, a non-working upper stage and a boilerplate capsule built to the dimensions of the Orion spacecraft that will carry humans to Earth orbit.But for the 2009 test flight, the capsule will carry only instruments and will launch on a ballistic trajectory into the South Atlantic Ocean. This will allow engineers to study the conditions Ares I will experience at liftoff, while the solid rocket is thundering toward space and when the second-stage rocket and spacecraft separate.
A second unmanned test flight with higher fidelity upper stage and Orion spacecraft simulators is planned for 2012. The first crewed flight of Ares I and Orion is scheduled for no later than 2015.
Although the rocket is a new design, NASA is following a plan that allows the agency to use many facilities that already exist.
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