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747 Airshow over the Golden Gate Bridge
Here is a United 747 buzzing the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco. You can see that they have the flaps and gear down to get that puppy as slow as possible right over the bridge. You have to admire the steep turn with the plane setup in landing configuration, and the size of the [...]
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Flight Attendant Helps Pilot Land Plane
Straight out of some 1970s aviation thrill-scare movie a Flight Attendant on an American Airlines flight just helped the captain land a 767 in Chicago. The flight attendant stepped in after the first officer became ill (cue Airplane! jokes) she also has a commercial pilot’s license, so there’s that. It is not as if she [...]
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Boeing Stearman Biplane Flips PR Stunt Up-ended
I understand that this happened as part of filming a movie promo for the new Boeing 787. As the History of Boeing was to be on display, it seems that this pilot didn’t flare quite enough and instead pegged the landing gear. Seeing a beautiful plane have a landing like this is like being kicked [...]
Hypersonic Flight Record Broken by USAF
I found this article on Yahoo interesting, but I am left wondering how is hypersonic flight even practical? What are the applications of flying at hypersonic speeds, and is the fuel technology economically viable? I’m aware that many of these designs use ramjet engines similar to the supersonic SR-71 of yesteryear, but what is the [...]
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Watch a 747 battle a Tug on the ramp and Ruin Someone’s day