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- This Airplane Changed the Way We Travel
While it seems that regularly scheduled air transportation has been around for quite some time in reality it isn’t even 100 years old. The 100th anniversary of scheduled air transportation is approaching however and will occur January 1, 2014. This is where the Benoist XIV (pronounced- “benwah” 14) comes in. The Benoist XIV was the aircraft [...] - Korean War Jets
MiG-15 North American Aviation F-86 Sabre The Korean War began 60 years ago (June 25, 1950- July 27, 1953) and it was the first war to see jet vs. jet combat. The F-86 and MiG-15 are the two jet aircraft most commonly associated with the war but did you know that there were other jet types being [...] - Hand Signals Used In Aviation
Have you ever heard the old saying; “It’s easy enough flying there but the hard part is finding your way once you’re on the ground”? Thankfully there are men and women on the ground who’s job it is to help. The military, airlines, and general aviation ramp personel all use the same basic hand signals to [...] - WWII Silent Wings
During World War II if you wore these wings and studied from this manual then chances are good that you were a glider pilot. Approximately 6000 men were trained to be glider pilots and the letter “G” on the wings was said to stand for “guts”, and perhaps it’s a joke but in reality the [...] - Happy Memorial Day Weekend!
Many thanks go to the veterans that made it possible for us to enjoy our freedom that we have here in the United States of America. - Titan T-51
Have you ever wondered what it was like flying a fighter airplane from the airfields of England during World War II? Dickens once wrote, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” and while flying during wartime is certainly the worst of times, being able to fly some of the thoroughbread [...] - UH-1 Iroquois “Huey”
The Vietnam war was in “full swing” when I was growing up and hardly a day went by that a picture of a Bell UH-1 “Huey” didn’t flash across the TV screen. This versatile aircraft was a real workhorse during the Vietnam conflict so let’s take a closer look at it. Bell UH-1 Iroquois “Huey” In 1952 [...] - Cirrus Aviation Open House Event, April 3, a Success!
Many thanks to all who stopped by and said hello at the Cirrus Aviation open house. There were several vendors there along with us plus the Sarasota Airport Fire and airport management crews too. It was a great day for the open house. A great looking BT-13 landed and was on display along with the aircraft from [...] - Flight Simulators of Yesteryear
We’ve all seen pictures of simulators that are in use today; modern, highly sophisticated machines that make you feel as if you were actually flying. They are useful training aids and help pilots polish their flying skills and procedures in many areas such as flying instrument approaches, dealing with emergencies and abnormal situations, familarization with new [...] - WWII Wooden Wonders
The DeHavilland Mosquito is a well known fighter/ bomber of World War II. Would you be surprised to find out that it was constructed mostly of wood? Not only was it made of wood but there were other military aircraft made of wood during WWII as well. But first let’s take a look at the Mosquito…. DeHavilland [...]
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