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- Early Fight Decks
We have all seen pictures and videos of modern aircraft carriers and the huge flight decks that enable jet aircraft to be launched and recovered but haven’t you ever wondered what the first aircraft carriers and their flight decks were like? Eugene Ely was the first person to take off from a warship and it [...] - What is it?
If you guessed the Ball-Bartoe JW-1 Jetwing, then you would be correct! I recently visited the “Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Musuem” where this aircraft was on display. It was a US research aircraft designed by Otto E. “Pete” Bartoe in the 1970s to investigate “blown wing” technology. Bartoe reasoned that if jet [...] - 70th Anniversary, Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941
“…a date which will live in infamy – the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan…” – Franklin D. Roosevelt. Today is the 70th anniversary of the attack at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and we should all remember the great sacrifices that the men [...] - Toys, Toys, Toys!
Can you imagine getting a pedal airplane for Christmas?! We were recently at the “Wings Over the Rockies Air Museum” in Denver and if you ever get the chance make sure you stop in and visit them. These pedal toys are just some of the airplanes they have on display. - “Lucky Penny”
I recently learned that there is a tradition of placing a penny in the drain cover of Pratt & Whitney radial engines, a practice started back in the 1930′s. As traditions and myths go nobody really knows why or exactly when the practice started but it is still done to this day. Interestingly enough, the [...] - Tiedown Knots To Secure Your Airplane
Did you ever arrive at your destination airport and discover that you really don’t know how to properly tie down the airplane? If so, take a look at these easy to tie knots and with a little practice you will be ready the next time you tie your airplane down.There are different kinds of knots [...] - WWII Ends 66 Years Ago- August 15, 1945
66 years ago today (August 15) Japanese Emperor Hirohito gave a recorded radio address to the nation of Japan, called the Gyokuon-hōsō (“Jewel Voice Broadcast”), announcing the surrender of Japan. Later on September 2nd, 1945, the formal surrender ceremony was held aboard the USS Missouri (BB-63) in Tokyo Bay which included a huge flyover of [...] - Balloons in the Civil War?
When I think about manned- hot air balloons images of the October “Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta” which started in 1972 comes to mind, but did you know that ballooning has been around for a long time? Although the first recorded manned flight was made in a hot air balloon built by the Montgolfier brothers on [...] - Have a Great 4th of July Weekend!
- Flying On Instruments
Instrument flying is a common occurrence today but it wasn’t always so. In 1929 James Doolittle, most famous for the WWII “Doolittle Raid”, became the first pilot to takeoff, fly, and land an aircraft based solely by reference to flight instruments with no outside visual views. He also helped develop the artificial horizon and directional [...]
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