The flight went off without a hitch and the Tupolev Tu-114 was quite the superstar when it landed at Andrews AFB…
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Supersonic DC-8, i.e. the Concorde wasn’t the first Airliner to Break the Sound Barrier
by Dario LeoneChuck Yeager, the first person to ever go supersonic in 1947, escorted the DC-8 during its supersonic flight in an F-104…
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Civil AviationLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
“Suicidal” Dash 8 airliner intercepted by F-15Cs before crash
by Dario LeoneF-15Cs aircraft scrambled out of Portland, Oregon, and were in the air within a few minutes and the pilots kept people…
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Civil Aviation
Here’s the 747 Wing House, the house made from parts of a scrapped Boeing 747 airliner
by Dario LeoneThe 747 Wing House was made by using the two wings and tail section of a scrapped Boeing 747 Brought to…
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Civil AviationLosses and Aviation SafetyYearly Summary
Video shows Asiana Airlines A330 slicing tail of Turkish Airlines A321 during taxi at Instanbul Airport
by Dario LeoneThe Turkish Airlines A321 was parked at its gate when it got struck by the A330, but the security camera footage…
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Civil AviationLosses and Aviation Safety
IMPRESSIVE VIDEO SHOWS SOUTHWEST AIRLINES BOEING 737-700 SUFFERING ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALL BEFORE CONDUCTING EMERGENCY LANDING
The Boeing 737-700 crew decided to return to the airport “after receiving a cockpit indication of a performance issue with one…
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Aviation HistoryCivil Aviation
SOME PHOTOS OF L-2000, THE LOCKHEED MACH 3 AIRLINER THAT NEVER WAS
by Dario LeoneLockheed proposed two L-2000 versions, the L-2000-7A, an intercontinental model for up to 266 passengers and the slightly larger, 308-passenger L-2000-7B…
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A winning aircraft maintenance strategy requires a fundamental understanding of current market trends and efficiently managing both external and internal maintenance…
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Civil Aviation
THAT TIME FOUR BRITISH AIRWAYS CONCORDE SUPERSONIC AIRLINERS FLEW IN FORMATION ON CHRISTMAS EVE
by Dario LeoneThis was the most Concorde ever photographed together until late 2000, when all 7 British Airways aircraft were brought together for…
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Civil Aviation
INTERESTING PHOTO SHOWS BOEING 787 DREAMLINER CONDUCTING FLIGHT TESTS AT EDWARDS AFB
by Dario LeonePeriodically, aviation industry companies are provided the opportunity to conduct flight tests at Edwards given the base’s unique test assets such…
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