This Huge RC United DC-8 Looks Like The Real Thing
DC-8 Model is a functioning flying machine that looks goregeous At Avgeekery, we’re suckers for a good airplane model. We love it even better when we see a model that…
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Boeing’s New 777-9 Takes Flight For First Time
Boeing’s newest and largest twin-jet took to the skies today for the first time. The huge new jet departed from Paine Field in Everett, Washington shortly after 10am. For Boeing,…
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Emotional Support Animals On Flights Might Become Way More Restricted
Pet owners love the liberal policies but many passengers aren’t fans of sharing space with questionable ‘service’ animals Service animals provide a vital role for people in need. They help…
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WATCH: Here’s How The Blues Became Pop Culture Stars
The Blue Angels Had Sweet Dreams It’s taken a while, but we believe we’ve found the best quality upload of the classic 1986 Blue Angels music video. The visuals are…
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Air Force F-22 Raptor Demo Team Announces New Pilot
ATLANTA — The Air Force F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team announced on Tuesday the selection of their new air show pilot who will perform during the next two years. Maj. Joshua…
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SpaceX Crew Dragon Performs Successful Launch Abort Test
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX achieved a huge milestone in safely launching astronauts from America’s Space Coast this spring as they performed an uncrewed launch abort test of their spacecraft…
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Looking for an ‘Affordable’ Private Jumbo Jet? We Found One
At Only $9,000,000, you can own a king’s former flying palace We love looking at airplane classifieds in Controller magazine. There are a host of Cirrus planes, some private jets,…
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The MD-11 Celebrates 30 Years Of Service
On January 10, 1990, the McDonnellDouglas MD-11 took to the skies for the very first time over Long Beach, California. Like most first flights, it was a moment to celebrate…
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The L-1011 was an over-engineered masterpiece
Engine issues and late entry to market kept Lockheed from reaching their full commercial potential The early 1970s was a magnificent era in aviation. Big was ‘in’ as airplane manufacturers…
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SpaceX Launches 60 Internet-Relay Satellites into Orbit
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A new decade of rocket launches began Monday evening as a SpaceX Falcon 9 thundered away from America’s Space Coast to place 60 internet-relay satellites into orbit. This…
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Wheel Falls Off Of Air Canada Express Dash 8 On Departure
Put this video on the list of things that aren’t supposed to happen. On Friday, Air Canada Express (operated by Jazz) flight AC8684 experienced a loss of one of the…
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A Look Back at the Incredible 75th Anniversary of D-Day
This past June marked the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, where on 6 June 1944 the United States and allies from Canada and Great Britain stormed 50 miles of…
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