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Powered Flight During the 1970s Was More Than Just Awesome

The film “Flying Machines- Powered Flight in the 1970s” was produced for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) during the days when the airlines were booming and research and…

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Watch: Those Close To The 747 Say Their Goodbyes And Share Their Experiences

747s will soon disappear from passenger service by the tow remaining US operators. That’s not news. But this video from CBS Sunday Morning is an entertaining and revealing look at…

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Air Attack Fleet And Pilots Made A Big Difference In CA Wildfires

Air attack pilots deployed to support firefighting operations in Napa and Sonoma counties. They have employed a variety of equipment necessary to fight these massive fires that have killed over…

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United 747 Buzzes Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz At Its Last Ever Fleet Week

For years, United Airlines has wowed crowds with a display of “The Queen” at San Francisco’s Fleet Week. Every year, United flies their flagship Boeing 747-400 over the bay to…

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Relive Endeavour’s 747 Piggyback Tour of CA

Back in 2012, the space shuttle Endeavour made her final flight; a ferry flight and tour of southern CA on the back of NASA’s modified 747 shuttle carrier aircraft (SCA)…

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Crew Puts GoPro On Wheel Well of 747 Jumbo Jet

Putting a GoPro there probably isn’t in line with company policy. GoPros do fine in the gear well, humans…no so much. There have been many instances of stowaways and refugees…

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INTERVIEW: Meet Self-Professed #AirlineGeek And Author Of “America’s Local Service Airlines”

10 questions with the man who unlocked the history of the small and medium sized airlines that first connected America by air. There are people who work in the aviation industry…

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Eight Notable Presidential Campaign Aircraft That Changed The Speed Of Politics

Airplanes have revolutionized our nation and changed the way candidates campaign. The airplane has been an important campaign tool for presidential candidates from the early 1950s. Not all candidates, however…

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How Boeing Built The Legends

When Boeing built the revolutionary 727 and 747, it had to develop equally revolutionary ways to test and certify the advanced aircraft. Boeing faced a number of challenges along the way.…

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Boeing at 100 – The Jet Age: A look at all the 7×7’s (Part 2 of 3)

A discussion recent occurred that raised the question about the future of Boeing; if the character of the company has changed over the years, and if so, what is the…

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The Queen of The Skies Lifts Off in All Her Majesty

We all know that the glory days of the 747 are waning as Boeing 777s, 787’s and Airbus A350s and A380s continue to replace the Queen of the Skies on…

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This Radio-Controlled “Model” C-17 Globemaster Is Huuuuuuge

It’s not 1/1 scale, but this radio-controlled “model” aircraft is large enough to require a loadmaster and ground crew. Those of us who glued together model aircraft growing up were probably…