This is probably the most iconic military aircraft of all time. It’s the aircraft that was instrumental in bringing the air supremacy of the Luftwaffe to heel. Having already completed its German counterpart I’m looking forward to completing this model and displaying in a dog fight.
The box displays an illustrated dog fight on the front, Skill Rating on the side and painting / decal guide on the back.
This is another “starter set”.
In the Box
All contents present. Unfortunately two of the paints were a little thick and had obviously been drying out. This seems to be a theme with the small pots in the “starter sets”. I noticed some of them aren’t closed tight around the lid.
The detailing on the model is really good. However, there was more flash around some of the smaller parts following the injection moulding process.
As is now my standard I painted all parts on the frame first. 90 (undercarriage) and 30 (green camo) were too thick and left brush streaks. I’d happily apply two or three coats of thinner paint rather than have to deal with thick paint. The paint dries within minutes too so you have to be careful with your painting. This is a key difference between the enamel and acrylic paints.
I used the brush that came with the set for most of it but had to use of my other brushes to complete as it had started to fray.
Again the paint shades don’t actually look anything like the illustration on the back of the box. I also painted the camo on the wings as it makes it easier to complete the camo on the fuselage once assembled.
I chose landing gear down which is why one set of landing gear remains unpainted.
To get the perfectly straight line for painting the black wing I used some masking tape.
First stop the inner cockpit. Unfortunately the pilot doesn’t fit very well. In the end I didn’t glue him in for fear the cockpit wouldn’t fit properly into the fuselage.
As the cockpit will be sealed I applied the instruments decal.
Next on the list is the nose cone. The design allows a free moving propeller however, I decided to fix with glue.
Fuselage, propeller and cockpit assembled. The fit wasn’t great. I had to widen every single hole for the small pegs to fit properly. Then when the the cockpit was inserted the two sides didn’t fit well and had to be compressed using a small g-clamp. Even then there was a small gap as you can see from the pictures.
However, the propeller design is good so was easy to install a spinning propeller rather than fix it.
Next the wings. These fit together really well. Only a little clamping was needed.
Now forward and rear wings attached. All slotted into place fairly snug. The glass for the cockpit didn’t fit and had to be trimmed.
Under carriage assembled the build is complete. Wheels and struts fit really well, no trimming necessary for any of the fittings. Assembly complete!
Final Touch Ups and Camouflage
Finally I completed the camouflage painting and touched up scrapes that occurred during build.
Decals were simple to apply with nothing fiddly.
A great model with fantastic factory quality. Assembly was let down by an ill fitting cockpit I couldn’t rectify when assembling the two sides the fuselage. This lead to an ill fitting canopy. However, all other parts fit together really well and the detail is fantastic.
This will be the first and last starter kit I purchase simply because the paints that come with it are inferior.


Mini LED Stunt Drone, Inkpot XXD158 Best Drone for Beginner with Altitude Hold Crash Proof RC Drone Headless RC Quadcopter RTF Colorful Light Helicopter Preferred for Learner
-The quadcopter can fly indoor and outdoor.
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-4 safety guard-protected propellers prevent collision and damage.
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Control Distance: 40m
Battery: 3.7V 450mAh(included)
Flying Time: 7mins
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[This is the post that started it all…my very first trip overseas! I sent this email to friends & family in June 2007. It still cracks me up.] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hello, everybody! I have been in Rome less than 48 hours and so far, my trip has been like a Greek tragedy. Act 1 “Getting to Rome” I was booked on an US Air flight (from now on, I’ll be referring to them as Beelzebub Airlines, i.e. the Devil, or just B for short because it’s easier). Anyway, I had a B flight from Atlanta to Philly with just 1 hour for a layover before my connecting flight to Rome. Now, I knew it would be cutting it close should there be a delay but there wasn’t anything I could do. So, the flight from Atlanta gets delayed because there was too much “air traffic” in Philly. How long is the delay? One hour. Yes, I said 1 hour. The exact time I had between connections. So, the B pilot (I’m just gonna call him “Cooter”) tells us that B … Halt waiting around, be part of the adventure with lightning link continuous success and a lot of victories wait people!


Commemorate 50 years since the first Moon landing and discover why scientists are staring into space
From asteroids to astronomy, discover how the frontiers of space exploration have been pushed by humans, celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing, and learn about planets, stars and galaxies. Find out how WA continues to play an important role in space exploration, and how to explore the Universe while keeping your feet planted firmly on the ground.These resources support the WA Curriculum: Science and HASS.
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What is the difference between a planet and a moon, and is the Sun really a star? Investigate our Solar System and the human endeavours to explore and find out more about the Universe we live in. Did a space station really crash in WA?
Every day we rely on energy sources to switch on everything from lights and televisions, to mobile phones and computers and even to make and store our food. Making better choices about the electrical products that you buy and how you use them can not only save you money, but also help the environment.
July 20, 2019 marked 50 years since Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the Moon. Find out what was involved in this historic mission, and why it still resonates as one of the greatest human achievements.


U.S. Air Force 478th AESG (F-22) Modernization Group & Safety Division Support, Wright Patterson AFB
In 2008, CENTECH provided support in the area of Communication Navigation Identification (CNI) systems development. We provided expertise concerning the design, development and integration of highly complex communication navigation identification architectures and systems. Our team reviewed, evaluated, provided input, monitored, and reported status on air vehicle acceptances, change requests, change proposals, specifications, verification and validation plan, technical order source data, and technical orders relating to communication navigation identification environment, variances and deficiency reports, interoperability certification, frequency allocations, CNS/ATM SAAM certification, performance improvement proposals, and diagnostic health management issues.
U.S. Air Force 478th AESG (F-22) Production Support Group, Wright Patterson AFB
On this contract performed between 2008 and 2012, CENTECH provided engineering integrated assessments for Maintenance Training Systems and other efforts such as Peening Test Extension; Ground Vibration Test; Horizontal Tail Edge Seams Gap Filler Cracking; Wheel Well Hydraulic Tubes; and HUD-to-DMVR Video configuration change-out. We also conducted technical analyses of individual avionic systems and subsystem integration non-conformances to include root cause investigation, acceptance test methods, corrective actions, and technical risk assessment during production at the supplier and prime build processes.
U.S. Air Force Global Hawk, 303 AEWS, Wright Patterson AFB
From 2008 to 2011, CENTECH researched human factors enhancements in Global Hawk Ground Segment software release number 7.4.4 in order to provide a recommendation on whether this software was critical for entering operational test & evaluation. Out team collected and managed inputs on Human Computer Interface improvements for pilots, sensor operators and maintainers as well as collected comments on technical packages supporting Joint Configuration Control Boards. We reviewed and provided comments on Ground Segment re-architectural initial release of Specifications & Requirements as well as reviewed Software Sustainment Working Group Meeting minutes and Program Action Request.
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Michigan Team Demonstrates Advanced Technologies That Improve Ease of Use and Economics of Small Aircraft Ownership
TROY, MI. July 8, 2005. The Michigan Small Aircraft Transportation System (MI SATS) recently demonstrated its array of proof-of-concept technologies at a flight demonstration in Danville VA, June 5-7, 2005. The demonstration was the culmination of the NASA Small Aircraft Transportation System (SATS) research and technology program which is dedicated to enhancing air traffic flow at small U.S. airports.
MI SATS demonstrated how commercial and automotive off-the-shelf technologies can be tailored to GA aircraft applications with the effect of lowering the overall cost of ownership and improving safety. Some of the technologies demonstrated included a digital dashboard concept which uses proprietary software providing real time cockpit information services, laser weld bonding, artificial laser horizon, and a low cost heads up display with night vision.
SATS is an equitable, on-demand, point-to-point, widely distributed nationwide transportation system. Such a system promises improved safety, efficiency, reliability and affordability for small aircraft operating within the nation’s 5,400 public-use-landing facilities. The national impact of this could be more equitable distribution of air-accessibility and economic opportunity for existing and new GA aircraft market entries.
MI SATS was formed in support of the NASA Langley Research Center and is a non-profit aircraft technology consortium, affiliated with the Troy based engineering consulting firm, Munro & Associates, Inc.
MI SATS consortium membership includes large multi-national corporations such as Microsoft, GE-Honda Jet Engines, SAGEM, Fuji Heavy Industries as well as small innovative technology companies like JADI, Inc., Munro & Associates, Inc., Dynamic Systems Inc. and Edison Welding Institute.


WARRIOR FITNESS CENTER
Nellis Air Force Base, North Las Vegas, Nevada
Completed in 2012, this 2-story, 112,000 sq ft fitness center on Nellis Air Force Base in North Las Vegas, Nevada, features an elevated running track, three basketball courts, a weight-training and equipment room, and a six-lane lap pool. The elevated track provides views of the adjacent airfield, mountain ranges and the Las Vegas skyline. Symmetrical “wing” structural elements reference the aeronautic inspiration of the fitness center. The building is oriented and designed to be responsive to the harsh desert climate and meet the standards of the U.S. Air Force for aesthetics, functionality, and environmental sustainability.
The Warrior Fitness Center is certified LEED Gold and won a 2010 Concept Design Honor Award as well as a 2012 Merit Award in Recognition of Design Excellence from the USAF.


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Doug Rowe was born at Whiteman Air Force Base near Warrensburg, Missouri, in January 1960. After a short time in Warrensburg and Roswell, New Mexico, he was raised predominantly in the North Kansas City area, where he earned a BFA in Commercial Art from the University of Central Missouri (formerly CMSU).
After college, Doug joined the Air Force and served as an instructor pilot in T-38s at Reese AFB in Lubbock, TX, and then as an aircraft commander in C-130Es at Pope AFB in Fayetteville, North Carolina, before turning to art as a profession.
He paints many subjects, but his favorite is aircraft and in a very realistic style.
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17 Thrilling Travel Adventures Every Daredevil Needs On Their Bucket Lists. #2 Is A Must!
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The Space Shuttle Explorer, commanded by veteran astronaut Matt Kowalski, is in Earth orbit to service the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Dr. Ryan Stone is aboard on her first space mission, to perform a set of hardware upgrades on the Hubble. During a spacewalk, Mission Control in Houston warns Explorer‘s crew about a rapidly-expanding cloud of space debris caused by the Russians having shot down a presumed defunct spy satellite (see Kessler syndrome), and order the crew to return to Earth immediately. Communication with Mission Control is lost shortly thereafter as more communication satellites are knocked out by the debris.Gravity full Movie Download.
High-speed debris strikes the Explorer and Hubble, tearing Stone from the shuttle and leaving her tumbling through space. Kowalski, using a Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU), rescues Stone, and they return to the Explorer, soon discovering that the Shuttle has suffered catastrophic damage and the rest of the crew are dead. Stone and Kowalski decide to use the MMU to reach the International Space Station (ISS), which is in orbit about 1,450 km (900 mi) away, Kowalski estimating that they have 90 minutes before the debris field completes an orbit and threatens them again.
On their way to the ISS, the two discuss Stone’s home life and her daughter, who died young in an accident. As they approach the station, they see that the ISS’s crew has evacuated using one of its two Soyuz spacecraft, the remaining Soyuz’s parachute having been accidentally deployed in space rendering it unable to return to Earth. Kowalski suggests using it to travel to the nearby Tiangong space station, 100 km (60 mi) away, in order to board the Shenzhou spacecraft to return safely to Earth. Out of air and maneuvering fuel, the two try to grab onto the ISS; the duo’s tether snaps on one of the station’s solar panels. Stone’s leg gets entangled in the Soyuz’s parachute cords and she grabs a strap on Kowalski’s suit, but it soon becomes clear that the cords will not support them both. Despite Stone’s protests, Kowalski detaches himself from the tether to save her from drifting away with him. Stone is pulled back towards the ISS, while Kowalski floats away.


The Hubble Space Telescope has helped humanity investigate the origins of the universe. The Jack Webb Space Telescope is said to be 100 times more powerful.
The mirror used in the Hubble was 7’10” in width. Compare that to the mirror inside the James Webb which measures an astonishing 21′.
These impressive mirrors of the James Webb Space Telescope may be able to observe light from the first stars to exist in the universe.


Summertime 2014 saw the launch of this site; one of the biggest unexpected obstacles was getting found! One must manually add your IP/call facts to so many search engines, so when we google a subject we find a matching web address!
If you like the background shot - of outer space, visit Youtube and check out the 100 images from Hubble! Our forefathers would have paid handsomely to see just what the 3 year space mission of the Hubble telescope sent back to Earth! May the force be with you!Where were you back in 2014?


Date: June 27, 2017
Time: 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
Drones! -Mikal Wright, Brandy anderson TUES & WED, JUNE 27 & 28 3:30-5:00PM EACH DAY Students will learn to fly simulators and real aircraft with the supervision of instructors. A lively, interactive discussion session will provide a clear understanding of terminology, aeronautical principles and safety considerations involved in successfully operating drones. Afterwards, we’ll head outside to try out flying!


A Potted history of nearby RAF Keevil during WW2. Now unused and simply Keevil Airfield.
RAF Keevil is a former Royal Air Force station located between the villages of Keevil and Steeple Ashton, about 4 miles east of the town of Trowbridge, in Wiltshire, England.
Built on a site previously ear-marked for the purpose of an airfield in the mid-1930s, it was built in 1941, and was in use from 1942 to 1965.
With three long concrete runways, the airfield was used by the Royal Air Force and the United States Army Air Forces Eighth and Ninth Air Forces.
After air raids in 1940 on the Spitfire production plants near Southampton, the Trowbridge area was one of several chosen for production. At first parts were made, and later complete aircraft when a purpose-built factory in Trowbridge was built.The fuselages and wings were taken on Queen Mary trailers to an assembly shed on the edge of the airfield near Steeple Ashton village, then flown out by the Air Transport Auxiliary. The hangar that was used for Spitfire final assembly is outside the present-day airfield boundary and is now used by small businesses.
USA Air Force: In 1942 Keevil airfield was provided to the USAAF and was assigned USAAF designation 471.
The first American unit assigned to Keevil was the 62nd Troop Carrier Group, arriving at Keevil on 6 September 1942 from Florence AAF, South Carolina. The group consisted of the following operational squadrons: 4th; 7th; 8th and 51st Troop Carrier Squadrons.
The group transported military freight and supplies using C-47 and C-53 aircraft. The unit remained in England until 15 November until being transferred to Tafaraoui Airfield, Algeria as part of Twelfth Air Force.
After the departure of the transport group, Keevil saw the arrival of the 153rd Observation Squadron from the 67th Recon. Group at RAF Membury in December 1942. From Keevil the squadron flew a combination of Douglas Bostons, Douglas A-20 Havocs and Supermarine Spitfires. In March 1944 the 153rd OS was disbanded, then re-formed as the 2911th Bomb Squadron, a liaison and communications squadron, being equipped with Stinson L5s at RAF Erlestoke.
363rd Fighter Group: Short Stirlings of Nos. 196 and 299 Squadrons RAF lined the runway at RAF Keevil on the evening of 5 June 1944 before emplaning paratroops of the 5th Parachute Brigade Group for the invasion of Normandy.
On 20 December 1943, the Ninth Air Force 363rd Fighter Group moved to Keevil from Sacramento AAF California. The group consisted of the following operational squadrons: 380th; 381st and the 382nd Fighter Squadrons. The group awaited its operational aircraft until 22 January 1944 when the group moved to RAF Rivenhall in Essex.
RAF Fighter Command use: With the departure of the Americans, the RAF used Keevil beginning in March 1944 for 196 and 299 Squadron. Short Stirling glider tugs of No. 38 Group RAF arrived, followed by a large number of Horsa gliders, crewed by Army pilots of the Glider Pilot Regiment. The RAF Stirling aircraft were crewed by RAF, RCAF, RAAF, RNZAF and SAAF personnel and were engaged in SOE and SAS drops, largely in France, and in glider towing. Their involvement in the Normandy invasion of France and Operation Market-Garden is well remembered by Keevil and Steeple Ashton villagers. Casualties of army and air force personnel were heavy and a number of aircraft were lost.
RAF Flying Training Command use: The departure of these units to East Anglia brought Keevil to a training role when in October 1944 No.22 Heavy Glider Conversion Unit arrived, with their twin-engined Albermarle aircraft and Waco Hadrian Gliders.
They in turn were replaced in June 1945 by 61 Operation Training Unit converting newly qualified pilots on to Spitfires and, later, on to Mustangs. 61 OTU in due course became 203 Advanced Flying School before moving to Chivenor in Devon in July 1947. This marked the end of RAF Keevil as a fully staffed and equipped operational airfield.
Postwar military use: Between 1955 and 1964 the United States Air Force used the base occasionally. During 1956 and 1957, Keevil was used as a satellite airfield for "ab initio" training by No 2 Flying Training School, based at RAF Hullavington. Aircraft included the Mk 1 Percival Jet Provost. Keevil was kept in reserve status until 1965 when it was closed.
In 1956: “The secondary runways are deteriorating; the main runway is still being maintained as an auxiliary runway for the USAF.”
Although no longer a RAF station and now known as Keevil Airfield, it is maintained for military use and used for training purposes, predominately by aircraft from RAF Brize Norton and Joint Helicopter Command.
Today Keevil airfield is virtually complete with all of its runways, perimeter track and many of the hardstands still in place. It is regularly used for British Army and RAF exercises; a monthly flying schedule is published by RAF Brize Norton.
Since 1992 it has been home to Bannerdown Gliding Club, a Royal Air Force Gliding & Soaring Association club, affiliated to RAF Brize Norton since the closure of RAF Lyneham. The airfield is occasionally used as a motorsport circuit for various events and is also used by the Wessex Model Flying Club.
In September 1994 the Keevil Society held a Commemorative Day to mark the 50th anniversary of the D-Day and Arnhem operations and to dedicate a memorial to all who served at Keevil, especially those who flew from there and lost their lives.
In 2012, proposals were made to add a 4th runway, a Tactical Landing Zone, a copy of a temporary battlefield runway, by breaking up some of the hard surfaces.......This has never materialised.
The airfield is not generally open to the public, although special “open days” are held on occasions.
There was a Polish Resettlement Camp at Steeple Ashton, called Ludford Magna, many of these people settled and made their lives in nearby Trowbridge.
If you are searching for the history and/or of someone in particular, a good source of information can be found at the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre.


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In 2019, Cora was established as Wisk, a separate company as a joint venture between The Boeing Company and Kitty Hawk Corporation, two leaders in aviation who are shaping the future of mobility for humanity. This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Today in History, December 17, 1903: Wright brothers fly first airplane at Kitty Hawk, Like us on Facebook to see similar stories, Authorities know who triggered Nashville blast, but motive a mystery, Black physician's Covid-19 death demonstrates bias of U.S. healthcare system, peers say. Bush, Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari signed the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in separate ceremonies. 8, known as the “Unfinished” because only two movements had been completed, was first performed publicly in Vienna, 37 years after the composer’s death. A piece of fabric and wood from the Wright Flyer was taken to the surface of the Moon by the crew of Apollo 11, the first lunar landing mission, in July 1969. " The flight of the Wright Flyer marks the beginning of the "pioneer era" of aviation. Flights are in an original WWII bi-plane trainer. , Repairs after the abortive first flight took three days. Wilbur and Orville Wright of Dayton, Ohio, conducted the first successful manned powered-airplane flights near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, using their experimental craft, the Wright Flyer. The AIAA's Flyer reproduction undergoing testing in a NASA wind tunnel. P-40E-1-CU arrived at Milne Bay in late July 1942, where the aircraft of 75 and 76 Squadron were being concentrated to oppose the Japanese advance in Papua New Guinea. Connect with friends faster than ever with the new Facebook app. A replica crankcase of the flyer is on display at the visitor center at the Wright Brothers National Memorial. The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk is an American single-engined, single-seat, all-metal fighter and ground-attack aircraft that first flew in 1938. During the ceremonies celebrating the 78th anniversary of the first flights, Mrs. Harold S. Miller (Ivonette Wright, Lorin's daughter), one of the Wright brothers' nieces, presented the Museum with the original covering of one wing of the Flyer, which she had received in her inheritance from Orville. , The wooden framework was cleaned, and corrosion on metal parts removed. , In 1948 the official handover of the Wright Flyer was made to the American Civil Air Attaché at a ceremony attended by representatives of the various flying organizations in the UK and by some British aviation pioneers such as Sir Alliott Verdon-Roe. However, the basics of pitch stability of the canard configuration were not understood by the Wright Brothers. Project Heaviside is Kitty Hawk’s latest high-performance electric VTOL vehicle. The Flyer was based on the Wrights' experience testing gliders at Kitty Hawk between 1900 and 1902.  The wings were designed with a 1-in-20 camber. Kitty Hawk. A PT-13 Stearman plane in Lunken Airport on Wednesday, July 10, 2019. Choose between a flight from Manteo to the Bodie Island lighthouse, Oregon Inlet, and the coastline OR a flight from Manteo to Kitty Hawk, the Wright Memorial, the coastline, and Jockey's Ridge. "In Search of the Real Wright Flyer.  A sprocket chain drive, borrowing from bicycle technology, powered the twin propellers, which were also made by hand. By August 1942 the Kittyhawk aircraft known as “Polly” had arrived with No. As with the gliders, the pilot flew lying on his stomach on the lower wing with his head toward the front of the craft in an effort to reduce drag. Expanded Bi-Plane Tour $300 Per Flight | Duration 35 Minutes. Kitty Hawk’s Heaviside, a highly-efficient single-seat aircraft with 100 miles of useful range, is the culmination of a 10-year journey by the startup. Kofi Annan of Ghana was appointed United Nations secretary-general. According to Taylor, Knabenshue talked Wilbur out of disposing of the machine for historical purposes.. European designers, however, were little affected by the litigation and continued their own development. Hyde's reproduction is displayed at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.  During flight tests near Dayton the Wrights added ballast to the nose of the aircraft to move the center of gravity forward and reduce pitch instability. Van Kirk was the navigator of the Enola Gay when it dropped the first bomb on Hiroshima. The cradle pulled wires which warped the wings and turned the rudder simultaneously. While in Halifax Garber met John A. D. McCurdy, at the time the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia. The completed Flyer reproduction was brought to Kitty Hawk and pilot Kevin Kochersberger attempted to recreate the original flight at 10:35 am December 17, 2003, on level ground near the bottom of Kill Devil Hill. The Wright Flyer (often retrospectively referred to as Flyer I or 1903 Flyer) was the first successful heavier-than-air powered aircraft. To preserve the original paint on the engine, the restorers coated it in inert wax before putting on a new coat of paint. Major progress toward this goal was achieved with a new Flyer in 1904 and even more decisively in 1905 with a third Flyer, in which Wilbur made a 39-minute, 24-mile (39 km) nonstop circling flight on October 5. ), President George H.W. Celebrating 25 years of RV-8 Magic. It has a distinct orange, black and light grey paint scheme aircraft. While they had abandoned their other gliders, they realized the historical significance of the Flyer. McCurdy also offered Garber any assistance he needed to get the Flyer home.. Find the travel option that best suits you. $52.45 $69.95 Soon after, a heavy gust picked up the Flyer and tumbled it end over end, damaging it beyond any hope of quick repair. In early 1912 Roy Knabenshue, The Wrights Exhibition team manager, had a conversation with Wilbur and asked Wilbur what they planned to do with the Flyer. The landing broke the front elevator supports, which the Wrights hoped to repair for a possible four-mile (6 km) flight to Kitty Hawk village. In 1910 the Wrights first made attempts to exhibit the Flyer in the Smithsonian Institution but talks fell through with the ensuing lawsuits against Glenn Curtiss and the Flyer may have been needed as repeated evidence in court cases. They shipped the heavily damaged craft back to Dayton, where it remained stored in crates behind a Wright Company shed for nine years. The replacement crankcase, crankshaft and flywheel came from the experimental engine Charlie Taylor had built in 1904 and used for testing in the bicycle shop. This was fought in both American and European courts. Numerous static display-only, nonflying reproductions are on display around the United States and across the world, making this perhaps the most reproduced single aircraft of the "pioneer" era in history, rivaling the number of copies – some of which are airworthy – of Louis Blériot's cross-Channel Bleriot XI from 1909. The Wrights' original concept of simultaneous coordinated roll and yaw control (rear rudder deflection), which they discovered in 1902, perfected in 1903–1905, and patented in 1906, represents the solution to controlled flight and is used today on virtually every fixed-wing aircraft. As the 100th anniversary on December 17, 2003, approached, the U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission along with other organizations opened bids for companies to recreate the original flight. Curtiss called the preparations "restoration" claiming that the only addition to the design was pontoons to support testing on the lake but critics including patent attorney Griffith Brewer called them alterations of the original design. The Wright Flyer was conceived as a control-canard, as the Wrights were more concerned with control than stability. In 1904, the Wrights continued refining their designs and piloting techniques in order to obtain fully controlled flight. Kitty Hawk is in discussion with the FAA and other parties to move Heaviside from a prototype to an aircraft that can be broadly used. Kitty Hawk 1/48 Su35 Flanker E Chinese PLAAF Since 1949 Fighter (New Tool) Kit. The last flight, by Wilbur, was 852 feet (260 m) in 59 seconds, much longer than each of the three previous flights of 120, 175 and 200 feet (37, 53 and 61 m). , Between 1916 and 1928 the Wright Flyer was prepared and assembled for exhibition under the supervision of Orville by Wright Company mechanic Jim Jacobs several times. Metal fasteners holding the wing uprights together had begun to corrode, marking the nearby fabric. , In 1942 the Smithsonian Institution, under a new secretary, Charles Abbot, published a list of 35 Curtiss modifications to the Aerodrome and a retraction of its long-held claims for the craft. Designed and built by the Wright brothers, they flew it four times on December 17, 1903, near Kill Devil Hills, about four miles (six kilometers) south of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Flights are for one or two people. 75 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, at Milne Bay on the far eastern tip of Papua. 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A passenger with no flying experience was forced to land a small plane at a Florida airport after their pilot became “incoherent” following a medical emergency. According to FlightAware data, the flight had departed from the Bahamas about an hour and a half before the miracle landing. The unidentified passenger made a call to air traffic control at Fort Pierce tower saying in the live audio,
“I’ve got a serious situation here.”
“My pilot has gone incoherent. I have no idea how to fly the airplane”
“Roger. What’s your position?” a dispatcher responds.
“I have no idea,” the passenger says. “I can see the coast of Florida in front of me. And I have no idea.”
The dispatcher can be heard telling the passenger to "maintain wings level" and to "just try to follow the coast, either north or southbound" as crews tried to locate the plane. The flight landed safely and the condition of the original pilot, who had a "possible medical issue," was not immediately known.
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Taipei [Taiwan], January 23 (ANI): The Ministry of National Defense (MND) on Sunday reported the second-largest incursion by Chinese military aircraft into Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) in history.
As per the MND, 39 Chinese military aircraft intruded on Taiwan's ADIZ, reported Taiwan News.
At 10:45 pm on Sunday evening, the MND reported that 39 People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) aircraft infringed on Taiwan's ADIZ.
The aircraft included 24 Shenyang J-16 fighter jets, 10 Chengdu J-10 fighters, one Xi'an H-6 bomber, two Shaanxi Y-9 electronic warfare aircraft (Y-9 EW), and two Shaanxi Y-8 electronic intelligence spotter planes (Y-8 ELINT), reported Taiwan News.
The MND said that it responded by scrambling combat patrol aircraft, issuing radio warnings, and deploying air defense missile systems.
The 39 PLAAF military aircraft were spotted on Sunday, matching the 39 detected on October 2, 2021, the second-highest number recorded on one day. The all-time record for the most Chinese military aircraft seen violating Taiwan's ADIZ was set on October 4 of 2021 with 56 PLAAF planes, reported Taiwan News. (ANI)


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Welcome to the 2014 Interplanetary Small Satellite Conference
28-29 April 2014
California Institute of Technology
This year's Interplanetary Small Satellite Conference conference will take place at the California Institute of Technology on 28-29 April, 2014. As in years past, this conference is organized by students, alumni, and staff from Caltech, MIT, Cornell, the University of Michigan, and JPL. We look forward to welcoming the community back to Pasadena to explore mission concepts, discuss emerging technologies, and foster “outside the box” thinking that will be critical to future interplanetary small satellite missions.
- Both days of the conference will be live streamed online. To view the live stream, click here and enter password "SmlSat2014."
- A limited number of complimentary Caltech gym passes are available for conference attendees. Please see Sara Spangelo for more information.
- The conference program, presentation schedule, and booklet are now available online. Click here for more information.
- The deadline to submit presentations is Wednesday, April 23. Click here to submit your presentation.
- A map of the conference and Caltech campus can be found here.
- Registration refunds will no longer be possible after April 9, 2014.
- 23 April 2014Presentation Submission Deadline
- 28-29 April 2014 Conference
Dr. Jakob van Zyl is the associate director of Project Formulation and Strategy at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Formerly, he was the director for JPL's Astronomy and Physics Directorate. Van Zyl received an honors bachelor's degree cum laude in electronics engineering from the University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa. He received both his master's and his doctorate in electrical engineering from Caltech. Van Zyl joined JPL in 1986 and held positions of increasing responsibility in the synthetic aperture radar program. In addition, he managed the Radar Science and Engineering Section, the Earth Science Flight Missions and Experiments Office, and the Focused Physical Oceanography and Solid Earth Program Office. He was appointed deputy director for the Astronomy and Physics Directorate in 2002. He has been an adjunct faculty member in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, University of Southern California, where he taught the class "Remote Sensing Systems from Space" from 1997 to 2001. Since 2002, he has been teaching the class "Physics and Techniques of Remote Sensing" at Caltech.
Dr. David W. Miller began his term as the NASA chief technologist on March 17, 2014. He serves as the agency's principal advisor and advocate on NASA technology policy and programs. NASA's Office of the Chief Technologist coordinates, tracks and integrates technology investments across the agency and works to infuse innovative discoveries into future missions. The chief technologist leads NASA technology transfer and technology commercialization efforts, facilitating internal creativity and innovation, and works directly with other government agencies, the commercial aerospace community and academia. Miller serves as chief technologist through an intergovernmental personnel agreement with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he is the Jerome C. Hunsaker Professor in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics and was the Director of the Space Systems Laboratory. Miller has a strong NASA connection, having worked with a broad range of NASA programs including the space shuttle, the International Space Station, the JWST Product Integrity Team, and the NASA CubeSat Launch Initiative. Most recently, he was the Principal Investigator for the Regolith X-ray Imaging Spectrometer for the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission, and a NASA Institute of Advanced Concepts fellow. He also recently served as the Vice Chair of the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board. He was the principal investigator for the Synchronized Position, Hold, Engage and Reorient Experimental Satellites, or SPHERES, project on the International Space Station. SPHERES are bowling-ball-sized free-flying satellites that have been tested for various capabilities on the ISS since 2006. Miller was also the co-principal investigator for the Middeck Active Control Experiment, which was flown on STS-67 and again on the International Space Station. At M.I.T. Miller's work focuses on developing reconfigurable spacecraft concepts that permit repair, inspection, assembly, upgrade, fractionation and multi-mission functionality through proximity operations and docking of modular satellites using universal, standardized interfaces. He has also helped develop a technique to control satellite formations, without the need for propellant, using high temperature super-conducting electromagnets. His other research includes vibration suppression and isolation, and thin face-sheet active and adaptive optics. Miller developed a unique, multi-semester, hands-on class at M.I.T. that immerses undergraduates in the end-to-end lifecycle process of developing and operating aerospace vehicles, some of which evolved into ISS laboratories. He has extended this educational model to the graduate level to provide Air Force officers with hands-on satellite development experience with five satellite systems currently under development. Miller earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees from MIT, and has been part of the faculty there since 1997.ote Sensing Systems from Space" from 1997 to 2001. Since 2002, he has been teaching the class "Physics and Techniques of Remote Sensing" at Caltech.
Dr. Ellen Stofan was appointed NASA chief scientist on August 25, 2013, serving as principal advisor to NASA Administrator Charles Bolden on the agency's science programs and science-related strategic planning and investments. Prior to her appointment, Stofan was vice president of Proxemy Research in Laytonsville, Md., and honorary professor in the department of Earth sciences at University College London in England. Her research has focused on the geology of Venus, Mars, Saturn's moon Titan, and Earth. Stofan is an associate member of the Cassini Mission to Saturn Radar Team and a co-investigator on the Mars Express Mission's MARSIS sounder. She also was principal investigator on the Titan Mare Explorer, a proposed mission to send a floating lander to a sea on Titan. Her appointment as chief scientist marks a return to NASA for Dr. Stofan. From 1991 through 2000, she held a number of senior scientist positions at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., including chief scientist for NASA's New Millennium Program, deputy project scientist for the Magellan Mission to Venus, and experiment scientist for SIR-C, an instrument that provided radar images of Earth on two shuttle flights in 1994. Stofan holds master and doctorate degrees in geological sciences from Brown University in Providence, R.I., and a bachelor's degree from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va. She has received many awards and honors, including the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. Stofan has authored and published numerous professional papers, books and book chapters, and has chaired committees including the National Research Council Inner Planets Panel for the recent Planetary Science Decadal Survey and the Venus Exploration Analysis Group.
Professor S. R. Kulkarni is the McArthur Professor of Astronomy and Professor of Planetary Sciences at the California Institute of Technology. Since 2006 he has been the Director of the Caltech Optical Observatories (2006-present). He is also the Director of NASA Exoplanet Science Institute (NEXSCI). Kulkarni served as the Executive Officer for Astronomy from 1997-2000. In 2007 he was awarded an AD White Professor-at-Large at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. Kulkarni obtained his undergradute degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (1978) and his PhD from UC Berkeley (1983). He served a brief period as a postdoc at UC Berekely and Caltech before joining the faculty rank at Caltech in 1987. Prof. Kulkarni's primary interests are the study of cosmic explosions, compact objects (neutron stars and gamma-ray bursts), and the search for extra-solar planets through interferometeric and adaptive techniques. He is keenly interested in developing or refining astronomical methodologies. Kulkarni has been involved in a number of discoveries: the first millisecond pulsar, the first cluster pulsars, the first brown dwarf, clarifying the nature of soft gamma-ray repeaters, demonstrating the cosmological origin of gamma-ray bursts and more recently in elucidating super luminous supernovae (with the Palomar Transient Factory). His awards include the Alan T. Waterman Prize of the NSF, a fellowship from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, a Presidential Young Investigator award from the NSF, the Helen B. Warner award of the American Astronomical Society and the Karl Janksy Prize of Associated Universities, Inc. Kulkarni was elected as Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1994), Fellow of the Royal Society of London (2001), Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences (2003) and Honorary Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences (2011).


FAIRCHILD COMPANY HISTORY
Fairchild do Brasil, Ltda. opened its headquarters in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Fairchild Industrial Products (Sichuan) Company Ltd. opened its headquarters in Chengdu, China.
Fairchild India Private Ltd. opened its headquarters in New Delhi, India
Relocated to West Point Blvd., Winston-Salem, North Carolina (current location).
Moved to Fairchild Drive, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Purchased Speed Control Corporation of Wickliffe, Ohio.
Sherman Fairchild formed Fairchild Aviation Corporation to provide a suitable aircraft that would accommodate his aerial photography equipment. He began the development and manufacture of airplanes and soon became the largest supplier of civilian transport aircraft in the country and the nation’s largest manufacturer of commercial aircraft.
Sherman Mills Fairchild founded Fairchild Aerial Camera Corporation. Sherman Fairchild started in the aviation business by designing high speed, between-the-lens shutter aerial cameras.


Acewings Aviation is a well-known aircraft inventory management solutions business partner to the aircraft aftermarket component industry in Asia and Asia-Pacific. The company based in Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia has been supplying aircraft components and has a strong management team in place to drive the business.
Acewings Aviation is an Australian company with its core competencies in the commercial component marketplace, supplying parts for Commercial Jet and Turbo prop markets. It also provides Component repair & Exchange solution and outsourcing services to a number of clients in the region and globally.
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On April 26, 2021, the Chinese government issued a document establishing the “China Satellite Network Group Co., Ltd.,” also known as the “National Grid” or “Star Network.” This central enterprise was founded by the Chinese government to accelerate the development of satellite internet communication. The establishment of “Star Network” signifies China’s significant layout in the global satellite internet field, aiming to deploy a large number of satellites to form a scaled network to provide broadband internet access and other communication services. Strategically, the establishment and future development of China Satellite Network Group Co., Ltd. reflect China’s expectations for rapid growth in the satellite internet market. Chinese state media and aerospace industry leaders predict that by 2030, the domestic satellite internet market could be worth 100 billion yuan (about $15.5 billion), indicating that China could occupy about one-third of the global market share. This also represents that with technological development, China and the world have entered the 5G era together.
China 5G: China Star Network and the SpaceX
Compared to the satellite network of the American SpaceX, China’s Satellite Network (China Star Network) has its plans and characteristics in terms of orbital height, the number of satellites, and coverage area. Typically, satellites for space internet services are deployed in low Earth orbit (LEO), which helps reduce signal transmission delays from the ground to the satellite, improving the speed and quality of network services. The height of low Earth orbit is usually between 200 and 2,000 kilometers. As for the specific orbital height, the Starlink project’s satellites are deployed at an orbital height of about 550 kilometers.
Technologically and strategically, the China Satellite Network Group faces challenges and opportunities closely related to competition with other countries, such as the American company SpaceX. Especially in the field of LEO satellite internet, China is striving to overcome key technological barriers in satellite construction and launch to achieve large-scale, low-cost constellation deployment. Chinese analysts point out that compared to companies like SpaceX, China faces gaps in reusable launch vehicle technology and high-speed satellite manufacturing, which are among the main obstacles China faces in achieving large-scale LEO satellite deployment.
5G technology aims to deliver high-speed, low-latency communication services at the terrestrial level, particularly suited for densely populated urban areas. In contrast, satellite networks like the China Satellite Network Group and SpaceX’s Starlink project are committed to filling communication gaps in remote areas and over the seas, ensuring seamless internet coverage globally. The integration of these two technologies heralds a future of comprehensive connectivity, where stable and efficient communication services are accessible in every corner of the Earth, as well as in the air and at sea. China’s efforts in advancing 5G and satellite network development not only demonstrate its leadership in the global communications technology field but also offer valuable experience and models for countries worldwide in achieving broader network coverage and higher communication efficiency.
The Unexpected Risks between the Chinese Space Station and American SpaceX in Space
In 2023, there were close encounters between the Chinese space station and SpaceX’s Starlink satellites. These incidents, which occurred on July 1 and October 21, forced the Chinese space station to take evasive actions to avoid collisions with SpaceX’s Starlink satellites. Astronauts were on board the space station during these incidents, and these close encounters were considered to pose risks to the life and health of astronauts.
In the first incident, the Starlink-1095 satellite descended from its original orbit of 555 kilometers to about 382 kilometers and had a close encounter with the Chinese space station, forcing the latter to take evasive action. The second encounter involved another Starlink satellite, which underwent an “unknown” orbital change operation in October, again forcing the Chinese space station to implement collision avoidance control.
These incidents highlight the challenges of space congestion and satellite safety management, especially in low Earth orbit, which has become a rapidly expanding area for commercial satellites and space debris. Experts estimate that once Starlink completes the deployment of its 12,000 satellites, it will be involved in 90% of all close encounters, indicating that this issue is becoming “out of control.” SpaceX states that its Starlink satellites are equipped with autonomous orbit-changing features to avoid collisions, but these close encounters and potential threats to the International Space Station and other spacecraft underscore the need for more effective global space traffic management and avoidance strategies.
These incidents also prompted China to file a complaint with the United Nations Secretary-General, emphasizing that all parties to the Outer Space Treaty should bear responsibility for their actions. SpaceX and other commercial companies plan to deploy their own internet service constellations in space, further raising concerns about orbital safety and the negative impact on astronomical observations.
The Significance of China Satellite Network (China Star Network) and 5G Phones
Whether it is iPhone and Huawei users in China using 5G networks or users in the United States using any device that supports 5G networks, their experience is primarily based on the network services provided by telecom operators in their respective countries and regions. SpaceX’s Starlink service may offer these devices an alternative form of internet access in the future, especially in areas with insufficient broadband service, but it does not directly replace or compete with existing 4G/5G mobile communication technology.
At the same time, the China Satellite Network (China Star Network) and 5G technology are two different communication technologies that play a key role in enhancing China’s and the global communication capability and internet access, but they focus on different areas and application scenarios.
China Satellite Network (China Star Network):
- Aims to provide broadband internet services globally by deploying satellite groups, especially offering high-speed internet connections in remote areas and seas where traditional networks are difficult to cover where traditional networks have difficulty reaching.
- This project emphasizes creating a network system composed of satellites to achieve global coverage, particularly suitable for addressing network coverage issues in geographically remote locations.
- The China Satellite Network highlights improving network access capabilities through space infrastructure, especially in remote and uncovered areas.
China 5G Technology:
- Is a mobile communication technology primarily deployed on ground-based infrastructure, offering higher data transmission speeds, lower latency, and broader connectivity.
- The deployment of 5G networks is mainly focused on urban and densely populated areas, aiming to provide fast network services for smartphone users and other mobile devices.
- 5G technology is crucial for driving the development of high-bandwidth applications such as the Internet of Things (IoT), autonomous vehicles, high-definition video streaming, and augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR).
In summary, although China Satellite Network (China Star Network) and 5G technology both aim to enhance communication capabilities and network access, the former focuses more on global coverage through satellite networks, especially in areas unreachable by traditional networks; while the latter advances the next generation of mobile communication technology on the ground, providing high-speed data transmission services for users. Together, they play complementary roles in achieving global network connectivity and the digitalization process.


Porkchop’s aim is to establish an interplanetary economy within the solar system. We’re doing it with a reusable in-space logistics vehicle.
Thousands of satellites are being launched daily and many require services in-orbit. Such orbital services include rapid constellation deployment, satellite repositioning, inspection and de-orbiting. The companys first product “porkchop M” is the perfect vehicle for the job – it’s a reusable, multi-purpose vehicle, which will ultimately make utilising space a lot easier and more accessible. It will use the company’s proprietary Micro Vacuum Arc Thrusters (uVAT) to rendezvous and dock with client satellites, making the process a lot easier.


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mission, is beside the U.S. flag during an Apollo 11 moon walk.
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the first hand up in the room always mentions the American flag.
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“Mar Caribe” Event
The Kingston FIR and Havana FIR in partnership with the Simwings Support Project presents Mar Caribe! Come and fly in any Class B, C or D aircraft from MKJS-MUHA-MKJP. The Kingston FIR and Havana FIR will provide you with world-class services that will guarantee a safe flight.
The Simwings Support Project is a Non-Profit Organization that helps less fortunate flight-sim enthusiasts to get the necessary equipment to start their aviation dream. This will serve as a means of raising funds to help someone else. Visit https://www.simwingsupport.org to help them.
(This flight is open to the public, but due to limited airport space, we would like for you to sign up)
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Students can follow a standard course of simulator flying lessons and progress on to more advanced flying which covers night flying, instrument flying and other more challenging flying OR by just enjoy ‘FUN’ simulator flying sessions.
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For more than a century, pilots have been intrigued by the challenges of flight in the highest mountains and the deepest canyons on every continent. Mountain, Canyon, and Backcountry Flying allows pilots to get off the beaten path and enjoy the outdoors. It opens up a whole new world of recreation, including airplane camping, hiking, fishing, and staying at guest lodges or bush camps in areas without roads or easy access by land or water.
Flying in these enticing environments often entails operations over relatively inaccessible terrain in a challenging and sometimes unforgiving environment. This necessitates the proper mindset, discipline, and procedures to operate efficiently and safely. Operating over mountains, navigating through canyons, taking off and landing on unimproved, high-altitude airstrips in confined areas, and maximizing airplane performance requires specialized skills. The authors and guest writers share information and tips gleaned from more than 150 years and 100,000 hours of collective experience as professional mountain and backcountry pilots and flight instructors.
Recreational pilots to mountain flying instructors will find this book useful, and college and university professors can use the text to supplement their classroom instruction. Fundamental concepts include preparing for and conducting mountain and canyon flights, airport operations, situational awareness, aircraft performance, risk management, and emergency operations. Analysis of accident scenarios, accounts from the authors' own experiences, and contributions from seasoned backcountry pilots and instructors expand on material detailed in the text. Each chapter includes exercises to help the reader understand and apply the information to their own flying, and beautiful color illustrations will inspire pilots to seek out these awe-inspiring destinations.
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- Launch Control Officer
sees the launching of the rockets. Runs the launch control box and
handles the PA announcements. Watches the range for safety violations,
and has final say if a rocket flies or not. Should be certified
level 1, or higher.
- Range Safety Officers
- Over sees the checking
in of rockets and assigns the rocket to a particular pad. Takes a look
at the rocket to see if it is fit to fly. Make sure that the motor has
been mounted correctly, fins secure, and launch lugs are attached correctly.
Then assigns the rocket to a pad. Should be certified level 1, or higher.
- Pad Manager
- A good way to
help start learning launch operations. Helps manage the launch pads.
Changes out launch rods when needed, help loads small and large rockets
onto the launch pads. Helps the kids out with connecting their rockets.
And helps out the RSO when things gets busy. Gets to learn what the
RSO and LCO job are all about. Does not need to be certified.
- Assistants Positions
- Are helpers for the
main possitions. They will help out with whatever need done to make sure the
range runs more smoothly. Does not need to be certified.


Családunk szerint Magyarország legjobb szállodája. Immár 10 éve minden évben eltöltünk egy-egy hetet ebben a csodás hotelben. Volt év hogy többször is megfordultunk! Gyermekeink itt tanultak meg 3-4 évesen úszni, és most hogy már 15-17 évesek, amikor felmerült, hogy hova menjünk nyaralni egybehangzóan mondják, hogy hova máshova, mint a Hasikba. A nagyszerű személyzet utánozhatatlan! A környezet csodás! Itt tényleg megpihenhet az ember! Csak AJÁNLANI tudom mindenkinek!
over Bakony. What is wonderful on the ground is breathtakingly beautiful from above. Guests can set off from the airport of Dáka nearby (14,4kms) to catch a bird’s-eye view of this exquisite landscape.
The hot air balloon is the oldest successful human-carrying flight technology. It is in a class of aircraft known as balloon aircraft. On November 21, 1783, in Paris, France, the first untethered manned flight was made by Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent d'Arlandes in a hot air balloon created on December 14, 1782 by the Montgolfier brothers. Hot air balloons that can be propelled through the air rather than just being pushed along by the wind are known as airships or, more specifically, thermal airships.
A hot air balloon consists of a bag called the envelope that is capable of containing heated air. Suspended beneath is a gondola or wicker basket (in some long-distance or high-altitude balloons, a capsule), which carries passengers and (usually) a source of heat, in most cases an open flame. The heated air inside the envelope makes it buoyant since it has a lower density than the relatively cold air outside the envelope. As with all aircraft, hot air balloons cannot fly beyond the atmosphere. Unlike gas balloons, the envelope does not have to be sealed at the bottom since the air near the bottom of the envelope is at the same pressure as the surrounding air. In today's sport balloons the envelope is generally made from nylon fabric and the mouth of the balloon (closest to the burner flame) is made from fire resistant material such as Nomex. Beginning in the mid-1970s, balloon envelopes have been made in all kinds of shapes, such as hot dogs, rocket ships, and the shapes of commercial products, though the traditional shape remains popular for most non-commercial, and many commercial, applications.
The term hot air balloon is occasionally used inaccurately to denote any balloon large enough to carry people, including gas balloons.
Link to sourse: wikipedia.org


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Angle shots - useful for design of buildings and distant objects such as cities and water views.
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The engines roar so loudly you can feel your whole body shake as the fighter jet accelerates down the short runway on the aircraft carrier in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. You can smell the burning fuel. Standing on the deck of the carrier, you can’t even see the fighter pilot inside because his plane is racing by at such an incredible speed. You can, though, sense the power of the great plane and the intensity of the takeoff. Just seconds before, the jet was calmly stationed at the end of the carrier, along with a few other ones. But now, just seconds later, amidst burning fuel and an awesome display of speed, it’s at the end of the runway and quickly airborne, racing up into the blue sky.
But where is the plane going?
Like the fighter jet, you, too, are about to accelerate down a short runway and take off on a great adventure with many possible missions and destinations. During your childhood, your life has probably been pretty steady and stable for the last few years. Sure, there have been ups and downs and you’ve changed and grown as a boy, but boyhood is usually marked by very slow and gradual development compared to the upcoming season in your life. But soon, instead of just hanging out at the end of the runway with the other fighter jets, instead of slowly taxiing back and forth on the runway, your life is about to accelerate in a very intense and rapid period called adolescence. And at the end of adolescence, you will take off into the sky for an even greater adventure: manhood.
Any fighter pilot will probably tell you that good preparation before the flight is essential to a successful mission. He has spent thousands of hours learning to fly. He has considered problems he could encounter and maneuvers he could use in those dangerous situations. He has tested and serviced the plane. He has filled it up with fuel. He has studied the specific flight plan, considered the weather, and learned the goal and details of the mission. The takeoff is but a few seconds; the mission is but a few hours; but the preparation is years in the making.
The preparation is years in the making. Do you feel the weight of that challenge? It is up to us to make sure that we are being proactive with our sons as we cast vision for it means to be a godly man. We have to give them the Flight Plan well before their flight takes off. That requires work on our part. Are you willing to put the time and effort in now so that your future pilot can fly on the journey himself? The challenge is set before us. The question is whether or not we are up for it!


Discover Magazine reports that the space start-up Xcor Aerospace is ready to begin selling tickets to tourists. For $95,000, you can soar 37 miles up to the edge of space, the company announced today. They already have one ticket sold, to a Danish investment banker.
Discover explains that “In the small world of private space companies, Xcor is considered a cheap, no-frills provider. The announced ticket price is about half the $200,000 cost of a suborbital flight aboard Virgin Galactic’s deluxe SpaceShip Two. That vehicle is expected to bring six passengers aloft at a time, and may let them float around the cabin during the five minutes of weightlessness they’ll experience at the apogee of their flight, 62 miles above the earth’s surface. In contrast, Xcor’s small suborbital vehicle, the Lynx, is a two-seater, and the one paying passenger will stay strapped into the copilot’s seat.”
(Meanwhile, back here on Earth, the satirical news source The Onion reports that “Cash-strapped American Airlines announced a new series of fees this week that will apply to all customers not currently flying, scheduled to fly, or even thinking about flying aboard the commercial carrier.” Read The Onion’s very humorous article here.)


Jet Jock Central
For U.S. Jet Jocks
Home page for United States Air Force fighter pilots, United States
Navy and United States Marine Corps fighter pilots. Hello, I am the creator
of this homepage.
I created this homepage because being a fighter pilot sounds like a
job I would like to do.
My callsign is RED DEVIL 5 after the Red Devils squadron of the 107th
Fighter Squadron, 127th Fighter Wing, 127th Wing, Selfridge Air National
Guard Base Michigan. I want to fly the (Viper) when I become a fighter
Lockheed-Martin F-16 C/D Fighting Falcon (VIPER) CHARACTERISTICS
RANGE: 2,000 Miles (Ferry), 550 Miles (Combat)
BLOCKS 20, 30, 40, 50
General Electric F110-GE-100 turbofan, 29,000 pounds of thrust.
BLOCKS 22, 32, 42, 52
Pratt & Whitney F100-229 turbofan, 27,000 pounds of thrust
C Model: One
D Model: Two
Climb Rate: 40,000+ft per minute.
Top Ceiling: 60,000 ft.
Service Ceiling: 40,0OO ft.
Max Speed: Mach 2.0+. Maximum G-Load, 9 G's (pilot allowable).
Corner Air Speed: 350-400 knots.
Lenght: 49 feet, 5 inches
Wingspan: 32feet, 8 inches
FLIGHT SIMULATOR DOCUMENTATION ERRORS:
JET FIGHTER III
KC-10 Extender is based on the DC-10,and made by McDonnel Douglas,not
RF-4C,F-4 B,F-4C/D, F-4 J,F-4 N,F-4 S Phantom II,and F-4G Wild Weasel
do not have a cannon. But in Vietnam Air Force F-4's carried a 20mm Gun
Pod in the centerline station or on the wings in place of the gas tanks.
The only version of the "Rhino that was in U.S. service with an internal
gun is the F-4E.
C-5 Galaxy is not the biggest aircraft ever built,the Russians built
a bigger six engine cargo plane that resembles the Galaxy in many ways.
C-130 Hercules(regular transport version) does not carry any armarment
excepta large bomb called the DAISEY CUTTER in it's cargo hold.
The AC-130U Spectre is the type of Hercules with weapons.
F-22 LIGHTNING II
This game has a USAF Boeing 737 as an Airborne Warning And Control
System (AWACS). The aircraft that carries the large AWACS dish is a USAF
707 or 720. The 737 was a test that Boeing and the Air Force conducted.
It never went operational.
And Nellis AFB has two parellel runways,not one.
COVER PICTURE ERRORS FOR SIMULATOR SOFTWARE, HARDWARE etc.
On the cover of the box for Jane's Combat Stick (Made by CH Products)
shows a pilot in full USAF flight gear. Look closely, the Air Combat Command
patch is on the left, and the pocket on the right arm (That holds pens)
is supposed to be on the left. Thus this picture is backwards.
||This example is the official patch of the 127th Wing (MI-ANG),
Selfridge Air National Guard Base Mount Clemens, Michigan
||This example is the official patch of the 927th Air Refueling
Wing (AFRC), Selfridge Air National Guard Base Mount Clemens, Michigan
||This is the official patch of the Air Combat Command
||This is the official patch of the Air Force Reserve Command.
||These aircraft shown are F-16C's from Nellis's AFB Agressors Squadron.
||This shot of an F-16C shows the wide angle HUD, this HUD is used on
Block 40 jets and up.
||The Vipers shown here information are aircraft of the 107
FS, Selfridge ANGB, MI. This photograph was taken during RIMPAC '96. RIMPAC
'96 was an Operation in which Naval and Air Forces participated in a joint
||Here is me in an F-16A Block 10 OCU of the then 107th TFS,
127th TFW. I had to get out because the pilot was coming. Sitting in that
cockpit was a dream come true. I got to sit in the cockpit because my uncle,was
in the Army,at that time he was a Captain. He knew an aircraft mechanic.
When the mechanic turned on the avionics,the HUD said, WARN, WARN, WARN.There
were a couple of things that I didn't expect. An arm rest,and "Towel Racks"
on the side of the canopy. Fall 1992. Four years later in the Fall of 1996,
a pilot friend of mine took me on a tour of the 107th FS building and the
127th FW Lt. McMath flight simulator building where I actually piloted
a F-16C/D Block 30/32 Simulator. He also gave me the oppurtunity to sit
in a F-16C Block 30 cockpit. The C/D model Block 30's were in production
from around late 1984 to late 1986. It is amazing how much fighter technolgy
had advanced between 1979 and 1984.
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