Flying the SR-71 Blackbird with USAF Lt. Col. Maury Rosenberg

An outstanding one-on-one interview of SR-71 pilot Lt.Col. Maury Rosenberg, USAF Retired, by Ron Carrico for the San Diego Air and Space Museum. In this one hour interview, Rosenbe
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Dave Thatcher’s CX4 & CX5 – Affordable, Safe Aircraft to Build and Fly

by Kimberly Blair, Pensacola News Journal Dave Thatcher reminds you of silver screen icon Jimmy Stewart with his subtle wit, lanky frame and down-to-Earth demeanor. But Thatcher ha
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Light Sport Aircraft Lands on Make-Shift Carrier at Sea

With footage of six cameras including from inside the aircraft. Whilst filming how a small aircraft does aerial photography at sea, the “just in case something goes wrongR
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Story of finding the B-29 Superfortress ‘Kee-Bird’ in Greenland

Article courtesy of War History Online. The “Kee Bird” was a United States Army Air Forces B-29-95-BW Superfortress, 45-21768, of the 46th Reconnaissance Squadron, that
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Lockheed-Martin SR-72 Hypersonic Aircraft, Twice as fast as the Blackbird

In 1976, U.S. Air Force SR-71 Blackbird crews flew from New York to London in less than two hours, reaching speeds exceeding Mach 3 and setting world records that have held up for
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Mike Machat wins National Aviation Hall of Fame award for Douglas Aircraft mural

The National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) this morning awarded its 11th Annual Combs Gates Award to aviation artist, Mike Machat, of Woodland Hills, California. Machat is being rec
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Warbird flight to Apple Valley Air Show 2013

A flight of Planes of Fame Warbirds flies to the Apple Valley Air Show 2013.
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Ways of the War Hawk: How to Fly the Curtiss P-40 Fighter

This film is a detailed checkout produced by P-40 manufacturer Curtiss Wright, in rare World War II color. Claire Chenault’s Flying Tiger’s deadly weapon in China, the
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Aurora 7, the flight of Scott Carpenter

To commemorate the life of Scott Carpenter, here is a NASA documentary video on the flight of Aurora 7. [hr4] An Evening With Two Mercury Astronauts This 2011 lecture features a mo
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Learjet Celebrates its 50th Anniversary

In celebration of Learjet’s 50th anniversary, Flexjet on Tuesday launched “Legends Redefined,” a six-city U.S. tour offering guests the opportunity to experience
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