Spotting Airliners at JFK with Mike Machat

Take a trip with Mike Machat around Idlewild and John F. Kennedy International Airport during the magical era from Props to Jets.   Subscribe to Mike Machat’s “Celebrat
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Amazing Scenery Detail in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

This United States update (World Update 2) features an improved digital elevation model with resolution up to one meter, along with new aerial textures for significantly better app
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X-Planes: Mach Busters

Famous aviation artist and historian, Mike Machat, shares many of the fascinating details of the discovery and exploration of the flight regime at and above the speed of sound.
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North American Aviation XP-82 Twin Mustang Flies at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019

After 10 years of perseverance and more than 1.5 million man-hours of work, noted warbird restorer Tom Reilly, EAA 802376, brought his XP-82 Twin Mustang to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
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Apollo 11 Pre-Flight Press Conference

This Pre-Flight press conference was conducted on July 5th, 1969 with astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins before their Apollo 11 mission to land on the Moon
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B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Cockpit Tour and Refueling

At the end of April 2019, for the first time in the 30-year history of the U.S. Air Force B-2 stealth bomber program, video footage showing the cockpit of a Spirit stealth bomber w
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V-280 Valor Next-Gen VTOL Tilt-Rotor Aircraft Flight Demo

By David Cenciotti On Jul. 31, 2018 the first prototype of the Bell V-280 Valor, registration N280BH, performed a flight demo for invited media and dignitaries at Bell Helicopter A
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The Oxcart Story: Frank Murray flying the Lockheed A-12 for the CIA’s Operation Black Shield

CIA A-12 pilot Lt. Col. Frank Murray (USAF retired) was assigned to Area 51 during CIA A-12 Project Oxcart, and was one of six CIA pilots chosen to fly surveillance missions in the
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The Douglas Legacy by Mike Machat

Mike Machat, official Douglas Aircraft Company artist, historian, author, and previous owner/editor/publisher of Wings & Airpower magazines, presents a compendium of the histor
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Boeing 707 Aviation History Videos

Pan Am promo film from 1959 featuring fantastic scenes of B-707s. Also included are some lovely DC-8 scenes near the end. A must for Pan Am & Boeing 707 fans, this one is a re
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