February 2012
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Feb 28th
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Feb 27th
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Feb 25th
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Feb 25th
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A Documentary on Russian Aviation →
Click the link and watch this all the way through. Trust me, it’s good.
Feb 25th
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Feb 23rd
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Feb 22nd
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Feb 22nd
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Feb 22nd
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Reblog if you'll answer anything in your ask right...
Feb 21st
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Bitches love soft landings.
Instructor: You know why we've gotta polish up your landings?
Student: So we don't crash?
Instructor: Nope, because chicks dig dudes with skills.
Feb 21st
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Feb 21st
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Feb 21st
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Feb 20th
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Feb 20th
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Is Airbus's idestick catching on?
We all know that in 1988 they released the A320, starting the new generation of computerized aircraft. They also got rid of the more traditional control column and have replaced it with a sidestick, as they have been doing on their aircraft ever since. Now, on newer aircraft, it seems to be catching on: Such as the Bombardier Cseries (Cseries cockpit shown below). Made by the Canadian company:...
Feb 19th
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Feb 19th
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Feb 18th
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Feb 18th
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Feb 17th
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Comac and Chengdu at the centre of China's...
The only planes China used to make were license-built versions of soviet MiGs and Sukhois. Such as the Shenyang J-6, which was a heavily based on the MiG-19. In fact, the North Vietnamese Air Force is believed to have at least one J-6 unit during the Vietnam War. The MiG-19/J-6 were regarded as a formidable aircraft by the U.S. Air Force, as it had the agility of it’s predecessor, the...
Feb 16th
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Feb 16th
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Feb 15th
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What's your favourite civil aircraft and why?
My favourite is the Antonov An-225, because it's so huge, has six engines, and only one was ever made.
Feb 15th
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Feb 14th
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Feb 13th
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Feb 13th
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Feb 12th
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Feb 11th
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Feb 10th
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Feb 8th
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Feb 5th
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Feb 4th
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Feb 3rd
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Are budget airlines a good thing?
Budget airlines like Ryanair and Easyjet have grown quickly, but is the way they make the flights so cheap really a good thing by charging for pretty much everything? Personally, I think they are okay, so long as charging for extras doesn't go out of hand, like I think it has on Ryanair.
Feb 1st
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January 2012
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Jan 30th
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Jan 29th
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Jan 28th
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Jan 27th
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Jan 25th
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Jan 25th
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Kai Tak Airport
Gone for 13 years; the legend still remains. Above: The site where Kai Tak used to be. Here are a few photos that show the airport in its former glory: Of course, not all landings were successful:
Jan 24th
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Jan 23rd
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Jan 22nd
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