About 30 years ago a Primary (Elementary) School Teacher encouraged a 10 year old boy, named Robin, to do a special science project based on flight. I can’t remember the detail but do remember buildin...
Aviation
So how do planes fly… How Do Airplanes Fly? Really?: BLOG: SciAm Observations For a century since Orville and Wilbur lifted off at Kitty Hawk, airplanes have been carrying us through the air, so...
Flight International get to ride on the giant. Flight International : Riding shotgun on an A380 flight test Having been reporting on the A380 and its predecessor the A3XX for a decade, it was wit...
I only know of Alan Mulally, new Ford CEO, from Karl Sabbaghs book “Twenty-First-Century Jet” about the building of the Boeing 777 and some mentions on the Boeing Blog (which has been silent about thi...
Fords new CEO will be a former Boeing Executive. Getting Ford back on track is a huge challenge, will it fly? Bill Ford steps down - News - CAR Magazine . Bill Ford is set to step aside as chief...
This interview, on Randy's Boeing blog, is a wonderful taste of a book that’s on my Amazon Wishlist! Boeing Blog: Randy's Journal: Father knows best “I never had a real strong desire to be a pilot, although I've done a little flying. I
Games
Microsoft have released a preview of the upcoming Flight Simulator X. Only a 640mb download away, it’s an impressive look at what the release will offer. The trial version includes two airports, three missions, and three different aircraft all based around St. Maarten in the Caribbean. It installed and
Flight Simulator X hits the web as the build up to the launch begins. Flight Simulator X Microsoft® Flight Simulator X is the culmination of nearly 25 years of the landmark Flight Simulator franchise—the most significant addition to date… Flight Simulator X Microsoft® Flight Simulator X is the culmination
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Remarkable History Channel re-enactment of an F15 Aircraft that lost a wing during training and still managed to land,, A Welsh View: Video: F-15 With One Wing A Welsh View: Video: F-15 With One Wing
An article in The New Yorker has an interesting view of the Boeing/Airbus battle. They say “you make your luck” and that’s true but perhaps it takes a little luck to “make it”. Boeing 787 & Airbus A380 are great products so is the difference foresight reading shifting
Charts be gone! RobiNZ CAD Blog: Digital Paper takes flight Electronic ink, digital paper, takes to the air…. RobiNZ CAD Blog: Digital Paper takes flight Electronic ink, digital paper, takes to the air….