Video of F-16 Bird Strike
Jeremy links to an amazing video. Just after takeoff they hit a bird & loose an engine… F-16 Bird Strike Video (by Jeremy Zawodny) F-16 Bird Strike Video (by Jeremy Zawodny)
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Makes you think...
Made me think… * Strange Laws - The Dilbert Blog * “The sentence for attempted murder should be the same as the sentence for successful murder” * The problem with "global warming" - Seth's Blog * Global is good * Warm is good. * Even greenhouses are good places. * How can "
Airbus A380 inside tour
Airbus flight test division vice president Fernando Alonso, not the F1 driver, shows Flight International around his charge, the A380 test aircraft MSN004. Flight International : Inside the belly of the beast: Flight International's pictorial tour of the A380 Flight International : Inside the belly of the beast: Flight International&
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Boeing 777-200LR Worldliner Certified for passenger service
Although much is made of the first flight surely certification is the day a commercial aircraft design is really “born”. After years of design and testing it can actually carry the public it was built to transport. The Boeing 777-200LR Worldliner has achieved certification for passenger service from US and
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Airbus Vs Boeing on composite component saftey
Marketing, politics or safety concerns? * Boeing are making unprecedented use of composite materials in the new 787 including the complete fuselage… * Airbus raise the difficulty of detecting impact damage in composites… Passenger aircraft rivals clash over safety of fuselage built from plastic - Times Online Passenger aircraft rivals clash over
Boeing and the "Battle for the Skies"
Found an Interesting series of articles from the Chicago Tribune on Boeing and the "Battle for the Skies". The latest, BOEING'S BIG TEST: SUCCESS, gives some insight into the challenges facing Boeing, and it’s suppliers, getting the radical 787 technology into production. Battle for the
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Big Boeing 747-8 takes on the Airbus A380?
After pushing the 787 with a message “big & long-haul is not the future”; “Boeing believes the future will continue to follow the trend of more point-to-point, non-stop flights with more frequencies and more choices for passengers. Airbus believes in the super-jumbo and a future dominated by more hub-to-hub traffic
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A cool airport in Microsoft Flight Simulator
Robert posts an image of a cool airport: A Welsh View: Cool Airport Is it in Microsoft Flight Simulator I wonder? Of course it is
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Flight Simulator Graphics
Interesting comments on the Microsoft Flight Simulator graphics engine and how it manages both back compatibility and progress from “The Little Wheel Goes in Back” Blog. Backward compatibility | The Little Wheel Goes in Back “I just finished reading a couple pretty extensive threads on AvSim on how important customers think
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Auckland City for Microsoft Flight Simulator - Real New Zealand
Microsoft Flight Simulator comes with basic scenery for “Auckland” but the only way you’d see it looking like this is out the window of a real aircraft! Godzone Virtual Flight have released Real New Zealand -- Auckland City "Base Pack" scenery for Microsoft Flight Simulator . This is
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777–200LR Flies in to Auckland
A Boeing 777–200LR recently visited Auckland on it’s trip around the world. You can read a blog about this aircraft and it’s test program: Boeing 777-200LR Flight Test Journal Luxury airliner touches down in Auckland - NZ Herald 777-200LR Worldliner uses Bose QuietComfort headphones* - Bose Newsletter
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Saving the Pentagon's Killer Chopper-Plane
Developing the V-22 Osprey Chopper-Plane has been a nightmare . After 22 years, $16 billion and a tragic 30 deaths is the nightmare nearly over? Wired have an article on the history of the Osprey and it’s development. Wired 13.07: Saving the Pentagon's Killer Chopper-Plane Via Planenews.