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Interesting slideshow of where some airport names came from:

http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/15/travel/airport-namesakes/index.html?hpt=hp_c3

One of the dads of my son's Little League teammate is a recently retired F-18 squadron leader at Marine Corps Naval Airstation Miramar. He told me last week that he landed a job with United...

I watched a plane crash documentary that talked about "Engineered Materials Arresting System" or EMAS. It is a special concrete-like material that is installed at the end of runways and can safely...

Yep, one or both of those Cessna jocks is in a heap of trouble.

One of my favorite Far Side cartoons:

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The Miramar Airshow has been cancelled at the last minute due to the shutdown. I'm sure there are contracts that will have to be paid whether there's a show or not, so I bet it will cost more to...

Looks like Amelia Earhart was way off course! ;)

Lucky bastard! ;) I agree, the Connie was one of the most beautiful aircraft ever designed.

Here's a company that creates furniture etc. from old aircraft parts. I'd love to own one of those pieces, I bet they cost thousands though.

http://motoart.com/

If I was made of money I'd finance the restoration of this beautiful airplane:
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Not sure why the pilot rolled the plane at the end, that plane can fly all day upside down. Very sad.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=5e5_1371922689

IMO if they're just now pushing this after 100 years, the title still goes to the Wright Bros.

Cool CNN article:

http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/21/travel/plane-spotting-big-aircraft/index.html?hpt=hp_c2

Looks a little like a 757. Being a Boeing fan and Airbus hater, this is disturbing as it may spell bad news for the U.S. guys. As cool an airplane as it is, I still dislike the A380 because it...

I like those little micro-hotels, they look cozy. Hope they get maid service, though, I'm sure those things are hook-up heaven! :p

Doh! Good catch Jersey. :D The typo's been corrected (and I call myself an aviation buff!).

Wow, that's a year after the '47 started service. I didn't fly on one that year, but I had a plastic model which is the next best thing. That plane blew me away when it first came out (as it still...

Cool article on the new Boeing 747-8:

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/16/travel/lufthansa-747-8-intercontinental/index.html?hpt=hp_c3

Military Airshows (Blue Angels, Thunderbirds) have been cancelled due to budget cuts:

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/09/us/military-air-shows/index.html?hpt=hp_c3

Members of the...

Good to talk with you again Jersey!

That was an awesome slideshow!

Check out this cool video. A real Jolly Rogers F-18 pilot bolted a couple cameras inside his cockpit and recorded a flight from cat launch to trap. You can see the aircraft shuddering during high-G...

Unbelievable video. The pilot is taking off way too heavy for his altitude, air temperature, and aircraft. And he had plenty of time to abort/land before he reached the forest. Borderline criminal...

Of course, the threat of Scott being sued didn't stop you from allowing "JoS3ph" from using FAD to impersonate two FAA certified pilots and publishing photos of someone else's pre-teen daughters as...

Interesting video. I had always known about the "Bernoulli Effect" which stated that air flowing over an asymmetric airfoil will cause a pressure differential on the upper and lower surfaces. I...

They probably stopped handing out meals as well. I've flown Alaska but don't remember the cards.

In-n-Out Burger puts biblical references in the bottom of their cups. I don't mind 'cause they're...

The dad of one of my son's Little League teammates is a Marine F-18 Squadron commander at Miramar MCAS. He's pissed that the money the Marines could have used to buy Super Hornets was instead sunk...

Great crosswind landing video:

http://youtu.be/mMvLuUJFHYk

Wouldn't it be cool to have someone like Kent Wien join FAD and start a new Aviation thread? We'd have to do some housecleaning before that could happen, though. ;)

Dang, that guy got pretty mangled up. :eek: ;)

That does it, I'm flying Ryanair! :D

Great, as if those seats weren't skanky enough... :eek:

Only one of many glitches yet to come. This is not unusual for complex systems like aircraft.

It was brave of that pilot to climb into the wheel wells and pull the landing gear out. ;) :D

I'll put it on my Blockbuster queue. Has to take back seat to "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" which my son wants to see. :)

No problemo, you didn't know all that was going on (most of which was behind the scenes). :)

Joe? Never heard of the guy.

Hear Hear!

Are you aware of went on with Joe? Do you know something that we don't? Requiring minds gots to know! :)

Probably Mr. Autopilot. ;)

Real pilots flying real aircraft. Way cool. :)

767 gear up landing in Poland. Pilot did a great job:

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2011/11/01/erin-captain-sullenberger-poland-air-landing.cnn

This is OK, though I'll have to wait until the plane reaches cruise altitude or I might drag on the ground. :eek: ;) :D

If you want a window without duct tape, that'll cost extra. ;)

When this show first started I couldn't believe Paul Jr. put up with the abuse by his dad. Pushed my buttons because, in a less extreme case, my dad has always treated me like a dumbshit. Ahhh,...

Love the Bay Area. I lived in Sunnyvale for a summer and Mare Island when I was a but a tyke. :)

Likewise if anyone comes to San Diego. Good to see the Aviation thread alive and well, it's a great group of people. :)

Great idea! :)

Thanks Cyn! Personally I didn't work on the satellite systems (I help develop video equipment for UAV's/Drones). I'm pretty happy the thing is still in one piece, our stock (and possibly our jobs)...

My company, Viasat, launched it's very own satellite today from Russia. Nothing like having all of our jobs loaded onto a Roman candle! The satellite is about the size of a bus and is the highest...

Love the movie Wall Street.