Ready for Take-Off
This week marks my 500th post on my blog. Wow! if you had told me when I started that I would have made it this far, I would had been…
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The Jennings Stearman Fly-In
For aviation enthusiasts, it’s always a treat to see a biplane fly over. But when you are driving down the interstate and see not one, not two, but several flying ahead, you know something is…
Read MoreThe Bamboo Bomber
Cessna built the first examples of the “Bamboo Bomber” Cessna UC78 (T-50) Bobcat before WWII as a business-feeder airline aircraft. During the war, many were produced as a multi-engine trainer for…
Read MoreBede BD-5B
The BD-5 is a small, single-seat, homebuilt “kit” aircraft by the now-defunct Bede Aircraft Corporation in the early 1970s. It has a small, streamlined fuselage holding its semi-reclined pilot under a large canopy, with the mid-engine…
Read MoreInside Marine One
Most people will never have an opportunity to travel inside a helicopter. Those who have will tell you it’s loud and cramped. That is, of course, unless you are the…
Read MoreNASA’s T-38
The Northrop T-38 was used by the Air Force as a two-seat, supersonic trainer and was used by NASA’s research pilots for proficiency and mission support flights. With its lower…
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The Ginn DSA-1 Interior
Little airplanes have little interiors. This means you only have the basics for instruments and extra features. This little Ginn DSA-1 biplane fits everything nicely, including a clear plexiglass bottom to provide…
Read MoreGrumman S2F-1 Tracker
The Grumman S-2 Tracker was the first purpose-built, single airframe anti-submarine warfare aircraft to enter service with the US Navy. The Tracker was of conventional design with twin engines, a…
Read MoreSpeedy Birds
Liking both autos and airplanes, it’s fun to go to an event that offers both. The cars drive in while the planes fly in and you get to drool over…
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