St. Stephan - Ready for Action..
September 15, 2008 (wMe)
St. Stephan - Ready for Action..
September 15, 2008 (wMe)
All about the «Lockheed Constellation» >> more info
That is unbelievable – the F-15 flying on one wing... >>more info
Swissair 111 crash near Halifax
William Henry returns with an important perspective on the Swissair 111 tragedy near Halifax . Henry argues
that numerous
factors such as electromagnetic interference and defective wiring contribute to this tragedy…
>> More Info
February 12, 2008 (wMe)
Crazy Landings and take offs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5prz1Ae5QM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1w4KEnkWIg&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cclH8ZSDVOM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XbINavHtiA&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDz6sEdrcfM&feature=related
F/A-22 Flight Demo - Impressive - Read below before viewing the video... (15.4MB)
http://www.f22-raptor.com/media/video_gallery/videos/F22_AirShow_Langley.wmv
The F/A-22 is now operational, with several wings already flying in the Air Force. The JSF-35 'Lightning' is fast approaching
operational, and can do much more than the F/A-22 - including literally stopping in mid-air from near super-sonic flight.
The Su-27 / Su-31 'Cobra' maneuver was essentially a 'one-trick pony' maneuver. The F/A-22, and especially the JSF-35,
can stop and eat a Sukoyhan doing the 'Cobra' maneuver, plus do so much more.
And, as pointed out by some ex-F-4 Phantom drivers, ANY of these maneuvers in an F-4 Phantom would have resulted in
stall/fall/spin. H. Ownby (USAFA '69) Fast (super-cruise*) and stealthy, and integrated avionics are cool, but what's really
impressive is the F/A-22s low speed stability and maneuverability. In the late 40s and to early 60s aeronautical engineers
were going nuts on how to shape intakes to handle both subsonic and super-sonic air flows, without stagnation or compressor stalls.
Supersonic in itself was a big challenge because you had to use shock waves to slow the intake air mass to sub-sonic before
it hit the compressor blades, or they would stall. The engineers figured it out, but the solution was keeping a lot of air going in
the front end to make sure all the hot air kept going out the back end. As you watc h this Mach 2 airplane suspend motionless in
air and do tail slides, be aware of the truly amazing performance of the engines and intakes.
January 27, 2008
Airplane-model
Lockheed L-1649 Starliner for Lufthansa
Lufthansa successfully bid for three of these Starliners on December 18th 2007. One of these N974R is a real Lufthansa plane as
it entered into service exactly 50 years ago on December 20th 1957 as D-ALAN for Lufthansa.
Renovation work will most probably take place at Auburn-Lewis airport in Maine. We congratulate Lufthansa for undertaking this project.
The Lufthansa Foundation honours its roots as it already operates a Ju-52, a Dornier Do-27, a Safir and a Messerschmitt Bf 108.
Let us hope that the mother shall encourage its daughter (Swiss) to follow suit in a similar project. An effort has already been started as
SR Technics is operating the first Swissair aircraft, the AC-4 Comte.
January 20, 2008
December 19, 2007, Our first night flight with the Stinson, it was very cold (-4°C) and
«Lady Stinson» without cabin heater.
December 2007 (wMe)