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Air Force One For Sale . Over in the USA, an Air Force One is for sale for a minimum deposit of $50,000 and not because of the sequester or any austerity initiative. And as the Aviationist blog pointed out , its not even one of the 747s but a DC-9 used from February 1975 until September 2005 that was hated by the media because its seats were uncomfortable. As of writing this, the reserve for Air Force One has not been met and you still have at le ...

“A Hit And A Miss” by Brian FitzGerald “A Hit And A Miss” by Brian FitzGerald

A Hit And A Miss First The Hit Last week I participated in two aviation events . The first was to visit Riverside Airport in Tulsa, Oklahoma , the part-time home of Ike Enns and his stable of fine aircraft. In particular I have been interviewing Ike regarding his P-51 Mustang The Miracle Maker . That trip was a hit . The miss, Ill tell you about later TTMFA Part 4 While still in the final editing stage of That They Might Fly Again Part 3 , I have ...

The F-35 will be a great strike fighter... But that's not what Canada needs.

Contrary to some of the posts I have made on this blog, I don't see myself as a "F-35 hater". I prefer to see myself as a "F-35 realist". There is simply no denying that the JSF program has been controversial, as well it should be for a government contract that is years behind schedule and billions over budget. I have no doubt, however, that the F-35 will eventually make up the backbone of

More on those Pawnee Braves More on those Pawnee Braves

Here we have more photographs of Piper PA-36 Pawnee Braves ZK-EIA and ZK-EIG. Both whilst being operated by Airwork and flown by Tim Frederickson. But first - have a look at - http nzcivair.blogspot.co.nz 2010 07 brave.html ZK-EIA was a PA-36-300 Pawnee Brave with the c n 36-7760009. It was the only one of this model imported using the Lycoming IO-540 engine. Many thanks to CMM for supplying these pics. As mentioned in an earlier post - ZK-EIA wa ...

Cessna T-50 "Bobcat" takeoff animation Cessna T-50

Having some fun with MODO 701's new keyed camera switching, and some updates to this model I originally did back in 2008. now fully rigged for animation. I'll be improving and adding to this as time goes on. Cast Mike James Tags mike james , modo , 3d , modeling , animation , cessna , t-50 , bobcat , aviation and aerospace

VIDEO: Watch a pilot bring his plane in for a harrowing crash landing

After the horror of the recent viral video of a Boeing 747 cargo plane falling from the sky , heressome amazingplane-crashfootage with a happy ending. Shortly after taking off near Fairbanks inAlaska, a pilot experienced engine failure in a small Beechcraft Bonanza. As we can see from the three onboard cameras, he does a breathtaking job of bringing the aircraft in for a crash landing, angling the plane in gracefully over trees, roads and green f ...

50 Years of passion and innovation Dassault Falcon 50 Years of passion and innovation Dassault Falcon

A half century after the first flight of the Mystre 20, the Falcon family has never been in such fine form. Dassault is considered a trail-blazer in a number of technological domains, both civilian and military, and has managed to maintain the innovative spirit so dear to its founder Marcel Dassault. The founder was an engineer of vision endowed with an innate feel for heavier-than-air machines, and wrote the most illustrious pages of the history ...

EMBRAER EXPANDS ITS MANUFACTURING PLANT IN MELBOURNE EMBRAER EXPANDS ITS MANUFACTURING PLANT IN MELBOURNE

The opening of a production plant on American soil in February 2011 was a watershed moment for the Brazilian manufacturer. The site at Melbourne Florida is presently given over to the final assembly of the Phenom family, and means that Embraer can meet its markets needs very closely indeed for its entry-level range of aircraft, and for its entire catalogue. As far as the management of the Embraer business aviation division is concerned, there is ...

MANUFACTURERS STILL WAITING FOR A RECOVERY MANUFACTURERS STILL WAITING FOR A RECOVERY

The most recent report from GAMA (General Aviation Manufacturer Association) that was made public at the beginning of the year painted a mixed picture for manufacturers in 2012. Business aviation does not yet seem to have escaped the vicious circle of the 2008 economic crisis, even when the existence of emerging markets is taken into account . Manufacturers are still waiting for some kind of recovery, a recovery that continues to be slow to make ...

RUAG Aviation delivers first VIP Completion RUAG Aviation delivers first VIP Completion

RUAG recently announced their first redelivery of a VIP completion to an undisclosed customer. The CRJ200 ex-airliner has been successfully converted into a ten-seat luxury VIP aircraft by RUAG Aviations Cabin Interior Program at Munich Executive Airport, Germany. Since 2011, the cabin interior program is under the leadership of Robin Freigang, RUAG Aviations Director Cabin Interior Program VIP Executive Jets, and offers state-of-theart VIP cabin ...