Aug
31
how much seniority does it take to become a captain of the Boeing 767 flying for aircanada?
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i need to know how much seniority it take to fly each plane for aircanada but for the boeing 767 would be most helpful any awnsers would be a huge help. THANKYOU.!!!!!
Aug
31
Look to Lockheed for Leadership Vintage Aviation Film
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Promotional film about Lockheed aircraft using test pilots and speed records to show how Lockheed is at the forefront of aviation technology. Wright Brothers, Amelia Earhart, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lindbergh and Howard Hughes are shown. Also airplane construction. Stock shots: Snowy mountain peaks encircled with clouds; Large sailing ship, full-rigged; “pioneer” wagons against a backdrop of clouds; Kitty Hawk, Wright Brothers first flight; 1928, Lockheed Vega “Yankee Doodle” landing breaking speed record — NY to LA in 18 hours and 58 minutes pilots Col. Arthur Gobel (sp?) and Harry Tucker 1929 Capt. Frank Hawks climbs in cockpit on his way to setting a new transcontinental record. Take off on West Coast; 1931 Lockheed Col. Charles Lindbergh and Mrs. Anne Morrow Lindbergh (!) head from Washington, DC, over the Bering Sea and land on pontoons in Tokyo to cheering throngs; 1931 Ruth Nichols lands her Lockheed Vega after establishing women’s altitude record of 28743 ft. CU of Nichols in ski parka in cockpit. 1933: “Winnie Mae”, Wiley Post first man to fly around the world alone. 1933, Col. Charles Lindbergh and Mrs. Lindbergh embark on 29000 mile survey flight from New York to Labrador, Greenland, Iceland, Europe, the Azores, Africa, Brazil and back to NY. 1934: Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, Capt. PG Taylor land in Oakland after flying from Australia. First West to East trans-Pacific flight. “Lady Southern Cross.” Large crowds gather to cheer. 1935 Amelia Earhart flies from …
Aug
30
Hong Kong Intl. Airport Boeing 747 Landing (720p HD)
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Watch in HD, click youtube.com “&fmt=18″ for high video and audio quality. “&fmt=6″ for default high quality. Description: A window-shot of Boeing 747 making approach to Hong Kong International Airport (VHHH).
Aug
30
Raw Video: Boeing 787 Makes First Flight
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Boeing Co.’s new 787 jetliner takes to the skies, more than two years later than the company planned. The flight will take several hours as tests are performed and systems checked. (Dec. 15)
Aug
29
Future of Commercial Aviation: Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner
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In this University of Washington program, Al Miller, director of Technology Integration for the 787 Dreamliner program at the Boeing Company, and Mark Tuttle, chair of the mechanical engineering department at the University of Washington, speak on the future of commercial aviation by sharing their experiences and future prospects. Learn about the materials used in the Boeing Company’s new 787 Dreamliner that will change both the way that airplanes are built and your flying experience. The Boeing Company is on top of the commercial aerospace market due to the ambition of its engineers with the development of the 787. Before you board your first Dreamliner, get inside the making of the plane and hear about the next generation of advanced materials being developed and how they will alter the future of planes, cars, energy, medicine, and beyond.
Aug
29
X-51A / X-51 Waverider Record Breaking Hypersonic Mach 5 Flight
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airboyd.tv Courtesy United States Air Force by Air Force Flight Test Center Public Affairs www.edwards.af.mil 5/26/2010 - EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — An X-51A Waverider flight test vehicle successfully made the longest ever supersonic combustion ramjet-powered hypersonic flight today off the Southern California coast. The more than 200-second burn by the X-51’s Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne-built air breathing scramjet engine accelerated the vehicle to Mach 5. The previous longest scramjet burn in a flight test was 12 seconds in a NASA X-43. Even before sifting through volumes of telemetry data transmitted by the X-51, Air Force officials called the test, the first of four planned, an unqualified success. The flight is considered the first use of a practical hydrocarbon-fueled scramjet in flight. “We are ecstatic to have accomplished the most significant of our test points on the X-51A’s very first hypersonic mission,” said Charlie Brink, X-51A program manager with the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. “We equate this leap in engine technology as equivalent to the post-World War II jump from propeller-driven aircraft to jet engines.” The X-51 departed about 10 am from Edwards Air Force Base, carried aloft under the left wing of an Air Force Flight Test Center B-52H Stratofortress. Then, flying at 50000 feet over the Point Mugu Naval Air Warfare Center Sea Range, the Waverider was released. Four seconds later an Army Tactical …
Aug
28
Boeing 787 First Flight.m4v
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On December 15, 2009 at approximately 10:27 AM PST, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner started its takeoff roll for its first flight. The takeoff was broadcast live via a Boeing webcast. This video comes from that broadcast
Aug
28
What’s a good gps for aviation with weather updates?
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My dad just got his pilot liscense and wants to get a GPS with weather updates for his plane. I have been going through alot of different systems and am having a hard time finding one specifically geared for aviation with weather updates, I would like to go below $1,000, but if I can’t get a good one for that I would be willing to go higher. Also, what are service options for weather updates? I know of XM are there any others?
Aug
26
Boeing B-52G Stratofortress Minimum Interval Take Off (MITO)
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Note the Hound Dog cruise missiles under the wings… The B-52G was proposed to extend the B-52’s service life during delays in the B-58 Hustler program. At first, a radical redesign was envisioned with a completely new wing and Pratt & Whitney J75 engines with a water injection system to assist on takeoff. The water injection adds approximately a 17% increase to the takeoff power, also leaving the runway covered in a dense smoke screen. The most significant of these was the brand new “wet” wing with integral fuel tanks which considerably increased the fuel capacity — gross aircraft weight went up by 38000 pounds (17235 kg) compared with prior variants. In addition, a pair of 700 US gallon (2650 L) external fuel tanks was fitted under the wings. The wing also had the traditional ailerons eliminated, instead utilizing spoilers for roll control. The tail fin was shortened by 8 feet (2.4 m), water injection system capacity was increased to 1200 US gallons (4540 L), and the nose radome was enlarged. The tail gunner was provided with an ejection seat and moved to the main cockpit. Dubbed the “Battle Station” concept, the offensive crew (pilot and copilot on the upper deck and the two bombing navigation system operators on the lower deck) faced forward, while the defensive crew (tail gunner and ECM operator) on the upper deck faced aft. The B-52G entered service 13 February 1959 (a day earlier, the last B-36 was retired, making SAC an all-jet bomber force). Nearly all B-52Gs …
Aug
26
what are some popular aviation magazines?
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i am trying to compile a list of aviation magazines/publications for work; and i have a rather short list-so if anyone out there knows of a few to help me build that list…i would really appreciate! till then i will surf the net.