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January 11, 2016

Airborne 01.08.16: Clinton On UFO, Concorde Test Pilot Turcat, Another UAV Suit

Also: Liberty University, Elite RC-1 To RC-1000, Southwest Expands, Malaysia Suspends Baggage, First Japanese E-2D, NASA Research

During a meeting with the editorial board of the Conway, New Hampshire Daily Sun last week, a reporter asked Hillary Clinton about a conversation they had in 2007 about UFOs. The Daily Sun reports that Clinton "seemed to have fun" discussing this topic, and the topic of Area 51, saying "Yes, I'm going to get to the bottom of it." When the mighty Concorde supersonic airliner was relegated to the status of a museum piece, supersonic airline travel came to an end. Now, the test p

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Oshkosh 2016 Is Shaping Up Nicely... Especially In Airshow Terms

Top Air Show Performers Commit To EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016

Some of the world’s top air show performers have made their commitments to fly at the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016 fly-in – The World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration – as part of the afternoon and night air show lineups. Those performers include national aerobatic champions and longtime Oshkosh favorites. They will add to the one-of-a-kind aircraft and performances that are part of the popular daily flying programs. EAA AirVenture 2015 is July 25-31 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh.

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Airborne 01.08.16: Clinton On UFO, Concorde Test Pilot Turcat, Another UAV Suit

Also: Liberty University, Elite RC-1 To RC-1000, Southwest Expands, Malaysia Suspends Baggage, First Japanese E-2D, NASA Research

During a meeting with the editorial board of the Conway, New Hampshire Daily Sun last week, a reporter asked Hillary Clinton about a conversation they had in 2007 about UFOs. The Daily Sun reports that Clinton "seemed to have fun" discussing this topic, and the topic of Area 51, saying "Yes, I'm going to get to the bottom of it." When the mighty Concorde supersonic airliner was relegated to the status of a museum piece, supersonic airline travel came to an end. Now, the test p

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Klyde Morris (01.11.16)

Klyde Remembers The Randy Babbit Era... His Way!

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (01.11.16): Adcock Range

Adcock Range National low-frequency radio navigation system (c.1930-c.1950) replaced by an omnirange (VOR) system. It consisted of four segmented quadrants broadcasting Morse Code "A" (dot-dash) and "N" (dash-dot) signals in opposing quadrants so that pilots could orient their position relative to a "beam" broadcasting a steady tone, and a Morse Code station identifier. Using a "build-and-fade" technique, a pilot could (ideally) pinpoint his location by the strength or weakness of a signal.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (01.11.16)

Aero Linx: The Combat Air Museum The Combat Air Museum has served as an educational institution and tourism destination for close to forty years. It is one of a handful of major aviation museums in the United States located on an active air field. Visitors to our Museum are regularly treated to flying activities of Air Force fighter aircraft and Army helicopter operations. With the longest runway in the State of Kansas, large refueling tanker aircraft of the Kansas Air National Guard and army troop transports often fill the skies around the Museum. The Museum's "Young Aviators" classes offer students a unique opportunity to be immersed in the midst of a museum covering aviation history from the earliest days of flight to t

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (01.11.16)

"Some days you’ll go up and she’ll be perfectly well-behaved and she’ll be just like dancing with a lady. It’s going to be smooth and everything just goes great and it’s the best flight of your life, but then there are those days when (she’s) not a lady, she is a dragon, and you’re just trying to hold on while she tries to kill you. A lot of it has to do with visibility,” Source: Capt. Jacob, a 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron U-2S pilot, describing the amzing airplane he gets to fly...

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