Monthly Archives: April 2010
Call Signs
The Three Rules of Callsigns If you don’t already have one, you will be assigned one by your “buddies”. You probably won’t like it. If you complain and moan too much about 1. and 2., you’ll get a new … Continue reading
To drone or not to drone
Congress delved Wednesday into the politically explosive issue of unmanned drone attacks, questioning the legality of operations increasingly used to combat al Qaeda and Taliban militants in countries such as Pakistan. In the eight years of George W. Bush’s presidency, … Continue reading
Rocket racing takes flight
Two rocket-powered competitive aircraft took off together Saturday to showcase the Rocket Racing League’s new aerial muscle machine as it kicks off a 2010 World Exhibition Tour. The league unveiled its new Mark III X-racer rocket plane in the high-flying … Continue reading
Awesome Apollo 11 launch slow motion video
Apollo 11 Saturn V Launch (HD) Camera E-8 from Mark Gray on Vimeo.
Navy goes green?
It’s the new secret weapon fueling the US military. A hardy plant capable of growing in poor soil, camelina sativa produces a bio-fuel that’s now the focus of the US Navy’s drive for alternative fuels in its planes. Last week … Continue reading
Photo published in the Aerospace Encyclopedia
I just gave my permission for my photo of a Bleriot XI taken at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI to be published in the next edition of the Aerospace Encyclopedia. Go figure I travel all through the United … Continue reading
F-14 still flying in Iran
The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) says it currently possesses a new generation of F-14 fighter aircraft with domestically-built radars and refurbished engines. The Iranian fleet of Grumman F-14 Tomcat aircraft was purchased from the United States during … Continue reading
X-37B Heads to Space
A top secret space plane developed by the US military has blasted off from Cape Canaveral on its maiden voyage. Billed as a small shuttle, the unmanned X-37B heralds the next generation of space exploration. It will be the first … Continue reading
Dornier Do 335 “Arrow”
The Dornier Do 335 Pfeil (“Arrow”), unofficially also Ameisenbär (“anteater”), was a World War II heavy fighter built by the Dornier company. The Pfeil’s performance was much better than that of other twin-engine designs due to its unusual “push-pull” layout. … Continue reading
National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
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