C-5 with female pilots:
A certain individual on the Banhammer List can go fuck a running pulsejet.
Showing posts with label airplanes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label airplanes. Show all posts
Sunday, January 18, 2026
Saturday, January 17, 2026
California 1000
That was an unlimited 1,000 mile air race at Mojave. The first time, a DC-7 entered, which the unlimited racers didn't like because of wake turbulence. The DC-7 came in sixth, in no small part ecause it didn't need to make a pit stop to refuel.
For the second race, a Constellation also entered. But the other racers (Sea Furies, Mustangs, etc.) threatened to not race if the two airliners did. So the airliners were scratched.
Sadly, no DC-7s are still flying. The last one flying shelled an engine in 2013, landed at Charlotte, NC, where it remains. There are a few restored Connies flying.
For the second race, a Constellation also entered. But the other racers (Sea Furies, Mustangs, etc.) threatened to not race if the two airliners did. So the airliners were scratched.
Sadly, no DC-7s are still flying. The last one flying shelled an engine in 2013, landed at Charlotte, NC, where it remains. There are a few restored Connies flying.
Sunday, January 4, 2026
Sunday, December 28, 2025
Wednesday, December 24, 2025
The Shepherd, a Xmas Tradition
This appears to be the full text of the book, so set aside a little bit of time.
A shorter version:
Happy Christmas, everyone. Spare a thought for those who are on the job tonight: Police, firefighters, EMS, hospital workers, military, all to keep the rest of us safe in our beds.
And a special thought for those who, like John Kavanagh, went on patrol and never returned.
(Every year, I read both The Shepherd and The Spirit of Steamboat.)
A shorter version:
Happy Christmas, everyone. Spare a thought for those who are on the job tonight: Police, firefighters, EMS, hospital workers, military, all to keep the rest of us safe in our beds.
And a special thought for those who, like John Kavanagh, went on patrol and never returned.
(Every year, I read both The Shepherd and The Spirit of Steamboat.)
Sunday, December 21, 2025
Your Sunday Morning Prop Noise
A DH.104 Dove:
Back in the day, I knew a guy who had a line on a derelict Dove and he wanted to restore it. A bunch of us encouraged him to find something smaller/simpler to restore.
Back in the day, I knew a guy who had a line on a derelict Dove and he wanted to restore it. A bunch of us encouraged him to find something smaller/simpler to restore.
Sunday, December 14, 2025
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Monday, November 24, 2025
Bye, Bye, Bonanza
Textron Aviation, which owns Beechcraft, is killing off the Bonanza and the Baron.
The Bonanza's been around since the end of WW2. My late uncle once owned a Debonair, which was sort of a baby Bonanza, back in the sixties, when he had a consulting business that spanned much of the Eastern Seaboard. It was a neat airplane. The Air Force flew them as nighttime low-altitude surveillane drone.
I expect that, with eighty years of production, Bonanzas will be a common sight on airport ramps for decades to come.
The Bonanza's been around since the end of WW2. My late uncle once owned a Debonair, which was sort of a baby Bonanza, back in the sixties, when he had a consulting business that spanned much of the Eastern Seaboard. It was a neat airplane. The Air Force flew them as nighttime low-altitude surveillane drone.
I expect that, with eighty years of production, Bonanzas will be a common sight on airport ramps for decades to come.
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Sunday, November 23, 2025
Sunday, November 9, 2025
Your Sunday Morning Prop Noise
Burt Rutan's company Beech Starship:
I don't know how many others are out there. Beechcraft bought back every one they could find and scrapped them.
I don't know how many others are out there. Beechcraft bought back every one they could find and scrapped them.
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Saturday, November 8, 2025
Your Shit May Even Be Later
UPS and FedEx said they are grounding their fleets of McDonnell Douglas MD-11 planes “out of an abundance of caution” following a deadly crash at the UPS global aviation hub in Kentucky.
The crash Tuesday at UPS Worldport in Louisville killed 14 people, including the three pilots on the MD-11 that was headed for Honolulu.
MD-11 aircraft make up about 9% of of the UPS airline fleet and 4% of the FedEx fleet, the companies said.
My guess is that those airplanes will go to the boneyard, especially if the AI bubble crashes things next year.
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Sunday, November 2, 2025
Your Sunday Morning Turboprop Noise
A Piaggio P.180:
I've not seen a lot of them, but when one passes overhead, you'll know it. It sounds different because the props are cutting up the exhaust flow.
I've not seen a lot of them, but when one passes overhead, you'll know it. It sounds different because the props are cutting up the exhaust flow.
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