Top Gun – Featuring the F-14 Tomcat

Anyone that was alive in 1986 will likely have at least some knowledge of the legendary airplane movie ‘Top Gun‘. That airplane film is a good mixture of romance, drama and action, and it was a world-wide sensation during the year of its release. Top Gun likely inspired many aspiring military pilots to take to the skies and try their hand at aviation. Even today the film enjoys legendary status amongst those who enjoyed it during their youth.

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Paintless Aircraft Technology in Military Aircraft

One of the mostly costly undertakings in maintaining a military aircraft is the painting of the aircraft. After a few years, or flights, the paint needs to be stripped off and the aircraft needs to be repainted. No mechanical work can be done to the aircraft during this procedure, so the mechanical and cosmetic maintenance is done separately. Not only does this take time and money, but every part of painting and repainting aircrafts has a negative effect on the environment. There is, however, a solution to the problem. It is Paintless Aircraft Technology.

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Daniel Bernoulli and the Science of Flight

Most of us take flight for granted as we board airplanes each day and get swept away to our destinations. But flight did not come naturally to humans; it took the skill and dedication of a handful of aviation enthusiasts and dreamers to make flight a reality. It all started with looking towards the skies and studying one of nature’s most gracious creatures, birds.

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Radio Controlled Airplanes – A Fantastic Hobby for Aviation Enthusiasts

Some would argue that radio controlled (“RC”) airplanes are the domain of those who didn’t have what it took to become a pilot. But the ever-expanding fan-base of people who participate in this hobby will tell you that that is not true. Many RC Airplane controllers are skilled pilots while others have never even flown before.

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The RAF Waddington International Air Show

It was in early 1916 that Waddington was established as a training station specifically for flying. However, just four years later in 1920 the station had to be closed due to neglect. Seventeen years passed before Waddington re-opened on 12 of March 1937 as a bomber base, and in November of 1940 it became the first base to receive the famed ‘Avro Manchester Heavy Bomber’.

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