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Introducing Cessna’s Skyhawk TD
After an extensive market survey and rigorous flight testing, Cessna Aircraft Company has made the announcement that, from mid-2008, the Skyhawk 172S airplane will be available fitted with a ...
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South Carolina’s First 787 Destined for India
The first Boeing 787 Dreamliner to come out of the Chicago-based airplane manufacturer's South Carolina plant was celebrated recently at a function in North Charleston. The aircraft will undergo ...
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Antonov An-148 Takes Flight
It was a day the entire team had been waiting for. The Antonov An-148 lifted off from a runway in Russia, and successfully performed the tasks required during its forty-one minute flight. On its ...
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In-Flight Mobile Use One Step Closer
While businessmen and women no doubt eagerly look forward to being able to use their mobile phones in-flight, it seems that there are a still a few obstacles that need to be tackled before the ...
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Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition
The 11th LIMA Exhibition will once again be a top gathering for members of the aerospace and maritime industry.
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Waterloo Air Show 2014
Visitors to the 2014 Waterloo Air Show are in for a treat as the Canadian Forces Snowbirds take to the skies with their incredible 9-plane aerial acrobatics. Other performers include the CF-18 ...
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Superb Restorations at Chino’s Air Museums
Located in San Bernardino Country, California, the city of Chino has two museums which will be of interest to aviation enthusiasts – the Planes of Fame Air Museum and the Yanks Air Museum...
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Wings of Eagles Discovery Center
Aviation enthusiasts and hobbyists will be able to find all they dream of and more at the Wings of Eagles Discovery Centre. Previously known as the National Warplane Museum, the centre is ...
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The Legendary Flying Flapper of Freeport
Referred to as the 'Flying Flapper of Freeport', Elinor Smith (1911-2010) obtained her pilot license at the age of sixteen, going down in history as the youngest licensed pilot in the world. Her ...
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LA County Air Show 2014
The inaugural Los Angeles County Air Show will take place on 21 & 22 March 2014. A highlight of the program is an aerial performance by the world-renowned US Navy Blue Angels. Other items on the ...
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First Fuel Cell Powered Flight
Up until now aircraft making use of fuel cells have not been powered exclusively by this power source. But that all changed on the September 30, 2008, at the Stuttgart airport where the German ...
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Seagull Made of Metal
Joachim Huyssen, from the Nortwest University located in South Africa, started rethinking the principles and technologies that apply to aerodynamics and how to create an aircraft that was energy ...