Airplane history

The Wright Brothers are famous for being the Pioneers of Aviation after their first powered, sustained and controlled airplane flight on Dec. 17, 1903.

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This Day in Aviation - Important Dates in Aviation History

Q 67512. Sopwith 5F.1 Dolphin single-seat fighter biplane. Used for ground attack and high-altitude offensive patrols

I'm in Albuquerque getting ready to turn in for the evening! It's only 9 pm here, but I have to be up and out by 4:30 am in order to get to the airport in time for my flight. I'm already checked in, so all I have to do is make a wild dash to the Gate! Sounds easy enough, huh? Touch down in Richmond is about 1:38 pm, so I'll be able to rest up for my next great adventure. I worked late last night in the hope of living early today, but somehow I had to make just one more call, then one more…

The contents of this post are pretty much self explanatory. An amazing collection of photos taken from Israeli aircraft gun-camera film. The very last picture is, of course, my old Revell 1/32 MiG-21 PFM before I repainted it. See my earlier post on "Egyptian Air Force MiG-21-PFS". The Video of the Mirage-MiG dogfight was created by very talented Frenchman and computer artist Mr. Gael Elegoet. Link to his site: http://galgot.free.fr/ Here is a short video describing a MiG kill by Israeli Air…

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