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Movie Star Aircraft: The P-51 Mustang in Top Gun: Maverick
WEBMar 29, 2020 · Cruise’s Mustang, registered as N51EW, was built as an F-6K-15-NT with a Construction Number (CN) of 111-36123 at North American’s Dallas assembly plant in 1944. P-51Ks and F-6Ks were built in Dallas and differed from the D models primarily in the propeller department. Ks were equipped with an 11 foot Aeroproducts prop as …
The Lockheed L-1011 Tristar Was an Over-Engineered Masterpiece
WEBThe L-1011 ended Lockheed’s love affair with commercial offerings. The L-1011 was a mix of advanced design and disappointing initial performance. Lockheed couldn’t overcome their delayed entry to market, combined with weak performance from the first versions of the aircraft. The jet sold a total of 249 aircraft to commercial and military ...
Flown by Aces, The F4U Corsair Carried Allies to Victory in the Pacific
WEBFeb 14, 2017 · First Corsair Combat. Twelve Marine Corps F4U-1s of VMF-124, commanded by Major William E. Gise, arrived at Henderson Field on Guadalcanal on 12 February 1943. These were the early “birdcage” version of the Corsair. Their first mission, an escort of Army Air Corps B-24s to Kahili, resulted in no sightings of enemy aircraft.
Remembering Western Airlines: The Only Way to Fly!
WEBNov 21, 2023 · It is Tuesday, May 7, 1957, and you are a passenger aboard Western Airlines flight 70, a Douglas DC-6B which has just leveled off at its cruising altitude after an 0825 departure from San Francisco. The flight is bound for Salt Lake City and Denver. You are settled in with your newspaper and book. Suddenly you hear a …
The Incredible OV-10 Bronco: Kicking Tail For 50 Years
WEBJul 16, 2018 · The story of the OV-10 Bronco actually begins in 1960 with a couple of guys (Marine Corps Majors W.H. Beckett and K.P. Rice) getting together out in the desert and brainstorming a concept study for a small, lightweight, rugged close air support (CAS) aircraft that could be forward deployed with and operated near …
JAL Flight 123: A Seven Year Old Shoddy Repair Job Brought …
WEBThis repair was improperly made. The ensuing seven years of the jet’s regular operations gradually weakened the aft pressure bulkhead. The repair failed 12 minutes into the flight of JAL 123 at an altitude of 23,900 feet and at a speed of 300 knots over Sagami Bay at 1824 local time. The resulting rapid decompression brought down the cabin ...
The T-45 Goshawk: It’s What You Fly When You Want to Fly Navy
WEBGulf Coast Goshawks. In addition to TW-1, TW-2 (Tail code B– VT-21 Red Hawks and VT-22 Golden Eagles) at NAS Kingsville in South Texas also employs the T-45C for the Intermediate and Advanced portions of the Navy / Marine Corps Strike Pilot Training Program.When the T-45 finally began to replace the T-2C and TA-4 in service, there was an entire integrated training system package that came ...
The Transformation of Continental Airlines in the 1950s
WEBDec 15, 2023 · David H. Stringer. On January 1, 1950, Continental Airlines was little more than a glorified local airline. The backbone of the fleet was made up of 12 dependable Douglas DC-3s, while five twin-engine, pressurized Convair 240s, dubbed ‘Skystreamers’, were the company’s ‘heavy metal’ airliners. Continental was considered a trunk air ...
Four Apps Every Plane Spotter Should Have - Avgeekery.com
WEBFlightRadar24.com (FR24): The King of Trackers. This site and app is incredibly useful and allows you to quickly track aircraft from around the world from over 20,000 ground-based receivers. FlightRadar24 uses various methods to track aircraft including ADS-B, Multilateration (MLAT), radar and satellite to show aircraft position data (see https ...