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• Jeff Skiles to speak at Wright Brothers Memorial Banquet

  
  Citizens Against Pro-Obama Media Bias — Authority: 444
  November 23, 2009Flight 1549 appearances/videos/postsFlight 1549 First Officer Jeff Skiles is scheduled to speak at the annual Wright Brothers Memorial Banquet, which commemorates the 106th anniversary of the Wright brothers’ first powered flight at Kitty Hawk, NC.The banquet is sponsored by the Experimental ...
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• Garage Sale Jackpot!

  
  My Sister's Jar — Authority: 122
  Three weeks ago today, I asked my dear love-to-sleep-in husband if he would get up early on his only day to sleep-in and go with me to the park for my veggie co-op at 8:00 am.  He was nice and said yes.  The co-op is called Bountiful Baskets and is such an amazing deal… $15 for a laundry basket full of fresh ...
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• Coming in at crazy angles

  
  W-wa Jeziorki — Authority: 125
  This morning, at 11:20, Eddie and I saw this WizzAir Airbus A320 (HA-LPX) approaching Runway 33 at a most strange angle. Rather than going out all the way to Czachówek and doing the wing-over there, the pilot took a short cut, making the big turn over Jeziorki. We watched to see whether hed be able to line up with ...
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• War games proved Iran’s defence capability: Report

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  Tehran, Nov 28 (IANS) Recent war games have proved the defence capability of the Iranian armed forces in protecting key military installations, especially the nuclear sites, in the event of any attack, a media report said.The report from the ‘Defenders of the Sky of Velayat II military air exercise’ said that the ...
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• New tool may help assist pediatric heart surgery

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  Washington, Nov 28 (ANI): Scientists from University of California, San Diego and Stanford University have developed a novel tool that may help surgeons plan for a life-saving operation called the “Fontan” surgery, which is performed on babies born with severe congenital heart defects. Babies who get this surgery ...
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• Three killed as plane catches fire in China

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  Beijing, Nov 28 (IANS) Three people were killed and four injured Saturday when a cargo aircraft caught fire after veering off the runway in Shanghai airport, officials said.The incident took place at 8.12 a.m., when the plane veered off the runway before it took off, Xinhua news agency quoted officials as saying. The ...
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• Convair nuclear aircraft

  
  The Unwanted Blog — Authority: 439
  These have been reproduced in black and white (Jay Miller’s book on the B-58 comes to mind), but I don’t think they’ve been published in color yet. They are screenshots from a film at the National Archives. Specifically, they are screenshots from a DVD, the DVD taken from a VHS, the VHS taken from the film. Feh.
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• Photo Hunt – Technology

  
  Feather Stitching — Authority: 423
  PhotoHunt | PhotoHunt This week’s theme is ”Technology” and this is showing technology in force in Qantas’ new A380 aircraft. Then there’s a shot or two from underneath the A380:
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• Flight 188, Distracted Pilots, and Dangerously Impractical Software?

  
  Apathetic Lemming of the North — Authority: 437
  " FAA Releases Transcripts of Northwest Flight That Overflew Minneapolis " FOXNews (November 27, 2009) " New transcripts from the Northwest Airlines flight that overflew Minneapolis show air traffic controllers asking the crew about what happened, and whether they had enough fuel. " Air traffic controllers asked ...
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• International Corruption Fuels Congo’s Repressive War

  
  The LA Progressive — Authority: 143
  Considering that the United States, China, France, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom and rotating member Uganda are all on the Security Council and all have been implicated in the report, it... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Britan proposes help in upgrading Jaguar jets

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) Britain Friday proposed to help India in the upgradation of Indian Air Force’s (IAF) twin-engine Jaguar fighter jets, a defence official said.A three-member delegation led by British Minister for Defence Equipment and Support Quentin Davies met Indian Minister of State for Defence M.M. ...
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• TaxiBot will Cut Airport Carbon Emissions

  
  Recycling, Green, and Environmental News — Authority: 143
  Airports and airlines have been looking for way to cut emissions since it was revealed that the airline industry represents nearly five percent of the world’s carbon emissions.  Some extreme activists are calling to a severe cut in air travel, especially on short haul flights, many of which are completely ...
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• India concerned at China-Pakistan military links

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) Expressing concern at the growing “military nexus” between China and Pakistan, India Friday hoped that Beijing would reciprocate Indian overtures to resolve outstanding issues.Speaking at the 44th Foundation Day of the Institute of Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) here, Defence Minister ...
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• Editorial: Fly the Sleazy Skies

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 905
  The Senate, which adopted reform relating to its members’ use of corporate jets overwhelmingly in 2007, should be furious at the F.E.C.’s recent subversion of this vital ethics reform.
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• Recovery

  
  Worldman — Authority: 112
  All went well. The surgery lasted 3 hours. It is quite impressive to see what is going on in an operating theatre. Cables hooked to you, oxygen mask on your face and the "game over" machine making noises and checking your "basic data" all the time. As they promised me, I was able to leave the hospital the same day. I ...
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• Gulfstreams new flagship G650 completes maiden flight

  
  Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine — Authority: 713
  Gulfstream Aerospace’s new flagship (flagplane?) business jet, the ultra-large-cabin, ultra-long-range Gulfstream G650 , has successfully completed its maiden flight. With its Rolls-Royce BR725 engines, the G650 is capable of traveling 7,000 nautical miles at 0.85 Mach with a maximum operating speed of 0.925 Mach. ...
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• So near, and yet so far . . .

  
  Bayou Renaissance Man — Authority: 509
  Regular readers will recall Yves Rossy , the Swiss adventurer whos succeeded in flying with a wing attached to his back, powered by four micro jet engines of the sort used on model aircraft. He first flew his wing back in May last year , followed by a crossing of the English Channel in September 2008 , both ...
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• World’s first solar airplane, Solar Impulse, ready to fly

  
  Eartheasy Blog — Authority: 113
  The Solar Impulse aircraft, officially known as HB-SIA, successfully underwent its first engine run up last week at an airbase near Zurich in Switzerland, and travelled over 2km across a runway yesterday in a critical pre-flight test which clears the way for airborne trials in February 2010. It is designed to make the ...
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• Carrier Alternative Weekly

  
  New Wars — Authority: 476
  “I do not have a specific need for an aircraft carrier.”This amazing statement from a US Admiral is via David Axe, as spoken by the commander of the 4th Fleet Rear Admiral Joseph Kernan, also a former Navy SEAL:What does 4th Fleet not need? “I do not have a specific need for an aircraft carrier,” [...]
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• Tejas’s trainer version makes successful maiden flight

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) The maiden flight of the two-seater trainer version of the indigenous light combat aircraft “Tejas” Thursday was successful, officials said.The flight took off at 1 p.m. from the airport of Hindustan Aeronautical Ltd at Bangalore.“It is a two-seater version of the LCA and can be used as ...
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