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• hindenburg anniversary, evil has priorities, mind body anxiety

  
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  The LZ 129 Hindenburg . Obviously from Life Magazine. While I deeply appreciate their making many of their older photos available to the public, they did not give a date or other details. It appears to be the Hindenburg under construction in its hangar on the shores of Lake Constance in Friedrichshafen. Today in 1937 ...
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• Video: Jay Leno talks about the B-17

  
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  Jay Leno does a great job shooting automotive videos in between his real job duties (aka: The Tonight Show) and occasionally detours into subjects that interest many of us. His recognition for aviation history and those who fought for our country is appreciated … as is talking about the amazing  B-17. Nice job. ...
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• Solar airplane begins first flight

  
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  A solar-powered airplane landed in Phoenix early Saturday morning after flight from California that included several hours in the air after sundown. The Solar Impulse set down about 12:30 a.m. at Sky Harbor Airport after flying, completing the first leg of a planned cross-country trip that its co-pilot described as a ...
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• Blowing Up an Airplane

  
  Eponymously Yours, W. Skeffington Higgins — Authority: 126
  Among the oddest aircraft ever built was the Goodyear Inflatoplane , which was exactly what it sounds like. I found a wonderful demonstration on Youtube, from an episode of Ive Got a Secret , where contestants quiz Goodyear engineer J. Thomas Blair. Theres an amusing surprise at the end, once host Garry Moore ...
  4 weeks ago

• This date in science: First woman to fly around the worldApril...

  
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  This date in science: First woman to fly around the world April 17, 1964. Geraldine “Jerrie” Fredritz Mock touched down in Columbus, Ohio, on this date, capping a journey that lasted 29 days, 11 hours and 59 minutes and beating out a competitor for the title of first woman to fly around the world. READ MORE
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