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The story of when US Navy F-14s and Italian F-104s Clashed Over Egyptian Boeing 737 Carrying Achille Lauro Cruise Ship Hijackers – The Aviation Geek Club

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When the Boeing 737-F-104 formation approached Rome, it suddenly sighted shadows of two F-14 Tomcat fighters approaching through the darkness from the rear… Advertise On Oct. 1, 1985 Israeli Air Force (IAF) F-15 fighter-bombers destroyed the PLO HQ in Tunisia during Operation Wooden Leg. While the PLO restrained from exacting revenge, one of its offshoots …

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Former Boeing Employee explains why the company didn’t develop the 757 instead of the older 737 – The Aviation Geek Club

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‘As a testament of how good the plane was, most of the Boeing 757’s built were still in service as late as 2018,’ Glenn Tomchik, former Boeing employee who worked on the 757 program. The twin-engine, medium-range Boeing 757 was up to 80 percent more fuel efficient than the older 727 jetliners it was designed …

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‘Flying the Boeing 737 Next Gen is like going back in time 3 decades.’ Former USAF C-17 pilot and now airline pilot explains why despite being constantly updated the Boeing 737 remains a 1960s jet – The Aviation Geek Club

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‘I went from flying a C-17 (heads up display, fly by wire, glass cockpit) to a 737 Next Gen (glass cockpit) and felt like I went back in time about 3 decades,’ John Tringali, former USAF C-17 pilot and now airline pilot. The Boeing 737 is a twin jet narrow-body airliner built by Boeing. At …

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The story of the USAF KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft that exploded after a failed pressure test – The Aviation Geek Club

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The photos in this post show the result of failed pressure test on a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft. On modern aircraft, pressurization tests are conducted on the ground. First you have to safety systems that are affected by pressure, noticeably the oxygen regulators. Then the doors are shut and the APU is started, the packs are …

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Airbus A320 Vs Boeing 737: which is the better Short Haul Airliner? The Unbiased Perspective of a Boeing 737 Pilot – The Aviation Geek Club

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The best way to describe the fundamental differences of Boeing and Airbus is to compare it’s two short haul airliners, the A320 and Boeing 737. The main difference between Airbus and Boeing have historically been their design philosophy. This really comes down to differences in how the aircraft are operated by the pilots, something which …

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