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The Canadian DOT concluded that the control locks were still locked when the DHC-4 Caribou took off. DHC-4 Caribou Crashing after Taking Off with Controls Locked. The shocking footage (posted by baronbvplegacy YouTube channel) in this article is the result of A Poor (or no) Preflight: a crew of three was on board the DHC-4 Caribou, …
Pilot error caused the former Airwolf Bell 222 and its crew to impact near a rock quarry close to Halbeswig at 100 MPH. The rotor blades clipped the tops of several trees, and then crashed on the mountainside. The Bell 222 is a twin-engine light utility helicopter that can be configured in 5 or 6-seat …
The crash delayed the Tu-144 development. The aircraft in fact was introduced into passenger service on Nov. 1, 1977, almost two years after Concorde. The Tupolev Tu-144 (Russian: Tyполев Ту-144; NATO reporting name: Charger) is a retired jet airliner and commercial supersonic transport aircraft (SST). It is one of only two SSTs to enter commercial …
The events around British Airways Boeing 747 flight BA 009 reveal the potential dangers of volcanic ash. Plumes of volcanic ash near active volcanoes are a flight safety hazard, especially for night flights. Volcanic ash is hard and abrasive, and can quickly cause significant wear to propellers and turbocompressor blades, and scratch cockpit windows, impairing …
‘I asked the ATC controller how it had looked he said, “That was IMPRESSIVE!” It was a rush!’ Frank Fowells, Boeing 757 pilot. A zoom climb is a climb where the rate of climb is greater than the maximum climb rate using only the thrust of the aircraft’s engines. According to Wikipedia, typically referred to …
While operational, it was effectively impossible to intercept to all the jet fighters of its generation barring a stripped Electric Lightning pushed to the limit – including F-15, F-16 or F-104. The studies for the Anglo-French Concorde supersonic airliner started in 1954, and France and the UK signed a treaty establishing the development project on …
Here’s why a photo of a Concorde flying at Mach 2 doesn’t exist – The Aviation Geek Club Read More »
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the chief of Russian mercenary group Wagner who staged a short-lived mutiny against Russia’s military leadership in June, was on board an Embraer Legacy 600 corporate jet that crashed northwest of Moscow on Aug. 23, 2023. The Russian Federal Air Transport Agency said that Yevgeny Prigozhin, the chief of Russian mercenary group Wagner …
The MD-90 will be modified to test the Transonic Truss-Braced Wing (TTBW) configuration as part of NASA’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project. Boeing has ferried an MD-90 airplane to the company’s site in Palmdale where it will be modified to test the Transonic Truss-Braced Wing (TTBW) configuration as part of NASA’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project. NASA …
The Concorde was craned out of the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York for a three-month restoration at Brooklyn Navy Yard until spring 2024, in front of a crowd of eager aviation fans. A former British Airways Concorde Mach 2 airliner was on the move again on Aug. 9, 2023 – but …
Iconic Catalina amphibious flying boat to be resurrected as new production transport category turboprop. Catalina Aircraft, holder of the Type Certificates for the 28-5ACF Catalina, today announced on Jul. 25, 2023 during Oshkosh AirVenture the rebirth of the iconic and legendary Catalina as the Catalina II Amphibious Turboprop. A production re-start program has been formalized …
Iconic Catalina Amphibious Flying Boat production to restart – The Aviation Geek Club Read More »
