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APG 334 – Aluminum or Aluminium?

by captjeff | Aug 4, 2018 | Podcast

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[1:15:43] Sean – Poopsicles in Canada
[1:23:48] Tanya – Vintage Aircraft Cockpit Tours: French Air and Space Museum
[1:27:08] Gabriel – Questions re: Turbulence from a Nervous Flyer
[1:42:52] Bret – Curmudgeon – A Beer in Michigan
[1:44:45] Steve – UPDATE: In the grass, Part Deux
[1:49:53] Devyn – Robot Tugs at Heathrow
[1:52:24] Radio Roger – Question About Airline Scheduling
[2:02:34] Plane Tales – The Aluminium Trail
[2:23:05] Steve – How to Handle a Passengers Unsolicited Opinion
[2:29:51] Josh – More Info re: the Convair Crash in South Africa
[2:34:55] Tarik – Food for thought
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The Aluminium Trail

by captjeff | Aug 4, 2018 | Plane Tales

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With the Chinese forces under Chiang Kai-shek keeping over a million Japanese troops occupied, once America joined the Second World War, they were keen to prevent those troops from becoming free to engage them in the Pacific theatre. Supplying the 10th Air Force and the Chinese forces became a priority. So began an enormous effort to air lift thousands of tons of supplies over some of the most treacherous and difficult terrain in the war. This the unsung story of the crews that flew the Hump.

The C46 Commando.

The C54 Skymaster.

Pictures under Creative Commons Licence with thanks to the US Gov and the USAF,

Thar Be Sea Monsters!

by captjeff | Jul 28, 2018 | Plane Tales

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An American analyst poured over a satellite image of a vast and strange aircraft being built on the shore of the Caspian Sea. What was this monster of a machine? The Russians had delved into the world of ground effect vehicles and this is the story.

The KM (Korabl Maket) Ekranoplan.

The successor to the Caspian Sea Monster, the Lun Class missile carrier, NATO code name Duck!

The Duck being decommissioned.

The more successful A-90_Orlyonok.

The Boeing Pelican ULTRA concept aircraft.

Images under Creative Commons licence with thanks to Fred Schaerli, the Stock Archives of Soviet Navy, Mike1979Russia, К.Е.Сергеев and Boeing.

APG 333 – Farnborough 2018

by captjeff | Jul 28, 2018 | Podcast

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We had a little “incident” before we started our recording. One of the microphone stands “somehow” toppled over and knocked over TWO bottles of beer… all over the table and my MacBook Pro! So far, the laptop is still working. Fingers crossed. Here’s the video if you’d like to see the mayhem! (Click on the image to see the video of the Great Beer Spill!)

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[1:26:42] Texas Charlie – The darker side of the beautiful art that is flight
[1:31:25] Ben – Single Pilot Freighters
[1:36:42] Nelson (Lisboa Nelson) – The Aviation Company he Works for reaches 100 years
[1:39:11] Silviu – Useful Drone?
[1:43:31] Liz – Helicopter Fuel Leak put 747-8F at Risk of Explosion
[1:46:34] Mississippi Matt – Shark Week: Track Southwest’s 5 shark-themed Boeing 737s
[1:50:35] Nick – Question re: Smoking in the Cockpit
[1:58:15] Plane Tale – Thar be sea monsters!
[2:19:42] Sean – How is Medical Leave Handled?
[2:31:40] John – Is it too late for me to pursue an aviation career?
[2:43:30] Tim – Delta Quietly Removing MD-90s from its Fleet
[2:50:13] Bill – Is It Legal to Fly Under the Golden Gate Bridge?
[2:57:52] Tim – Now We Know what Dana’s Doing

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A Very British Air Show

by captjeff | Jul 18, 2018 | Plane Tales

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In the post WW2 era the Farnborough Airshow was a fabulous and exciting window into the amazing world of advanced jet fighters and in 1952 test pilot John Derry was flying one of the most advanced prototypes there. This is his story.

Test Pilot John Derry.

The Sea Vixen with it’s unusual offset pilot’s canopy.

The aftermath of the DH110 crash.

Images through Creative Commons licence with thanks to the National Library of Austria, the United States Navy, The Crown (Gov UK) and Kaboldy.