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Caption Contest #66 Winner - Christmas Revenge!
It's interesting how many times the first caption to come in (and usually just minutes after I put the contest up) is the one that nails the idea and winds up the winner. That's the case this time...
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Rutan/Scaled ARES Spotted: Gray, In The Wild Blue Yonder
Scaled Model 151 ARES in gray paint against a blue Texas sky (photo: Steve Douglass) The Scaled Model 151 ARES designed by Burt Rutan in the late 80's and first flown in 1990 did a great job of...
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Video: Clipped Wing Cub - Possibly The World's Greatest Airplane!
This video of Brendan O'Brien (O'Brien's Flying Circus) at the Rougham (England) Airshow in 2010 gives you an idea of why I believe the Clipped Wing Cub is possibly the world's greatest airplane. On...
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Google May Come To The Rescue Of Historic 'Hangar One'
(click pic to enlarge) Hangar One at Moffett Field in 2008 (photo: Telstar Logistics) I'm a little late to the party with this info, but as they say; better late than never. Which also happens to...
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RARA Announces Reno Air Races Return In 2012 (September 12-16)
(7 pix from Reno 2011 - click to enlarge) On Wednesday January 4, 2012, President & CEO of the Reno Air Racing Association (RARA) Mike Houghton brought forth a statement about the future of the...
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Must See Video: Paragliding + An Amazing Hawk = ParaHawking!
Paragliding is already one of the most amazing ways to fly, but combining it with a real live hawk trained to fly formation and even land on an outstretched arm is pure flying perfection... and this...
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Image Backstory: The 2009 Air & Space Rare Bear Cover!
Click the pic for TVR Photography's awesome Air & Space photoshoot backstory Tyson V. Rininger had the awesome opportunity to shoot the images for the 2009 cover story of Rare Bear for Air &...
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AirPigz Gets A Pic Into The January 2012 Air & Space Magazine!
(click for hi-res) My picture of Kent Pietsch from the January 2012 Air & Space Magazine I had two great opportunities with the pic above... first was the awesome opportunity to be able to...
View ArticleVideo: Go Flying With Steve Hinton In The F-86 Sabre (Oh Yeah!)
This video requires 10 minutes of your time, but it's well worth it. After all, it's probably the only F-86 Sabre flying you'll get to do today : ) Steve Hinton performs in the F-86F at the 2011...
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Video: Avspecs Ltd Rolls The de Havilland Mosquito Into The Sun
This under-2minute video shows a time lapse of the crew at Avspecs Ltd in Auckland New Zealand putting the wheels on their stunning de havilland Mosquito restoration and rolling it into the...
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Caption Contest #67 - Ends Wednesday 1.18.12 At 9PM EST
It's a whole new year but it's the same old Caption Contest - but based on how it's been going, I think that's a good thing! And you probably already know that the winner gets a bacon sandwich at...
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Video Proof: Chickens CAN Fly! (Awesome Italian Homebuilt)
I've got a couple suggestions for you when watching this first-flight video of a fascinating homebuilt that appears to be from Italy. First, turn down the volume - the music gets old really fast....
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The Tuskegee Airmen And Their 'Red Tails' In Theaters Today (With Video)
The Tuskegee Airmen movie 'Red Tails' opens in theaters today January 20, 2012 With the release of the movie Red Tails finally here, you may have noticed that I haven't said anything about the film...
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Caption Contest #67 Winner(s) - Split Decision!
The short and sweet story is that we had a tie in the Caption Contest voting, so we've got two OSH12 bacon sandwich winners! The winner above is from 'Tican', and the winner below is from...
View ArticleVideo: Building The World's Greatest Engine - The Rolls Royce Merlin
There's really no way to decide what the world's greatest engine really is, but the Rolls Royce Merlin has to be in the running. When you consider the importance this engine had (and its U.S. built...
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Another Biplane Racer At Reno 1970: Bill Warwick's Hot Canary
(click to enlarge) Bill Warwick's Hot Canary biplane racer on the ramp at Reno 1970 Not long ago I posted some pix that my dad took of the all metal biplane racer Sorceress at the Reno Air Races in...
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Video: Amazing Electromechanics In This RC C-5 Galaxy (Must See)
You might be tempted to be very impressed with the size and flying qualities of this electric-ducted-fan (EDF) RC model of the C-5 Galaxy built by youtube user Gradivarius... but that's not the part...
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CoolPix: XB-70 Valkyrie (& The AirPigz Air Force Museum MeetUp!)
(click pic for hi-res) One of the world's greatest aircraft: North American XB-70 Valkyrie CoolPix There's really only a handful of aircraft that are so stunning to me that I can hardly speak when...
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CoolPix: Memphis Belle Restoration Progress At The Air Force Museum
(click pic for hi-res) Memphis Belle B-17 restoration project at the Air Force Museum The 2nd annual AirPigz Air Force Museum MeetUp is underway right now from Friday thru the weekend (January 27-29,...
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Day #2: AirPigz Air Force Museum MeetUp (1-28-12)
(click pic to enlarge) Main gear leg of the incredible XB-70 Valkyrie Not a lot of info in this post, I just wanted to share a bit from Saturday January 28, 2012 at the Air Force Museum MeetUp. Most...
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