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away

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:34:54 +0000

I’m in New York and Toronto for a couple of weeks, so no updates till December.

Lots planned - some socialising, some museums, some birdwatching. drop me a line if you know of any good places to get breakfast in either cities..? ta

sunday fantasy #179: Paul Chadeisson

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:48:00 +0000

sunday fantasy #179: Paul Chadeisson

sunday fantasy #178: “The Silver Turtle”, Daniel...

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:02:00 +0000

sunday fantasy #178: “The Silver Turtle”, Daniel Rodgers

sunday fantasy #177: M J Barrett

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:50:21 +0000

sunday fantasy #177: M J Barrett

sunday fantasy #177: Inago on Livejournal. some great art here

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:06:14 +0000

sunday fantasy #177: Inago on Livejournal. some great art here

sunday fantasy #176: “Caproni Calabrone”, by Arthur...

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:06:21 +0000

sunday fantasy #176: “Caproni Calabrone”, by Arthur Filloy

nobody died! friday #42: B-1B Lancer wheels-up landing, Diego...

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:54:00 +0000

nobody died! friday #42: B-1B Lancer wheels-up landing, Diego Garcia, May 8th 2006

nobody died! friday #41: Continental Air Lines Boeing 707,...

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:32:00 +0000

nobody died! friday #41: Continental Air Lines Boeing 707, Kansas City Downtown Municipal Airport, 1st July 1965

nobody died! friday #40: US Navy Blue Angels F-4 Phantom, 1970

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:47:00 +0000

nobody died! friday #40: US Navy Blue Angels F-4 Phantom, 1970

nobody died! friday: #39 Tanir Air Ilyushin 76TD catches fire...

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:20:00 +0000

nobody died! friday: #39 Tanir Air Ilyushin 76TD catches fire whilst being loaded, Congo, 2007
(photo by “Serge”)

nobody died! friday #38: Eastern Air Lines Lockheed...

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:02:00 +0000

nobody died! friday #38: Eastern Air Lines Lockheed Constellation, 19th July 1951

“Two U.S. Air Force Lockheed F-104A-15-LO...

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:21:00 +0000

“Two U.S. Air Force Lockheed F-104A-15-LO Starfighters…in flight with Lockheed RC-121D-LO Warning Star, circa late 1950s or early 1960s.”

Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation “Red Baron”...

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:02:00 +0000

Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation “Red Baron” racer, which was entered - along with the DC-7 “Super Snoopy” - in the 1971 California 1000 Mile Air Race at Mojave

(more info here)

reblog: planeshots: “How Cool is that?” ooh (via...

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:21:00 +0000

reblog: planeshots: “How Cool is that?”

ooh (via here)

Smoke-N-Thunder’s Scott Hammack ‘racing’ the...

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:56:00 +0000

Smoke-N-Thunder’s Scott Hammack ‘racing’ the Gee Bee R-2 replica, flown by Delmar Benjamin, late 1990s

(huge thanks to Bill Braack for the image)

reblog: planeshots: Vought XF7U-1 Cutlass

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:35:04 +0000

reblog: planeshots:

Vought XF7U-1 Cutlass

“TWA mechanics at La Guardia Field resemble men from space...

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:22:00 +0000

“TWA mechanics at La Guardia Field resemble men from space after donning metal propeller hubs. 1941”

“Professor Paul Moller of the University of California...

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:03:00 +0000

“Professor Paul Moller of the University of California sits in the cockpit of the flying saucer he invented after the craft landed successfully from a flight three feet above the ground. Moller could not take the saucer any higher because he is not a licensed pilot. He predicts, however, that saucers will soon move from city to city at 150 m.p.h”
(1967)

“Charles Pritchard, designer builder and pilot, makes...

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:04:00 +0000

“Charles Pritchard, designer builder and pilot, makes first test of his wingless Rocket Air Ship on mile lone runway at Emporia, Virginia, airport, 8A-1030A today, (Friday). Plane has short baffles or fins in place of wings, 90 hp engine, conventional propeller and tail assembly, tricycle landing gear, is 21 feet long 98 inches wide weighs 800 lbs. Pritchard made eight runs along runway, but didn’t; get off the ground. Says he’ll make modifications and try again.” (circa 1955)

Cliff Kysor’s torpedo plane, circa 1950 (more here)

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:21:00 +0000

Cliff Kysor’s torpedo plane, circa 1950
(more here)