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A380 vs Embraer at Le Bourget...

Yup. Chute is not optional. Standard equipment. Actually required based on the certification basis for the airplane. It is a great flying airplane. Control forces are well harmonized. Now had they ponied up a few extra bucks, they could've had 50% more hp! (read SR22) But, I'm not complaining that the gov was "frugal" with the purchase.

Gotta put in the shameless plug... Air Force Times article

On the topic of the AirCam, maybe takes some of the fun out of it, but maybe adds some utility? AirCam gets an enclosure

Looking for the AFI (or the like) containing the definition of AF tail number formats. Any help would be appreciated! Something along the lines of this, Globemaster link or Globalsecurity.org link, but official.

Not to stray too far off topic, but are you committed to a twin? How many seats do you need? A turbo-normalized Cirrus is quite the cross-country machine...

An OBOGS can concentrate up to ~95% O2 (theoretical max is slightly closer to 96%) and often do.

Had also previously worked in the airline world. At Gulfstream, he was working as both an FTE and pilot. David McCollum

NTSB prelim is out. Simulated engine failure on takeoff with minimum flap setting. NTSB Prelim

Let's not forget about the two guys in the back who lost their lives as well. Technical specialists David McCollum and Reece Ollenburg. It's a dangerous job for all involved, not just the pilots.

Video of a Husky getting tossed around.

I didn't know that air is 6% energy...

Happened in the state of Iowa, but not Iowa State. University of Iowa (Kinnick Stadium). Sorry, couldn't resist.

Same with the Russians...

More info on the damage. This PDF contains some more description and photos of the damage to the wing. Here's another photo;

Brian Terwilliger (producer of One Six Right) is making another aviation movie. As of right now it's called "Aviation Epic". Some pretty sweet air to air shots in the teaser. Teaser here; Aviation Epic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-WckRJB3rk

Looks like he ain't getting it back... imagine that. You're fired. EDIT: wrong quote.

New video posted on the Red Bull website includes an interview with Matt Hall. Hall's amazing recovery

More stupidity... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QVw5jktBjs

Seems things haven't changed since 2005. Either that or it's cyclical?

I looked a few years ago and found the same. I ended up finding it at the local library. Good read. It would be nice to have on the shelf however...

If you can find his book, Sled Driver, it's worth the read. Not very long, but full of great stories and pictures. Photography was one of his hobbies, so he snapped plenty of pictures while in the air.

Photos from first flight.

Back in the news... Article

Bunch of random pictures I shot of the VH-71 visiting Duluth, MN, for icing testing. Edit: The F-16's in the next two pictures are from the 148th here in Duluth. Don't mind the quality of this one, thought it was a good shot otherwise.