Aerotime

JANUARY 20, 2025

However, unwilling to confine the aircraft to the scrapper, LSSG vowed to continue its good work in restoring the airplane to a high static-only condition. The re-assembly process in the hangar in Hamburg was always destined to be a painstaking and lengthy process.

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Rudder Airplanes Tail Hangar 261

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 15, 2025

On Saturday, February 1, 2025, the Planes of Fame Air Museum invites aviation enthusiasts and families to experience a special Hangar Talk and Flying Demo event, spotlighting the legendary de Havilland DH58 Mosquito. Brides, Glamorgan, Wales, on April 19, 1945, eventually, the airplane was transferred to the No. It was delivered to No.19

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Cranky Flier

OCTOBER 1, 2024

In other words, I don’t have all the answers, but we do know a lot, enough that Southwest let us walk through an airplane with the new seats and cabin design so we could see what the future holds. These airplanes will be gone by the end of the decade, so apparently Southwest thinks it’s ok to just let them limp along.

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Airplanes Airline Airlines Hangar 264

Cranky Flier

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The scheduled turn times were reduced, but the actual time it took to turn an airplane did not improve. So instead of focusing on the schedule this time around, Southwest is trying to physically reduce the time needed to turn an airplane. There was an example set up in the hangar for us. It was a disaster.

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Airplanes Jet Cabin Crew Airline 246

Inspire

OCTOBER 10, 2024

By Dick Knapinski The vintage airplanes out behind the EAA Aviation Museum have always had their stories. Now that their home, Pioneer Airport, has turned 40 years old, that unique group of hangars has reached the point where it has its own stories to tell.

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Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Good, honest bankers , brokers , and backers who have been through many airplane acquisitions before will know the ropes and can guide you through the rough spots. Many times, people have fallen in love with a certain airplane type early on and will rush out to buy it, any one of it, as soon as they’re able. Believe me, stuff happens.

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Inspire

AUGUST 29, 2024

By Bob Hunt, Technical Counselor, EAA Chapter 13 Imagine finding a forgotten treasure in your garage — an old airplane engine, gathering dust. It all started with a brilliant idea from […] The post From Dust to Display: Creating a Cutaway Engine to Inspire Young Aviators first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Airplanes Hangar 119

Inspire

JULY 23, 2024

But […] The post Kaleidoscope Airplane Aims to Make Flying Fun first appeared on Hangar Flying. Petersburg, Florida, was so afraid of flying that he had to take more than 1,000 commercial flights before he could get over his nerves of being airborne. “I

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Airplanes Hangar 52

Inspire

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

A seemingly innocent question when put in context, “What is an airplane? A teacher who was a student pilot had […] The post Flying Blind first appeared on Hangar Flying. I hear them, and someone tried to explain it to me, but I don’t get it.” Augustine, Florida.

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Airplanes Hangar Pilot 116

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

On Wednesday, February 5, 2025, and still wearing its test registration of D-AZAI, the aircraft finally emerged from the hangar at Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport (XFW) to begin engine runs and ground testing before its first flight which is expected in the coming days.

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Tail Stability Airplanes Hangar 204

AV Web

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

The airplane remains in Kansas City. A reorganization of the management of the airport resulted in the museum losing access to the hangar housing its collection, including the Connie. According to Connie Survivors, the airplane itself was one of the last built by Lockheed and left the line in Burbank in 1957.

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Airplanes Hangar Pilot Airline 98

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

pic.twitter.com/C6v8unSfBZ — air plus news (@airplusnews) February 11, 2025 The Learjet lost control midfield and entered an area close to the Southwest Jet Center private hangar complex at the airport where the Gulfstream was parked. Le pilote est dcd, et 4 autres blesss bord.

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Runway Final Approach Jet Pilot 200

Inspire

JANUARY 9, 2025

When you think of Oshkosh, what specific airplanes come to mind? Some of you may […] The post A Model Citizen first appeared on Hangar Flying. By Emme Hornung, EAA 1463093 This piece originally ran in the November 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine.

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Airplanes Hangar 105

Inspire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Thinking about going camping with your airplane? The post Airplane Camping first appeared on Hangar Flying. EAA Sport Aviation writer Budd Davisson talks about everything you need to know prior to your trip.

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Airplanes Hangar 40

Cranky Flier

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

They kept media in a separate room where we just listened to the webcast like everyone else until the execs came in for a Q&A that afternoon followed by a walk over to the hangar to see an aircraft outfitted with the new seats and configuration. So, what did I take away on a high level? billion per year to $0.5

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Airplanes Airline Airlines Runway 235

Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 30, 2024

What stupid airplane antics have I recently participated in that would warrant the query? My name is Andrew, and I used to fly that airplane in the early 2000s. Its a great airplane. Both of us had neighbors who owned airplanes and took us flying when we were not yet teens. I find myself staring at the phone in disbelief.

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Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

In the post-pandemic era, buyers of all aircraft types are united in one viewpoint—airplanes are darn expensive. The days of sub-$30,000 Cessna 172s and Piper Cubs are well behind us, and bargain hunters are forced to sharpen those pencils, do research, and seek out underappreciated types to get the most airplane for their money.

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Airplanes Pilot Hangar 98

Flying Magazine

MAY 2, 2024

What happened is important, I think, because so many of us fly elderly GA airplanes with key-style ignition switches that may be faulty and not know it. READ MORE: There Was Just Something About Michael So, next time you fly and shut down near the hangar, throttle way back to idle and briefly turn the switch to “off” and then back to “both.”

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Airplanes Hangar Pilot Tail 99

Inspire

JULY 25, 2024

By Jim Roberts From the day the Aeronautical Corporation of America set up shop in 1928 at Lunken Airport in Cincinnati, until it closed the doors in 1951 in Middletown, Ohio, the company built thousands of personal light airplanes.

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Airplanes Hangar Pilot 98

Inspire

JULY 23, 2024

She is a 21-year-old woman from Poplar Grove, Illinois, who decided that simply buying a new airplane wasn’t enough — she had to rebuild a 1990 Burt Rutan VariEze (N64HL) and made sure it came to AirVenture with her this […] The post The Rebuild Wasn’t VariEze first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Airplanes Hangar 98

Inspire

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The phenomenon this time is Turbulence, the Mike Patey-built and record-setting airplane that officially became part of the EAA collection on December 13, when Mike and his team brought it to Oshkosh on a wind-chilled […] The post Turbulence Comes to the EAA Aviation Museum first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Turbulence Airplanes Hangar Pilot 98

Inspire

JULY 17, 2024

I flew the airplane for 11 hours and decided […] The post What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — California Cessna 182 first appeared on Hangar Flying. I bought the aircraft from longtime friends and customers. The husband died, and the wife’s health was deteriorating.

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Airplanes Hangar 98

Inspire

JULY 26, 2024

By Angela Satterlee The pink airplane that can be spotted from around the grounds is the first of its kind, making its world debut at AirVenture 2024. On Friday, Make-A-Wish sponsored a young 8-year-old […] The post Pretty (and Strong) in Pink first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Runway Airplanes Hangar 98

Inspire

JULY 23, 2024

Two of the airplanes that competed for that primary trainer contract, […] The post Rare WAAAM Biplanes Highlight Training Command at AirVenture 2024 first appeared on Hangar Flying. Army Air Corps found itself in dire need of a primary trainer for the thousands of pilots that would be required for the war effort.

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Airplanes Hangar Pilot 98

Inspire

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The post Airplanes to Ultralights first appeared on Hangar Flying. In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor George Karamitis reflects on his many years in aviation.

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Airplanes Hangar 40

Inspire

APRIL 27, 2023

In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Mark Murray discusses the strategy for finding the ideal ultralight or sport airplane to own. The post Finding the Perfect Airplane first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Airplanes Hangar 40

Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Financial challenges, including increasing costs for hangar space, landing fees, and insurance, became insurmountable for a volunteer-based organization. The aircraft was carefully towed into the T2 hangar, where she will await her new role, ensuring that this iconic aircraft continues to inspire future generations.

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Airline Airlines Hangar Airplanes 119

Inspire

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The post Building Your Airplane first appeared on Hangar Flying. In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Lisa Turner discusses some items to consider when planning out your aircraft build.

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Airplanes Hangar 40

Inspire

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

An unexpressed thought sometimes hides like an aftertaste in my brain as I pick up the for-sale flyers for aircraft and read the flight details of new and wonderful airplanes on […] The post Buying a Flying Homebuilt: The Top Five Mistakes first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Airplanes Hangar 94

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 26, 2024

I want it because I want to travel through time and I want to fly a difficult airplane and I want to feel the wind when I fly and I want people to look, to see, to know that glory still exists. Interestingly, that F-24R – formerly NC77647 and later G-FANC – was exported to the UK but was destroyed in a hangar fire in 2003.”

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Airplanes Aileron Tail Hangar 105

Inspire

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Now that airplane will be something that will bring others joy when they pass EAAs facilities beginning next year. Paul landed the Velocity at Wittman Regional Airport on December […] The post Velocity to Become New EAA Welcome Sign first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Airplanes Hangar 92

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 8, 2024

So, my mom would take me out there, and I’d just watch the airplanes….My He said, ‘If you come wash my airplane, I’ll give you a ride, but I got to meet with your parents first.'” The next weekend I went out to the airport, washed his airplane and he gave me a ride. was invited into the hangar.

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Airplanes Hangar Aileron Pilot 116

AV Web

MAY 19, 2024

Our local flying club was having its yearly “Talk Like a Pilot Day” cookout at their hangar, and I was invited to give the keynote address. The public sees us as swashbuckling adventurers bent on destruction and mayhem as we sail our carbon-producing chem-tail-spewing airplanes above their heads. Scratch a pilot, find a pirate.

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Pilot General Aviation Airplanes Hangar 114

Inspire

JUNE 6, 2022

The post Airplane Camping — I Liked It! first appeared on Hangar Flying. EAA Canadian Council member Scott Knowlton takes his Aircamper for a camping trip.

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Airplanes Hangar 40

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 30, 2025

When shopping for a new airplane, particularly ones first airplane, its important to find a mechanically sound example for safety. With so many examples produced over several decades, docile handling characteristics, minimal fuel burn, and ample parts availability, certificated airplanes dont get much easier to own than the Cessna 150.

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Transponder Airplanes General Aviation Hangar 91

Inspire

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The post Airplanes Have Two P-Factors first appeared on Hangar Flying. In this excerpt from his popular blog, Thinking Out Loud, EAA columnist and contributor Budd Davisson candidly reflects on a rare flight where he almost couldn’t wait to get back on the ground.

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Airplanes Hangar 40

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Jerry’s generosity will empower a new generation of learners, offering new and exciting ways to connect with history – to experience it up close, in a way that static airplanes just cannot provide,” Chetwynd added. The original hangars in Suffolk soon were full. The Military Aviation Museum was born.”

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