Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Bill and volunteer Mike Borkhuis briefed in the cockpit on startup procedures and goals to accomplish. Bill shouted from the cockpit window, “Clear!” After a quick debrief, the 70-year-old Beech was pushed back into the hangar. ” and began the starting process. Number two was shut down and they called it a day.

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Tarmac Cockpit Hangar Weather 105

AV Web

JULY 24, 2024

With more than 17,000 hours of total flight time, Chris Grounds will open the hangar doors of his Warbird Academy at Douglas Municipal Airport in southern Georgia on November 9, 2024. And Secondly, to provide an opportunity for individuals to experience the joys of flying in military aircraft from an open-cockpit biplane to a 600-mph jet.”

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Hangar Cockpit Jet 98

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 31, 2024

.” The airframe retains its last operational configuration, and ZF372 will be moved inside Hangar 2 at the museum. Museum staff and volunteers will complete its reassembly and start the long process of sourcing instrumentation to complete the cockpits.

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Cockpit Hangar Jet 96

Vintage Aviation News

MARCH 5, 2025

Though not quite finished, she is on display, warm and cared for in the museums hangar. The cockpit in 2015. The production required some Corsair cockpit parts for the creation of a studio mock-up to shoot the actors in the cockpit “flying” the aircraft in front of a projection screen.

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Rudder Tail Cockpit Lift 105

AV Web

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

“NTSB investigators are working to synchronize flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder data from both aircraft, ATC communications and radar scope data to obtain a detailed timeline,” the NTSB said in an update published Monday. “The flight data recorder for the Black Hawk did not have timestamps. .”

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Transponder Cockpit Hangar Airline 93

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 2, 2024

This Saturday, May 4, 2024 , from 1o:00 AM to 12:00 PM, sit in the cockpit of the P-47 Thunderbolt at the Palm Springs Air Museum. The suggested $5 donation for the open cockpit experience includes a souvenir Air Museum-provided photograph. Production topped any other Allied fighter with 15,683 P-47s produced.

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Cockpit Hangar Pilot 97

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 17, 2025

Shortly after, the largely restored aircraft was shipped from the USA to Germany and stored in a hangar in Bremen. Lufthansa Technik) ( www.digroaero.com ) Today, Lufthansa Technik has completed the extensive assembly of the Lockheed L-1649A and rolled it out to a large hangar in Hamburg.

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Rudder Tail Hangar Cockpit 130

AV Web

JUNE 16, 2024

As I drove down the ramp on my way to my humble T-hangar, I noticed someone pulling the prop on the left engine of their old Beech Baron’s left engine. He melted into a puddle of sweat and ignorance after a few attempts and stumbled to the hangar to find a mechanic who could find him a strong battery and troubleshoot the situation.

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Cockpit Airplanes Hangar Pilot 75

Inspire

MARCH 21, 2025

Olga will share her experience of breaking through barriers to get into the cockpit and instructing her fellow airmen in her presentation at the EAA Aviation Museum […] The post T-38 Instructor Pilot to Present at Museum Speaker Series first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Pilot Cockpit Hangar 52

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

In one of the display hangars, they came upon the Aluminum Overcast. Since 2020, Brian has been toiling in his garage, building the cockpit of a B-36H. The cockpit canopy, structure, sides, and base are all complete, or nearly so. Brians father told him that he used to see the B-36s fly over often during his childhood.

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Cockpit Flight Deck Payload Tail 105

Gary's Flight Journal

JANUARY 26, 2025

I did an abbreviated video at the hangar yesterday showing some of my preflight, off camera I did an extensive check of the plane, she is good to go. With the heat now flowing in the cockpit and my legs once again nice and toasty I set up for my arrival into Ocean City. I made a nice landing and taxied for the hangar.

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Runway Pilot in Command Knot Hangar 98

Aerotime

OCTOBER 2, 2024

During the successful power-on 900 volts were applied to the eVTOL aircraft’s electrical and avionics systems which includes cockpit display, flight controls, communication, navigation, and surveillance systems. Hobby Airport (HOU) hangar. Power-on is an important quality gate in the production process of any commercial aircraft.

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Jet Cockpit Pilot Hangar 268

Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The familiar yellow Taylorcraft is parked by a galvanized corrugated steel roof shed-style hangar. With the airplane up on blocks and tied down in the hangar, I sent Andrew a photo. One of the hangars still stands out of line with the modern homes. We hop out of the cockpit, and Andrew ties the ship to the tarmac for the night.

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Airplanes Hangar Runway Tarmac 98

Plane and Pilot

MARCH 25, 2025

She walked me through the foyer to the spotless, freshly painted hangar. Keeping with the American theme, Wichita, Kansas-produced Garmin G3X Touch instrument packages come standard for the front and rear cockpits. The GameBird is right at home on the grass, pavement, or TacAeros clean hangar.

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Knot Airplanes Runway Rudder 111

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Two 150-gallon nylon fuel tanks were added behind the two cockpits, a 100-gallon tank was added to the gun bay, and the P-82B was fitted with four 310-gallon externally mounted drop tanks to be jettisoned during the flight. They removed the aircraft’s armor, as well as the six Browning.50

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Pilot Drag Cockpit Approach 105

Inspire

JUNE 13, 2024

To all aspiring pilots out there, remember: the journey may be long and arduous, but the view from the cockpit makes it all worthwhile. The post Navigating the Skies of Doubt: A South African Pilot’s Journey first appeared on Hangar Flying. Keep your eyes on the horizon and your heart in the clouds.

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Cockpit Hangar Pilot 98

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Recently, a dedicated group of residents worked to repair a flat tire on the aircraft and carefully towed it about half a mile from its previous location near the B&G Industries hangar to the museum, situated just behind the Greybull Rest Area. Thats why the cockpit was painted whiteto reflect the sun, West said.

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Cockpit Hangar Pilot 98

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 14, 2025

In order to facilitate beaching operations at naval air stations, a pair of small wheels were added to the rear of the skis, along with a tailwheel in order for the aircraft to be towed from a hangar to the launching ramps. Charles Richbourg in the cockpit of the Convair YF2Y-1 Sea Dart.

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Cockpit Flight Deck Drag Stability 98

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 30, 2025

Note the radome above the cockpit. The Coronados wrecked the airfield and destroyed hangars, aircraft, barracks, mess halls, fuel dumps, and communication equipment, as well as the motor torpedo boats Guroaitei No. My lookouts reported no enemy aircraft, which was another relief to us. Mission accomplished!” Photo via U.S.

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Horizontal Stabilizer Final Approach Tail Runway 111

Inspire

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

By Sam Oleson Richard (Dick) Koehler, who flew the A-6 Intruder during the Vietnam War, will speak about his career and experiences in the cockpit on Thursday, October 10, at 7 p.m. as part of the EAA Aviation Museum Aviation Adventure Speaker Series.

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Pilot Cockpit Hangar 98

Vintage Aviation News

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

mph)) at 6,000 m (19,685 ft), climb to 6,000 m in 5 minutes, 30 seconds, with a maximum ceiling of 11,000 m (36, 089 ft), an armament of two 20mm autocannons and two 7.7mm machine guns, and an armored bulletproof plate at the back of the cockpit.

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Pilot Ceiling Knot Tail 126

Inspire

AUGUST 3, 2023

The post Vacuuming the Cockpit first appeared on Hangar Flying. How does an airplane find its way? Modern aircraft use satellite navigation but what if the computer goes down? And what happened before satellites were invented?

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Cockpit Airplanes Hangar 40

Vintage Aviation News

JULY 10, 2024

The museum is raising funds to build a new hangar on land donated by the Victoria Airport Authority to house the Hawaii Mars and other B.C. (photo by Rob Frolic) A flight plan is expected to be widely publicized, allowing people along the route to see the plane fly one last time. firefighting aircraft.

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Ferry Flight Primary Flight Display Cockpit Flight Plan 119

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 13, 2025

Ronald Herman, benefactor, and others break ground for a restoration hangar. Note the TBF in the background, awaiting its place in that hangar. Although a Bell bubble cockpit version was used in the popular television series M*A*S*H , this museum example actually flew many of the later missions.

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Jet Hangar Cockpit Weather 116

Inspire

JULY 24, 2024

A little more than a year later, he’s helping folks climb up into the cockpit of the Corsair he flew in for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024. Paul, EAA Lifetime 456283, a longtime warbird pilot from Brookhaven, Mississippi, made what he described as a […] The post From Adversity to Purpose first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Cockpit Hangar Pilot 93

Inspire

MARCH 26, 2020

The post Keep Your Head in the Cockpit first appeared on Hangar Flying. Ten tips each for student and active pilots to make use of their downtime in a world of self-isolation and social distancing.

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Cockpit Hangar Pilot 40

Inspire

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

A look at flight simulator cockpits and their value to potential pilots and the general aviation community at large. The post Bits and Pieces: Simulated Cockpits — An Unrealized Potential? first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Cockpit General Aviation Hangar Pilot 40

Chess In the Air

DECEMBER 6, 2024

There are no hangars for gliders in Boulder and tie down space is limited. In addition, the chargers were too bulky to bring along in the cockpit. Upon landing I can clear the runway and steer the glider right into its parking position before getting out of the cockpit, usually without having to start the engine at all.

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Density Altitude Cockpit Tail Runway 98

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 10, 2025

But there was also the project to build the new hangar to do the work in, which was completed at the end of 2011, so now the work could begin in earnest. Two months later in September, 2011 I was back again, observing the progress on the aircraft and the hangar nearing completion. The nose art had also now been applied!

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Cockpit Hangar Pilot Rudder 111

Inspire

MARCH 26, 2021

The post Cockpit Checks — What Can Possibly Go Wrong? first appeared on Hangar Flying. Due to the pandemic, I have found myself rereading books purchased some time ago. Some of these are, not surprisingly, about flying.

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Cockpit Hangar 40

Inspire

MARCH 31, 2020

The post Erroneous Indications — Avoiding Confusion in the Cockpit first appeared on Hangar Flying. If we know our airplane, pay attention, and perform the right cross-checks, we can avoid the confusion that comes with erroneous indications.

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Cockpit Airplanes Hangar 40

Plane and Pilot

MARCH 23, 2025

However, if you find an airplane with a previously installed and debugged glass cockpit, with modern GPS, ADS-B, etc., Hangaring not worth the cost? Hangar Space Is a Must Having relocated well over a dozen times, the first step on our moving checklist was signing up on the hangar list at the airports near our new home.

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Airplanes Annual Inspection Hangar Pilot 59

Air Facts

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

We have a passion for looking at the world from the confines of a cockpit. I don’t need a reason to pull my airplane out of the hangar and go flying, but sharing the magic of flight with kids is one of the most rewarding—yet another reason to fly. This may be for the pure joy of seeing the ground at altitude or maybe a $100 hamburger.

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Airplanes Pilot Cockpit Hangar 52

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

at Republic Airport, Hangar 3, 1230 New Highway, Farmingdale. Enjoy your shopping experience with the historic hangar and aircraft backdrop, period music classics, and food and drink for purchase served hot from a local food truck parked outside Hangar 3. to 3:00 p.m.,

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Hangar Cockpit 98

Inspire

DECEMBER 7, 2017

The post Flying the Yosemite Valley in an Open-Cockpit Gyroplane first appeared on Hangar Flying. An EAA member shares his memorable flight over one of our country’s national parks.

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Cockpit Hangar 40

Inspire

JUNE 21, 2021

The post Open Cockpit Video Camera Mount – I Made it Myself! first appeared on Hangar Flying. When I flew the Sonerai with the J3300 engine I had my friends Leo and Nora take video.

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Cockpit Hangar 40

Vintage Aviation News

AUGUST 11, 2024

Air Force’s restoration hangar which suffered damage in the February 28th, 2024 storm. Lockheed F-104D Starfighter 57-1322 when parked outside the NMUSAF’s restoration hangar. It was modified by having the nose wheel gear retract rearward and by removing the 20mm gun to make room for the second cockpit.

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Hangar Cockpit Airplanes Pilot 116