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. The official maiden flight of the Sea Dart took place on April 9, 1953.

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Cockpit Flight Deck Drag Stability 98

Air Facts

JULY 22, 2024

Each day, 12 students spent two hours in a fabrication hangar where they cut/folded/riveted a sheet of aluminum into a wing component. One was at the controls of an airplane alongside a CFI, and was preceded by flight planning and a preflight inspection. The participants also received a post flight debriefing.

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Lift Knot Airfoil Airplanes 98

Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 16, 2024

distributor for Flight Design aircraft. Airtime inhabits a large hangar at the Tulsa Riverside Airport (KRVS) where newly imported CTs are prepped, and ongoing maintenance and upgrades are carried out for aircraft in the U.S. took over from Flight Design U.S. Otherwise, the F2s flight deck layout is generally straightforward.

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Airplanes Rudder Aileron Crosswind 98