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Planes of Fame Air Museum to Showcase Rare P-51A Mustang and Battle of Okinawa History at Hangar Talk Event

Vintage Aviation News

The Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California, is set to host an engaging “Hangar Talk” event on Saturday, April 5, 2025. Beginning at 10:30 AM, the “Hangar Talk” will provide an in-depth look at the Battle of Okinawa, which took place 80 years ago. Click HERE for tickets.

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Wingtip Vortices and Wake Turbulence

Pilot Institute

This horizontal component of lift is called Induced Drag. Its called induced drag since it only exists as a consequence of lift. If youre generating lift, youre stuck with induced drag as well. Increased Drag Moving air around is hard work! What Does the Vortex Strength Depend On? How to Reduce Wingtip Vortices?

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Backcountry Flying, STOL Drag Racing at High Sierra Fly-In

Inspire

The post Backcountry Flying, STOL Drag Racing at High Sierra Fly-In first appeared on Hangar Flying. Get a taste of the event in this video, and read more about it in the February 2019 issue of EAA Sport Aviation.

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Bargain Buys on AircraftForSale: 1972 Piper PA-28R-200 Arrow

Plane and Pilot

Feeling that gentle nudge of acceleration as you retract the gear during climb-out feels great, as does knowing youve got none of that drag slowing you down and increasing fuel burnin cruise. Theres something about the feeling of flying a retractable-gear airplane.

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Today in Aviation History: Loss of USS Macon

Vintage Aviation News

Unlike their German cousins, both the USS Akron and the USS Macon were designed to have a 75-by-60-by-16-foot hangar amidships. In service, the USS Macon would carry up to five Sparrowhawks in its internal hangar. Meanwhile, the equally massive structure of the USS Macon took shape in Goodyear’s massive hangar in Akron.

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National Warplane Museum Receives D-Day Veteran Staggerwing

Vintage Aviation News

The offset top wing offered the benefits of increased visibility to the pilot, and it was also claimed to have reduced interference drag between the top and bottom wings (though later evidence would argue the benefit as negligible.) The Staggerwing in her new hangar at the National Warplane Museum.

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Vulcan XH558 Engineering and Maintenance Update

Vintage Aviation News

The A motor deploys the airbrakes to the ‘MEDIUM DRAG’ position, while both motors operate together to adjust between ‘MEDIUM DRAG’ and ‘HIGH DRAG’ positions or fully retract them. On Friday June 28, 558 was moved into 2Excel Aviation’s Hangar 3 for some much-needed TLC to her starboard main undercarriage leg.

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