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Rebirth of FG-1D Corsair 92460

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Though not quite finished, she is on display, warm and cared for in the museums hangar. It just so happened that 92460 was available, so a deal was made and the center section was sent to Texas along with the tail cone. From the cockpit back to the tail, 92460 is looking the part with the new painted control surfaces.

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Federal Agencies Want Answers on Delta Aircraft Collision

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Delta Air Lines says the incident caused the tail of the smaller regional aircraft to be sheared off after colliding with an Airbus A350 bound for Japan. Collision Happens as Smaller Jet Rolls on Adjacent Taxiway According to the airline, the incident took place around 10:00 a.m. There were no injuries aboard either flight.

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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Curtiss XF15C

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This was one of the few aircraft that combined both a piston engine and a jet engine in the same airframe. Yet although it was designed to combat the limitations of early jet propulsion, it would be quickly superseded by new pure-jet aircraft and became one of the Curtiss-Wright Corporation’s last fixed wing designs to be built.

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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Lockheed Constellation

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On this day in aviation history, January 9, 1943, a large four engine transport aircraft with three tail fins rose from the runway at Burbank Airport, California. The tail was the most distinctive part of the Connie’s design. Navy PO-1W Warning Star early warning radar aircraft.

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McDonnell XF-85 Goblin

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During the early years of the jet age, between the end of World War II and the swinging ’60s, there were very few new ideas that were not worth a try. To understand the genesis of this little jet-powered hot rod, let’s understand the problem that faced the U.S. Air Force immediately following WWII.

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How America’s Youth is Rebuilding a WWII B-25 Bomber

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Patrick Mihalek grew up near the Brighton Airport in Michigan, spending his after-school hours at the hangars, trying to involve himself in any way possible. One particularly notable student, Logan Kucharek, who had joined the project at age 13, eventually became a lead engineer at a jet engine company. Click HERE to donate.

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Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star from Seattle Arrives At March Field Air Museum

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One of the latest of these is a Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star, an example of the first American fighter jet to see operational service. The Shooting Star also helps round out the museum’s collection of American jet fighters, from the Bell P-59 Airacomet to the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle and the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon.

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