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.

Rudder 130

Rudder Tail Hangar Cockpit 130

Inspire

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

2 (USAF tail number 72-01568) following a four-year restoration effort. The restoration was accomplished to recognize the 50th anniversary of the first flight of this aircraft which occurred in May 1974 as part […] The post A Different Sort of Restoration first appeared on Hangar Flying.

Tail 130

Tail Hangar 130

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 22, 2025

But the most radical feature of the Pigeon-Fraser was Albree’s all-moving tail design. Albree would consider this design to be his “make or break” aircraft to validate his theory for the Flying Tail design he and Roscoe P. serial numbers 116 and 117, with U.S. Timson had designed nearly ten years prior.

Tail 98

Tail Airplanes Stability Aileron 98

Plane and Pilot

MARCH 25, 2025

She walked me through the foyer to the spotless, freshly painted hangar. The GameBird is right at home on the grass, pavement, or TacAeros clean hangar. After a few seconds, Ill lift the tail and then add full power. Upon my arrival, I was greeted by Tessa Waghorn, Ians wife, who serves as the head administrator for TacAero.

Knot 111

Knot Airplanes Runway Rudder 111

Gary's Flight Journal

OCTOBER 30, 2024

When I arrived at the hangar It was pretty comfortable inside so I didn't bother to preheat. I got the fan turning then set up my video cameras, having forgot my tail tie down camera. I made a nice landing and taxied for the hangar. The original plan was to meet at 8:30 but we pushed it back to 9:15 so we could preheat.

Runway 92

Runway Tail Hangar Approach 92

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 23, 2025

Following on from several successful previous years’ exhibitions in the Conservation Hall at the front of the Airspace hangar, IWM Duxford has this year staged the “Scramble!” The exhibition features seven aircraft that represent those flown during the summer of 1940 in Great Britain and France, with two Spitfire Mk.1a,

Hangar 139

Hangar Tail Pilot 139

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. Andrew with the Taylorcraft in the 1980s, before it received the checkerboard tail. A few swipes and a tap later sends the latest pics.

Airplanes 98

Airplanes Hangar Runway Tarmac 98

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 30, 2025

A short 18 months later, on August 13, 1937, the XPB2Y-1 took to the skies for the first time, revealing plenty of room for improvement lateral instability was a major problem for the deep-hulled boat, so the single tail fin was augmented by two smaller fins on the horizontal stabilizers. “Very little,” the gunner reported.

Horizontal Stabilizer 111

Horizontal Stabilizer Final Approach Tail Runway 111

Vintage Aviation News

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

After three subsequent moves to Ontario Airport in 1963, then to Buena Park in 1970, and finally to Chino airport in 1973, the Raiden now sits proudly on display inside the Planes of Fame’s Foreign Hangar in Chino, where it has been displayed for the last 50 years.

Pilot 126

Pilot Ceiling Knot Tail 126

Inspire

MARCH 20, 2019

There are as many tail wheel assembly designs as there are experimental airplanes, or at least it seems that way. Most tail wheels share the same problems, so I’ll talk about the top three trouble areas. The post Tail Wheels — What Can Go Wrong? first appeared on Hangar Flying.

Tail 40

Tail Airplanes Hangar 40

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

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.

Lift 59

Lift Tail Stability Wind Shear 59

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

In one of the display hangars, they came upon the Aluminum Overcast. ” ) For armament, the Aluminum Overcast was equipped with one remotely operated tail turret with two 20mm M24A1 autocannons. In 1983, at the age of 5, he and his father took a trip to the National Museum of the United States Air Force, in Dayton, Ohio.

Cockpit 105

Cockpit Flight Deck Payload Tail 105

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 9, 2025

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.

Tail 116

Tail Stability Pilot Hangar 116

Aviation Bussiness News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

MRO provider Bird Aviation has announced plans to expand its operations at Larnaca’s old airport with the construction of a new maintenance hangar. The project, which recently broke ground adjacent to Bird Aviation’s current hangar, comes in response to increased demand for the company’s services and a growing client base.

Hangar 40

Hangar Tail Airlines Airline 40

Inspire

MAY 12, 2020

The post One Family’s Passion for Vintage Twin-Tailed Aircraft first appeared on Hangar Flying. Navy, the last thing they were thinking of is how one of their aircraft would help a family spend quality time together, but that is exactly what the aircraft is doing for 25-year-old Sydney Ramey.

Tail 40

Tail Hangar 40

Flying Magazine

MAY 8, 2024

The author’s airplane, wearing its original tail number in 1970. She said she did, and a couple of weeks later, I received some color photocopies of my airplane, wearing a different tail number and frolicking among the beaches of the Pacific Northwest. While the paint hasn’t changed over the years, its condition certainly has.

Tail 94

Tail Airplanes Hangar 94

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

(Nigel Hitchman) The story of the Breguet Deux-Ponts begins even before WWII, when Breguet Aviation began design work on the concept for a large four engine transport with two decks for passengers called the Breguet 760, which was based on the wings and tail assembly of the Breguet 730 flying boat.

Tail 66

Tail Cargo Stability Rudder 66

Ask the Pilot

MARCH 13, 2025

I don’t which part irks me more: the boring typeface, the blank bottom, or the tail emblem, which is a neutered version of the one it replaces. Then we have the tail. GRADE: D-minus MINTY FRESH JetBlues livery features a grab bag of different tail patterns. Where do we start? Do we have any idea what this means?

Tail 99

Tail Airlines Airline Runway 99

Vintage Aviation News

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

All activities are free at the Airbase hangar, 1200 Echo Ct., The Stearman for the first time sees the light of the CAF Airbase Georgia’s hangar. You can see the tail of the unit’s SBD-5 Dauntless. Women at War recognizes all World War II women’s military organizations. 1 at Delta Tech Ops facilities, 1775 M.H.

Tail 111

Tail Hangar 111

Inspire

JULY 25, 2019

The previous record was 31 pedal planes, while the goal this year was to go above and beyond with […] The post Pedaling Their Tails Off — PedalVenture Goes for Guinness World Record first appeared on Hangar Flying. By Kayla Floyd The PedalVenture parade took place down Celebration Way on Wednesday at 6 p.m.

Tail 40

Tail Hangar 40

Vintage Aviation News

JULY 28, 2024

During the UK winter the aircraft, one of only two flying examples in the world, has undergone extensive pre-planned maintenance activity, including the manufacture and replacement of the entire tail plane. A closer view of one of four Merlin engines fitted to PA474 undergoing maintenance in the unit’s hangar at RAF Coningsby in 2020.

Tail 105

Tail Hangar 105

Flyertalk

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

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. Both aircraft are currently in Delta hangars for evaluation. at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL).

Tail 98

Tail Runway Jet Hangar 98

Fear of Landing

APRIL 19, 2024

The operator confirmed that the tail rotor had been installed the day before the accident. A mechanic had found a worn feathering bearing in the tail rotor hub and blade assembly. The tail rotor’s responses and vibrations are measured in order to adjust the weights of the rotor blades and/or the alignment of the rotor assembly.

Torque 94

Torque Indicated Airspeed Tail Knot 94

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 14, 2025

However, since Convair was also developing the XF-92 delta wing prototype for a future Air Force interceptor, the design team at Convair, led by Ernest Stout, proposed a new delta wing aircraft with retractable hydro-skis for takeoffs and landings, a watertight hull, and a single delta tail.

Cockpit 98

Cockpit Flight Deck Drag Stability 98

Chess In the Air

DECEMBER 6, 2024

There are no hangars for gliders in Boulder and tie down space is limited. A lifting aid is required to mount and remove the tail dolly which is a bit of a nuisance. Easy rigging and ground handling. Easy rigging is therefore a necessity, not just something that’s nice to have.

Density Altitude 98

Density Altitude Cockpit Tail Runway 98

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Vendors set up to sell souvenirs and parts, and the new International Stearman Community Hangar hosts its own gift shop, historical library, and museum inside. It’s white and blue stripes along the wings, tail and fuselage stand out as unusual because it’s not the typical stearman scheme we are used to. The Recall Stearman.

Tail 122

Tail Airplanes Transponder Aileron 122

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 6, 2024

Brooks had long wished to own an airworthy Flying Fortress as his father, Elton Brooks, had flown 35 missions as a B-17 tail gunner with the 570th BS, 390th BG from RAF Framlingham in England. Left unchecked, the fire consumed most of the aircraft; just the tail and outboard wing sections survived the blaze.

Tail 126

Tail Airplanes Cockpit Firewall 126

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

While restoring the aircraft, Torchia was not alone in his hangar. While not completely unheard of among the warbird community, the paint scheme would be rare enough to attract the attention of fellow enthusiasts, and with many “recall” aircraft being flown by the Navy, the Stearman’s tail code would be repainted as an N2S-3.

Weather 122

Weather Airplanes Tail Hangar 122

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Underneath the cockpit sat the Allison-Chambers J36, a licensed development of the de Havilland Goblin (Halford H-1) turbojet engine, with the intakes being fitted in the leading-edge wing roots, and the exhaust coming out of the tail. This new tail was intended to resolve the control problems encountered on the original prototype.

Tail 93

Tail Jet Ceiling Pilot 93

Aerotime

JUNE 21, 2024

For this purpose, the aircraft had its water tanks removed and a hydraulic under-tail integrated airstair installed, along with a 14-seat passenger interior and spectacular rear one-piece Perspex blisters for unrivaled panoramic views of the passing landscape.

Pilot 286

Pilot Tail Ferry Flight Clearance 286

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.

Pilot 116

Pilot General Aviation Airplanes Hangar 116

Flying Magazine

MAY 6, 2024

Measuring 804 feet nose to tail, it was larger than the record-setting LZ-127, the Graf Zeppelin , commanded by factory manager Hugo Eckner. Naval History and Heritage Command] In 1931, a photo was taken of the ship attached to the mooring tower and up on its nose as the tail was caught by a gust of wind.

Tail 109

Tail Hangar Weather Approach 109

Flying Magazine

MAY 6, 2024

A hangar home at Pecan Plantation. Some buyers have even planned well in advance for their retirement, snapping up lots years before building their dream hangar home. Mills learned to fly in the aircraft and has completed a tip-to-tail restoration, sparing no expense since assuming its ownership several years ago.

Runway 116

Runway Hangar Pilot Tail 116

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 21, 2024

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. The team moved from a smaller hangar in Brighton to a larger facility at Oakland Southwest Airport, allowing for greater progress on the aircraft. Click HERE to donate.

Tail 111

Tail Hangar Jet 111

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

Located on the northwest edge of Rogers Dry Lake, the complex was originally centered around the administrative hangar building constructed in 1954. One of the most notable structures is the space shuttle program’s Mate-Demate Device and hangar, located in Area A to the north of the main complex.

Pilot 111

Pilot Tail Hangar Jet 111

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 3, 2024

21 but really a composit P-51D restoration) showed how best to display at the constrained Duxford site, making great use of the ability to turn around and come in for a nice curved topside pass over the ARC hangar area where the aircraft are still in bright sunlight, as opposed to backlit on the main display line for much of the day.

Tail 98

Tail Weather Runway Hangar 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.

Cockpit 111

Cockpit Hangar Pilot Rudder 111