March 07, 2009
Shots taken from the flying machine
Video of Wilbur Wright demonstrating his flying machine in Italy in 1909, including the first footage ever filmed from an airplane. The two-seater plane with Wilbur Wright at the helm did a lap before an audience of photographers, army men and noteworthy moustached men and just avoided the cameraman on the ground. (From Maggie's Farm)
Obama Air Force One Wood Toy Collectable - $18.00
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On Nov. 4, 1909, English pilot John Moore-Brabazon put a pig in a basket, tied it to a wing, and took off, in order to show that pigs can fly.
There are many other idioms of improbability, used to denote that something is impossible or unlikely to occur. "When hell freezes over", "When snakes smoke", etc. See also The Black swan
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November 22, 2008
Aerial panoramas
Panoramic view of the Airbus A380 cockpit (with 9 cup holders)
Plane in the middle of the wood
A report of Emirates A380 First Flight DXB-JFK (Warning - Image heavy)
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July 30, 2008
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
What a beautiful face
I have found in this place
That is circling all round the sun
What a beautiful dream
That could flash on the screen
In a blink of an eye and be gone from me
Soft and sweet
Let me hold it close and keep it here with me
And one day we will die
And our ashes will fly from the aeroplane over the sea
But for now we are young
Let us lay in the sun
And count every beautiful thing we can see
Love to be
In the arms of all I'm keeping here with me
Anna's ghost all around
Hear her voice as it's rolling and ringing through me
Soft and sweet
How the notes all bend and reach above the trees
Now how I remember you
How I would push my fingers through
Your mouth to make those muscles move
That made your voice so smooth and sweet
And now we keep where we don't know
All secrets sleep in winter clothes
With one you loved so long ago
Now he don't even know his name
What a beautiful face
I have found in this place
That is circling all round the sun
And when we meet on a cloud
I'll be laughing out loud
I'll be laughing with everyone I see
Can't believe how strange it is to be anything at all
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July 13, 2008
Ask the pilot
Landing around the world flickr pool
Mark Langford's Homebuilt Airplane and Online Builder's Manual
Do I really need to point out that an airline pilot would hardly need a butter knife if he or she desired to inflict damage? Where will the airport security lunacy stop?
7 Fascinating Bird’s-Eye-Views of Florida. (Thank you, Dave E)
unrelated: Matchstick art by Scottish artist David Mach
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March 24, 2008
Ed Force One
28 highly advanced VH-71 helicopters, each costing $400,000,000. Six years after the White House called for a more advanced fleet of presidential transport helicopters, the program tasked with that mission is facing increased questions, and an uncertain future. (From Philip Greenspun’s Weblog)
Artist Charles Cohan, an art professor and printmaker by trade, has repurposed the maps from the back of airline magazines into stark, geometric silhouettes. (From Intelligent Travel)
Iron Maiden's Ed Force One
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March 05, 2008
Business Class
Business Class in Kabul
A Flying Kiwi (YT) by Dony Permedi
Weird Aviation Videos found on the site of Alexis Park Inn, an aviation themed hotel here in Iowa City. (From Your Mileage May Vary)
360 degrees of the cockpit of the A380
Re-post: Mountain Wingsuit
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February 20, 2008
Close landings
Flying over Boston. (From Philip Greenspun)
Air Disaster Simulations by Richard Mosse. (From BLDG Blog)
OOOPS, a series of plane accidents, from the collection of Avi Abrams, Dark Roasted Blend’s webmaster
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January 23, 2008
Ashtrays in airplanes
Foodstuffs that were seized over a 48-hour period from passengers arriving at New York's JFK Airport from abroad. Among the pictured items are African yams, uncooked meats, fresh eggs, okra and a South Asian lime infected with citrus canker
Why are there still ashtrays in airplanes?
Miracle of Flight by Terry Gilliam
A collection of Presidential planes
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January 05, 2008
flight flying
Plane crashes 1920's-30's? (YT)
Flights From Hell flies you into the unknown skies with stories about the adventures and anxieties of airline travel
29.269919,-82.118982 - Travolta’s home
Imagine an aviation system in which planes fly two-thirds empty, fares are as low as $46 and the government pays up to 93% of the cost of a flight. You don't have to look far. (From Marginal revolution)
Henry Ford, 1940: "Mark my word: A combination airplane and motorcar is coming. You may smile. But it will come..."
Re-post: FlyGuy (Now with an ad before the show)
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December 01, 2007
A380
Shifting sands reveal World War Two fighter plane lost for 65 years
Aircraft windows by France Bizot. (From Young Gallery)
High Resolution Panoramic Views of the Airbus A380
Also: Airbus A340 Meets Wall. Airbus Loses
Singapore Airlines New A380 Cabin Interior, designed by luxury yacht designer Jean-Jacques Coste
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October 17, 2007
Gliding over Everest
On May 24, 2004, a group of climbers on the northeast side of Mount Everest were surprised by a flying object right over their heads. It was the hang glider pilot Angelo D'Arrigo during a flight that would set a new precedent for hang gliding worldwide. The first time in History that a man flew over Everest with his hang glider
Re-post: The Ejection Seat Gallery
Gordon's Jet Flight, a children's book from 1961. (From Eye of the goof)
Book now for the flight to nowhere
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August 29, 2007
Cabin Safety cards
Cabin Safety cards for women
A 360° view of the Ashton Court balloon fiesta in Bristol. More balloons
An intuitive visualization illustrating how far an Air New Zealand customer can fly depending on the estimated price of a flight ticket, represented on a world map
Unrelated: Prosthetics and Orthotics center...
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June 28, 2007
Mr, Brig Gen or Sister
That's a long list in the "Title" dropdown
Jack, the one person you should never call from a plane
The best and worst airports in the world
Concorde parts to hit auction block
(.gif above from Ashes and Snow)
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May 05, 2007
Just a false alarm
Please Help Identify Mystery Wreckage on Midway Atoll! This piece of fuselage recently washed up on the beach. The current consensus is that it is a B-29. If you have a B-29 parts manual please let us know. (From Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research, (AAIR), your source for U.S. military aircraft accident reports and aviation archaeology information)
Airbus A380 evacuation - 873 people in 77 seconds. With only 8 of the 16 exits opened, the task for this evacuation certification was to evacuate 853 passengers and 20 crew in 90 seconds. This all happened in darkness, with only cabin emergency lights. The footage is from infrared cameras
Were you an officer in Napoleon's air force?
I was driving across the burning desert
When I spotted six jet planes
Leaving six white vapor trails across the bleak terrain
It was the hexagram of the heavens
It was the strings of my guitar
Amelia, it was just a false alarm.
(Original photos)
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April 13, 2007
Stickers & Ringtones
Fake airplane studio photographs
B2 Spirit At The 2005 Edwards AFB Air show
Rocket Belts soon to be available
San Francisco Airport at night
Make your mobile phone sound like an aeroplane with these authentic Aviation Ringtones
No time to blog tonight – I’m going to watch This movie again - Sorry
(Pix above from Wind of Change)
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