Saturday, October 31, 2015

Plane Pr0n: Updates on the 1st 727's Last Flight Interior Photo Tour - AirlineReporter : AirlineReporter

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I loved the old workhorse 727. My first jet airliner ride was in a 727 of the old Northwest Orient in February of 1968. We were heading to...
Wednesday, October 28, 2015

B-29 “Doc” Funded For Takeoff

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"Doc" is going to fly soon! If I were still living in Wichita, I would have spent time volunteering on this restoration! I saw a...
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Friday, October 23, 2015

Impressive shots of Russian Su-24 and Su-34 jets launching at night from Latakia airbase in Syria

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From a personal perspective having played "Cold War Chicken" with Ivan in the Seventies this is an interesting piece at a site tha...

Milestone on this journey

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It's official. I am a Tool Room Attendant. No more flight line or jets for me. The foot issues enabled me to obtain a reasonable accomod...
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Monday, October 19, 2015

Plane Pr0n: These may be the best Mig-21, Mig-29 and Su-25 air-to-air images you’ve ever seen.

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Stumbling through the favorites list and look at this! Last week, aviation photographer  Anton  Balakchiev  was among a group of reporte...
Saturday, October 17, 2015

Closest northern views of Saturn's moon Enceladus

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How about a cool space exploration post? Found this in the Saturday afternoon while wandering through the interwebs.... Interesting piece...
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Thursday, October 15, 2015

Autumn Thunderstorm In The Southeast Kern County Desert and the Southern Sierra Nevada Mountains

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A rather substantial storm front came through the So Cal Mountains into the Desert this afternoon/evening. It was short and very intense! A...
Monday, October 12, 2015

Seeing stars, again: Naval Academy reinstates celestial navigation

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Classic one sentence paragraph................................. After all, you can't hack a sextant. The article is from the Capital Ga...
Sunday, October 11, 2015

6 years

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As a little note....................... Old Retired Petty Officer is now 6 years of age............................... Dang, still at it.....
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North American A-36 Apache: The Plane That Saved the Mustang

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Article by  Scott Schwartz at The Aviation History Online Museum Powered by an  Allison V-12  engine equipped with a single stage supercha...