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"A 19-year-old California man has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for shining a..."

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 22:54:53 +0000

“A 19-year-old California man has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for shining a laser pointer at two aircraft.”

- Man gets 30 months in prison for shining laser at plane - BBC News.

supersonicelectronic: Daniel Rich. That’s nice, that....

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 21:02:04 +0000

supersonicelectronic:

Daniel Rich.

That’s nice, that. (ht James Bridle.)

scanzen (via): Air to air view from a tanker of a 9th Strategic...

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 11:01:27 +0100

scanzen (via):

Air to air view from a tanker of a 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing’s SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft on a mission out of its home base, Beale Air Force Base, California. Exact location, date unknown. Photographer: TSGT Michael Haggerty.

scanzen, from nationalmuseum.af.mil: General Dynamics F-111A...

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 20:40:07 +0100

scanzen, from nationalmuseum.af.mil:

General Dynamics F-111A Aardvark. The F-111A could change the angle or “sweep” of its wings in flight. This image shows three different wing positions. With the wings swept forward, the F-111A had more lift to carry heavier loads, and it could land or take off at a slower speed. With the wings swept back, the F-111A could fly at very high speeds.

“Avions à décollage et atterrissage verticaux”...

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 21:15:57 +0100

“Avions à décollage et atterrissage verticaux” (via balnibarbi, Mondorama 2000)

Those planes in full: the Hawker Siddeley HS.141, Canadair CL-84 “Dynavert”, Hawker Harrier, and de Havilland Canada DHC-7. Only the last two entered production, but the concept used by the CL-84 is similar to that of the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey, now in use by US armed forces.

Phantoms over the three US-operated geodesic radomes at RAF...

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:57:47 +0100

Phantoms over the three US-operated geodesic radomes at RAF Fylingdales (via). (More Fylingdales later, perhaps.)

Power To Fly, posted by Things Magazine.

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 23:59:06 +0000

Power To Fly, posted by Things Magazine.

Fly the future. Fly the flag. Concorde poster at G.W. Railwayana...

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 05:31:07 +0000

Fly the future. Fly the flag. Concorde poster at G.W. Railwayana Auctions.

A Pan Am stewardess posing in the engine nacelle of an Boeing...

Sun, 05 Dec 2010 05:33:00 +0000

A Pan Am stewardess posing in the ~~engine~~ nacelle of an Boeing 707 (via)

"Ddid you know that there still is a Pan Am lounge in West Berlin? It used to be a penthouse..."

Sun, 05 Dec 2010 05:23:12 +0000

“Ddid you know that there still is a Pan Am lounge in West Berlin? It used to be a penthouse apartment for pilots and flight attendants. Today, it’s a party and event location and they’ve kept the original style of the 60ies.”

- David Noël in On This Day Today: 1966. (The whole thing is worth a read for the story of a Pan Am plane crash in East Germany.)

The lounge, on Budapester Straße 43 near Wittenbergplatz U-Bahn has a Flash site (which I didn’t bother looking at), but it’s also covered Ultraswank. It seems to be private, but they (used to) occasionally host jazz nights. Seems like it might be worth looking out for.