I watched the whole thing (from about 1/2 hour out) on the NASA video feed (http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html). It is really is amazing how all this stuff works. One amazing thing about the final approach is how steep it is. I've always known it was steep (the NASA web...

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With an ever-increasing number of unmanned aerial vehicles aloft, it seems likely that a collision is inevitable, at least until machine vision and avoidance systems are perfected...has it already happened? Are there any near misses on record?

I am thinking about importing some little meters as I think they would be very valuable to the aviation community as a whole. I am trying to gain a little insight, before I make a large purchase of these meters, whether you guys and gals see a benefit and would be interested in purchasing one for...

Hi. I´m an aeronautical engineering student from Spain. I need the payload-range diagram for A330-300. I have looked for the A330-300 airport planning (I think that in that document is the diagram) but I haven´t found it. Can anyone help me? Thank you very much.

Maybe this is old stuff for most on this newsgroup, but I just discovered this. I rarely if ever hawk a particular product on Usenet, but this older DVD set (1998) is fantastic. My brother-in-law gave it to me for Christmas....thinking it was some boring collection of fuzzy black-and-white 1960s...

Thank GOD this guy finally wrote a real BOOK ! This is one of the FUNNIEST reads in years in the flying business. True arctic adventure flying tales with a comedy twist. One lady pee'd in a rubber boot. You'll laugh so hard you'll pee in your pants !! search for "CloudDancer's Alaskan Chronicles"...

The local (Sacramento, CA) tv news just showed a short video of a very flooded airport in Oregon with a couple of dozen GA planes flooded about 3 feet and probably ruined. Didn't say where though, does anybody know? -- Men who believe absurdities will commit atrocities. ~ Voltaire

I'm reading some articles on aircraft lightning strikes, and most mention an incident in 1967 when an airplane was brought down by lightning; however I can't find info on this crash. Can anyone tell me when & where this happened?

I presume you mean "LSA," since there's no US "VLA" certification category. ummm - sorry about the confusion, you are right. I meant LSA (Light Sport Aircraft). Seems that I am dreaming of a VLJ or so... ;-) I think as long as it is N-numbered, reciprocity agreements will allow it to be ...

This may be old news to some of you... http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=77&ContentID=29246

It seems 100/130 is is still available in some places: http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?id=KR64553&sch=NGTA

Is it a bird? http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?oid=911d85ea5c7e3032&rurl=video.yahoo.com&fr=yvmtf Brian Whatcott Altus OK

I am a member of a glider club that uses an L-19 Birddog for our tow plane. The airplane makes a great towplane and by removing the rear stick and turning the rear seat around, you can face backwards for the flight which is a real hoot. The airplane came to us after military use and had a full...

I want to install an external airband antenna hooked up to a handheld radio to talk to airplanes. It would possibly be a whip antenna but I don't know what type and where to buy it the US. Any recomendations?

Not sure if this got posted already, but this is a really neat animation. And it IS aviation-related! Enjoy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdUUx5FdySs

I've found an old photograph that my Grandfather took of what I believe to be a Lockheed Electra, registration number NX 51800. The photo is probably from the late 30's or early 40's and has about 6 men standing in front of the plane. Is there any chance of finding out anything about that plane...

This article discusses recent cases of "megahail" falling from the sky since 2000. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megacryometeors Is there anyway 10 to 400 pound ice chuncks could form on a jet airplane and fall? Is it possible with a deicing system.

I am in the middle of my Phd studies. My master thesis was related to embedded systems and remote monitoring of traffic. Since I have been always passionately interested in aviation, aircrafts etc. I would like to mix business (I work in the travel industry) with pleasure now. I am looking for an...

Does anyone have any information, other than what's posted on news websites, about the fatal crash of an experimental aircraft in Irdell county, N.C. this morning (12 Dec 07)? Does anyone know what kind of aircraft it was?