tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39971943448334854862024-03-12T20:51:01.771-07:00Mojave SkiesThe comings and goings of strange and unusual aircraft from the Mojave Airport and Spaceport and other aviation venues around the Mojave Desert.Alan Radeckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124673240340957787noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997194344833485486.post-17577690966790526462013-03-20T12:22:00.003-07:002013-03-20T12:23:03.213-07:00Although this blog is "dormant", there's still lots of readership out there, so I thought I'd dust it off for a moment and post an announcement: The April 2013 Plane Crazy Saturday will be a very special event: the First (hopefully annual!) Mojave Experimental Fly-In! It will be taking place April 20 from 10am to 2pm.<br />
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This event is so big and so special, it has its own blog...so jump over to <a href="http://www.mojaveflyin.com/">http://www.mojaveflyin.com/</a> and check out all the planes that are planning on attending!<br />
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<br />Alan Radeckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124673240340957787noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997194344833485486.post-58592465701074996502011-10-18T06:05:00.001-07:002011-10-18T06:05:38.752-07:00Introducing Vintage AirA few weeks back, I mentioned my non-aviation blog, but I've also started a new aviation-related one called <a href="http://vintageairphotos.blogspot.com/">Vintage Air</a>, a place that tells the stories behind vintage aviation photographs, many of which have never been published. Today's post is the first one on the blog that involves photos taken at Mojave (they were shown here in 2008, but they bear showing again), hence the mention here. There will be more Mojave photos for the next couple of Tuesdays over at Vintage Air.Alan Radeckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124673240340957787noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997194344833485486.post-34464997335870501262011-10-17T17:45:00.000-07:002011-10-17T17:46:02.586-07:00Plane Crazy, October 2011: Boomerang and Guest<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmwSzwXDuD24SktX3yLC2eq9Bfui8sQjLRf95bnUUYzDQP5WR1isdjTHjNnQ0wtycUdj9USAiTd5erjQVTPWSQaGwLITAc6WIYA1d6zwJBR_9V0owaSOeB4O644YS7Kk7liL4Fp1254Sci/s1600/mhv-pcs-2011-10-08-12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmwSzwXDuD24SktX3yLC2eq9Bfui8sQjLRf95bnUUYzDQP5WR1isdjTHjNnQ0wtycUdj9USAiTd5erjQVTPWSQaGwLITAc6WIYA1d6zwJBR_9V0owaSOeB4O644YS7Kk7liL4Fp1254Sci/s320/mhv-pcs-2011-10-08-12.jpg" width="320" /></a>The featured aircraft for the October 2011 PCS was none other than the recently resurrected Rutan Model 202 Boomerang. Once Burt's personal airplane, it's now in the care of Scaled's Mike Melvill. Along with Catbird, Boomerang recently made the trek to Oshkosh for the Rutan tribute. Here's an up-close-and-personal look at this most amazing aircraft.
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During PCS, this rather striking DeHavilland Dash 8, configured for an undisclosed flight test program, showed up and parked down the ramp.<br />
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<br />Alan Radeckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124673240340957787noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997194344833485486.post-54747598023004916242011-08-03T06:17:00.000-07:002011-08-03T06:27:50.390-07:00Some Mojave Photos at "Light in our Lens"While my day-job employment has taken me from Mojave to Palmdale and Edwards - leaving this blog essentially dormant - I still occasionally get to shoot there (I'm usually around during the monthly Plane Crazy Saturday open house, shooting when not driving the flightline tour tram), and recently had the opportunity to write about PCS for <em>AirShowStuff Magazine</em> (you can read it online <a href="http://magazine.airshowstuff.com/PDFs/2011/July2011.pdf">here</a>).<br /><br />I have also started writing a more generalized photography-related blog, <em><a href="http://lightinourlens.blogspot.com/">Light in our Lens</a>,</em> and the most recent post there is about, you guessed it, Mojave and PCS...so y'all are invited over to take a look at a few photos that didn't make the magazine article, but are worthy of mention anyway. Cheers!Alan Radeckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124673240340957787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997194344833485486.post-48633740848018808052009-08-15T19:30:00.000-07:002009-08-15T20:10:36.317-07:00August Plane Crazy Saturday Honors Racers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnMkTyORTCvTBYbedGd8EY2TtzPkf6l9ZQSku31DYQgygZcgN3e32_ljwBoAHS6rpsvb3ZKNTS5aPun9nStFodGAAiLaj9_1aXNENr2ty46KTgW-Vp-KaSKJ03LSML-ZD3zXh_l4qAn40/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-08+(83)-cr8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnMkTyORTCvTBYbedGd8EY2TtzPkf6l9ZQSku31DYQgygZcgN3e32_ljwBoAHS6rpsvb3ZKNTS5aPun9nStFodGAAiLaj9_1aXNENr2ty46KTgW-Vp-KaSKJ03LSML-ZD3zXh_l4qAn40/s200/fly-in+2009-08+(83)-cr8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370390676788680514" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">The August edition of the Mojave Transportation Museum's Plane Crazy Saturday highlighted our local race teams, Nemesis NXT and Wasabi Racing, both of which are getting ready to head for the competition at Reno next month. For the first time at one of these monthly events, museum supporter and world-record-holding pilot Dick Rutan offered to give rides in his Cessna 150, with all proceeds going to the museum...and there were plenty of takers! Dick has indicated that he'll do this again next month, so if you've ever wanted to fly with Dick, put September 19th on your calendar!</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS4ciVdfCBsbmzO2VwaX3gmKvCnVdemEAQ4m_MoNH4oIHMOwvu9sgeE80BruTmoJ9bVKHQ7DSVD9AWC8nfvQZgGpO06B4FsddlqcXmg52julRDm08k113JFuF6Y5zPH1BbRMvnlHSSmacZ/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-08+(3)-cr8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS4ciVdfCBsbmzO2VwaX3gmKvCnVdemEAQ4m_MoNH4oIHMOwvu9sgeE80BruTmoJ9bVKHQ7DSVD9AWC8nfvQZgGpO06B4FsddlqcXmg52julRDm08k113JFuF6Y5zPH1BbRMvnlHSSmacZ/s200/fly-in+2009-08+(3)-cr8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370390473648659554" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ-9ObusCxBD9o1P2JliiutQdPeyQW2-NlXIiD304Ndcilso8AlNEv4X_ZY3XbEZS-05YTveHTS6hx-Xivg2wTiSxuPb9yymR-zVZi0qRc2Q4Sxkwa8h_HW16RcPrMu6XLToAjFBQgnN2F/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-08+(1)-cr8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ-9ObusCxBD9o1P2JliiutQdPeyQW2-NlXIiD304Ndcilso8AlNEv4X_ZY3XbEZS-05YTveHTS6hx-Xivg2wTiSxuPb9yymR-zVZi0qRc2Q4Sxkwa8h_HW16RcPrMu6XLToAjFBQgnN2F/s200/fly-in+2009-08+(1)-cr8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370390463681148562" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaPMdao8H2LNsPXujkX0ZLoutHDPYJRTIEpdesB9GOY_gqLAul41_KemtTsYUGwbEBAVc2RvUNfWnHYBIUbl1qm60dNZOhurpx52gFO1MZY95YGXVm0-JYl9QxtrKqNR1eKeElW24bF7ST/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-08+(19)-av-cr8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaPMdao8H2LNsPXujkX0ZLoutHDPYJRTIEpdesB9GOY_gqLAul41_KemtTsYUGwbEBAVc2RvUNfWnHYBIUbl1qm60dNZOhurpx52gFO1MZY95YGXVm0-JYl9QxtrKqNR1eKeElW24bF7ST/s200/fly-in+2009-08+(19)-av-cr8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370389967163277698" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimy3Ie-uA8HSVzlgVTf2OkOEdeY2nrVf-pCAfLH0DAlUCbr_GgHn80Z5hy0XkhcvspsHlkVStrYCapSe_Woynu1TTKJW61UPA_iukVQpY9hsQo8j8-lzjs366_pLrcxawieZOrnRzPjtwV/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-08+(25)-cr8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimy3Ie-uA8HSVzlgVTf2OkOEdeY2nrVf-pCAfLH0DAlUCbr_GgHn80Z5hy0XkhcvspsHlkVStrYCapSe_Woynu1TTKJW61UPA_iukVQpY9hsQo8j8-lzjs366_pLrcxawieZOrnRzPjtwV/s200/fly-in+2009-08+(25)-cr8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370389954717232882" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">On any given Saturday, you never know what's going to show up for our fly-in. Pilots chasing the $100 hamburger sometimes will show up to eat at the Voyager not even realizing that an event is going on. Below is a Scottish Aviation Model 120/121 Bulldog, a trainer built for the Royal Air Force, and registered to an owner in South Carolina...in either case, Mojave being a long way from home!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCe68Sljxhg3OvzL43tf7yQNGYhzgOnAhBsj6Fqzv3Pcuse7yAdoNZTeNN8pF_5z9mzF0-7pdFmz93eU4mQv3gWU9sOe-x33FsoKQJbaTApDADI_h2l_MuzICr_tgHGrDzDgqnjlXfT-K5/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-08+(48)-cr8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCe68Sljxhg3OvzL43tf7yQNGYhzgOnAhBsj6Fqzv3Pcuse7yAdoNZTeNN8pF_5z9mzF0-7pdFmz93eU4mQv3gWU9sOe-x33FsoKQJbaTApDADI_h2l_MuzICr_tgHGrDzDgqnjlXfT-K5/s200/fly-in+2009-08+(48)-cr8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370388986112637906" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_WhcXe0morW88I0CxadGXL2eAT68sJ5hzhN1ZcZ8WYr2Pjpjt3psmktrnZPVdb0F9dIoV6b1ynFG7zL1cajrnuoD8m2OAS9NkyMmGCzhGNuGBoAHZ6abqUMCnv0Sld3k4xWv4FPiAKM8W/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-08+(32)-avcr8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_WhcXe0morW88I0CxadGXL2eAT68sJ5hzhN1ZcZ8WYr2Pjpjt3psmktrnZPVdb0F9dIoV6b1ynFG7zL1cajrnuoD8m2OAS9NkyMmGCzhGNuGBoAHZ6abqUMCnv0Sld3k4xWv4FPiAKM8W/s200/fly-in+2009-08+(32)-avcr8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370388976475404034" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">A rarity indeed is this gorgeous Polish PZL M26-01 Iskierka, or Airwolf. Only 14 of these trainers were built, and of those, only four are in the U.S. This beauty, here being flown by local warbird restorer Dean Soast, sports some unique air-brushed nose art, as well.</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFDwkHCcJfr5xkQth7OJfCbmkexwav4SV1D3kKFUpd3uk0aWFWg10eJl2eGSQAQUF6SXXHWlAAjwOxq1BqGjdWPQTybKtR0QySQoYNOAkapp_D-FAUem8tFGypvg1O3gV8jtfDQFBA40Y7/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-08+(92)-cr8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFDwkHCcJfr5xkQth7OJfCbmkexwav4SV1D3kKFUpd3uk0aWFWg10eJl2eGSQAQUF6SXXHWlAAjwOxq1BqGjdWPQTybKtR0QySQoYNOAkapp_D-FAUem8tFGypvg1O3gV8jtfDQFBA40Y7/s200/fly-in+2009-08+(92)-cr8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370386551650094770" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ60P5KTKEi-VNcaCFO4fKXCuRSv-y4G-9KbfdbIadHxcDGgZa2nkCJ_dmadXjFEj6p6etPlAiWyKx80O6T-kU2hJ-KZ5GTayzU3OtkaVYqxtv3hHbmZETztLE0hRoS_QnAsBluRv_jXRN/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-08+(87)-av-cr8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ60P5KTKEi-VNcaCFO4fKXCuRSv-y4G-9KbfdbIadHxcDGgZa2nkCJ_dmadXjFEj6p6etPlAiWyKx80O6T-kU2hJ-KZ5GTayzU3OtkaVYqxtv3hHbmZETztLE0hRoS_QnAsBluRv_jXRN/s200/fly-in+2009-08+(87)-av-cr8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370386544199996066" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPpXx6dMGu-OyaIv67Decp8_p0yShuLkiluovyfUqKhP9qrGhfhTz8dWESc6Np5nOAUtL9A0XqE6LhFmI6JeEx-m3gA4TsIUhB4n_9biyHvTE_OKONUOWerLDgAWOV7R5mgH-QHGCCSqwH/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-08+(115)-cr8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPpXx6dMGu-OyaIv67Decp8_p0yShuLkiluovyfUqKhP9qrGhfhTz8dWESc6Np5nOAUtL9A0XqE6LhFmI6JeEx-m3gA4TsIUhB4n_9biyHvTE_OKONUOWerLDgAWOV7R5mgH-QHGCCSqwH/s200/fly-in+2009-08+(115)-cr8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370385289456354466" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXNERFw0drA-UAMA3awyjCzq4XLPmEpkoCPUNGulPqHZ1ZrRkoSf0ZnKwTO0UortwFH1oQOuFDLHLROiZzr1C2IYpyCul_7A0wFmMT1UwuuQdPqvS5SapYFBsAvrp7-o_TEyHHDxdi7L2s/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-08+(117)-cr8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXNERFw0drA-UAMA3awyjCzq4XLPmEpkoCPUNGulPqHZ1ZrRkoSf0ZnKwTO0UortwFH1oQOuFDLHLROiZzr1C2IYpyCul_7A0wFmMT1UwuuQdPqvS5SapYFBsAvrp7-o_TEyHHDxdi7L2s/s200/fly-in+2009-08+(117)-cr8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370385280137245330" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Meet on of the most unusual canard homebuilts around: the Avery JA-5 Walrus. Powered by a turbocharged Rotax engine, this one certainly got everyone's attention.</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD7qlq8cWDVbfZpMOxWPpvywU8u2nqYjJDFs1m4FskocWBtV8l7pjQTthpEv8eDYA151n6PqwnBetFIRhpDp3IropQ-krMJlN4pX2QKN_vhACseahyphenhyphenQER2yD7XPKjPVBHXnYpAMB1De7UK/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-08+(127)-cr8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD7qlq8cWDVbfZpMOxWPpvywU8u2nqYjJDFs1m4FskocWBtV8l7pjQTthpEv8eDYA151n6PqwnBetFIRhpDp3IropQ-krMJlN4pX2QKN_vhACseahyphenhyphenQER2yD7XPKjPVBHXnYpAMB1De7UK/s200/fly-in+2009-08+(127)-cr8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370384986266592034" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifvdsiBdjhUutPJoI0L2EqMZLzDh8fAspJKxBE2PZMdgqrF4r3A2-2C4dGNgvR_bsa4vbL8MRuUvl1MCAsC8XdIm5EcLjrX2v1bU8hX7oxL_i1YtGmzPkul0zV7wdTAI_MKu89o9uhcvBD/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-08+(118)-cr8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifvdsiBdjhUutPJoI0L2EqMZLzDh8fAspJKxBE2PZMdgqrF4r3A2-2C4dGNgvR_bsa4vbL8MRuUvl1MCAsC8XdIm5EcLjrX2v1bU8hX7oxL_i1YtGmzPkul0zV7wdTAI_MKu89o9uhcvBD/s200/fly-in+2009-08+(118)-cr8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370384973804983298" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">One of the neat things about Plane Crazy Saturday is that, except for the F-16s parked nearby, the planes here are not roped off. It's old-school airporting - you can get up close and personal with the planes and their owners, whether it's Dick Rutan's Berkut being inspected by a pair of future pilots (below left) or the XCOR Rocket Racer (right).</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcYziXVKq3Q51nlHcabXoeY3PZybwHCo5-xh9yUQrgwVJ4AwC6gdtkYbPw2xGOylBaIpM8lg8IOKpQrnb82O26Dkxx2sLEREFE7EQSI3ciDlYyUCrLX5P9BGUV0r0iyJ5M2Gd-3nwyLGXe/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-08+(129)-cr8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcYziXVKq3Q51nlHcabXoeY3PZybwHCo5-xh9yUQrgwVJ4AwC6gdtkYbPw2xGOylBaIpM8lg8IOKpQrnb82O26Dkxx2sLEREFE7EQSI3ciDlYyUCrLX5P9BGUV0r0iyJ5M2Gd-3nwyLGXe/s200/fly-in+2009-08+(129)-cr8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370384170727449522" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjvm3t3ldZ-Z6OjRt2JbyyUZR8CA9-wP-1_e2tAVEEJFtC2CPL00e17dHS1M1jND4sv_TeAQJUdxehYsCNkryjZVuE61ucsAggnjFrZtZlNHdqBjvOKfw0f_iLdjVORF8_06zfgEB29Z1Y/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-08+(135)-cr8.jpg"><img style="float:right; 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margin:0 0 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgzyMblHdqutA69YdQmji7LKb-H9vEVEUXdQrxtH7nTb6lYg7sc2yFG0IFi84D4_s2ZcsAYuKGWucV0TRQ2zFn1Oyv0_JhrzxChtq8Tfn9UZE-q-xzyGbImcRWXnPawFNwsH0xYsDjY8vi/s200/fly-in+2009-08+(140)-alvcr8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370383708463712610" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">If you are a Facebook user, please consider becoming a supporter and fan of the Mojave Transportation Museum's <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mojave-Transportation-Museum/117423666134?ref=nf">Facebook page</a>.</div>Alan Radeckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124673240340957787noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997194344833485486.post-3535978695258456992009-07-27T17:45:00.000-07:002009-07-29T22:05:48.695-07:00WhiteKnightTwo Departs for Oshkosh<div style="text-align: justify;">WhiteKnightTwo lifted off for its first cross-continent flight this morning, departing Mojave at 7:16 am local for its public (re)debut at the EAA AirVenture air show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4DWyqcWlnwUa1KcUhe49-IvQAhBaPWGKiqYiDcDfKV4ZPNh9j99uvSRWtdQ9wPuIYzAhUSKWrcUGGwB3x1IcnKjIh_JGbD70q3ZJbg7sDuTLtO1Qx58wEdEtQdy21TwFSIPfPf5JVR_8e/s1600-h/vg-wk2-090727+(2)-cr8.jpg"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjolLVHMTgEATefnHkMXyNcq6maSaBG4wTz9bPQjlFuLzv-RbcBebkhy2YT0Gkn43ZZhin4mubWZyVK76wwvQFgntFNIPy6p9RFTKyiqpCRYI0RIKntsPnANb94bldaAUnerxQv5_0b-JIi/s200/vg-wk2-090727+(16)-cr8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363306981577399266" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_bnA7fuHQEUh7L6jogF8Dzzwk2JVyyic9NZvTUjLX9okEKKtOQkiFPYv6Edns6qrloshd7kdsL2robI9TMpD9UlC2t8pROnR_zcEjLv61FeMEeemrqrOE-L5oXxZwVBUWc99VyEU3VUU/s1600-h/vg-wk2-090727+(22)-cr8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_bnA7fuHQEUh7L6jogF8Dzzwk2JVyyic9NZvTUjLX9okEKKtOQkiFPYv6Edns6qrloshd7kdsL2robI9TMpD9UlC2t8pROnR_zcEjLv61FeMEeemrqrOE-L5oXxZwVBUWc99VyEU3VUU/s200/vg-wk2-090727+(22)-cr8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363306979512642658" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">With plenty of gas onboard, pilot Pete Siebold and co-pilot Clint Nichols brought <i>Eve</i> around for a low pass down runway 26, in front of a small crowd of Scaled Composites employees before climbing up to 52,900 feet for the 4:36 flight.</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0iDt_kCSxv4QJETECAf7eXBoPOTdhdRTadTElXZg1jsB4tZoAa425wmyK2bALG6u9DdyKKp3FXbTqlbRAnmsKXgoCRjxOeJsGROn8cEh1TYjyV17Mtw2XwIpLADAE7uscd9BFJOPjCA9o/s1600-h/vg-wk2-090727+(44)-cr8.jpg"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrZLa2d5Mw-Nga5N9o0LdjUzbrmsz0fp-tZozGmbXAZBvrb71EVbaMBrO4RKCuTW8NggVhmiFKl5YS0oEvNLIRrf81AZcuyuoT12p55QJyEfjAzkvmcjPH8hwcDp0xLHH9jKOtLnwSvV0C/s200/vg-wk2-090727+(57)-crv-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363306047241222578" /></a>Alan Radeckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124673240340957787noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997194344833485486.post-61426547255173872832009-07-18T19:20:00.000-07:002009-07-19T20:27:50.776-07:00Plane Crazy Saturday Celebrates Space<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDDoI6p8W9UdjDGDgoHKst-IlMPdbVxQ0YnKDkYvBkBE9Bq4wLrG5nG-M_dfHN2kWtCDpBEHGpdEp1rRMtnFbqdtHdaEA0JzypQZXv-ULU2cUa2NP7pIvsHTLbjHFqsdttTe_te4NsyM0i/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-07+(6)-8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDDoI6p8W9UdjDGDgoHKst-IlMPdbVxQ0YnKDkYvBkBE9Bq4wLrG5nG-M_dfHN2kWtCDpBEHGpdEp1rRMtnFbqdtHdaEA0JzypQZXv-ULU2cUa2NP7pIvsHTLbjHFqsdttTe_te4NsyM0i/s200/fly-in+2009-07+(6)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360375942305984146" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">With the 40th anniversary of the first Apollo moon landing just a couple of days away, the theme for the July Plane Crazy Saturday was rocketry, with lots of nice hardware on display. XCOR Aerospace pulled out, for the first time, their Rocket Racer and parked it nose-to-nose with the pioneering EZ-Rocket. The Racer was XCOR's early prototype for the Rocket Racing League, and debuted at last year's Oshkosh AirVenture air show, but this is the first time that it has been shown publically at Mojave. (Curiously, the RRL folks have been oddly silent, at least as far as media releases goes, since late last year...it makes one wonder if the recession hasn't affected them as well - we'll see if they show up at Reno this year, as was promised.)</div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPNH3BC9LpqvcV6_T9S4jzWNln4-5bddFQfNjYz6qtA5uOQT3tAs7eBq7ZWvnX9iSbfp9KGipcqjneAjxt9Qn7nytypO6Tj0C-LGs3lPPNmahfCaDfr1ybe5UmnfwswmPsieWOAQQ3LklO/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-07+(16)-8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPNH3BC9LpqvcV6_T9S4jzWNln4-5bddFQfNjYz6qtA5uOQT3tAs7eBq7ZWvnX9iSbfp9KGipcqjneAjxt9Qn7nytypO6Tj0C-LGs3lPPNmahfCaDfr1ybe5UmnfwswmPsieWOAQQ3LklO/s200/fly-in+2009-07+(16)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360376345070890498" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis83SwqrWj9UcG_31o_Z1LhYymG6Br1rXv4fWjE5jerLBNGzCGssrpz3E6NYqBXStH0E6ki1nH719b2-kEkBFa-J-8XBhFLH66BNVQQONdlPMDvY9IlM7QTR4nazaAGNFZQkLX0j7b_wG7/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-07+(19)-8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis83SwqrWj9UcG_31o_Z1LhYymG6Br1rXv4fWjE5jerLBNGzCGssrpz3E6NYqBXStH0E6ki1nH719b2-kEkBFa-J-8XBhFLH66BNVQQONdlPMDvY9IlM7QTR4nazaAGNFZQkLX0j7b_wG7/s200/fly-in+2009-07+(19)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360376340855565554" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">XCOR's Aleta Jackson braved the 110 degree heat and patiently explained the rocketplane's workings to a steady stream of curious visitors (below). </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ42anwmtjdPz3DOaWI2CkMZQZC2WenP4_vSIeQTiN_Wz74kx64B1GGbJdOoNd1rZL6Hm1rgJvE0s6-dHq8uM1I_j5LI1mwgQq5T5luMLeuZA4DjU3Hzj_bZyDBPTcrsEShKCa8O-9nxW_/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-07+(21)-8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ42anwmtjdPz3DOaWI2CkMZQZC2WenP4_vSIeQTiN_Wz74kx64B1GGbJdOoNd1rZL6Hm1rgJvE0s6-dHq8uM1I_j5LI1mwgQq5T5luMLeuZA4DjU3Hzj_bZyDBPTcrsEShKCa8O-9nxW_/s200/fly-in+2009-07+(21)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360376965019123010" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoE1lfMFe2jY0YxZegLaSeLyvnFbUXkNM3c-YT6tzlZ19pD1b__TvShwq-Sr-0oWBEVcEq5msgZ41acaS34A4yEC4G2ynenOXjGvFOMIf0z_XxmyblvR9xYmdwOyAZ8jpdqOsDdp67Bu7w/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-07+(18)-8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoE1lfMFe2jY0YxZegLaSeLyvnFbUXkNM3c-YT6tzlZ19pD1b__TvShwq-Sr-0oWBEVcEq5msgZ41acaS34A4yEC4G2ynenOXjGvFOMIf0z_XxmyblvR9xYmdwOyAZ8jpdqOsDdp67Bu7w/s200/fly-in+2009-07+(18)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360376954504132562" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmZH4zd_2X7GfsABJJu0vDHEWscmQ6DJusUJMq55nFN22jhBYj9DW8lsHQyvPfwGxNTgSWMUCIJ6bgPNlznOqs-InXNIAzqHIWQVQrWiR0R1Vj-JIefX3IX0CSLAGL8NhyWvpSvHQShVOQ/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-07+(11)-8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmZH4zd_2X7GfsABJJu0vDHEWscmQ6DJusUJMq55nFN22jhBYj9DW8lsHQyvPfwGxNTgSWMUCIJ6bgPNlznOqs-InXNIAzqHIWQVQrWiR0R1Vj-JIefX3IX0CSLAGL8NhyWvpSvHQShVOQ/s200/fly-in+2009-07+(11)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360375503623413986" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgByha284hcXRSVH5ZxepWccrvy4NeFkU5sk-9EpOH1r-Ig1gKhZvc3DLkChtOGsqu8woXLOknBqBm0xp6PSJbE6JvaJMWtE8WHSasQOqGhUeCEICg66YJUvS5x9_Od-kx-jyMU9pjnfiaG/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-07+(23)-8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgByha284hcXRSVH5ZxepWccrvy4NeFkU5sk-9EpOH1r-Ig1gKhZvc3DLkChtOGsqu8woXLOknBqBm0xp6PSJbE6JvaJMWtE8WHSasQOqGhUeCEICg66YJUvS5x9_Od-kx-jyMU9pjnfiaG/s200/fly-in+2009-07+(23)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360374900596449634" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Masten Space Systems had their <i>Zombie</i> rocket test vehicle on hand as well. It now has over a dozen flights to its credit, with the program continuing to move forward. The Mojave Desert Advanced Rocket Society (MDARS) had a number of large rockets on display in the AVGAS hangar (a tip of the hat to Rob for providing the space!) which intrigued the kids as well as the adults.</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZYyvNvlMUFvOuL5c-IW2TrpR3WXrZ0zfJZJiPl2Vn7OBGHjveeQLjpzRIN8eXktxmQJ6m3Oe84WhpzTmoApJEWZh-Y25DRQrNQ09PuzQKknbJN_-0LB4k_JDEbWiiXXs7XW3Lc8IJqAxY/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-07+(38)-8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZYyvNvlMUFvOuL5c-IW2TrpR3WXrZ0zfJZJiPl2Vn7OBGHjveeQLjpzRIN8eXktxmQJ6m3Oe84WhpzTmoApJEWZh-Y25DRQrNQ09PuzQKknbJN_-0LB4k_JDEbWiiXXs7XW3Lc8IJqAxY/s200/fly-in+2009-07+(38)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360373665242057138" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Matt Stinemetze was up in his Long-EZ, with a nice low pass down runway 8 - Matt's plane holds the distinction of being the oldest Long-EZ around, Burt himself having initiated construction.</div>Alan Radeckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124673240340957787noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997194344833485486.post-62993206107894625772009-06-30T19:02:00.000-07:002009-07-01T20:00:42.954-07:00Northrop Grumman Unveils New GlobalHawk<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgisl47s_o1AF8jRfwtln2tSAsrxQ12sz08iu2F_3PbgzFXB2xx3xuvTLuOdl_Z3aXip4qTCouJHGwMcnFPhZ9gWbRWR2LPVc85Cw5miOvd6e6VdeCxtYm8kZPd0perR18C9y0CWXU0dJLq/s1600-h/globalhawk-block40-rollout-090625+(162)-cr8-ms.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgisl47s_o1AF8jRfwtln2tSAsrxQ12sz08iu2F_3PbgzFXB2xx3xuvTLuOdl_Z3aXip4qTCouJHGwMcnFPhZ9gWbRWR2LPVc85Cw5miOvd6e6VdeCxtYm8kZPd0perR18C9y0CWXU0dJLq/s200/globalhawk-block40-rollout-090625+(162)-cr8-ms.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353310519503095250" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Northrop Grumman unveiled their latest version of the RQ-4 GlobalHawk UAV last Thursday, June 25, at their Palmdale, California manufacturing facility. The Block 40 GlobalHawk is designed specifically around the Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program (MP-RTIP) system which has been in developmental flight test at the Mojave Air & Space Port for the past three years. The new system is expected to provide the next generation of Ground Moving Target Indication (GMTI) imagery to the soldiers on the ground. </div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5FhTb7SkS7qVULF5IRDG83VrEUYwJ00Xsb8J0u5U1xOQ3Y7JP4HNdmssw8zpZiC2ofRRZ0d1EFNo_lcA0S9z5eQZhIRXt9UTtgaHS-mhE9LH6X_HfgfFzCQotwaoSy5n2n4D78OlZmJVh/s1600-h/globalhawk-block40-rollout-090625+(8)-cr8-ms.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5FhTb7SkS7qVULF5IRDG83VrEUYwJ00Xsb8J0u5U1xOQ3Y7JP4HNdmssw8zpZiC2ofRRZ0d1EFNo_lcA0S9z5eQZhIRXt9UTtgaHS-mhE9LH6X_HfgfFzCQotwaoSy5n2n4D78OlZmJVh/s200/globalhawk-block40-rollout-090625+(8)-cr8-ms.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353310292762007298" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRUX9NRw59mVU0-EBaOA6PfEcFcgwh4BS9cpUF7rvmzbnM-PYwehGl2xRBORjpTIm7X4vNOeeLxmXHXthpUhZ1WZl0wJ028BaNHZdpIYKj2tQ1imOpuoO7kkuormfWq2fG2208Zx1AIicr/s1600-h/globalhawk-block40-rollout-090625+(9)-cr8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRUX9NRw59mVU0-EBaOA6PfEcFcgwh4BS9cpUF7rvmzbnM-PYwehGl2xRBORjpTIm7X4vNOeeLxmXHXthpUhZ1WZl0wJ028BaNHZdpIYKj2tQ1imOpuoO7kkuormfWq2fG2208Zx1AIicr/s200/globalhawk-block40-rollout-090625+(9)-cr8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353310294775337922" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">George Guerra, Northrop Grumman VP of HALE systems and Site Manager (above, right) stated, “GMTI is in such a huge demand today, and this aircraft will provide it.” Northrop Grumman Strike and Surveillance Systems Division Vice President Gerard Dufresne said this system “will provide a game-changing situational awareness to our war fighters.” </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5mPMj5ZdInPhNx0sg-F5JjPJV75bS6FGp8SIbSgyhtavg06o_BLfUq_28GnFcSwUaU4usAzXk2YMIl7ZW4MuWWNyfQs3dVdKRlCNckUL8Xnubtv-1V6AG-iMuYbGv66ei3bh0owyfwuuW/s1600-h/globalhawk-block40-rollout-090625+(24)-cr8-ms.jpg"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 125px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7eo-jTyxCybTHSK78q9IrANBqUAcxxcsV_H3deN0ZyZX5u81nvppw6GtbhAmweeG8l74iQVFmLapSnb2kHsMwzPzVd7DLoe_w3jPVKctPvC18ZW5nVTXaqJcDVCExRWfoMs-_r4JmWMue/s400/globalhawk-block40-rollout-090625+(33)-cr12.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353309565329119634" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Northrop Grumman has been testing three developmental MP-RTIP units on Scaled Composites’ unique Proteus high altitude research aircraft at Mojave since 2006. According to Guerra, Mojave-based Proteus was used as “it gives us an advantage because it flies to 50,000 feet, so it’s pretty close to simulating the GlobalHawk environment. So, from a risk mitigation [point of view], it was a good way to get an early peek at how the system would perform at altitude.” </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxbPLw0ybQYHeNYGeHTAV7MGHrXQM3yrOWoO3vgpFaEGsg0Y-A2bi1KL3iCEfyeNgFXNzsLXBhHGQyDETQnTeBr53WuT6IinawP9TfSyzp0nISWYcMU2ZkeC8gUXFNiCVvVgjOiKjJDnf9/s1600-h/globalhawk-block40-rollout-090625+(118)-cr8-ms.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxbPLw0ybQYHeNYGeHTAV7MGHrXQM3yrOWoO3vgpFaEGsg0Y-A2bi1KL3iCEfyeNgFXNzsLXBhHGQyDETQnTeBr53WuT6IinawP9TfSyzp0nISWYcMU2ZkeC8gUXFNiCVvVgjOiKjJDnf9/s200/globalhawk-block40-rollout-090625+(118)-cr8-ms.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353308974831621058" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXswSxqq7g2M02iJNgeD65ZPMAVb9T804PDnxx38rB4eAsL_kq-IdvUyrZHJNJQVIoutJ2rdUhyyZfCLph_Awm0-3e7_Kh24A2qLlv_TxHtLSxUi7GXWejW3XhaXl30XBqjVbnfkTXLr4w/s1600-h/globalhawk-block40-rollout-090625+(105)-cr8-ms.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXswSxqq7g2M02iJNgeD65ZPMAVb9T804PDnxx38rB4eAsL_kq-IdvUyrZHJNJQVIoutJ2rdUhyyZfCLph_Awm0-3e7_Kh24A2qLlv_TxHtLSxUi7GXWejW3XhaXl30XBqjVbnfkTXLr4w/s200/globalhawk-block40-rollout-090625+(105)-cr8-ms.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353308951599037874" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAssQdOBF4SGEWBLdqBG630Nt1xKXwjg2BC0x6b4obStBZPVrLjfJ-t-y02GjwaC_3GCzZf_XsgFH57LjIgAwKbx8pOKi2BGJiel7oMniLIqHI-RlkF395rHuqUVW0FbZykzOZ3LsfjXEK/s1600-h/globalhawk-block40-rollout-090625+(75)-cr8-ms.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAssQdOBF4SGEWBLdqBG630Nt1xKXwjg2BC0x6b4obStBZPVrLjfJ-t-y02GjwaC_3GCzZf_XsgFH57LjIgAwKbx8pOKi2BGJiel7oMniLIqHI-RlkF395rHuqUVW0FbZykzOZ3LsfjXEK/s200/globalhawk-block40-rollout-090625+(75)-cr8-ms.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353308331067094578" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqc98E88deDFK6xpRgFVBUcC5juQraXGB6Q2pjwgOBzmXmlr8-t2GQGSMM65vP9YSEvCZQazFXosgOoYBpYqyv64TlLFnV5Y35Cbfa67X4DSEjHDLlbTVzIEf2A5xr0RQLqzqo-cpXECT8/s1600-h/globalhawk-block40-rollout-090625+(85)-cr8-ms.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqc98E88deDFK6xpRgFVBUcC5juQraXGB6Q2pjwgOBzmXmlr8-t2GQGSMM65vP9YSEvCZQazFXosgOoYBpYqyv64TlLFnV5Y35Cbfa67X4DSEjHDLlbTVzIEf2A5xr0RQLqzqo-cpXECT8/s200/globalhawk-block40-rollout-090625+(85)-cr8-ms.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353308325487811570" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The MP-RTIP system is designed to be modular and scalable, with additional modules being added for installation on larger aircraft. Guerra described it, “it’s like a window, the bigger the window, the more you can see.” Originally, a larger MP-RTIP was intended to be installed on the proposed Air Force E-10, a modified Boeing 767-400ER, however that program was cancelled in 2007, and Boeing sold the prototype airframe to a customer in Bahrain, who had it converted to VIP configuration. Discussions are underway within in the Air Force, according to Guerra, to determine what will be the next large GMTI aircraft, and a scaled-up MP-RTIP is one of the possibilities being considered. However, there are no hard plans at this time to use MP-RTIP on any other platform besides GlobalHawk.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3vWiotx-T1wIclbRXBliT5BfZgjjO-umWbYOgNW82d60u4Zx8kEOTn7ctRFsx9klMxOGkH_K8HjT5IJk1ZGl0n4_dsWoD8u-m2QkFPM9AN4UtVG4RZ-Vh50WUzFq6IeJy9hGcJdU4DGkB/s1600-h/globalhawk-block40-rollout-090625+(64)-al-cr8-ms.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3vWiotx-T1wIclbRXBliT5BfZgjjO-umWbYOgNW82d60u4Zx8kEOTn7ctRFsx9klMxOGkH_K8HjT5IJk1ZGl0n4_dsWoD8u-m2QkFPM9AN4UtVG4RZ-Vh50WUzFq6IeJy9hGcJdU4DGkB/s200/globalhawk-block40-rollout-090625+(64)-al-cr8-ms.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353307796809282610" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi4Du8NZGBseziUWgREBA5ZlqcPUkvlbbhaIXQuQGVanxDeTDZJVtFnNnMcwOOZp2KK_rJhXTGnPF7RQcs7dpgVEWGsyOtURlHk1oK6YmT_Qy71br9_YmeFlcrxazm2Dw-SeLk3-RQHqiG/s1600-h/globalhawk-block40-rollout-090625+(98)-cr8-ms.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi4Du8NZGBseziUWgREBA5ZlqcPUkvlbbhaIXQuQGVanxDeTDZJVtFnNnMcwOOZp2KK_rJhXTGnPF7RQcs7dpgVEWGsyOtURlHk1oK6YmT_Qy71br9_YmeFlcrxazm2Dw-SeLk3-RQHqiG/s200/globalhawk-block40-rollout-090625+(98)-cr8-ms.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353307800235770962" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The first Block 40 aircraft, designated AF-18, is the 27th RQ-4 to be built, and the first of 15 that have been ordered by the Air Force. AF-18 will be flown to Edwards AFB in late July, where it will initially under envelope-expansion flight testing, due to changes in the airframe. In February 2010, the one of the three “developmental unit” radar systems will be modified from its Proteus configuration and mounted to AF-18 for the initial sensor integration flights. For a while, according to Guerra, Proteus will continue to be used for “different mode development work,” but ultimately the test program will be transitioned exclusively to GlobalHawk.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz2iscE76VCZzh16fD4RyA2zxcFWZWxCL8EpSBr2KdmYlO62IupJfSkXtaUgZCOyXix9XY59iSRjMcdnVt9hoH8bobTdz0-bhPKAzMlpvPkwxvLkvVA7OYDH9erOcVi-nl81f-QRj0lKBF/s1600-h/globalhawk-block40-rollout-090625+(80a)-proteus-comparison-cr12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz2iscE76VCZzh16fD4RyA2zxcFWZWxCL8EpSBr2KdmYlO62IupJfSkXtaUgZCOyXix9XY59iSRjMcdnVt9hoH8bobTdz0-bhPKAzMlpvPkwxvLkvVA7OYDH9erOcVi-nl81f-QRj0lKBF/s400/globalhawk-block40-rollout-090625+(80a)-proteus-comparison-cr12.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353307508537911954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVoQ6Y_dRjlGuEDZTaYbc4ZRLDDQDRxEZuI_u7GBTIJ8XHDPtLTkVxAADMV2ja59pCxVp3CEhI59yQNMJELr5VHn14aXIgHKZ-Lnfopv0sYecSQLxKctZne_11LxccdutkJXkCSkPzh2dU/s1600-h/scaled-proteus-090330+(9)-cr8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVoQ6Y_dRjlGuEDZTaYbc4ZRLDDQDRxEZuI_u7GBTIJ8XHDPtLTkVxAADMV2ja59pCxVp3CEhI59yQNMJELr5VHn14aXIgHKZ-Lnfopv0sYecSQLxKctZne_11LxccdutkJXkCSkPzh2dU/s200/scaled-proteus-090330+(9)-cr8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353307191312853170" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhgfGQSq8xqanDg_OT3xDkeqsj4uf_SHQFL_rclV3V89ArXLauN3xqUbsotdATDvqVN_Npvw0HKFZs5y6sL5jn8nt957GMWo4d-EDcQBkRM5y4tgSb8XDa2Ww6lMM0FuKfdMXuxYRNDzyv/s1600-h/scaled-proteus-090416-01-cr8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhgfGQSq8xqanDg_OT3xDkeqsj4uf_SHQFL_rclV3V89ArXLauN3xqUbsotdATDvqVN_Npvw0HKFZs5y6sL5jn8nt957GMWo4d-EDcQBkRM5y4tgSb8XDa2Ww6lMM0FuKfdMXuxYRNDzyv/s200/scaled-proteus-090416-01-cr8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353307189212716594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT5PwQ6wo-OdPCa4ZVxPltCav5drWEiGcjL67_G-ATQ5LRJ2qleN3YRnOWmiQpSfcdWT_RYxiUnYfjtFSawWqZ_0JYzKWiz_0_ev0FSs9wUmJ-SATrOCRCSlxhx4rRUPyf3I8YYva6i5O7/s1600-h/scaled-proteus-061114-01-cr12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 145px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT5PwQ6wo-OdPCa4ZVxPltCav5drWEiGcjL67_G-ATQ5LRJ2qleN3YRnOWmiQpSfcdWT_RYxiUnYfjtFSawWqZ_0JYzKWiz_0_ev0FSs9wUmJ-SATrOCRCSlxhx4rRUPyf3I8YYva6i5O7/s400/scaled-proteus-061114-01-cr12.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353307010207444370" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Current Air Force plans call for a total GlobalHawk fleet size of 54 aircraft, fifteen of which will be the Block 40 configuration. However, the service has also begun discussing increasing their fleet to a total of 77 aircraft, and there is expected to be some additional Block 40s in that number, according to Guerra. In addition, NATO is expected to order eight AGS aircraft.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">While the Block 40 configuration represents the latest in GlobalHawk technological development, it certainly isn’t the culmination of the program. The German-partnered EuroHawk , which is based on the Block 20 configuration, is slated for unveiling later this years, as is the NATO AGS version of the Block 40. In addition, Guerra said that there are talks underway within Northrop Grumman and the Air Force, as a part of a “Requirements Planning Working Group”, regarding additional sensors that would be installed on a “notional Block 50” aircraft. “I think you’ll see a Block 50 in the near future,” said Guerra.</div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To date, all versions of GlobalHawk combined have accounted for over 2,000 missions and 32,000 flight hours, 75% of which was in combat, while posting a 97% mission effectiveness.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Steve Amburgey, GlobalHawk Program Director for the 303rd Aeronautical Systems Group at Wright-Patterson AFB, thanked the “Palmdale production folks” for their work on the aircraft. “What you produce here is going to end up resulting in the saving of countless American lives,” he said. Northrop Grumman expects to keep production of the aircraft in the Antelope Valley.</div></div>Alan Radeckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124673240340957787noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997194344833485486.post-14263411233979668242009-06-25T17:25:00.000-07:002009-06-25T17:31:44.905-07:00Anniversary numbers<div style="text-align: justify;">It's been a whole year now since Google Analytics started tracking the visitor numbers for <i>Mojave Skies</i>, and in that time GA has logged 55,987 unique visits with a total of 126,946 page views, from countries all around the world (in the map below, if the country is green, it means that someone from there visited the site in the last year - not a lot of white countries showing!). Not bad, for an online niche aviation publication! Many, many thanks to everyone who has visited, commented, helped out and especially encouraged this project. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGOpadcCmyhm8qsBDjiuy8yDR2dRv9MDjl-7lMQRID28LhxMhJvZ98u_Fv24q3AbYWRwdul0oPA4Q1gtAGHn2KYUxYo1m9Vduw_MmUFbIFQPhEhaySNVHPTSC6SwicS5rgG1XJ7z7fdkGr/s1600-h/map+of+blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGOpadcCmyhm8qsBDjiuy8yDR2dRv9MDjl-7lMQRID28LhxMhJvZ98u_Fv24q3AbYWRwdul0oPA4Q1gtAGHn2KYUxYo1m9Vduw_MmUFbIFQPhEhaySNVHPTSC6SwicS5rgG1XJ7z7fdkGr/s400/map+of+blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351426980060776802" /></a>Alan Radeckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124673240340957787noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997194344833485486.post-88878580396238239262009-06-20T16:37:00.000-07:002009-06-20T17:39:08.866-07:00WhiteKnightTwo Steals Show at Plane Crazy Saturday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV02ebgkpBt0BlkaNnYUtttWtIdE4KlNN9aYM51aXx6diAZNK35vL_Tmr5a0Ja7Lwue5XbXiBG0pKVlmRznE9sNgLJNi06OkYYGos4_Pfi3bOz183TbyPRJKm3hCtDGqzyP9JUjK8HxrkF/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-06+(244)-8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV02ebgkpBt0BlkaNnYUtttWtIdE4KlNN9aYM51aXx6diAZNK35vL_Tmr5a0Ja7Lwue5XbXiBG0pKVlmRznE9sNgLJNi06OkYYGos4_Pfi3bOz183TbyPRJKm3hCtDGqzyP9JUjK8HxrkF/s200/fly-in+2009-06+(244)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349570145190566914" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">For the June edition of Plane Crazy Saturday, the theme was "Wings and Wheels", and besides the usual warbirds and homebuilts that show off for the public, this time a couple of local car clubs came by to show off their gorgeous machines. Planes and cars...it was a great combination that drew lots of folks in to visit.</div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb_O4UD9tkDER2fWbgK5csdTPXun16htDmLys9odjws1VHbKiNLKRL3Nyr19DNkS1NbuLHrs2_MXTvNct4fdDQlePA0JBb03Moz_BsAP8BIQXWEy23IFx-MwPiztL9bl8HOcvMWxFn8I7R/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-06+(247)-8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb_O4UD9tkDER2fWbgK5csdTPXun16htDmLys9odjws1VHbKiNLKRL3Nyr19DNkS1NbuLHrs2_MXTvNct4fdDQlePA0JBb03Moz_BsAP8BIQXWEy23IFx-MwPiztL9bl8HOcvMWxFn8I7R/s200/fly-in+2009-06+(247)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349569783191276226" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDuXvQmBrBoTT1VzZHNfDzWjqzAtqlyV8XtQcisNEIBXZzPP4HLVB_BcV4v6W0NlUmNYx2yGem-UeTQA5ZR3YRHEkkZuHCdMfdjgqCptRYg7iNQfqVbfxRR-M8IvgNt5hLJUMDUHpmbt3/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-06+(248)-8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 26px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDuXvQmBrBoTT1VzZHNfDzWjqzAtqlyV8XtQcisNEIBXZzPP4HLVB_BcV4v6W0NlUmNYx2yGem-UeTQA5ZR3YRHEkkZuHCdMfdjgqCptRYg7iNQfqVbfxRR-M8IvgNt5hLJUMDUHpmbt3/s200/fly-in+2009-06+(248)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349569778085478466" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvcKC7zKDwfbzb1CX04qvvCuYM9VcYhM3yYWmydCJYKeClYQFKJyMPOuP4uh1npC1Q0aSrk2wnPClsNgMU3ZhqOvhqpaCwhOtGEGM2kCZDKWEQNbHSM83vg-P_t7ARjFIPlBn6KzuPov4O/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-06+(41)-8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvcKC7zKDwfbzb1CX04qvvCuYM9VcYhM3yYWmydCJYKeClYQFKJyMPOuP4uh1npC1Q0aSrk2wnPClsNgMU3ZhqOvhqpaCwhOtGEGM2kCZDKWEQNbHSM83vg-P_t7ARjFIPlBn6KzuPov4O/s200/fly-in+2009-06+(41)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349569198951465730" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju3dRERaVSjalOdBPy4ciSZR0BWsNO50rg4Z3EffRjIfSfkuqW5g7h6fhYYyYU4eKMGh104292vDD4_TJmNdTxM1hmpwjtis5k-Zxvio0HjguyMYRTdLgeO8HMkSyL3PEbGjtTuRvrf9CN/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-06+(40)-8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju3dRERaVSjalOdBPy4ciSZR0BWsNO50rg4Z3EffRjIfSfkuqW5g7h6fhYYyYU4eKMGh104292vDD4_TJmNdTxM1hmpwjtis5k-Zxvio0HjguyMYRTdLgeO8HMkSyL3PEbGjtTuRvrf9CN/s200/fly-in+2009-06+(40)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349569193891709330" /></a>Steve Ericson showed up with his gorgeous Great Lakes 2T-1A-2.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_OrZ2zdZeLmfxSA1138CrHyMEOyGS9VAqKl2fZUrSbvF3L8_M0HZAACNh1_hHdao_2-aWdglYiu5ifrtJC_Raz2G0L__hgISeJxnNfNNW7id0fj4FkBzCWT9Wpuzy6WEnDmuMeJlnYhWT/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-06+(42)-8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_OrZ2zdZeLmfxSA1138CrHyMEOyGS9VAqKl2fZUrSbvF3L8_M0HZAACNh1_hHdao_2-aWdglYiu5ifrtJC_Raz2G0L__hgISeJxnNfNNW7id0fj4FkBzCWT9Wpuzy6WEnDmuMeJlnYhWT/s200/fly-in+2009-06+(42)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349568548988469106" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT-AMG3uQcxoCYUITxCln09PC-2yygi__7HY7Eesfln7eM-9MVnqEPcST8HikAjxygShj1uwxiNgXjJn8SNlsCAbghFiOGc5ztu-DeEx-RmT8FRjAncp34iJ6it7tKXmX2FcUt89iDaodP/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-06+(45)-8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT-AMG3uQcxoCYUITxCln09PC-2yygi__7HY7Eesfln7eM-9MVnqEPcST8HikAjxygShj1uwxiNgXjJn8SNlsCAbghFiOGc5ztu-DeEx-RmT8FRjAncp34iJ6it7tKXmX2FcUt89iDaodP/s200/fly-in+2009-06+(45)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349568545199372562" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">I know there's got to be a story behind the F-22 "Raptor 17" sticker on this MiG-15...I've asked around, but no luck so far. If you know, please comment!</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6vEgB1M60ZsV_E5J_T1eOrdWtXQaLaCM_AAEhhmY9UoIHTkgRSP-OeHqSOW7GXHFFf4iw9V_QfA_lvYF3SbGVCTQK9Y2kszOdt2hEzXN2lwPgQBDfB3EfUzvoytfbHVuOJA8haowlIsZ6/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-06+(217)-8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6vEgB1M60ZsV_E5J_T1eOrdWtXQaLaCM_AAEhhmY9UoIHTkgRSP-OeHqSOW7GXHFFf4iw9V_QfA_lvYF3SbGVCTQK9Y2kszOdt2hEzXN2lwPgQBDfB3EfUzvoytfbHVuOJA8haowlIsZ6/s200/fly-in+2009-06+(217)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349568283637315074" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTThDTIGNKdvjpVwkymiKK9hVsDtsPo-idpDh6gxwfP3U52oifUZt0v09gNu0RHqv6K1LxYH91qo53_8WwuMfAdeJPijwcdOH5OQxBdr9QaD_gRXEqVd0ZDxUs27R-C89u7epjkZYb7pMH/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-06+(219)-8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTThDTIGNKdvjpVwkymiKK9hVsDtsPo-idpDh6gxwfP3U52oifUZt0v09gNu0RHqv6K1LxYH91qo53_8WwuMfAdeJPijwcdOH5OQxBdr9QaD_gRXEqVd0ZDxUs27R-C89u7epjkZYb7pMH/s200/fly-in+2009-06+(219)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349568278116874818" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5iMEHxfvJScuEiHLnQ7k9JXWQgMJV4Ds8R7JtMZHa-PX7BI-D8SatDcTpqgPZClbxcuIePYXoFNJM94-5Z6ZDLU4z5iZ0_SfX6l_o17dFXKmk0FPYF7ovu30c9lB7GnNh4WFsSLRDoHNh/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-06+(28)-cr8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5iMEHxfvJScuEiHLnQ7k9JXWQgMJV4Ds8R7JtMZHa-PX7BI-D8SatDcTpqgPZClbxcuIePYXoFNJM94-5Z6ZDLU4z5iZ0_SfX6l_o17dFXKmk0FPYF7ovu30c9lB7GnNh4WFsSLRDoHNh/s200/fly-in+2009-06+(28)-cr8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349567316807348898" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQSB9jUk3CIai_tYS9vC4udBrsRjQecO_myx_CQej0MC4_fRnU0V1gioSoSCzusjOzvvYr6Oz01F6mjGAYZV-oKvUBsY9sRlC1-A1Yrhm4iTz5z02zSukpgI0YXwXrOij-WwP1vMUd2050/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-06+(26)-cr8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQSB9jUk3CIai_tYS9vC4udBrsRjQecO_myx_CQej0MC4_fRnU0V1gioSoSCzusjOzvvYr6Oz01F6mjGAYZV-oKvUBsY9sRlC1-A1Yrhm4iTz5z02zSukpgI0YXwXrOij-WwP1vMUd2050/s200/fly-in+2009-06+(26)-cr8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349567309802430962" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">But, stealing the show, was Virgin Galactic WhiteKnightTwo <i>VMS Eve</i>. It wasn't, of course, a planned event. WK2 was supposed to do a fly-by yesterday, Friday, at the groundbreaking ceremony of SpacePort America in New Mexico. A funny thing happened on the way to Truth or Consequences, NM, however. A problem with a spoiler caused WK2's crew to have to divert to Phoenix's Williams-Gateway airport, where it spent last night. That put the return, by way of a substitute fly-by of Las Cruces, NM, right in the middle of Plane Crazy. It was almost too good to be true, and the combined hopes of the crowd that had gathered along the edge of the taxiway was realized as Pete Siebold piloted WK2 through a fly-by down Runway 26, right in front of us. Another fly-by down Runway 30, and a taxi past us, and it was instantly a day to remember...WK2's first airshow appearance. Mojave trumps Oshkosh (where the debut had been planned to take place).</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH_buLLx-oAUY1G0Bh0w6IYL_x36GAx6Up8dr6mYdcPlSxVe2iYnHsgHy7piVpQe-F0hWRHwqnTfoQegQoVigt85jQmG42mCxXfN8SnZkKz_hNEztfwO6bSIIxh5gqRPg_1WxZdgnrw8De/s1600-h/vg-wk2-090620+(10)-cr8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH_buLLx-oAUY1G0Bh0w6IYL_x36GAx6Up8dr6mYdcPlSxVe2iYnHsgHy7piVpQe-F0hWRHwqnTfoQegQoVigt85jQmG42mCxXfN8SnZkKz_hNEztfwO6bSIIxh5gqRPg_1WxZdgnrw8De/s200/vg-wk2-090620+(10)-cr8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349566814048676338" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvqTbO1ic4Gl0N-UJdhTT6p81xhNg5IQjdsPp6o3-x0GC7-CoTQ3HXotBGkNnsuEG-0G0Drh6SjdOlOZGMa2QxCE4kx1SyV28SxmwaV_sZ-zTnVuE-1U8Ul5rVbLjbZehULaxf3IzoFTF/s1600-h/vg-wk2-090620+(19)-cr8.jpg"><img style="float:right; 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margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivlLFf5eNWFyEo56tH0JO6MdoZQA4UcHHUxSuu134HyZrTSMVWIDFR_oKV_3GwqsL9lpEJ5RTiSHG7UA0dWHvpDZxCkvSbBt14Br5XB75nsJAiVwP0Ukp4ZI8hY9snK1zki-0Ild_Wi1-T/s200/vg-wk2-090620+(139)-avcr8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349562199515898594" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">There's nothing like flying one of the coolest planes ever made around the southwestern U.S. then coming home to a joyful daughter! Behind all the gee-whiz technology are real families . . . the heart of small-town Mojave is what gives Plane Crazy Saturdays its joyfulness.</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6SQvGpzkTL4Y-0zqUbruEjR2BzdjQ64NjplWlFXZYnNAhdO1B20HenqAwxySRM98Wvxm4rP9U-sz0n9nowv0DC8mppTdBGOCnrgUv5qLIAwKtqm9pNb0_U9oxi_SOB2DA8QYFvKeNs65A/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-06+(203)-cr8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6SQvGpzkTL4Y-0zqUbruEjR2BzdjQ64NjplWlFXZYnNAhdO1B20HenqAwxySRM98Wvxm4rP9U-sz0n9nowv0DC8mppTdBGOCnrgUv5qLIAwKtqm9pNb0_U9oxi_SOB2DA8QYFvKeNs65A/s200/fly-in+2009-06+(203)-cr8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349559345708257474" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOJoOkzZjaKbAwk3ScLL48Cg5IRfCHLYr9C7pw-3m5lX_4d_kul1S6Z4teB6M92GbhGpjY3MEUzLX0GPRRWW2kVgYHRB4S5fh9jELILNepRb_iAwgtsVgvgkyNgvFFMbGonIJtXFmvW42W/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-06+(214)-cr8.jpg"><img style="float:right; 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Fire and Sheriff's departments were invited to bring their helicopters as well, but regrettably had to cancel).<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ5LOjFyf8Uww0SFBQCQ3sxS_P-w-kC7qcJS6GHBVps6uZHS8OGxmG0xjtG_7xCj4sOGU-mIevhzs2I_JCvqvMQ1_0uKy0Y4umOP-7kjpcypMUQnAQqHeRMljhyphenhyphensZunC0Jsf78WJ_Ddtvi/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-05+(14)-8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ5LOjFyf8Uww0SFBQCQ3sxS_P-w-kC7qcJS6GHBVps6uZHS8OGxmG0xjtG_7xCj4sOGU-mIevhzs2I_JCvqvMQ1_0uKy0Y4umOP-7kjpcypMUQnAQqHeRMljhyphenhyphensZunC0Jsf78WJ_Ddtvi/s200/fly-in+2009-05+(14)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336642199547610994" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi35IsHJUT5MiLfhFHits5aJn_1jm5-XON3DEpZ4SXxBIltwUV9fvqfpHEqGF8ITgep4e_xixX8vkiNnKqQD2HlfnJbUHK1as-hddSLt_leOZ7kx0LAcOG4BOUIqxxLtUW95jUGURz_8Gvo/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-05+(15)-8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi35IsHJUT5MiLfhFHits5aJn_1jm5-XON3DEpZ4SXxBIltwUV9fvqfpHEqGF8ITgep4e_xixX8vkiNnKqQD2HlfnJbUHK1as-hddSLt_leOZ7kx0LAcOG4BOUIqxxLtUW95jUGURz_8Gvo/s200/fly-in+2009-05+(15)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336640751927059058" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTQmfqup8am6Q0U1HeRhnLnLxWIJIBWYPNHr0KugOV0CVgoIyko5yiLPiasdLt_8r_TRP-vXaYhK7bvh8HkOuQ42kBy3FfcGYLPSbqY5JDxxQm9s9CNsKcXqOmH91LRScHgQIpUihaT2_0/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-05+(22)-8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTQmfqup8am6Q0U1HeRhnLnLxWIJIBWYPNHr0KugOV0CVgoIyko5yiLPiasdLt_8r_TRP-vXaYhK7bvh8HkOuQ42kBy3FfcGYLPSbqY5JDxxQm9s9CNsKcXqOmH91LRScHgQIpUihaT2_0/s200/fly-in+2009-05+(22)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336640751610241042" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWDIutmhSDyGYFGCpZUZLk62eiw_zv0D86f0KxsrkZS2Uod223xUIbkid7h4SKEMIuodDtpNSUlbFKOmEUt-_LM-exEWEVwNKjasVFtw2paRrtnLC1q320NJKPIQfLLdU9h5TtLj-pb30I/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-05+(19)-8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWDIutmhSDyGYFGCpZUZLk62eiw_zv0D86f0KxsrkZS2Uod223xUIbkid7h4SKEMIuodDtpNSUlbFKOmEUt-_LM-exEWEVwNKjasVFtw2paRrtnLC1q320NJKPIQfLLdU9h5TtLj-pb30I/s200/fly-in+2009-05+(19)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336642194554182770" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Although the famous Chino airshow, also being held this weekend, seemed to reduce the number of aircraft attending this months event, the surprise attendee was TBM's 1957-model C-130A, ex-Tanker 64, which is now being used as a flight test aircraft (complete with 3-panel EFIS cockpit!).<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDC-7nyUaNPmCbsPQv6_dGbbxv1sCefi8_67PDidAbK7uxAZf8cny3PiOviqugtT2M4zUaLcvgQqwg44O2kMY-LlK9aKzY6DHwrv3G22TKGEww7cmnDV-KLkSx-LAYiPEkuwA0Rsm-ljI2/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-05+(10)-8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDC-7nyUaNPmCbsPQv6_dGbbxv1sCefi8_67PDidAbK7uxAZf8cny3PiOviqugtT2M4zUaLcvgQqwg44O2kMY-LlK9aKzY6DHwrv3G22TKGEww7cmnDV-KLkSx-LAYiPEkuwA0Rsm-ljI2/s200/fly-in+2009-05+(10)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336641718233520690" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioZLC_G3CMTREoZD7zA_ts2WH2PLCF-qRci790dLwdNpZv04oVOhQk7UTc8uGLEdDQy4C3ncGxe1796YjJQ583g81hBPHh2dWmShKCEohm_8j3aGFEDqMFw8q-YvRcXjjIOaqHc7dKEwOL/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-05+(11)-8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioZLC_G3CMTREoZD7zA_ts2WH2PLCF-qRci790dLwdNpZv04oVOhQk7UTc8uGLEdDQy4C3ncGxe1796YjJQ583g81hBPHh2dWmShKCEohm_8j3aGFEDqMFw8q-YvRcXjjIOaqHc7dKEwOL/s200/fly-in+2009-05+(11)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336641718320415874" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Lastly, anyone wanna buy a slightly used Bellanca??<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLuI4x5uCeT1mfyT_S4bP6ssZORgiGz-rGgF-qO3f-1dymY2QYQeUH9ePfb4Y33gr6KZ7H7C6RizNaj0o7TsgieGicJGShEWve02c8DtvQFQbQei9JEyvF-QTU3iXs2HVOXxQf0nL_fNR/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-05+(1)-8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLuI4x5uCeT1mfyT_S4bP6ssZORgiGz-rGgF-qO3f-1dymY2QYQeUH9ePfb4Y33gr6KZ7H7C6RizNaj0o7TsgieGicJGShEWve02c8DtvQFQbQei9JEyvF-QTU3iXs2HVOXxQf0nL_fNR/s200/fly-in+2009-05+(1)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336641468728674882" /></a>Alan Radeckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124673240340957787noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997194344833485486.post-82474261701317451102009-04-29T09:36:00.000-07:002009-04-29T09:52:39.608-07:00WK2 and the Media<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7gX-kIOgb695WjETQeIN_nGqygrEPrgaqDyV-kL9UaQX4zU3E3bLdgpHtYzeMm99jluHvhE1wwi68JWqhbqQ-O4gb-QzWK6KACcqjA6a0JQne3AVWwWFCBETVGkOck9wJgIWtPKQwSMlB/s1600-h/vg-wk2-090420+(1)-dl-al-cr8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7gX-kIOgb695WjETQeIN_nGqygrEPrgaqDyV-kL9UaQX4zU3E3bLdgpHtYzeMm99jluHvhE1wwi68JWqhbqQ-O4gb-QzWK6KACcqjA6a0JQne3AVWwWFCBETVGkOck9wJgIWtPKQwSMlB/s200/vg-wk2-090420+(1)-dl-al-cr8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330153589708048930" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Although blogs are often a place of editorializing, I don’t generally do that here, because Mojave Skies is more suited to be a source of news and information about the unique activities that take place at Mojave. But, today I’m making an exception, because of the way recent events have garnered world-wide media attention. <br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I’m speaking, of course, about the tail strike that occurred at the end of the fourth test flight of Scaled Composites’ WhiteKnightTwo VMS Eve. After an envelope-pushing four-hour flight (the takeoff is pictured here), the crew of WK2 executed a touch-and-go in crosswind conditions when the aircraft experienced an asymmetric thrust condition, resulting in the bottom of the left rudder scraping the ground and a few moments of pilots truly earning their pay (hat’s off to Pete for such a fine job of airmanship).<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">What also resulted was a confluence of media attention that surprised many. Traditionally, Scaled Composites refrains from commenting publicly after test flights, a combination of their near-legendary secrecy and a desire to let their customer direct the material that the media receives. In this case, their customer is Virgin Galactic, which as part of the Virgin Group, has a reputation for stage-managing as much as possible any and all media coverage. As they’re in the business of selling tickets, they naturally want to maximize their efforts, and control all the forces that affect them.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qyh1LZ4_AFeKj3RUbDgnxC4ZUKC7BsQ1EAIQuWS4GRaf0tAS68nKo7QlzccIdn5IGJ2cGV8FeeeVMfX-B0QOQ8pmg3-1Vby2VWJoiheXUc1zMjZ3ccp37xBDVaK1rAmV6fDabcMUHmc3/s1600-h/vg-wk2-090420+(3)-dl-al-cr8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qyh1LZ4_AFeKj3RUbDgnxC4ZUKC7BsQ1EAIQuWS4GRaf0tAS68nKo7QlzccIdn5IGJ2cGV8FeeeVMfX-B0QOQ8pmg3-1Vby2VWJoiheXUc1zMjZ3ccp37xBDVaK1rAmV6fDabcMUHmc3/s200/vg-wk2-090420+(3)-dl-al-cr8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330153817257658530" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The end product has been, up to the release of Scaled's statement, a lot of official silence, punctuated with the release of a couple of in-flight photos, a fluffy promo video, and continual pronouncements from Virgin’s Will Whitehorn that the program is progressing “flawlessly”. And yet, as the schedule slips further and further (Sir Richard pronounced in the media, not that long ago, that he expected to take his family into space in his new chariot in 2009), and structural changes appear on Eve, industry watchers, who are not exactly dummies when it comes to aerodynamics, scratch their heads and wonder what in the “flawless” program could be motivating such expensive and time-consuming design changes. The consequent media discussion let to, remarkably, a rather frank and detailed press release from Scaled explaining exactly what was going on. Such openness, at last, has resulted in “Bravos!” all around.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The toll has been regrettable. Lost in the hubbub has been what really is going on, which is that Rutan’s hard-working crew is laboring to hand-build a man-rated space launch system, and breaking new aviation design ground every step of the way. In such a learn-as-you go endeavor, there’s bound to be things that are first tried, then changed, then tried again. There is nothing wrong with that…that’s the basic world of flight test. I know from my own experiences, having once worked in this segment of aviation, that in the flight test industry, everyone lives by the concept of “lessons learned”, in which the goal of each flight is to learn more about the vehicle, its peculiarities and then to hone the design. “Lessons learned” is the frank evaluation of the results, good, bad and ugly, from each flight. In the Virgin Galactic program, we have the unique collision of the world of flight test, with its habits, and the Virgin world of promotional PR, with its habits. <br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwcG2Dbc4omBZahQRcYtxw2xngsEz2e-PiQeEyUcRw8IJptvspLFSKvFg6BLW7EV-Lc34aVO7OFJFLa4ytPJJP4MdAtF1KsbjfEMQop4qhyphenhyphenlnEi3h__aiqiVpqc-JN7A6ZnPZYK-U-oGXF/s1600-h/vg-wk2-090420+(11)-al-cr24.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwcG2Dbc4omBZahQRcYtxw2xngsEz2e-PiQeEyUcRw8IJptvspLFSKvFg6BLW7EV-Lc34aVO7OFJFLa4ytPJJP4MdAtF1KsbjfEMQop4qhyphenhyphenlnEi3h__aiqiVpqc-JN7A6ZnPZYK-U-oGXF/s200/vg-wk2-090420+(11)-al-cr24.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330154153505710162" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Maybe what could best come out of all of this, as Burt and Will sit clearly frustrated with the course of events outside of their control, is that the concept of “lessons learned” can be picked up by the PR folks over in the UK. And one of the most important lessons, it seems to me, is of the importance of openness in this new world of ours. If Virgin Galactic (and them specifically, since Scaled defers to the customer) had an on-site full-time media representative who was dually familiar with the world of flight test and the world of the media, who would hold periodic mini-press-teleconferences, who provided a frank review to the media of the results of each test flight, think of how much better this whole thing could have been handled. <br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Customers and potential ticket-buyers would have that much more confidence that they are getting the straight scoop about the vehicle that they’re entrusting their lives to, the media would have real, accurate information to present to its viewers, and people in general would have a much better understanding of what goes into developing tomorrow’s aircraft today. Had such a person been in place and doing his or her job last week, every little bit of frustration that was experienced by the folks on both sides of the Atlantic would never have occurred. Such a lesson-learned about open communications would be to the vast benefit of all concerned.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEistibyW1rsb1PyqL6B_yNq-413aNQzXAL_7MbiQh60aS56jrp0Vt2uDxv6WMDWWzLpRz2xe_35QBHGYlONmB4I23uuliHudykSNqBF0yJ9iiHkk2ReIZa0BsbM1ANrZ4aF-y6eOPG48xXS/s1600-h/vg-wk2-090420+(75)-crh-12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 106px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEistibyW1rsb1PyqL6B_yNq-413aNQzXAL_7MbiQh60aS56jrp0Vt2uDxv6WMDWWzLpRz2xe_35QBHGYlONmB4I23uuliHudykSNqBF0yJ9iiHkk2ReIZa0BsbM1ANrZ4aF-y6eOPG48xXS/s400/vg-wk2-090420+(75)-crh-12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330156015990649922" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">As a side note to the media events, and maybe to get everyone back on track to appreciating the uniqueness of these aircraft, the occasion of the 4th test flight was the first time that I'm aware of that WK1 and WK2 were on the ramp at the same time, above. Also out, while WK2 was up flying, was Proteus, below, making for a very unique morning when all of Burt's big double-boom designs graced the Mojave flightline.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Z3ub9Dftk7Dndq1EbY8qU8SloSzMJ1WUYLt9hVbLOY3572k3iGZThHDhtm0CkEB39Zpzh15PzO1GoiwtdHvlxn2IsoYnpv4MUzTANmNVhj2HGLRGBcNGr-Bmo42MnSYtWMrP5Rj56cr1/s1600-h/scaled-wk1-proteus-090420-a01-crh12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 172px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Z3ub9Dftk7Dndq1EbY8qU8SloSzMJ1WUYLt9hVbLOY3572k3iGZThHDhtm0CkEB39Zpzh15PzO1GoiwtdHvlxn2IsoYnpv4MUzTANmNVhj2HGLRGBcNGr-Bmo42MnSYtWMrP5Rj56cr1/s400/scaled-wk1-proteus-090420-a01-crh12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330157135564384930" /></a><br /></div>Alan Radeckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124673240340957787noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997194344833485486.post-26061660736410324132009-04-21T07:56:00.000-07:002009-04-21T09:05:38.894-07:00Mojave Plane Crazy Saturday Photos<div style="text-align: justify;">This month's Plane Crazy Saturday was also tied in with the annual "Yuri's Night" festivities. This is a celebration of space achievement, typically held on April 12th, the day of Yuri Gagarin's launch as the first man into space, and also the date of the first Space Shuttle launch (for more info, visit http://yurisnight.net/). Representing Mojave's growing space development industry were XCOR Aerospace with several engines and their EZRocket, and Masten Space Systems displaying their rocket engine test stands. <i>Right:</i> XCOR's Aleta Jackson explains the concept of mach diamonds in a rocket's exhaust plume to a fascinated youngster.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf6jXukJS-_cYvburLqy_mSkGspyV-inMs3XJs5eASf80YY3rsOr-3S3w2XDTjK_Tc1ewiGv2fmQIl_ghQXr1rN5VJN6bpABfqvSJd6KMBNrjhnYZu7ZP0Ij8hctRPk863Whgx1Qk1L6Ma/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-04+(37)-8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf6jXukJS-_cYvburLqy_mSkGspyV-inMs3XJs5eASf80YY3rsOr-3S3w2XDTjK_Tc1ewiGv2fmQIl_ghQXr1rN5VJN6bpABfqvSJd6KMBNrjhnYZu7ZP0Ij8hctRPk863Whgx1Qk1L6Ma/s200/fly-in+2009-04+(37)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327170915743822818" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEnvErvYVXIghf7wydqae8h4v0sJXKlGufKftaA_jdfmjy2Djrh7OcyS8nolyXuawg3Hqg-zfGAFJEyYLtFgc-V7s7G4JBjGPogiUR9VDR0ux7jTJa22knFFDkOpwmr-qFvO9UAuRXUqqE/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-04+(14)-8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEnvErvYVXIghf7wydqae8h4v0sJXKlGufKftaA_jdfmjy2Djrh7OcyS8nolyXuawg3Hqg-zfGAFJEyYLtFgc-V7s7G4JBjGPogiUR9VDR0ux7jTJa22knFFDkOpwmr-qFvO9UAuRXUqqE/s200/fly-in+2009-04+(14)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327170915454291490" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Left:</i>XCOR also makes really classy tables! <i>Right:</i> Masten's Ben Brockert explains some upcoming rocket engine testing that they will be doing for their X Prize Cup efforts.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7tBR8pHTIV48f1jA2uyqyfxedD_uRFfZTiHRNQsX8XtZ5zOE-YuSi51RMlhsAlBUvHECfJtc3ioq7de5AGadyv0w9BKuh-huI6-V6rMX1HNJagsIvM7CGeqZ88kYkWm05CArq7XT8Lif1/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-04+(8)-8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 42px 10px 13px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7tBR8pHTIV48f1jA2uyqyfxedD_uRFfZTiHRNQsX8XtZ5zOE-YuSi51RMlhsAlBUvHECfJtc3ioq7de5AGadyv0w9BKuh-huI6-V6rMX1HNJagsIvM7CGeqZ88kYkWm05CArq7XT8Lif1/s200/fly-in+2009-04+(8)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327172928952463970" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh79aOlaJ7OMmblkkRXtqRLPhBWvDEIxQ66uVepYDLawnbXF194CQAxNLq9JUY3LWK7gnJJVTlP83XDPASAzxN5myuQ63sb7EHKFKlsamiFmx4elR72coQKgvTG92slUKnY0dBJUWWLzvWH/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-04+(10)-8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 13px 10px 42px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh79aOlaJ7OMmblkkRXtqRLPhBWvDEIxQ66uVepYDLawnbXF194CQAxNLq9JUY3LWK7gnJJVTlP83XDPASAzxN5myuQ63sb7EHKFKlsamiFmx4elR72coQKgvTG92slUKnY0dBJUWWLzvWH/s200/fly-in+2009-04+(10)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327172924691735666" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Aleta Jackson kindly provided the two photos <i>below</i>. <i>Left</i>: "A young lad who wants to be a rocketship pilot poses by the EZ-Rocket." <i>Right</i>"A goodly representation of what happens at the Mojave Air and Space Port. Rockets, bi-planes, general aviation, a MiG, and the Nemisis NXT."<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6QH2pyUcMkHd4vw40mcGq2nowSWYNiAGPcvK20T2O5PcBuQDvCCoLIYEMa__hJv_YaxpXmOzQTXsavvqCeZgR6Uedh0-Dnfj_NP5jgZCcV5shO6WKnY8vTj5qdx7hBsH0sAQCXkGXibny/s1600-h/plane-crazy-090418-A_Jackson-2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6QH2pyUcMkHd4vw40mcGq2nowSWYNiAGPcvK20T2O5PcBuQDvCCoLIYEMa__hJv_YaxpXmOzQTXsavvqCeZgR6Uedh0-Dnfj_NP5jgZCcV5shO6WKnY8vTj5qdx7hBsH0sAQCXkGXibny/s200/plane-crazy-090418-A_Jackson-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327169705412192162" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZEo59ajBQonF-kLeRrQarW7wWT1i9Mdbj8ALqSHMD_Z130dxboN6v6SyCH8kJXcrkp-QoGt3FAHQ-UyhwCov_nMp3vgl4o30sKgVvvfVDNKkSyxd7vdPzhuZlQ_ux10VKCsQB0pj4f7qn/s1600-h/plane-crazy-090418-A_Jackson.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZEo59ajBQonF-kLeRrQarW7wWT1i9Mdbj8ALqSHMD_Z130dxboN6v6SyCH8kJXcrkp-QoGt3FAHQ-UyhwCov_nMp3vgl4o30sKgVvvfVDNKkSyxd7vdPzhuZlQ_ux10VKCsQB0pj4f7qn/s200/plane-crazy-090418-A_Jackson.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327169704885810210" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><i><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><i>Left:</i> Always a favorite is this stunning red Cessna 195 which lives at the nearby private Ancient Valley airport. <i>Right:</i> Hollywood aerial stunt coordinator Mike Patlin brought his latest student pilot and a gorgeous Siai-Marchetti SF-260C over.</span><br /></div></i><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDt-jtYECi_0tziAYsiyP9QJzeMNFbPGIQbi7aQ9DKbb4Dcktusf0E-HEOJxltdzHkeAOqeP3RK6bXAvt2ynNyYKvwHn3070EBSctBu9JjQTd5-C9cPUUmRa53Yle_DLO2Svr1WlDbTKC/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-04+(21)-8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDt-jtYECi_0tziAYsiyP9QJzeMNFbPGIQbi7aQ9DKbb4Dcktusf0E-HEOJxltdzHkeAOqeP3RK6bXAvt2ynNyYKvwHn3070EBSctBu9JjQTd5-C9cPUUmRa53Yle_DLO2Svr1WlDbTKC/s200/fly-in+2009-04+(21)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327175034750396978" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCs2dXzAkRNBXqLU-I_e0oq51oPDoun0Mgbruds-foYHRfLXQkggAEf1GWwbcFOI7QttanPdL_4iTFRdZtud7d_QKeGcXNNiD3tBS4_uCbJZz4LLzEydCTkjYqd9KqKpcdGq2xcW8HxdaU/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-04+(40)-8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCs2dXzAkRNBXqLU-I_e0oq51oPDoun0Mgbruds-foYHRfLXQkggAEf1GWwbcFOI7QttanPdL_4iTFRdZtud7d_QKeGcXNNiD3tBS4_uCbJZz4LLzEydCTkjYqd9KqKpcdGq2xcW8HxdaU/s200/fly-in+2009-04+(40)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327175032342953666" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Ronny and Paula Alldredge of Tehachapi brought down their gorgeously restored Beech T-34 Mentor for the first time. This plane was built in 1955 and served in the USAF before being transfered to the Indonesian Air Force in 1961. The Alldredges brought it back to the states in 1988 and did a wonderful job making it look new again.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfsgFDPWI5433OP9w-KI9Nmn5HQpj3BSqxcnX0bCWCqO7GTMgisQMhtTWTYZc06wcgd3Tn6vOXyQqbAOD1OONrCdbBKa1MknCT602oQBFlFJZRxDtEvv9X-cBTkInyB0V6492sdYITEyGJ/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-04+(1)-8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfsgFDPWI5433OP9w-KI9Nmn5HQpj3BSqxcnX0bCWCqO7GTMgisQMhtTWTYZc06wcgd3Tn6vOXyQqbAOD1OONrCdbBKa1MknCT602oQBFlFJZRxDtEvv9X-cBTkInyB0V6492sdYITEyGJ/s200/fly-in+2009-04+(1)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327167510103430146" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeTyDp8T47-u-zuKq6ilnPYXoY-KNeny_u3qaxW1MpGO5Kvk7lCpIZ4A69Acc48aqVyYFtOh-1wRxtk7OUtvythr9Q6I-oPIyFUs6HobviPyHR10U3PKFkc1h430XxXGV3zIY7Vz3zZPfW/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-04+(51)-cv-cr8.jpg"><img style="float:right; 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margin:0 0 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPirVQeZ1XBRe7XZK82a1WqQmS6FGgeCRT0AafMXzJhZb7BQjXq1QsVS87auuYg3CDKypXZJqhTBN8qS1-z25rJvckGWBqo1scE826qpT_iX2KJetMz6ix4yRH2lZok2h0iH-vYtx4K930/s200/fly-in+2009-04+(44)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327167006069367970" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">An unexpected treat was the appearance of two Aero L-39s, which happened to arrive for lunch unaware that a public event was underway. <br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidM4jKtq0jjFcOOT3WogZZV2IbOtHfw0xTg_Ay8_9Pmge1UZwS0-eze_j2vWjqtZhX4OnH-pax85lMIG8wumkFcI38VCZuUyYgjQYeF3gI5lu17Z-mv5IehzboKhDjon2u4eFIItDXcJ5M/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-04+(60)-8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidM4jKtq0jjFcOOT3WogZZV2IbOtHfw0xTg_Ay8_9Pmge1UZwS0-eze_j2vWjqtZhX4OnH-pax85lMIG8wumkFcI38VCZuUyYgjQYeF3gI5lu17Z-mv5IehzboKhDjon2u4eFIItDXcJ5M/s200/fly-in+2009-04+(60)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327164548361027938" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8hjZz9KD_O7tx1CgSeTC1fIAKhIANtJSfNqxdqmVx3wscUdPxcrLKIRo3ZmShuWLNL-KDg-1xsjXNMODzS3L9nfyR36U0VEzmZqucXuqr-KdY0hlOiGMhJVLvV6HJ_iLJ0DnCrlOhU9ob/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-04+(70)-8.jpg"><img style="float:right; 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margin:0 0 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH8-zzxWf9T9IxcGzJiuALGoNYcydUAPcW6_24saBEcq4CvWIRLNN046w2rqT3V3glf8L8AuzEnsIHobsy-rxb1hZBoquKa-vbyhECysBlOSdTUVoRREz4ua5QgC-nmqsewVQeQBWtMf7z/s200/fly-in+2009-04+(83)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327164231293505682" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Making it's first Plan Crazy Saturday appearance this month was Bob "Stambo" Stambovsky's ex-RAF BAC Mk5A Jet Provost, which was once based at Mojave, but now lives down at Fox Field.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRttLKUrdel-9QUrxLL50F__PQZ_CRboZEKpUxk_PzGkOJPS_306vta0oqw9lNB47sG8ZYXOIuVmB9YhLz-QWpSzNmRHYM9awgIUKeKcj1WjfJd4JIw87HmURnfZZ7-sq4-93uUb3e-bSY/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-04+(94)-8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRttLKUrdel-9QUrxLL50F__PQZ_CRboZEKpUxk_PzGkOJPS_306vta0oqw9lNB47sG8ZYXOIuVmB9YhLz-QWpSzNmRHYM9awgIUKeKcj1WjfJd4JIw87HmURnfZZ7-sq4-93uUb3e-bSY/s200/fly-in+2009-04+(94)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327160245472458578" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYhtJ0Btc7IYbZ7W6f0jyrEAnYmKG2RK3jlDX0__YXnFEwq51lAli3PKaEemN_IrYi2NIDRLmCPZIVMLQzuOzwRTe9I2ADP8w6EFDfQbxdReDiwGvyur_2NXm53GsYEAw3eBJ4DObwtcJj/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-04+(99)-8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYhtJ0Btc7IYbZ7W6f0jyrEAnYmKG2RK3jlDX0__YXnFEwq51lAli3PKaEemN_IrYi2NIDRLmCPZIVMLQzuOzwRTe9I2ADP8w6EFDfQbxdReDiwGvyur_2NXm53GsYEAw3eBJ4DObwtcJj/s200/fly-in+2009-04+(99)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327160239291418418" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">After the crowds had headed home, Mojave warbird collector and restorer Al Hansen took the opportunity to do a few high-speed taxi runs and short hops in his latest rebuild project, a T-28 Trojan (which had been on display earlier in the day). Congrats, Al, that radial engine sure sounded good!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtbLdXOZMAS9guHs6B_M3LBt4XPThshf1giafgwiNMdy0aY2U30seSHY1euKD6fLGek3UxrXz7wL0rqtoiVAf88Syd6dwe6Ibno5sPu3GvtyCHfHonWUjUrxJOEp0Y4ZZ184xU2pCx8OCm/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-04+(111)-8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtbLdXOZMAS9guHs6B_M3LBt4XPThshf1giafgwiNMdy0aY2U30seSHY1euKD6fLGek3UxrXz7wL0rqtoiVAf88Syd6dwe6Ibno5sPu3GvtyCHfHonWUjUrxJOEp0Y4ZZ184xU2pCx8OCm/s200/fly-in+2009-04+(111)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327159428714790690" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyBY4-wmsq19prhCayKCdnCTgCtqiY5CG04UmDJvLQGtTFZNsb6xKxRAmvoIHdf2WrwyLuQloriz7UNHfcS50TYknl6GHmQoxtKO6vRSY19MyD6dUoXTSE_KVzXM9tvVpFAjKsLnxxWr0i/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-04+(119)-8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyBY4-wmsq19prhCayKCdnCTgCtqiY5CG04UmDJvLQGtTFZNsb6xKxRAmvoIHdf2WrwyLuQloriz7UNHfcS50TYknl6GHmQoxtKO6vRSY19MyD6dUoXTSE_KVzXM9tvVpFAjKsLnxxWr0i/s200/fly-in+2009-04+(119)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327159423835076338" /></a>Alan Radeckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124673240340957787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997194344833485486.post-63594467018283609092009-04-01T17:31:00.000-07:002009-04-01T18:04:45.726-07:00Cal City Recon<div style="text-align: justify;">If you think the town of Mojave is out in the middle of nowhere, you've never been to the bustling metropolis of California City! Bypassed by both Hwys 14 and 58, Cal City is the home of a prison and not much more, so housing prices are some of the cheapest in all of southern California. The place does, however, have a pretty nifty airport, which is popular amongst the skydiving and gliding crowds. Here's a bit of an overview of the oddities to be found out there....<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><i><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><i>Below:</i>Cal City is the base of operations for Baja Air, which operates a pair of DC-3s and a Cessna 414 in charter service down to Cabo.</span><br /></div></i><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge2Zl2ij5gJvMHxvGNAamG0qaCtXW8ZWfMbSkNltj0zUjD12k5xKeL9FUsVhjQCLBGJSGwI5mM2QCiyZfVkfsulO1z718zn3GX6aBvi04zPyi88JJKpFzSQj3bEKeb-D3qLIdTI90veew_/s1600-h/bajaair-dc3tN145RD-090401-01-8-cr8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge2Zl2ij5gJvMHxvGNAamG0qaCtXW8ZWfMbSkNltj0zUjD12k5xKeL9FUsVhjQCLBGJSGwI5mM2QCiyZfVkfsulO1z718zn3GX6aBvi04zPyi88JJKpFzSQj3bEKeb-D3qLIdTI90veew_/s200/bajaair-dc3tN145RD-090401-01-8-cr8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319886825196276530" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihTfF-M2Oqzc1SZm-DSoX3OVF-2vRun50ik2y0WHDHpFiN2Ff8d3U8I6gP9gJB6PGS1BCe4BtuzOEx2DelG8KPl7pfa0GWshXdVmAPdhsP1NKci3rAqOCSKkMtIFFSbFZ_AsWxTlayg28T/s1600-h/calcity-090401-04-8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihTfF-M2Oqzc1SZm-DSoX3OVF-2vRun50ik2y0WHDHpFiN2Ff8d3U8I6gP9gJB6PGS1BCe4BtuzOEx2DelG8KPl7pfa0GWshXdVmAPdhsP1NKci3rAqOCSKkMtIFFSbFZ_AsWxTlayg28T/s200/calcity-090401-04-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319889528184827762" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAOl-iAg3UJzqpOa0b5S9YbAC5Iwd5b6EULgknu6Xr18dmPWcZnDs7KL4TVSIVarZ1LS_zNBMi68VH4eoTSMWEDkZWmSyfE0QNnDtU8iXLKJSl89JObXnuhurcY-_SItnSSvo6KNib86w3/s1600-h/calcity-090401-02-8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAOl-iAg3UJzqpOa0b5S9YbAC5Iwd5b6EULgknu6Xr18dmPWcZnDs7KL4TVSIVarZ1LS_zNBMi68VH4eoTSMWEDkZWmSyfE0QNnDtU8iXLKJSl89JObXnuhurcY-_SItnSSvo6KNib86w3/s200/calcity-090401-02-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319889793438309074" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigwbsqPKB6QbIlmfFVAUM7A3fgrf5o1ahbtjebRzQ39svFOTMY8jVV8JMvTj71ujaiIDQ4z9r4u5dx5XKNlMbIoI32OsGkCIlg9aQq-crdAKwGKVCLwQ9f6X887YDTzktBCpexwdQJJxz8/s1600-h/calcity-090401-03-a-8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigwbsqPKB6QbIlmfFVAUM7A3fgrf5o1ahbtjebRzQ39svFOTMY8jVV8JMvTj71ujaiIDQ4z9r4u5dx5XKNlMbIoI32OsGkCIlg9aQq-crdAKwGKVCLwQ9f6X887YDTzktBCpexwdQJJxz8/s200/calcity-090401-03-a-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319886572800201282" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Stuffed out behind some hangars on the east end of the airport are a bunch of what look like unfinished Curtis P-40 mockups, presumably from a movie set. If anyone has any information on the background of these, please leave a comment below! <br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr18ksj454KPvI8CI2MYU_U3K-A-fQYq96tZHnkAvj8wUYeKAwS-WN07hCqvX-J9YOFbcyF3JJ44XuASsF7aDZjVcMyNFGJK06lLi64Y9cWRrkL6kCvW3wGPOTOQHSWbXWO9WmcFgvyASx/s1600-h/calcity-090401-01-8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr18ksj454KPvI8CI2MYU_U3K-A-fQYq96tZHnkAvj8wUYeKAwS-WN07hCqvX-J9YOFbcyF3JJ44XuASsF7aDZjVcMyNFGJK06lLi64Y9cWRrkL6kCvW3wGPOTOQHSWbXWO9WmcFgvyASx/s200/calcity-090401-01-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319886287425627458" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR2GHNiTrbbedlFek_7-QWDtcuQpCuKH6ApBA_buxit2gg-BJCSMdiG7rtGskVT7XOwUx7GqattMkawsjjzQn-p5ty4pB20ouYJgsDXt2tOvpWQo-3aZbgrn95RBdGGc5o6tpX0uyePQMS/s1600-h/fouga-221-090401-cal-01-a-8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR2GHNiTrbbedlFek_7-QWDtcuQpCuKH6ApBA_buxit2gg-BJCSMdiG7rtGskVT7XOwUx7GqattMkawsjjzQn-p5ty4pB20ouYJgsDXt2tOvpWQo-3aZbgrn95RBdGGc5o6tpX0uyePQMS/s200/fouga-221-090401-cal-01-a-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319886285844329698" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Cal City seems to have attracted more than its fair share of Fouga Magisters. The one above is marked "221", while the flyable ones, below, are (from top): N315VB, N315MB and N355F. (These shots are posted specifically for my Fouga friends in Finland!)<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAb4h0Bl041kF_lFJjMEOEkG9XuKb_RqOQptUyy8qmj3SYskgqxn4xksoWOTjBZtdOBbUNrtPEczEwtwQbPWlvFSxiE34TNOvAiJYk2MQht6D_68T08h-rrcWpzoV72gOJz4j0hlju1XZ6/s1600-h/fouga-N355F-N315MB-N3135VB-090401-cal-01-a-8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAb4h0Bl041kF_lFJjMEOEkG9XuKb_RqOQptUyy8qmj3SYskgqxn4xksoWOTjBZtdOBbUNrtPEczEwtwQbPWlvFSxiE34TNOvAiJYk2MQht6D_68T08h-rrcWpzoV72gOJz4j0hlju1XZ6/s200/fouga-N355F-N315MB-N3135VB-090401-cal-01-a-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319885999817348258" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv3O35qM7bD8E3yHIKl-JqWYoO_tuRMNnXbMGc55f-gMPdRHDnjPu6j-8TRPBvjF1XnXU2TXcx2UOJ9-toOJJO7NEOxeuKK1Vza0Xt30t3n7ltUBgIPj3XiuLKxJRffqc1JXjO3TYZ-LqG/s1600-h/fouga-N355F-N315MB-N3135VB-090401-cal-03-cr8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv3O35qM7bD8E3yHIKl-JqWYoO_tuRMNnXbMGc55f-gMPdRHDnjPu6j-8TRPBvjF1XnXU2TXcx2UOJ9-toOJJO7NEOxeuKK1Vza0Xt30t3n7ltUBgIPj3XiuLKxJRffqc1JXjO3TYZ-LqG/s200/fouga-N355F-N315MB-N3135VB-090401-cal-03-cr8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319885998713994386" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Completing the collection of the odd and forlorn are a Convair HC-131 sitting in a trailer park (the FAA shows it being registered to the "California Museum of Air and Space") and a rather dusty Yak 52.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeyh__WLrfRzKd51adlQN0q2FmYRBl6sCtdC-z-DKMXhTngzWXvJQdDBQTkibBdnzVoA1nSFSsnevx_hV3UCBkVR-dvwGy6P2y7bhEa4Pxj0R1lgidq3wsDzWA_Rs7eQU5Fmxxw3R4Oaa0/s1600-h/hc131-N54215-090401-cal-01-a8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeyh__WLrfRzKd51adlQN0q2FmYRBl6sCtdC-z-DKMXhTngzWXvJQdDBQTkibBdnzVoA1nSFSsnevx_hV3UCBkVR-dvwGy6P2y7bhEa4Pxj0R1lgidq3wsDzWA_Rs7eQU5Fmxxw3R4Oaa0/s200/hc131-N54215-090401-cal-01-a8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319885703865924466" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgszkiYZz5Kjsx1YNSkoxmlOZ0Tw6l69lRM-dFduHtSAr5tNumbtMpXHXFI5D5OSx-3mAO-kEosVu1WGjn8XGG754iEiR6mq9wQUUxd_YOeKJ3oipX3cEudI5J6kCSiJMv4WICmjlJie4JA/s1600-h/yak52-N213YA-090401-cal-01-8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgszkiYZz5Kjsx1YNSkoxmlOZ0Tw6l69lRM-dFduHtSAr5tNumbtMpXHXFI5D5OSx-3mAO-kEosVu1WGjn8XGG754iEiR6mq9wQUUxd_YOeKJ3oipX3cEudI5J6kCSiJMv4WICmjlJie4JA/s200/yak52-N213YA-090401-cal-01-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319885705120694274" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ0hYHZ1isWbY-iVkO2rDTp2hL2U4yhe84DEWB7xFQDas-LJ8OlgOI3yGhFpVWpES6Uo1cfxRV3aVoqKT3rIP0pkPud4njW86I_MU8R-S9Gr_GiH6B7RLqnwn7dIhdyHmWz_2FYFLj0KWT/s1600-h/aloha-737-N823AL-090401-01-cr8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ0hYHZ1isWbY-iVkO2rDTp2hL2U4yhe84DEWB7xFQDas-LJ8OlgOI3yGhFpVWpES6Uo1cfxRV3aVoqKT3rIP0pkPud4njW86I_MU8R-S9Gr_GiH6B7RLqnwn7dIhdyHmWz_2FYFLj0KWT/s200/aloha-737-N823AL-090401-01-cr8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319892811470706354" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Lastly, while leaving Mojave, I grabbed a shot of the <i>Fun Bird</i> for my good friends at Aloha!<br /></div>Alan Radeckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124673240340957787noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997194344833485486.post-72973080708513753932009-04-01T00:01:00.000-07:002009-04-01T17:25:36.160-07:00Only in Mojave: Anyone Seen the Garage Door Remote?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwzpEcXQkXeNMs5NDS-ibzJwtyO96wimrGRKPs-iZGGTD6VNNt9mpg0XR53pLGroY3oOZD6bMrl5sYwcIC5cLASp8E0QJ-RUgjWuUov2cq3AnHWDPzzX-FU-lXjdy6l_srYYILylabjzm8/s1600-h/telair-747-N17011-020301-01-8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwzpEcXQkXeNMs5NDS-ibzJwtyO96wimrGRKPs-iZGGTD6VNNt9mpg0XR53pLGroY3oOZD6bMrl5sYwcIC5cLASp8E0QJ-RUgjWuUov2cq3AnHWDPzzX-FU-lXjdy6l_srYYILylabjzm8/s200/telair-747-N17011-020301-01-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319883529387934946" /></a><div align="justify">Only in Mojave . . . do you need a garage door remote to get into a 747!<br /><br />This ex-Continental 747-200 is now gone, but for years it sat at Mojave complete with a rollup garage door on its nose, leading to many questions from puzzled passers-by. The 747, and an ex-Korean A-300 sitting next to it, were owned by Telair International, a German company that specializes in developing cargo loading systems for large aircraft. For any such system to become approved (the approval is called a "Supplementary Type Certificate", or STC) for use in commercial aircraft, it first has to be tested, and Telair used the two retired Mojave-bound airliners as testing and development setups for their systems.</div>Alan Radeckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124673240340957787noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997194344833485486.post-42029887748392117892009-03-22T16:11:00.000-07:002009-03-22T16:26:06.890-07:00Family Time at Mojave<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBFJUn00u5LjUx7d0KEjvQKt4V5VPEPCp8nZpdzopzPbE_cSKdQu6mpRjxE_uJAV_3dCNuuFXmFK0JfwLLjzXw00UQm2bKEbwchnYeKZ0LJXODODxjk4xb-ZWsdDHaP1rfl4NPSZw-OEcw/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-03+(31)-8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBFJUn00u5LjUx7d0KEjvQKt4V5VPEPCp8nZpdzopzPbE_cSKdQu6mpRjxE_uJAV_3dCNuuFXmFK0JfwLLjzXw00UQm2bKEbwchnYeKZ0LJXODODxjk4xb-ZWsdDHaP1rfl4NPSZw-OEcw/s200/fly-in+2009-03+(31)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316155403152620050" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">The incoming inclement weather held off just long enough yesterday for another successful - if a bit breezy - <i>Plane Crazy Saturday</i> at Mojave. <i>Antelope Valley Press</i> aerospace reporter Allison Gatlin wrote a fantastic piece in Friday's paper about the event, and the result was a lot more families with eager young children attended. <br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Most aviation enthusiasts can remember a time when they first discovered airplanes, often because someone simply took them to an airport. In this high-tech, high-security world we now live in, opportunities to do that are becoming rarer, which I suspect is why this monthly event has become such a big hit in the local community. A big thanks to all who brought their planes out to display (it was great to see XCOR trot out their world-record-holding EZRocket!), you'll never know if you somehow influenced a kid to grow up and seek a career as a pilot or aerospace engineer!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC8PXKH1yASE-ih3D8lb8Cn_TFwl4FgkLNjVfySnRLgizYOBaajpvpsgpMJqz3Y6aKKDEdqQZmHlYLTQygAfaKOzm9s71lGPxUoTIHbL_CUJBDA_aRArLtjKH417zcNdjTIxAU_iJPa69N/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-03+(3)-cr2-8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 42px 10px 13px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC8PXKH1yASE-ih3D8lb8Cn_TFwl4FgkLNjVfySnRLgizYOBaajpvpsgpMJqz3Y6aKKDEdqQZmHlYLTQygAfaKOzm9s71lGPxUoTIHbL_CUJBDA_aRArLtjKH417zcNdjTIxAU_iJPa69N/s200/fly-in+2009-03+(3)-cr2-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316155066075580242" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwvAQoc8VC030Fuqd4B7QgAKq9lCy_V9bZpEJu1X_xwEMwiSURe39rZhIXZzc6fswyBE0BYtipvchkI1lyDne0PWWQmhdDY5wdkEl98zUjTbmdVS5g_EbGixgoiboUmyT_5SmIAiuUUsH1/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-03+(7)-cr2-8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 13px 10px 42px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwvAQoc8VC030Fuqd4B7QgAKq9lCy_V9bZpEJu1X_xwEMwiSURe39rZhIXZzc6fswyBE0BYtipvchkI1lyDne0PWWQmhdDY5wdkEl98zUjTbmdVS5g_EbGixgoiboUmyT_5SmIAiuUUsH1/s200/fly-in+2009-03+(7)-cr2-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316155021924552306" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-lWwRWRvSlOQKMuWSrMIWsnbs6PLE-RtGWxGRFrGqsfJZBG3F-MsI6kKbIGQVMbYPkh1nU6S5i3xkwQLIERpCFZnDHsDPbAVple7uNdtiNvh2NwfUf67XU6kK9VihLn2-0TzEP5Fb_taQ/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-03+(43)-cr8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 42px 10px 13px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-lWwRWRvSlOQKMuWSrMIWsnbs6PLE-RtGWxGRFrGqsfJZBG3F-MsI6kKbIGQVMbYPkh1nU6S5i3xkwQLIERpCFZnDHsDPbAVple7uNdtiNvh2NwfUf67XU6kK9VihLn2-0TzEP5Fb_taQ/s200/fly-in+2009-03+(43)-cr8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316154730273280818" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwBDosuRVp7sTl1-g1zF480_tA18GzbB_Ne84f4UUioe47-nW3oVeon-wa1yf_QUjgo-rikRwlLJ_OivNw5DzTEMhbozWN4GqvMlN0MQFylhY73ADoqZjd8agxlTlTWLV4tZUaWRtoXwis/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-03+(45)-cr2-8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 13px 10px 42px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwBDosuRVp7sTl1-g1zF480_tA18GzbB_Ne84f4UUioe47-nW3oVeon-wa1yf_QUjgo-rikRwlLJ_OivNw5DzTEMhbozWN4GqvMlN0MQFylhY73ADoqZjd8agxlTlTWLV4tZUaWRtoXwis/s200/fly-in+2009-03+(45)-cr2-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316154718402607938" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO9ZC1RyTf8q-hmoTgApYEKKpHW8nZELudM689Aec_rMi4Gqhp7QIvsVRoC1ekMntrBhtgi5u0EjjUAJZZqpJDIHrhu5pF71TWDUcsp_FHdjLB0LFk5lMF55eTOPCwgT-pnhoqw74B6Xjc/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-03+(54)-cr2-8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO9ZC1RyTf8q-hmoTgApYEKKpHW8nZELudM689Aec_rMi4Gqhp7QIvsVRoC1ekMntrBhtgi5u0EjjUAJZZqpJDIHrhu5pF71TWDUcsp_FHdjLB0LFk5lMF55eTOPCwgT-pnhoqw74B6Xjc/s200/fly-in+2009-03+(54)-cr2-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316154449589795906" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgs0KqY8ywI8c4q4kyzAh9PLMsfqe-BCxx8seKZG9wgznrRl64v4-dUmbPNTO9TBE0k_3YWOogz7oXDRTU85IqLl22JE4-na5fISbd7bhqkfZkYZnxh8v3KIPNg1t24P9JwWH6V8_5Mf2Z/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-03+(58)-cr8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgs0KqY8ywI8c4q4kyzAh9PLMsfqe-BCxx8seKZG9wgznrRl64v4-dUmbPNTO9TBE0k_3YWOogz7oXDRTU85IqLl22JE4-na5fISbd7bhqkfZkYZnxh8v3KIPNg1t24P9JwWH6V8_5Mf2Z/s200/fly-in+2009-03+(58)-cr8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316154447052238434" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Does it look like fun? Put Saturday, April 18, on your calendar and bring <i>your</i> kids out to the airport!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg60GVeSREOuWqQj1z0-WWGiIsZ2GNcUcxcQ61IT-0RbgoXcvmxK7KDHcfrk_W2UFqcqoFBlQwGmLxQpGtjspLPivapk67E2fR_WREjlWzhpUxcAkRrfwOmKpSCO0Jvlm4uvAprZxY8T6x7/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-03+(17)-cr8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg60GVeSREOuWqQj1z0-WWGiIsZ2GNcUcxcQ61IT-0RbgoXcvmxK7KDHcfrk_W2UFqcqoFBlQwGmLxQpGtjspLPivapk67E2fR_WREjlWzhpUxcAkRrfwOmKpSCO0Jvlm4uvAprZxY8T6x7/s200/fly-in+2009-03+(17)-cr8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316153964281822962" /></a>Alan Radeckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124673240340957787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997194344833485486.post-36037388702478556032009-03-19T15:41:00.000-07:002009-03-19T15:54:25.678-07:00Mojave Plane Crazy this Saturday!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg62xtsQdCOX8H0xg83XX6b38_gzYhCf02VHEh391S6WxBwr60M_Vh1ABTXxZD7igAlsU5HTauybaFulFsNWlsDyMX5m1yfx7xBl8zTNslurhlToG8lPsFbj8mZ-gX_cCJkK3hER_9J0txx/s1600-h/pitts-N67D-090318-01-adj-cr8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg62xtsQdCOX8H0xg83XX6b38_gzYhCf02VHEh391S6WxBwr60M_Vh1ABTXxZD7igAlsU5HTauybaFulFsNWlsDyMX5m1yfx7xBl8zTNslurhlToG8lPsFbj8mZ-gX_cCJkK3hER_9J0txx/s200/pitts-N67D-090318-01-adj-cr8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315033514763193778" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">The handful of cool and unusual aircraft that graced Mojave's traffic pattern yesterday provide a great opportunity to remind everyone that this Saturday it is time once again for the Mojave Flightline to open up to the public for another <i>Plane Crazy Saturday</i>. Featured this month will be Ralph Wise's one-of-a-kind GT-400 (this brute is not to be mistaken for the ultralight of the same designation!).<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">As for yesterday, Mojave's own Mark Street had his gorgeous yellow Pitts S-1 up playing in the early hours of the morning. A little later, a competition aerobatic Zivko Edge 540 came screaming down Rwy 26. This beauty is either a visitor or a newly acquired resident (it was up flying again today), and is registered to a consulting company in Cornwall, UK. To keep the international flavor going, a venerable Canadian-registered de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver floated in for a nice wheel landing.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVUrx5eGCfgFnDWyFCrBKYfUmsiM_zOTJJyHUbgD3S13VTPVbtXnWoebBAJZtnmB_GP3xDPPL6fitClehRRjKOhPMiP3Cu8e0ZWlVQuxQnoNGJu_w3_6-3E3iB4KI4JjhwUK1z0uQKisAN/s1600-h/beaver-C-GUJV-090318-03-8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVUrx5eGCfgFnDWyFCrBKYfUmsiM_zOTJJyHUbgD3S13VTPVbtXnWoebBAJZtnmB_GP3xDPPL6fitClehRRjKOhPMiP3Cu8e0ZWlVQuxQnoNGJu_w3_6-3E3iB4KI4JjhwUK1z0uQKisAN/s200/beaver-C-GUJV-090318-03-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315033264396131506" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi50L4SihHpnHukXWtf1pDFifJC-IrefClYvpyndRXahXcKACnDX-x7kaOsW-y_n5rFpadedSCYGnuG8U_03Y_s6XmG9EtnN0FgDhul2NUt8eo5jYj2Ozc53146yFydXH0CroBGUstYGTcW/s1600-h/edge540-N55ZE-090318-04-8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi50L4SihHpnHukXWtf1pDFifJC-IrefClYvpyndRXahXcKACnDX-x7kaOsW-y_n5rFpadedSCYGnuG8U_03Y_s6XmG9EtnN0FgDhul2NUt8eo5jYj2Ozc53146yFydXH0CroBGUstYGTcW/s200/edge540-N55ZE-090318-04-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315033254947708242" /></a>Alan Radeckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124673240340957787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997194344833485486.post-22837562710622948172009-03-16T18:25:00.000-07:002009-03-16T19:41:08.536-07:00Victorville Report: Airbus Down, Part IV - The Movie<div style="text-align: justify;">For the last post in this series, here's a six-minute video of the "smashing" good time that was had in Victorville on Friday. (Watching this, I'm vividly reminded of what it must have looked like to watch a T-Rex feed on some dead prey....)<br /></div><div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxa9UOppSskqREFvkDc_BaakgNmp4N8mxWLzsg1zGvmZNlcPI0fA4I2m_wac9tf003IfwCM8BDmurF4bW8alA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Alan Radeckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124673240340957787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997194344833485486.post-14086915445165647842009-03-15T17:25:00.000-07:002009-03-15T17:46:46.147-07:00Victorville Report: Airbus Down, Part III<div style="text-align: justify;">Doug Scroggins sent in this composite of the continuing process of scrapping ex-American Airbus A300 N7055A.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHneOyS7zXI2LkVgSIMG6tYaW-7cIiwt_63Oa0bNgDmmCh7wP5bQ7qetS0L0tnSQRZ34r7BnaMhhJJvt9hIO5BaObAzGk0kZW-HWGr1X-0q0-3y9KCXapiR3zgV591oRezCWmWLspK4ny/s1600-h/Airbus+DOWN+part2-12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHneOyS7zXI2LkVgSIMG6tYaW-7cIiwt_63Oa0bNgDmmCh7wP5bQ7qetS0L0tnSQRZ34r7BnaMhhJJvt9hIO5BaObAzGk0kZW-HWGr1X-0q0-3y9KCXapiR3zgV591oRezCWmWLspK4ny/s320/Airbus+DOWN+part2-12.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313578198276483650" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">On Friday, Doug and the ARC hosted me and aviation writer/photographer Nick Veronico to witness first hand how an Airbus get smashed. Excavator operator Ray here peels back the roof...what was once carefully maintained aircraft structure flops like foil.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk9k2a5SfPbHooiRfCGebkFhsVFjy7Vg0Ba1ojsqEH_LgbAh3Ervl1NvL8nWoywKeLtpwZrHMJmjpvoBhNKLm14qSlQch-XstSXZk-23TF1CEFhuz0bXow-SRf_j_i1T4-tlT_GkIWJDJS/s1600-h/aa-a300-N7055A-090313-vcv+(10)-8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk9k2a5SfPbHooiRfCGebkFhsVFjy7Vg0Ba1ojsqEH_LgbAh3Ervl1NvL8nWoywKeLtpwZrHMJmjpvoBhNKLm14qSlQch-XstSXZk-23TF1CEFhuz0bXow-SRf_j_i1T4-tlT_GkIWJDJS/s200/aa-a300-N7055A-090313-vcv+(10)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313577928975116930" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaGv6AeMOjrolZA2EaBcuOXfEj4ohfcv8TIxheSrk3sVA3TsFTtAMF2zYSWz-lWqNPlRO0W1XHbx22M023xpFRASnuAe7innPzDWdqUlsjgDmp8oEQWk0Kqi3nclnvhKqT25HJRs8aUjNp/s1600-h/aa-a300-N7055A-090313-vcv+(13)-8.jpg"><img style="float:right; 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margin:0 0 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ASq-t4MLLlogRvzRQC-zMKZsyjVk6vWaj16YCCNh3PNhfBMWZwrr-uOEvSKcZe6BnVjH682TSnArs5QpflDOIvL5EDp-n7z0mF4qXfF_na6KZCAt1KEbRL7Y19-wL-S9dWgcZzrtswEe/s200/aa-a300-N7055A-090313-vcv+(19)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313577747398092834" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I've seen many aircraft "crunched", but after watching for a while, I realized what was different about this aircraft...it was almost as shiny as the day it was new, and that lent an air of unbelievability to the whole scene.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcy5LNq5Pq73nQCcsY-CR_3p64jsIuoPqlnY5c0Z6-rx7kDXHYCtJUHDtTkuMDDXzGuhu5xLtc2AM8brLt0TyjCFcPc6PA-VjZjqNrBgDazXIWZekeSVfYM_bivDv2mAKbBOP3KHUDPZxU/s1600-h/aa-a300-N7055A-090313-vcv+(29)-8.jpg"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaG8Y50d_b30374LUuOdfICqC74fRciyOf_lAq3PuHGWr3Pc9DskOcaeB4C8a0Ms6eg3lv5G8nrZ3bqpEbCMnvsFBJZMnONEnvqAUqZyjQh_RRVH7-sYrd6rL9oRPL5R9iPBvy6XXB1TjF/s200/aa-a300-N7055A-090313-vcv+(67)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313576022856076066" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETTe2kbvMrtYnJOzf9-MiRR76Y_uBrH97D37ldkCqvqSrtSlOSz1WbETJYCrCQ4xgcXzDwiiPPBLfMh59qsaPjbiLyWaYRyTZjZxEisNJBb83ejvA_Pa9I69KsWrnprojclzMsQDRmSb6/s1600-h/aa-a300-N7055A-090313-vcv+(46)-8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETTe2kbvMrtYnJOzf9-MiRR76Y_uBrH97D37ldkCqvqSrtSlOSz1WbETJYCrCQ4xgcXzDwiiPPBLfMh59qsaPjbiLyWaYRyTZjZxEisNJBb83ejvA_Pa9I69KsWrnprojclzMsQDRmSb6/s200/aa-a300-N7055A-090313-vcv+(46)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313576018263858098" /></a>Alan Radeckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124673240340957787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997194344833485486.post-53623874208013819642009-03-14T16:01:00.001-07:002009-03-14T16:06:36.203-07:00Victorville Report: Airbus Down, Part II<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Photos by Doug Scroggins</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The de-construction at Victorville of ex-American Airlines Airbus A300 N7055A by Aircraft Recycling Corp. continues in this series of images from Doug. The cockpit will be saved for display purposes, and will eventually be trailered to Mojave.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh1Si5WwLaEOs1mVqyjekdQ8EtQh5gp6AbZNiGUMtWRJLY7cpYr3OrMfzC8oylFSL3tWIuG-MlPDJX-5mSXuNQD6yUUg7F2Mc6v1SDQYrqsC4K3QOFjkqARlRsEa60r94JxeNodbEaUBpP/s1600-h/A300+N7055A+Scroggins+Aviation+(5)-8jpg.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh1Si5WwLaEOs1mVqyjekdQ8EtQh5gp6AbZNiGUMtWRJLY7cpYr3OrMfzC8oylFSL3tWIuG-MlPDJX-5mSXuNQD6yUUg7F2Mc6v1SDQYrqsC4K3QOFjkqARlRsEa60r94JxeNodbEaUBpP/s200/A300+N7055A+Scroggins+Aviation+(5)-8jpg.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313183128435820258" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8pyhLTN8l1eo3r9zmitxQ47aTnQFJj_TJ8DUKp0xwtPj02FJq_CkqOLhBE7iwGQ_ijaloqj7hVeomWJFwmQ5TAXnVjK4JB6AJV01bZpkdJ31OnSyMhsmeHsYU1JnkwYdhFKIFa3hr0qzt/s1600-h/A300+N7055A+Scroggins+Aviation-8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8pyhLTN8l1eo3r9zmitxQ47aTnQFJj_TJ8DUKp0xwtPj02FJq_CkqOLhBE7iwGQ_ijaloqj7hVeomWJFwmQ5TAXnVjK4JB6AJV01bZpkdJ31OnSyMhsmeHsYU1JnkwYdhFKIFa3hr0qzt/s200/A300+N7055A+Scroggins+Aviation-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313183121204841058" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfIsN0E1udDZGq1_cRdcgjneG8SjZKW_7-ooBQC1DIYFUprmefUJzJWGFJTXICnU9caoOskzgcyocky-lr4QCsI8afDNbet_g46uejDBTfjOH17homCc5wYAY3FOD55m6p3D66a76mUjnz/s1600-h/A300+N7055A+Scroggins+Aviation+(4)-8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfIsN0E1udDZGq1_cRdcgjneG8SjZKW_7-ooBQC1DIYFUprmefUJzJWGFJTXICnU9caoOskzgcyocky-lr4QCsI8afDNbet_g46uejDBTfjOH17homCc5wYAY3FOD55m6p3D66a76mUjnz/s200/A300+N7055A+Scroggins+Aviation+(4)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313182871446128562" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJRsSudvKbey9fpafmRfYA85DK5yYkr3kFAweZgbIUhW7gSAIbmAX56Oj3Wk9YX1jpU5LYUWBFU2nIDRwOmvsYbaDC8R6o6g0uwRhwXA6sFzNPMZEQ5c-e7G22WVI2DLXvsmWy0qlM_vFf/s1600-h/A300+N7055A+Scroggins+Aviation+(2)-8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJRsSudvKbey9fpafmRfYA85DK5yYkr3kFAweZgbIUhW7gSAIbmAX56Oj3Wk9YX1jpU5LYUWBFU2nIDRwOmvsYbaDC8R6o6g0uwRhwXA6sFzNPMZEQ5c-e7G22WVI2DLXvsmWy0qlM_vFf/s200/A300+N7055A+Scroggins+Aviation+(2)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313182856512518994" /></a>Alan Radeckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124673240340957787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997194344833485486.post-62120211030867719692009-03-12T20:48:00.000-07:002009-03-12T20:59:57.531-07:00Calspan F-16s Arrive at Mojave<div style="text-align: justify;">Calspan's first three long-awaited F-16 flight test aircraft arrived at Mojave today, launching a new era for the Civilian Aerospace Test Center. The defense contractor plans to operate up to five Fighting Falcons, which are on loan from the Air Force, in flight test programs for various undisclosed customers.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp5QakVKmYva_usuMfFQ-MZAcjWeA6N1oK5iAkhvQa0rgCQECwBGJHSQeUf0h8CdzMrwoLU7QUSqW_0FON9AJtXueQv6zuYk4uzUCeqDnt0O6v3VvMXiuAC1uxoY8wCpn4K6QmBWwUmlM/s1600-h/calspan-f16-84381-090312-03-8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp5QakVKmYva_usuMfFQ-MZAcjWeA6N1oK5iAkhvQa0rgCQECwBGJHSQeUf0h8CdzMrwoLU7QUSqW_0FON9AJtXueQv6zuYk4uzUCeqDnt0O6v3VvMXiuAC1uxoY8wCpn4K6QmBWwUmlM/s200/calspan-f16-84381-090312-03-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312514696506732786" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia6JC2nQE98Ef7QBuw7ZBb-dQecxbxY-fsRxFG2OsngzmhTTNOb6w5QYDVsZkus2OqW5YnE3ZzyT_QPxz-y3aW9sc_3EjhaHr5IdFphfc6HWU1_q-9F2QsOdAnKlGSZceqKvwNkh-yrtI/s1600-h/calspan-f16-84381-090312-02-8.jpg"><img style="float:right; 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margin:0 0 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX021IhA3BQti75prY_hdY7odwilovdR44FzgYMpKUiTS0ikrq0TT-XC245TBjj9fF_8APjeSNv7cQaW-Ieugc5o23gxeZ4Et5ugUXslI7p1uE4U3QAxqOj_gH2DoWEU4z9l5Aj3osXQg/s200/calspan-f16-83129-090312-15-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312515246917752450" /></a>Alan Radeckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124673240340957787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997194344833485486.post-48518850903144751232009-03-09T19:30:00.000-07:002009-03-14T16:07:00.529-07:00Please welcome...Doug Scroggins<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-CFt5xySyTigYzwFM7V_2uLmFcXjSzF0UOlGv2R8lYzelME3weWpnNX1vLO1Ot-j0NuSMeKxYokFR2_mSfhEJTzkS0WjIUTXhzIqd5lmTuVkg8LTvo907dw8XZlxYScNulmBbhDDlQQU/s1600-h/gac-dc10-N603GC-070306-06-doug-8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-CFt5xySyTigYzwFM7V_2uLmFcXjSzF0UOlGv2R8lYzelME3weWpnNX1vLO1Ot-j0NuSMeKxYokFR2_mSfhEJTzkS0WjIUTXhzIqd5lmTuVkg8LTvo907dw8XZlxYScNulmBbhDDlQQU/s200/gac-dc10-N603GC-070306-06-doug-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311383314543793410" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Mojave Skies would like to welcome our new Victorville correspondent, Doug Scroggins. Doug has worn many aviation hats over the years, including writer, photographer, video producer, aircraft preserver and aircraft scrapper. <br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Doug is a regular contributor to <i>Airliners Magazine</i>, <i>Airliner World</i>, <i>Airways</i> and was the publisher of the now-out-of-print magazine <i>Lost Birds</i>, which featured older air crashes and recoveries. He also was the producer of the Discovery Channel documentary <i>Scrapping Aircraft Giants</i>. <br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Currently, he's the manager director / director of operations for Aircraft Recycling Corp, which is based at Southern California Logistics Airport (VCV), and specializes in dismantling and scrapping airliners in an environmentally-friendly manner. During his time there, Doug has supervised the dismantling of American's very first 767s, N301AA, 302, 303 and 304, as well as AA's 767 (N330AA) that caught fire at LAX. He also scrapped the Honeywell 720B, N720H at Phoenix, and the Northwest 747, N627US in Guam. (In the photo at <i>right</i>, Doug poses with the nose art from Gemini Air Cargo's DC-10 <i>Deanie</i>, which he scrapped at Mojave in 2007.)<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As ARC scraps some of the more interesting airliners that come their way, Doug has agreed to share their work with us, beginning with the two posts below, photo essays of the jobs that ARC has been working on in the last couple of weeks, an ex-American A-300-600, N7055A and one of the last ex-TWA 767s, N610TW. <br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Welcome aboard, Doug!<br /></div>Alan Radeckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124673240340957787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997194344833485486.post-43402509772216119542009-03-09T19:25:00.000-07:002009-03-14T16:07:23.024-07:00Victorville Report: Airbus DownPhoto essay by Doug Scroggins.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiykOkAtLgePEJa4a0Eo8tSObJRECo8ydVw7rROvFPeKhRK4Zh3dqe5fhnzTeFUJHsF429iObexAiJFMIv5whD-zjP6-55INxwRcrBOzsfiXfU0VWfSzfyRMiw705nKs7ULCAYzUmwtcr8/s1600-h/Airbus+DOWN+A300-600+N7055A.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiykOkAtLgePEJa4a0Eo8tSObJRECo8ydVw7rROvFPeKhRK4Zh3dqe5fhnzTeFUJHsF429iObexAiJFMIv5whD-zjP6-55INxwRcrBOzsfiXfU0VWfSzfyRMiw705nKs7ULCAYzUmwtcr8/s320/Airbus+DOWN+A300-600+N7055A.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311380189225841938" /></a>Alan Radeckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124673240340957787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997194344833485486.post-47651097317751774522009-03-09T19:18:00.000-07:002009-03-14T16:07:34.768-07:00Victorville Report: Boeing's 767 Project<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg82rEGkO_l2gZZON9lFXqjuqsrS7eD0IYkLfaXBckWOOCJ5mCJC14BMZsZCmZXXMbkJWKQ7wqCD2d4uF9uXzTlL4H2zGEdv80LETsGGiLmyu1N8kHIdL8S58EqqGVTHN8UqeoKOHub_zo/s1600-h/767+project+MidRes_1_0001-12.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 154px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg82rEGkO_l2gZZON9lFXqjuqsrS7eD0IYkLfaXBckWOOCJ5mCJC14BMZsZCmZXXMbkJWKQ7wqCD2d4uF9uXzTlL4H2zGEdv80LETsGGiLmyu1N8kHIdL8S58EqqGVTHN8UqeoKOHub_zo/s200/767+project+MidRes_1_0001-12.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311379144526260178" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Aircraft Recycling Corp. of Victorville worked to supply Boeing with parts of an old TWA 767 in this photo essay by ARC's Doug Scroggins.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-_3YNf8nXW7TdEfi5W70k_YceVIKU792k8uzGfbnB9CRDNJrT69r9a5UzOl-ZxeRCo9zKFKJzAE57vuo1yIDG-w9KWYt-TvoUEH0jx4UzxvSUQjMLA9oPvgqboU4HhXJu_mX7zZYAhMQ/s1600-h/767+project+MidRes_2_0001-12.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 36px 10px 11px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 154px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-_3YNf8nXW7TdEfi5W70k_YceVIKU792k8uzGfbnB9CRDNJrT69r9a5UzOl-ZxeRCo9zKFKJzAE57vuo1yIDG-w9KWYt-TvoUEH0jx4UzxvSUQjMLA9oPvgqboU4HhXJu_mX7zZYAhMQ/s200/767+project+MidRes_2_0001-12.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311378498635124370" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFIW43i6jKz997QfC9x8oe3x37h9ND9M81TyPAzxd5fJ_B5Uc2NZBSbzLJjAXzjIlINCKuIbkRHvn26n8GyR56XERzDfOpp_4ov0xdFfagrrvuVijYkO0kJLDtAX_DgNBf7o44-FxkEh4/s1600-h/767+project+MidRes_3_0001-12.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 11px 10px 36px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 154px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFIW43i6jKz997QfC9x8oe3x37h9ND9M81TyPAzxd5fJ_B5Uc2NZBSbzLJjAXzjIlINCKuIbkRHvn26n8GyR56XERzDfOpp_4ov0xdFfagrrvuVijYkO0kJLDtAX_DgNBf7o44-FxkEh4/s200/767+project+MidRes_3_0001-12.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311378407747000306" /></a>Alan Radeckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124673240340957787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997194344833485486.post-79551035779485252562009-02-21T16:38:00.000-08:002009-03-21T15:49:35.285-07:00February's Plane Crazy Saturday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimOMw36Ecosu_7738Ewf0HL3m0vv2djBSGbdkLGOqkI2nUhnDKGlOHmcdjyIzATNJ4QFfKsye-PSwRXyFHtPGNXbewEbrWmMfXiZ-XF0B-2uY1MAybp0X2B4UtrDtXdTiUYGgJv06RLo4/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-02+(60)-8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimOMw36Ecosu_7738Ewf0HL3m0vv2djBSGbdkLGOqkI2nUhnDKGlOHmcdjyIzATNJ4QFfKsye-PSwRXyFHtPGNXbewEbrWmMfXiZ-XF0B-2uY1MAybp0X2B4UtrDtXdTiUYGgJv06RLo4/s200/fly-in+2009-02+(60)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305423095868503922" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">The February edition of the Mojave Transportation Museum's <i>Plane Crazy Saturday</i> attracted 53 aircraft of all shapes, sizes and speeds, and well over a hundred visitors who delighted in the opportunity to wander amongst the planes and chat with the owners and pilots. <br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlDb6dsakb0PGVayBUQ5lNfSNcNZZubhaXXgcNpNtRWxZAGxRqSelrW4JKY4DMxmxkc7YYz5berFnpg2H3fHl2xXy8u1eUhTaqb_bI0Khn9ID0SD135ncgp1Yv1U2ATLO3fsoQrtPIZAc/s1600-h/joann-littletoot-by-cathy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlDb6dsakb0PGVayBUQ5lNfSNcNZZubhaXXgcNpNtRWxZAGxRqSelrW4JKY4DMxmxkc7YYz5berFnpg2H3fHl2xXy8u1eUhTaqb_bI0Khn9ID0SD135ncgp1Yv1U2ATLO3fsoQrtPIZAc/s200/joann-littletoot-by-cathy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306002769976819074" /></a>The featured aircraft this month was Joann Painter's Myers Little Toot. The plane was once owned by NASA test pilot Fitz Fulton, and Joann's husband Wen, also a NASA flight test engineer, bought it from Fitz and gave it to her for Christmas! Once upon a time, the local airfield was a place where people could hang out - old timers could chat and reminisce, while youngsters can dream of learning to fly. Alas, changing times and stringent airport security has all but extinguished this element of Americana, but for one Saturday each month, the general public has the chance to get up-close-and-personal with all kinds of planes, a delightful flashback to a different era.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">When he isn't flying SpaceShipOne, Proteus or his own LongEZ, astronaut Mike Melvill straps on his Pitts Special, which he brought out today, to the delight of at least one of the youngsters that came out to wander amongst the planes.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZmA5TFy-iBdAF0iDsi-7FRTbriLdILQ41fcELwH3u7vJ4s80y0bse6QnqfJv6TYHFGzjEK_V3vLEj6xpu1DCsUwJcd15KQWsNf3AyD_8QfhOwwMl84_N6aLid-oJ2m_w4YAdde_mtSQ/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-02+(17)-8.jpg"><img style="text-align: justify;float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZmA5TFy-iBdAF0iDsi-7FRTbriLdILQ41fcELwH3u7vJ4s80y0bse6QnqfJv6TYHFGzjEK_V3vLEj6xpu1DCsUwJcd15KQWsNf3AyD_8QfhOwwMl84_N6aLid-oJ2m_w4YAdde_mtSQ/s200/fly-in+2009-02+(17)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305422228603490306" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu5soQkyYaSpW4TbM0vDQ-S4ZAYO0-kOcNhoul-53-bEtCMS_z-TmgA4fBaKKfTdxEbN97nSQg5h4qN3F6Wpv0lxGh_RrNwGKP7ZGLuPwMrwnbE97uiRWDhsMZsJCDO4dAYe7kT2nQFD8/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-02+(18)-8.jpg"><img style="text-align: justify;float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu5soQkyYaSpW4TbM0vDQ-S4ZAYO0-kOcNhoul-53-bEtCMS_z-TmgA4fBaKKfTdxEbN97nSQg5h4qN3F6Wpv0lxGh_RrNwGKP7ZGLuPwMrwnbE97uiRWDhsMZsJCDO4dAYe7kT2nQFD8/s200/fly-in+2009-02+(18)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305422229342983234" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Chuck Coleman brought out his new Extra 300. Chuck's previous Extra was a regular chaseplane for SpaceShipOne, and he flew competition aerobatics in it, until it crashed. That Chuck survived and is back flying, given the severity of his injuries, is something of a miracle, and we are all thrilled to see him back in the air!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNvpApr9NkWcbBjQJSfzB5-8xJ3jWzBDF87eBqXjGvX9Puaj5Ya8BLyXoqqAVN1fv2nKhnyg65Nlob5u0MXKBJ2Q7QPNnvsT9HhfH9UvqR04sEKfYqevxkrEOY1oABjMQWNdY2yAPJjC8/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-02+(23)-8.jpg"><img style="text-align: justify;float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNvpApr9NkWcbBjQJSfzB5-8xJ3jWzBDF87eBqXjGvX9Puaj5Ya8BLyXoqqAVN1fv2nKhnyg65Nlob5u0MXKBJ2Q7QPNnvsT9HhfH9UvqR04sEKfYqevxkrEOY1oABjMQWNdY2yAPJjC8/s200/fly-in+2009-02+(23)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305421163136491922" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis42IZ0CcfPed9wPQ29mXaeP8zyn5NBi-dHKXfXrgtUN6cZaGACtJhFdi8geEIOdrmX4TlzOngqphG8Wn5Yx773hvnbs3I-09prw5rpO6whyQb7zX4xVytwgJvB3st9STihPAtc0dJi0o/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-02+(25)-8.jpg"><img style="text-align: justify;float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis42IZ0CcfPed9wPQ29mXaeP8zyn5NBi-dHKXfXrgtUN6cZaGACtJhFdi8geEIOdrmX4TlzOngqphG8Wn5Yx773hvnbs3I-09prw5rpO6whyQb7zX4xVytwgJvB3st9STihPAtc0dJi0o/s200/fly-in+2009-02+(25)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305421165589148178" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv5QCwchHrQuGd4ej8gGkrea16WxFkNDnp5VbWAzXWFEdVyoodqSXYqO3EAj63RE0OXUX5g27GGYxlsx5Ck0I-XDhglaMqnhFVDf6ggkG-1wO-Rm_fBIoRADt8qL4ELsfeAmjL-K_f11Q/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-02+(13)-crw12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 97px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv5QCwchHrQuGd4ej8gGkrea16WxFkNDnp5VbWAzXWFEdVyoodqSXYqO3EAj63RE0OXUX5g27GGYxlsx5Ck0I-XDhglaMqnhFVDf6ggkG-1wO-Rm_fBIoRADt8qL4ELsfeAmjL-K_f11Q/s400/fly-in+2009-02+(13)-crw12.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305420858076099618" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Below left:</i>A very pretty Harmon Rocket. <i>Below right:</i>Elliot Seguin's Cassutt Race #68 low and fast down runway 26.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrbo-ogOErRL-xDGlNmqKUPwo_XqIC9tJewZdJEv5mmD8A825-y7-gGUEpB_iSYh8xeLi1sQ-cYWAMNffOH_OwiBk_kxpe0ii8fwAiE58OqMYger544zmQj183IreSCSi1MWsPWW7UM9U/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-02+(34)-8.jpg"><img style="text-align: justify;float: left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPq_yWI_P8GJtWGvOYubTVEKkC_CbuKpJ1bfH8QU8Yq3orJT-A5-YwaHoJuSpFiPPvFdCa2WYkEzSWUYex_VqWZf9lfDnPzdFf7NwAtu6u3uFRnqbH-MzoE7ubToc7MOyMiIM3hpjKaFE/s200/fly-in+2009-02+(12)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305419903596113314" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtCU5v6w21uCHBHmu4qYs69KAMUY7sF2i5XixSHiI_Bcvr9Xd_aeHTIFmAsMYQpHYa0oJO9Mz3OKDOzLaThomHq6yv4H-Xl9nE55E3IVC3oGl9X3sPTTZcx7Ir7axab11RGmb_Thy1KAY/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-02+(10)-8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtCU5v6w21uCHBHmu4qYs69KAMUY7sF2i5XixSHiI_Bcvr9Xd_aeHTIFmAsMYQpHYa0oJO9Mz3OKDOzLaThomHq6yv4H-Xl9nE55E3IVC3oGl9X3sPTTZcx7Ir7axab11RGmb_Thy1KAY/s200/fly-in+2009-02+(10)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305419905211696050" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The extremes of aviation were clear, with the contrast between the wind-in-your-teeth Ison Air-Bike and the ex-Alaska MD-80 which sat in the middle of the fly-in aircraft, being used as a set for a National Geographic special on D.B. Cooper (I guess no one told the show's producers that DB jumped from a 727, not an MD-80!).<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPfDkCOsNTSNEdeD7Wvpqv2dqw4kvpfleHc_tufbRI2FVTl5K17zpykA2Gn8o6_r_D_JVFaUjr2kXhIp70Oo3Vag8VuQmYD3IvbuQE1sNvDlFyVUHtb5qF9nq7g-gfn8jvpqTdvauFdnw/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-02+(29)-8.jpg"><img style="text-align: justify;float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPfDkCOsNTSNEdeD7Wvpqv2dqw4kvpfleHc_tufbRI2FVTl5K17zpykA2Gn8o6_r_D_JVFaUjr2kXhIp70Oo3Vag8VuQmYD3IvbuQE1sNvDlFyVUHtb5qF9nq7g-gfn8jvpqTdvauFdnw/s200/fly-in+2009-02+(29)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305418687507140146" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNzuHHzzPZrAzyVBby2UCq5bzgv8yG3mKkDLSLi4f2uawtwK3DFQ8xIelbZ22EWqRGc_Q8PNkoHvv4HTDXxszA5Vmli6R9sH6Nz26Xvo0kCyTjYv6j3_mZzopgqrgvSYd7BGPNSDbUMlo/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-02+(38)-8.jpg"><img style="text-align: justify;float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNzuHHzzPZrAzyVBby2UCq5bzgv8yG3mKkDLSLi4f2uawtwK3DFQ8xIelbZ22EWqRGc_Q8PNkoHvv4HTDXxszA5Vmli6R9sH6Nz26Xvo0kCyTjYv6j3_mZzopgqrgvSYd7BGPNSDbUMlo/s200/fly-in+2009-02+(38)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305418677727204770" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Although Joann Painter's Myers Little Toot was slated to be the featured aircraft for this Saturday, Dick Rutan's brand new Lycoming Thunderbolt 390-powered Berkut stole center-stage. As Dick's display placard attests, it is definitely a "one-of-a-kind" beast!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZWzb5ye8zm5BazIw2XVqHvN9pw1gj1h-G3QV56X2Foyui0O_wsLUFi_K82Jag3U3gLA0CGzg_xyjXpgAHFxJjmp7iGqlS1fFXMhQ0CsqjI8KZrOf6CJjeOVDC5TmigJz7dJ9U-c8_O6E/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-02+(40)-8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZWzb5ye8zm5BazIw2XVqHvN9pw1gj1h-G3QV56X2Foyui0O_wsLUFi_K82Jag3U3gLA0CGzg_xyjXpgAHFxJjmp7iGqlS1fFXMhQ0CsqjI8KZrOf6CJjeOVDC5TmigJz7dJ9U-c8_O6E/s200/fly-in+2009-02+(40)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305417769801794146" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8f4HYcgIjP5RWMpgntiQHdEfQhLOl1jQCNS-z6joRQqZaJir6-TM2Km6mhdGFhev8AC6eWtUjoQMREH3PimWIoxq9gTTarM97FlgNVpsgNqSV11eoqpqzdQ-ngvtssp-KUtxrENegJtk/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-02+(45)-8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8f4HYcgIjP5RWMpgntiQHdEfQhLOl1jQCNS-z6joRQqZaJir6-TM2Km6mhdGFhev8AC6eWtUjoQMREH3PimWIoxq9gTTarM97FlgNVpsgNqSV11eoqpqzdQ-ngvtssp-KUtxrENegJtk/s200/fly-in+2009-02+(45)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305417770531607650" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Dick holds court, showing off his nifty EFIS system.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9OmTvrYNXDXDPo_eL9qx1h18n0X7pYrJoeZb1owdrVeV-0FN0LpuyEB1S4ByCHBDXkO8fTSkfgZTGBkGeKVGiWnpSEdp9uROQVp9Q6iwTfO4bhTs-zKyYquInHS1TaM1tAZU3RbILhWA/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-02+(57)-8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9OmTvrYNXDXDPo_eL9qx1h18n0X7pYrJoeZb1owdrVeV-0FN0LpuyEB1S4ByCHBDXkO8fTSkfgZTGBkGeKVGiWnpSEdp9uROQVp9Q6iwTfO4bhTs-zKyYquInHS1TaM1tAZU3RbILhWA/s200/fly-in+2009-02+(57)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305417375413133986" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSmTMY9pEP6h2_V-3Bpigjn7TzfuxJNQNycrjTDQq6QE8SO8snifrvzTpvR4OpUJ228_DcufGjIDVIiyR3OBAfqWu352wJ9-g8mIK5wmhXA7NucpM1x7G2vgxOnA2yL65R-swgTf5nu-I/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-02+(56)-8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSmTMY9pEP6h2_V-3Bpigjn7TzfuxJNQNycrjTDQq6QE8SO8snifrvzTpvR4OpUJ228_DcufGjIDVIiyR3OBAfqWu352wJ9-g8mIK5wmhXA7NucpM1x7G2vgxOnA2yL65R-swgTf5nu-I/s200/fly-in+2009-02+(56)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305417377886604130" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Since this is the first time that a Lycoming Thunderbolt has been used in a Berkut, Dick even has the prop blades instrumented with strain gauges for the flight test program.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTrnSwZYYKXRot90JdiBPbBFTQfeG2nQO2Df1-3TFvZKUkCdECQLXnpKToMJAjVagJdaBLvNO3EEo3uC1AP__hQosrWCLt77RxXP-04yev-wwnpOHsxkMC-iwEC6-mspCKh2WD1JILihQ/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-02+(41)-8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTrnSwZYYKXRot90JdiBPbBFTQfeG2nQO2Df1-3TFvZKUkCdECQLXnpKToMJAjVagJdaBLvNO3EEo3uC1AP__hQosrWCLt77RxXP-04yev-wwnpOHsxkMC-iwEC6-mspCKh2WD1JILihQ/s200/fly-in+2009-02+(41)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305416694004483810" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizo97cnxzU4yB3ouGHSDwWfL4HyjUfg6AQ3SJKQnxCchtPhqWY7gqiS3RZvYk3aBhkwl-fW37JdJ-qsm6kAOFE8TWLrzh2l8Baa1gt8VOMZqYwTXIY9MSf_gNyJI-0aEQEpCSK20lf-cc/s1600-h/fly-in+2009-02+(43)-8.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizo97cnxzU4yB3ouGHSDwWfL4HyjUfg6AQ3SJKQnxCchtPhqWY7gqiS3RZvYk3aBhkwl-fW37JdJ-qsm6kAOFE8TWLrzh2l8Baa1gt8VOMZqYwTXIY9MSf_gNyJI-0aEQEpCSK20lf-cc/s200/fly-in+2009-02+(43)-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305416692835523698" /></a>Alan Radeckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124673240340957787noreply@blogger.com1