One of the last piston-engine fighters, the F7F-3 boasted a top speed of 435 mph at 22,200′.
Opinion
What are the risks of buying an infrequently used engine?
Q: I’m considering buying a 2003 Socata Trinidad TB20 that has an extremely low time of just over 200 hours. A single owner purchased it new and obviously hasn’t flown it much. It has a 250-hp Lycoming IO-540 engine. The cylinder heads were nickel coated in 2017 after an inspection found pitting on the original […]
The key to our future lies in our past
Could the Wright brothers have imagined their prototype Flyer would lead to aircraft that could cross continents and oceans carrying 100 people or more?
The future of unleaded avgas
What will happen with unleaded avgas in the next few years?
Communication in the cockpit
How well we communicate impacts how well we fly.
I can’t
“I can’t” is a dangerous limitation we put on ourselves.
Questions from the Cockpit: The Mile-High Club
The headline in the tabloid press was: “Aerial Petting Ends in Wetting.”
Current? Yes. Proficient? Getting there
Where would you rate yourself on the learning line?
Flights of fancy
She flew beautifully, as virtually every first-time flier I’ve ever flown with has.