The National Hurricane Center’s forecasters are predicting another above-normal hurricane season for 2005, unhappy news after last year’s destructive season. “NOAA’s prediction for the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season is for 12 to 15 tropical storms, with seven to nine becoming hurricanes, of which three to five could become major hurricanes,” said retired Navy Vice Admiral […]
Vimy to recreate first transatlantic flight
“Yesterday I was in America, and I am the first man in Europe to say that!” John Alcock said that, shortly after landing a World War I-era Vickers Vimy bomber in Ireland on June 15, 1919. He and Arthur Brown had left St. John’s, Newfoundland, a mere 16 hours and 12 minutes earlier. If all […]
A timely read
William P. Heitman’s flight-training book, “Flying and Learning: Basics for Every Pilot” was included in a time capsule that was sealed on April 13 in Kitty Hawk, N.C. The time capsule is scheduled to be opened on the 200th anniversary of the Wright brothers first flight in 2103. Since its release in late 1997, the […]
A different kind of collection
Americans like to collect T-shirts from shows such as Sun ‘n Fun or AirVenture. In the United Kingdom, aviation fans collect the tail numbers of aircraft. “I think it’s decidedly a British thing,” remarked David Lamb, a self-described aviation enthusiast who lives near London. Lamb, a first time visitor to Sun ‘n Fun this year, […]
McMinnville museum makes way for models
Not only does the Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinnville, Ore., have Howard Hughes’ HK-1 Flying Boat in its collection, it now has the model that was used in the making of “The Aviator,” the blockbuster biopic based on Hughes’ life. Initial Entertainment Group of Los Angeles recently donated several models to the museum, as well […]
Flying Heritage Collection to highlight Arlington Fly-In
Some of the finest vintage warbirds in the Pacific Northwest will make their public debut during the Northwest Experimental Aircraft Association Fly-In and Sport Aviation Convention in Arlington, Wash., July 6-10. The aircraft, part of the Flying Heritage Collection owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, are normally kept in hangars at the Arlington Municipal Airport […]
Next-generation Zeppelins launch
The future of reliable wireless communications may soon be — literally — up in the air. Sanswire Networks LLC, a subsidiary of GlobeTel Communications Corp., has developed the Stratellite, an unmanned high-altitude rigid airship that will provide a stationary platform for transmitting wireless communications services. “We see ourselves as a replacement for low altitude satellites […]
Quest Aircraft debuts Kodiak
With a name like “Kodiak,” it is only fitting that Quest Aircraft Co. chose the Alaska State Aviation Trade Show and Conference in Anchorage for the first public display of its latest airplane design. The high-wing, single engine turboprop attracted many an admiring stare in the hangar during the three-day event. The 10-place, IFR-equipped airplane […]
Symphony 160 awarded Type Certificate
The FAA has awarded Symphony Aircraft Industries (SAI) a Type Certificate for the Symphony 160. The two-place, high-wing aircraft is produced in Canada and sold in the United States through dealerships. “The U.S. market is one of great importance for Symphony Aircraft Industries,” said Paul Costanzo, SAI president and CEO. “With the FAA Type Certificate […]