by Matt | May 8, 2012 | Aircraft, Blog
Last December, the final production F-22, tail number 4195, rolled off the line in Georgia and entered a lengthy test program. The flight home Last week, on the second of May, testing was completed and the aircraft was accepted by the Air Force during a ceremony at...
by Matt | Apr 24, 2012 | Aircraft, Blog, Multimedia, Photos
Do you like airplanes? What about helicopters? If you like both, and I’m sure you know where this is going, for the low, low price of only about 5 to 30 million dollars you can buy an AW609. Well, more realistically, you can buy a spot on the waiting list with...
by Matt | Mar 30, 2012 | Aircraft, Blog, Multimedia, Videos
I just wanted to post a quick little video update from Flying Magazine. It’s only about 4 minutes long, but it offers nice views of FiFi, some other warbirds, and other aircraft. It’s a little like being there. While I’m at it, here’s a little...
by Matt | Mar 20, 2012 | Aircraft, Blog
Yesterday I was confronted with a lot of chatter regarding the FAA and approved personal electronics. Most of the articles cite a post on NYT’s blog Disruptions. The post itself seems to be largely speculative, but has set off a storm of chatter amongst the...
by Matt | Mar 19, 2012 | Aircraft, Blog, Fun Flying, Videos
Today’s movie was selected from a position of sentimentality. It was selected because, even though it hasn’t been that long, I miss the Shuttle Program. For the critics, yes I’m aware intricacies of the spacecraft that more or less dictate that they...
by Matt | Mar 7, 2012 | Aircraft, Blog, Videos
Much like my obsession with the U2, which has outlived another ‘replacement,’ I am always amazed by the C-130. Obviously, considering its long life of service, so is the military. I’m hard pressed to find any area where the C-130 doesn’t do...