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Topic: RV
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airplane-themed calendar every month that you can download and use as
wallpaper. For July, we feature EAA's pair of Young Eagles
RV-6As. |
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EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2001,
July 24-30!
July 27, 2001 Volume 1, Number
10
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| The
Absolute Last, First One |
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When the last example of a species in the
world dies, they call it extinction. Extinction also happens to
machines, and when a particularly significant machine becomes
extinct, it saddens us all. Thanks to the efforts of the Boeing
Commercial Aircraft Company and a cadre of volunteers, one machine
that set a number of aviation milestones will be preserved for
future generations to enjoy and study. |
| It’s
All About Having Fun Learning About Aviation
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You can build Estes rockets or
rubber-band powered balsa gliders and fly straw rockets or
radio-control aircraft. You can drive pedal airplanes or climb into
the cockpits of real planes. |
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Aluminum
Overcast Pilot Retires |
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The No. 1 prop feathered, and
the No. 3 was running away. Communication and hydraulic systems were
shot out, and the radio room and tail were on fire. Still, Col.
Harold “Hal” Weekley was certain his B-17 and its crew could make it
home. |
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AirVenture
Today Talks with FAA Administrator Jane
Garvey |
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What’s the latest news about the sport
pilot proposal, and what does FAA view as some of the critical
issues facing recreational aviators today and in the
future? |
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Sometimes
a Smile Makes You Frown |
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In the world of aluminum airplanes a
smiley is not a good thing. Smileys are what happens when a rivet is
improperly driven, and the only way to fix one is to drill out the
rivet and start all over again. The best way to avoid smileys is to
learn the proper way to set a rivet — then practice, practice,
practice. |
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This
is the National Air Show |
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The United States has never
had a real national air show on the order of Paris, which was
founded just a few years after the first powered flight. And the
British have showcased their national aviation industry at
Farnborough for decades. But here, in the birthplace of aviation, we
have had more air shows than any country, but not one could claim to
represent all of U.S. aviation until now. |
| Recreational
Flying in New Zealand |
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In New Zealand, a
“microlight” airplane can have a maximum gross weight of 1,200
pounds, a stall speed of 45 knots, and a maximum of two seats. It
can’t fly in congested areas, and it must fly VFR during the day
only. |
| Balloons
are Experimental, Too! |
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In the world of
lighter-than-air aviation, mere mention of the word “experimental”
immediately brings to mind the name of Brian Boland. Boland owns and
operates a small grass strip airport in Post Mills, Va. There he
founded the Experimental Ballooning Association (in 1994) and has
personally built more than 100 balloons and hot-air airships.
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| BE A
PILOT Zooms to New Heights |
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EAA is one of the 63 general
aviation manufacturers, suppliers, businesses, and aviation
associations supporting BE A PILOT, the national public education
effort to get more people into flying. At AirVenture you can learn
more about this program, unfamiliar to most of us since it’s aimed
at non-pilots. |
| Big
Airplane, Small Runways |
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Everything about the C-17
Globemaster III is big. Big cargo hold, big wing, tall tail, huge
flaps, and lots of big tires. The shadow it casts provides shade for
untold numbers of AirVenture attendees. One thing that isn’t big
about it, though, is its requirements for a runway. |
| MaxFlight
Offers Wild Ride at AirVenture Museum |
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Gazing at all the aircraft
that AirVenture has to offer, but have no way to join the multitude
in the skies? Want to know what it feels like to fly a military jet?
The AirVenture Museum has the answer for you — the MaxFlight FS 2000
flight simulator. |
| Adam
Aircraft Finally Names Its Bird |
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The dream finally has a
name. After two years of development
as the M309, Adam Aircraft’s first design and prototype aircraft has
finally been named the CarbonAero. The announcement was made
Wednesday by Adam Aircraft President John Knudsen in an AirVenture
news conference. |
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