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Doc, a restored B29 pulled from the desert was just given airworthiness. There are now two B29s left in the world that will be here for a long time.
It's some pretty impressive technology, you can thank Pratt & Whitney for that. They're very quiet engines too! To answer your question, no they aren't common, at least not yet. None are certified or in commercial use yet, as far as I know.Are geared turbo fans common? Never heard of those things before.
The Embraer E190-E2 made it's maiden flight on May 23rd, ahead of schedule by months (original maiden flight was planned for second half of the year). The plane is powered by Pratt & Whitney's PurePower Geared Turbofan engines.
Edit: Thought this was an interesting quote from the Pratt vice president for PurePower engines:
"Went to 41,000 feet. They took the landing gear up immediately. And then, we went out to go see the landing and I was quite surprised by what I saw because it wasn't just your typical first flight landing, very gentle, very safe, with the chase planes in tow. No, the Embraer guys took the aircraft on an aerobatic mission over the crowd, low altitude, four different fly-bys, high-bank turns, gear up. They did a high-bank, high-G maneuver and on the last turn, they started waggling their wings, waving to the crowd. And then they came around and landed the aircraft. It was just a phenomenal display of the aircraft. Obviously the fly-by-wire system is working well. The Geared Turbofan engines performed flawlessly. A very exciting day for those of us who were there watching the event."
Here is a cool video of the flight:
I'd love to go, not sure if I will though. I know either next weekend (I'm quite positive) or the following weekend I'll be going up to Columbus, OH. Problem is, Delta doesn't fly from CMH to PHL, or LGA to PHL, and I'd rather not have to go from CMH-ATL-PHL (Damn, I need my pilot's license).Is anybody from GT Planet planning to attend the MAAM WWII weekend next weekend besides me?
A P-47 Thunderbolt has crashed in the Hudson River. Witnesses said that they saw a trail of smoke coming from the plane before it crashed. The pilot did not survive.
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http://pix11.com/2016/05/27/rescuers-responding-to-small-plane-that-has-crashed-into-hudson-river/
Devastating news. I was looking forward to seeing Jacky's Revenge again in Reading next weekend.A P-47 Thunderbolt has crashed in the Hudson River. Witnesses said that they saw a trail of smoke coming from the plane before it crashed. The pilot did not survive.
Warning: auto-playing video.
http://pix11.com/2016/05/27/rescuers-responding-to-small-plane-that-has-crashed-into-hudson-river/
Damn... It looks like he controlled it into the water, but shocked to see he wasn't able to jump out quick enough.
Please...please tell me they're keeping those camos!
In the news.. Thunderbirds F-16 crashed and ejected safely. Blue Angels F-18 crashed, pilot probably not okay.
I heard the Blue Angels pilot died. Sorry.
Sad news I'm interested to see how they go on from now, do they have a back-up pilot?
It's likely a combination of both points you make. The F-22 is just more maneuverable than anything I've seen. The Super Hornet demo just before it probably made the difference more noticeable than it would have been if the Raptor followed an aerobatic act. Overcast skies left few points of reference through a camera lens, which could have added to the effect. Also, pictures from Friday show some differences in the demos, so it looks like Sunday was the low version of the demo.When you say it seemed more aggressive than what you've seen in videos, I would speculate that that's just because you were there in person. The demo is completely choreographed and the pilot has no options other than a flat version if the ceiling is too low for vertical maneuvers.
Please...please tell me they're keeping those camos!
Also...OREGON SWAG!
Edit: Air force's should allow units more freedom with paint and liveries, not like camo really means much lol.