Air Capital Aviation Report, September 30, 2007
Aviation and aerospace news and items of interest from Wichita, the Air Capital of the World. […]
Year: 2007
B-52s demonstrate global reach, power
Airmen of the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron here flew to the Pele Bombing Range in Hawaii to drop inert weapons as part of Exercise Koa Lightning Sept. 16 and 17. […]
Help Wanted: Astronauts
NASA is now accepting applications for its 2009 astronaut class. The agency is looking for a few men and women who want to fulfill their dreams and be a part of the next generation of explorers. […]
Flight Test Exuma
Exuma is an island in the Bahamas Island chain. It lies about 300 miles from Miami and about 150 miles south of Nassau. The only way in or out is by boat or by air, and in 1992 there was no regular service of either. […]
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE EARHART LOSS
A series of questions and answers concerning the disappearance of Amelia Earhart […]
“The Lost Flight of Amelia Earhart” UPDATE: Sept. 12, 2007 – 1/2 hour of gas left.
One of the mysteries to the Earhart disappearance has been one of Amelia’s last broadcasts in the Howland area with words to the extent that “there was only ½ hour of gas left.” […]
James Jabara – Aviation Pioneer Lesson Plan
Aviation lesson plan on James Jabara […]
Gen’l Kenney: You’ve Got 40 Kills. I WANT YOU TO WALK AWAY FROM THAT AIRPLANE!
Bong entered college and instantly enrolled in a government-sponsored pilot training program and soon earned a private pilot license in a Cub. After 2 1/2 years of college, he enlisted in the Air Corp’s Aviation Cadet Program. His timing was opportune. Pearl Harbor was attacked just after he started pilot training. […]
Amelia Earhart as an Aviator
Amelia’s flying accomplishments proved influential to American pilots and pilots of the world alike. She was a creative impulse within the Ninety-Nines organization, and a stimulus for womankind to replace outdated social norms. […]
Lightning Strike 2020, F-35 For Close Air Support
The execute order is given. The two orbiting pilots fly across the border and point their F-35A Lightning IIs toward a high-value target in enemy territory. […]