Official Aviation Thread...

[hugh jass]

One of the contractors I work with just bought this gem. I don't remember the details on it as I'm not much of a plane guy. It was 90% restored and he bought it and finished it up. He's flying it over and taking me for a ride. I cannot wait to get up in the air in it....

[Maluco]

Oooooh!!!! IN-N-OUT burgers FTW...



In Russia fly-over might as well be a taxi..





it's going to be a close call!!!



RA flight 108 HEAVY, very HEAVY.... ROTATE!!!

[Apex381]

Italian F-16s



Another Italian Jet - They do cool things with paint

[cobraken]

The Tornado looks like its painted for the NATO Tiger Meet.

[Apex381]

I loves the Mirage 2000



another Mirage

Guardian of the Andes

[george graves]

Best picture in this thread!

[-Javier-]

here is mines.

[Rustyduktape]

i remember when Fitchburg Municipal Airport used to have airshows (before 9/11) and every year i would sit outside for about 3 hours everyday for a week on my front lawn and watch all the old WW2 planes fly over. and also for all you Blue Angels fans, they used to practice over my house in Pensecola every day, they flew so low you could see their faces, i loved those days.

[Eric]

Another Italian Jet - They do cool things with paint

that jet was just here last month!

[Vedubin01]

[cobraken]

Those are really hot photos. Thanks much!!!

[Ral]

My flight was cancelled again... In 2 weeks I have yet to complete a flight (due to weather, or ATC, or something). It's been really, really frustrating. At this rate, I just hope to solo by Christmas, I'm only 3 flights away.

I'll post pictures when I have some (most likely Formation flights, because I'm not gonna take a camera in any time before that)

[Maluco]

Damn Pan Am...

During a 25 year period from the years 1963-1988, Pan Am lost 1,243 passengers and crew in 15 accidents. This number does not include the multiple accidents prior to 1963, involving prop aircraft.

A full list of accidents, including further details is available at:
http://www.panamair.org/accidents/accidents.htm

Clipper Tradewind 12/08/1963 Boeing B-707-121(N709PA)
Location: Elkton, Maryland Time: 20:59
Route: Washington - Philadelphia
81 Aboard / 81 Fatal

Clipper Constitution 09/17/1965 Boeing 707-121B (N708PA)
Location: Montserrat, British West Indies
[COLOR=red! important][COLOR=red! important]Flight[/COLOR][/COLOR]: 292
30 Aboard / 30 Fatal

Clipper ??? 12/6/1968 Boeing B-707-321C (N798PA)
Location: Calcutta, India
63 Aboard / 5 Fatal

Clipper Malay 12/12/1968 Boeing B-707-321B(N494PA)
Location: Near [COLOR=red! important][COLOR=red! important]Caracas[/COLOR][/COLOR], Venezuela Time: 22:02
Flight: 217
Route: New York City - Caracas AC
51 Aboard / 51 Fatal

Clipper ??? 12/26/1968 Boeing B-707 Cargo
Location: Elmendorf Airforce Base
3 Fatalities.

Clipper Rising Sun 07/25/1971 Boeing B-707 (N461PA)
Location: Manila, Philippines
3 Aboard / 3 Fatal

Clipper Winged Racer 07/22/1973 Boeing B-707-321B(N417PA)
Location: Off Papeete, Tahiti Time: 22:06
Flight: 816
Route: Papeete - Honolulu
78 Aboard / 78 Fatal (one possible survivor)

Clipper Titian 11/03/1973 Boeing B-707-321C(N458PA)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts Time: 09:39
Flight: 160
Route: New York City - Prestwick
3 Aboard / 3 Fatal

Clipper Celestial 12/17/1973 Boeing B-707-321A(N407PA)
Location: Rome, Italy Time: 13:00
Route: Rome - Beirut
177 Aboard / 30 Fatal

Clipper Radiant 01/30/1974 Boeing B-707-321B(N454PA)
Location: Pago Pago, U.S. Samoa Time: 23:41
Flight: 806
101 Aboard / 97 Fatal

Clipper Climax 04/22/1974 Boeing B-707-321B(N446PA)
Location: Grogak, Bali, Indonesia Time: 22:26
Flight: 812
Route: Hong Kong - Denpasar
107 Aboard / 107 Fatal

Clipper Victor 03/27/1977 Boeing B-747-121(N736PA)
Location: Tenerife, [COLOR=red! important][COLOR=red! important]Canary [COLOR=red! important]Islands[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR], Spain Time: 17:07
Route: Tenerife - Las Palmas / Tenerife - Las Palmas
Boeing B-747-121
Fatal 335

Clipper Defiance 07/09/1982 Boeing B-727-235(N4737)
Location: Kenner, Louisiana Time: 16:09
Flight: 759
Route: New Orleans - Las [COLOR=red! important][COLOR=red! important]Vegas[/COLOR][/COLOR]
145 Aboard / 153 Fatal (8 on ground)

Clipper Empress of the Seas 09/05/1986 Boeing B-747(N656PA)
Location: Karachi, Pakistan
383 Aboard / 16 Fatal

Clipper Maid of the Seas 12/21/1988 Boeing B-747-121A(N739PA)
Location: Lockerbie, [COLOR=red! important][COLOR=red! important]Scotland[/COLOR][/COLOR] Time: 18:56
Flight: 103
Route: London - New York City
259 Aboard / 270 Fatal (11 on the ground)

[Maluco]

The flying brick... I watched a badass episode of Dogfights on the Discovery Channel the other day. Amazing stories some of these fighter pilots have...





Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29G (9-12A)

[Maluco]

Oh Nose!!!!