Plane with skis

I was looking for a video of a real (no R/C) aircraft whith skis and I've finally found it:

Skis :: Ohio Bush Planes from Greg Swingle on Vimeo.

Seen after a short procastinate, I'm doing my final exams...have you noticed it?

Crossing the November Sky

The sky was on fire, the plane was not

Seen in Avión Microsiervos (Spanish)

http://avion.microsiervos.com/fotos/cruzando-el-cielo-de-noviembre.html

via Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lrargerich/3045549519/

Boeing 777 engine replacement (Russian vs American's way)

Via English Russia, the coldest way of replacing one Boeing 777 engine:

and via Youtube, an amazing video about the same issue but done in one of the American Airlines' hangar:

Amazing!

Via:

English Russia

http://englishrussia.com/?p=5205#more-5205

All about Boeing 727

I've found this very complete web about the Boeing 727. Although info is quite old, it is up-to-date.

Detail of the stabilizer trim system. Image by "Benson", http://www.boeing-727.com

...just another web where do your 'procrastinations'..

link: http://www.boeing-727.com/index.htm

Did you know...(Victor airways)

...that Victor (V in aeronautical alphabet) airways connect VOR, VORTAC, and VOR/DME stations and are predicated on VOR signals?


Read at:

FAA TI 8200.52 page 11-6 - Flight Inspection Handbook
http://www.avn.faa.gov/content/fioo/pdf/TI_8200-52wChg1.pdf

Aeronautical alphabet:
http://www.webaviation.online.fr/learning/morse_en.php3

Did you know...(NAVAIDs)

...that the aircrafts are able to surf the skies or do an accurate approach to the airport due to some kind of radio-beacon navigation aids (NAVAIDs)?

Some of them are: NDB, VOR, VOR/DME, DME, ILS and MLS.

learn more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NAVAID
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VOR
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DME
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NDB
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ILS
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MLS

If you want more info, please, ask me with a comment.