Vintage Aviation News

MAY 29, 2025

The aircraft’s construction number and Imperial Japanese Naval Air Service serial number are currently unknown, but it had the squadron tail number 302 for the 105th Naval Base Air Unit at Vunakanau Airfield, near Rabaul, New Britain. Nakajima B5N2 ‘Kate’, tail number 302, at Vunakanau Airfield, New Britain, September 1945.

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Hangar Tail Flight Deck Ceiling 105

Flying Magazine

JUNE 3, 2025

We’re like, this is an all-electric airplane. And most people don’t believe you because sometimes they look at it, and they’re like, You came from hundreds of miles awaywhat do you mean that’s an electric airplane? According to Clark, the configuration makes for a really slippery, efficient airplane.

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Air Traffic Control Airplanes Lift Runway 113

Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 30, 2024

What stupid airplane antics have I recently participated in that would warrant the query? My name is Andrew, and I used to fly that airplane in the early 2000s. Its a great airplane. Both of us had neighbors who owned airplanes and took us flying when we were not yet teens. I find myself staring at the phone in disbelief.

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Airplanes Hangar Runway Tarmac 98

Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 2, 2025

Many of these legendary aircraft owe their continued existence to a string of fortunate circumstancesrepurposed for aerial survey work, stored away in forgotten hangars, or turned into static displays in unexpected places. Similar work lies ahead for the right wing and the tail section.

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Cockpit Firewall Hangar Tail 124

Flying Magazine

JUNE 10, 2025

Each day, the team at Aircraft For Sale picks an airplane that catches our attention because it is unique, represents a good deal, or has other interesting qualities. Often called the “Ranger,” the Mooney M20C Mark 21 helped redefine what pilots could expect from a four-seat, single-engine airplane.

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Transponder Airplanes General Aviation Pilot 91

Air Facts

JUNE 2, 2025

Some traditions have certainly faded over the yearsI see fewer hangar kegs than I once didbut many of the most important ones are surprisingly resilient. The mechanic who comes out on a rainy night to help you with your broken down airplane when you’re far from home. And yet the aviation community endures.

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Pilot General Aviation Airplanes Hangar 86

Gary's Flight Journal

OCTOBER 30, 2024

When I arrived at the hangar It was pretty comfortable inside so I didn't bother to preheat. I got the fan turning then set up my video cameras, having forgot my tail tie down camera. We enjoyed a good chat about airplanes and just spent time catching up. I made a nice landing and taxied for the hangar. Simmons trip.

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Runway Tail Hangar Approach 97

Gary's Flight Journal

JUNE 5, 2025

Ok, back to the airplane stuff. I set the tail camera and climbed aboard. I made a nice landing on runway two-zero and taxied for the hangar. I met a Commander 114 driver as I entered the airport. It was nice to meet Mike and Carrol. I gave them a ride to the terminal. Winds favored runway two-zero so I taxied out for departure.

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Runway Tail Weather Airplanes 70

Air Facts

APRIL 4, 2025

The pilot (photographer): John Graham The airplane: Howard 500one o f 17 built to the original specs and one of two still flying. The memory: I was doing some work at my hangar and caught a glimpse of a twin-tail plane on final. I finished up at the hangar and drove over to the Signature ramp where I beheld this beauty.

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Tail Hangar Airplanes Pilot 52

Plane and Pilot

MAY 3, 2025

Airplanes like the Piper Cherokee probably dont get their due. Ask a stranger to think of a small GA airplane, and theyll probably conjure something like a Cub. Fearsome metal airplanes helped win a global conflict, yet pilots came home to variations on prewar designs of tube-and-fabric construction and modest performance.

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Approach Airplanes Stability Weight-Shift-Control 73

Flying Magazine

MAY 8, 2024

While we indeed own our airplanes, the natural lifespan of a GA aircraft can extend well beyond our own. The grand adventures, the close calls, and the colorful circumstances through which our airplanes endured typically elude us as we daydream about their past lives. The author’s airplane, wearing its original tail number in 1970.

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Tail Airplanes Hangar 103

Jetwhine

JUNE 2, 2025

I learned as the days went on that McFarlane is a famous provider of almost anything great for airplanes and has a great reputation for building things better for less money. I walked around the show with Bob that year seeing all kinds of amazing airplane things. It was amazing to see all the people coming and going at our booth.

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Airplanes Crosswind Tail Runway 52

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Good, honest bankers , brokers , and backers who have been through many airplane acquisitions before will know the ropes and can guide you through the rough spots. Many times, people have fallen in love with a certain airplane type early on and will rush out to buy it, any one of it, as soon as they’re able. Believe me, stuff happens.

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Airplanes Knot Annual Inspection Tail 52

Inspire

MARCH 20, 2019

There are as many tail wheel assembly designs as there are experimental airplanes, or at least it seems that way. Most tail wheels share the same problems, so I’ll talk about the top three trouble areas. The post Tail Wheels — What Can Go Wrong? first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Tail Airplanes Hangar 40

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

With carrier aviation still in its infancy, airships could fly further than many airplanes of the day and remain in the air for days on end without the need to land to refuel and replenish their supplies. Unlike their German cousins, both the USS Akron and the USS Macon were designed to have a 75-by-60-by-16-foot hangar amidships.

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Lift Tail Stability Wind Shear 58

Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 6, 2025

The plane was equipped with a new interior, allowing company executives to travel in comfort while conducting business on the company’s airplane. Meanwhile, volunteers at the Flight Path Museum and Learning Center are eager to find a new airplane to take the DC-3’s place.

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Aileron Cargo Airplanes Tail 93

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Torchia stated that he bought the airplane because he wanted an airworthy aircraft that would be in need of restoration. After troubleshooting the engine I determined it was time for an overhaul and pulled the engine off the airplane and sent it to Radial Engines Ltd in Guthrie, Oklahoma.

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Weather Airplanes Tail Hangar 122

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Some pilots come to Galesburg, park their airplane and just enjoy the fellowship for the week. Vendors set up to sell souvenirs and parts, and the new International Stearman Community Hangar hosts its own gift shop, historical library, and museum inside. What can you possibly do for a whole week in Galesburg, you might ask.

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Tail Airplanes Aileron Transponder 122

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 12, 2025

Earhart and her entourage would celebrate Christmas at sea aboard the Lurline , which arrived in Honolulu on December 27, with the airplane being barged to the Army/Navy airfield on Ford Island, inside Pearl Harbor. The tail came up as it gathered speed, throwing up a cataract of red-brown mud.

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Airplanes Tail Pilot Cockpit 52

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 6, 2024

Brooks had long wished to own an airworthy Flying Fortress as his father, Elton Brooks, had flown 35 missions as a B-17 tail gunner with the 570th BS, 390th BG from RAF Framlingham in England. Left unchecked, the fire consumed most of the aircraft; just the tail and outboard wing sections survived the blaze.

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Tail Airplanes Cockpit Firewall 126

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 9, 2025

On this day in aviation history, January 9, 1943, a large four engine transport aircraft with three tail fins rose from the runway at Burbank Airport, California. San Diego Air and Space Museum Archives) For its time, the Constellation was one of the most innovative airplanes in the world.

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Tail Stability Pilot Hangar 116

Chess In the Air

DECEMBER 6, 2024

There are no hangars for gliders in Boulder and tie down space is limited. There’s nothing that can beat it except for highly powered airplanes without glider in tow. A lifting aid is required to mount and remove the tail dolly which is a bit of a nuisance. Easy rigging and ground handling.

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Density Altitude Cockpit Tail Runway 98

AV Web

MAY 19, 2024

Our local flying club was having its yearly “Talk Like a Pilot Day” cookout at their hangar, and I was invited to give the keynote address. The public sees us as swashbuckling adventurers bent on destruction and mayhem as we sail our carbon-producing chem-tail-spewing airplanes above their heads. Scratch a pilot, find a pirate.

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Pilot General Aviation Airplanes Hangar 116

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Fussing with the avionics to keep tabs on the weather gave many more knob touches than the airplane itself. I lamented that there was no tail tie-down until I remembered that I had brought three welded rebar tie-downs and a heavy hammer to drive them in. On this leg, being able to fly under the clouds was an unexpected gift.

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Weather Runway Knot Rudder 79

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 17, 2025

Theyre built stronger than you would see today in most airplanes. But the tail feathers and the landing gear struts were OK.” He packed up his family and put the airplane in the garage. I had a hangar in San Luis Obispo, and Id moved the airplane down here. It was a different era.” I moved here in 2000.”

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Cockpit Airplanes Firewall Tail 115

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 19, 2024

Annual Invitation In 2018 and 2019, we discovered that we were not the only flying club in the region that routinely mustered several airplanes for simple breakfast runs. In 2019, five of us made the flight to Benton in three airplanes and it was a terrific experience. Mary's, PA and Cherry Ridge, PA. 1947 North American Navion.

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Runway Airplanes Pilot General Aviation 84

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Buying an airplane for the first time is an exciting milestone for any pilot. As a first-time aircraft owner, there is a lot to learn about the process of buying and maintaining an airplane. With all of the time youll log in your new airplane, youll want to make sure your headset is both functional and comfortable.

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Pitot Tube Weather Airplanes Pilot 93

Pilot Institute

MARCH 28, 2025

As seen from the aircrafts tail, the vortex rotates in the anti-clockwise direction on the right wingtip and the clockwise direction on the left wingtip. If youre flying an airplane with a short wingspan, you should do everything you can to avoid severe wake turbulence. Whats Happening Inside the Vortex? Mass and inertia also matter.

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Turbulence Lift Drag Runway 97

Flying Magazine

MAY 6, 2024

A hangar home at Pecan Plantation. Some buyers have even planned well in advance for their retirement, snapping up lots years before building their dream hangar home. Mills learned to fly in the aircraft and has completed a tip-to-tail restoration, sparing no expense since assuming its ownership several years ago.

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Runway Hangar Pilot Tail 116

Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 17, 2024

Any dust, dirt, and debris that may have accumulated while being worked on in the hangar was first washed off. Using a sprayer system that does not create much overspray, the aircraft would be painted in place in the museum’s main hangar. Next came the process of acid etching the aluminum surface.

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Cockpit Rudder Hangar Tail 105

Vintage Aviation News

JULY 22, 2024

Tucked inside the main hangar, Hummelstown, Pennsylvania artist Jennifer “Hot Rod Jen” Thomas was steadying her hand against the side of the P-61. When member’s day came around and the first visitors rounded the tail of the museum’s replica D3A “Val” there was a sense of awe as they spotted the nose art.

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Tail Cockpit Airplanes Hangar 126

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 24, 2024

No Buck Rogers,” Darryl says, “I thought if I used the airplane to break the 3km speed record held by the Navy, I could raise a sponsor for the altitude record.” The tail section, minus horizontal stabilizer, came from a crashed TF-104G that was found in an Ontario, California junkyard.

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Horizontal Stabilizer Airplanes Approach Thrust 124

Photographic Logbook

MAY 19, 2025

While I have done flight reviews in my airplane and demonstrated stalls, steep turns, and other basic maneuvers for various flight instructors over the years, my preference is to seek out new experiences, gain skills, learn from different instructors, and fly other aircraft types instead. "I Just Flew a Super Decathlon!" "I Photo by Don.

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Rudder Crosswind Airplanes Runway 60

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

A standard 150, equipped with a Land-O-Matic gear, 40-degree Para-Lift flaps, two seats, a straight tail, and powered by a 100 hp Continental O-200 engine fit the bill for many, especially those who did not want to deal with the 150s trickier tailwheel predecessors, the Cessna 120 and 140. We trusted the airplane. It was awesome.

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Airplanes Pilot Jet Pilot in Command 98

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 11, 2024

Navy had equipped both the USS Akron and Macon airships with a hangar deck and trapezes to carry and launch Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk fighter planes. So, what kind of airplane might fill the bill?The When it returned to the bomber, it could be refueled, rearmed, and ready for the next attack.

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Jet Tail Pilot Descent 86

Inspire

JULY 23, 2019

Whether it was the German registration, the German flag on the tail, or the combination of those with the P-51 Mustang markings and invasion stripes on the sides that caused you to do a double-take, it was Hermann Schiele’s airplane […] The post A Homebuilder’s Dream Flight: From Germany to Oshkosh — Meet Hermann Schiele first appeared on Hangar (..)

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Tail Airplanes Hangar 40

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

This aircraft, a Junkers F 13, is a very rare example of the first all metal transport airplane, which has had quite the journey that spans nearly a century and two continents before it’s return back to Winnipeg. became the first all metal airplanes to see combat and enter mass production.

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Airplanes Pilot Cockpit Cargo 103