Ceiling Hangar Knot 
Vintage Aviation News
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
The IJN laid down the specifications for an interceptor that would fly at a maximum speed of 340 knots (629.7 Yet naval officials and aircraft engineers foresaw the need for a new land-based interceptor (or ‘Local Fighter’ (Oto-sen) in Japanese naval terminology) to defend Japan’s skies from high-altitude bombers.
Plane and Pilot
JUNE 19, 2025
Working out of his Aliquippa hangars, Gilberti constructed six complete Volaire 1035 models and an additional eight Volaire 1050 airframes, when Rockwell Standard came calling with an offer he could not refuse. The nosewheel pant featured a large weathervane-style fairing that served to center the nose gear and added control in flight.
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Photographic Logbook
JULY 5, 2025
My hangar neighbor Steve was on short final at SDC in his Bonanza. I hit my head on the Warrior's ceiling at least once. When I arrived, Northeast Philly Airport was not only extremely busy ("Negative, Ghost Rider, the pattern is full") but everyone was landing with a gusty 20 knot crosswind. We'll see how that goes.
Air Facts
MAY 24, 2024
Centerline, centerline, centerline Air Facts Journal It was a beautiful May day as we grabbed the tow bar to pull the 1981 Cessna 182 out of the hangar. With a little forward pressure on the yoke, I was able to keep the airplane on the runway to continue picking up airspeed as we arrived at my target of 60 knots for takeoff.
Air Facts
AUGUST 16, 2024
This had the effect of a rapid reduction of airspeed (to 80 knots) as the autopilot fought to maintain altitude. On the other side of the wave, the airspeed increased to 150 knots. I quickly disengaged the autopilot and reduced speed to maneuvering speed (118 knots) by pulling the throttle back. During the trip I put 18.1
Flying Magazine
MAY 3, 2024
Almost as an afterthought, we told them that while we’d be busy building our hangar/apartment for the 2022-23 season, we’d come fly with them in December 2023. Crossing the Cook Strait on a typically raucous ferry ride following a 40-knot blow, we spent another eight days road tripping through the South Island. This made sense.
Photographic Logbook
FEBRUARY 2, 2025
At the airport, there was ice and snow to remove from in front of the hangar door, fuel to add to the Warrior now resting on three fully inflated tires (the left main had a new tube), and then there was the moment when I slipped on ice while pulling the airplane from the hangar and landed flat on my back. We had a deal.
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