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America’s First Jet: Inside the Surviving Bell P-59 Airacomets

Vintage Aviation News

During WWII, the United States would develop its first jet powered aircraft, with the goal that it would offer unmatched speed and usher a new era in aviation. Though powered by two General Electric J31 centrifugal-flow turbojet engines (based upon the American development of Sir Frank Whittle’s Power Jets W.1

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Pratt & Whitney’s Boeing 747SP Test Bed to Highlight EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025

Vintage Aviation News

Their flying test bed variant is modified with a fifth engine mount, allowing for the real-world evaluation of new engine designs in diverse weather conditions. Just 45 were ever built, and Pratt & Whitney owns and operates the only two that remain airworthy today.

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Air Base History Series: DeLand Naval Air Station Lives On

Vintage Aviation News

The WWII TBF torpedo bomber, TV-2 early navy jet trainer, Korean Conflict vintage MASH helicopter, and a prominently displayed F-14 Tomcat. Ronald Herman, benefactor, and others break ground for a restoration hangar. Note the TBF in the background, awaiting its place in that hangar. This museum features four aircraft.

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Tillamook Air Museum Closer to Combat Jet’s Arrival

Flying Magazine

According to museum officials, the target arrival date is August 4, depending on weather and operational schedules. It’s very rare that a museum-quality aircraft, much less a military jet, flies into the museum located at the Tillamook Airport (KTMK). The Harrier will be accompanied by a U.S. Marine Corps on March 30, 1995.

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Wingtip Vortices and Wake Turbulence

Pilot Institute

A small Challenger 604 business jet flying at Flight Level 340 passed one thousand feet below an Airbus A380 flying the same route in the opposite direction. The vortices flipped the small jet upside down at least three to five times before the pilots managed to regain control. ATRs, Dash 8s, large business jets.

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Cape May NJ for Lunch

Gary's Flight Journal

After picking up the weather in Cape May I joined the left down wind for runway two-eight to flow with traffic even though winds favored one-nine. I circled over the lighthouse area to build altitude and keep clear of the inbound jet traffic. I made a nice landing on runway two-zero and taxied for the hangar.

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Garmin Remains Major Player in Display and Autopilot Upgrades for Turbines

Flying Magazine

For buyers stepping up into the world of turboprops and jets, a significant part of the transition might be learning an unfamiliar avionics suite. Moreover, when deciding which aging jets it will pursue for an STC of this magnitude, Garmin also looks at obsolescence and the overall value of the aircraft. It’s a huge project.