Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Though the German Zeppelins were inflated with hydrogen, which was a more readily available and lighter lifting gas, it was flammable when mixed with oxygen, which doomed many a Zeppelin to a fiery end. 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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Vintage Aviation News

MARCH 5, 2025

The FG-1D Corsair is lifted into position back in 1971. Photo by Jerry O’Neill She was lifted off the pole in July 2008 and brought to the CASCs restoration shop. Though not quite finished, she is on display, warm and cared for in the museums hangar. It would remain there for the next 37 years. CASC Photo.

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Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 21, 2025

Fuselage of Curtiss SB2C-4 Helldiver BuNo 19866 resting outside the USS Midway Museum’s restoration hangar (Hangar 805) at NAS North Island. The start of the lift recovering SB2C-4 Helldiver Bu.19866 Another of the officials on site was Bob Rasmussen, then Director of the National Naval Aviation Museum.

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Plane and Pilot

MARCH 25, 2025

She walked me through the foyer to the spotless, freshly painted hangar. The GameBird is right at home on the grass, pavement, or TacAeros clean hangar. After a few seconds, Ill lift the tail and then add full power. Upon my arrival, I was greeted by Tessa Waghorn, Ians wife, who serves as the head administrator for TacAero.

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Chess In the Air

DECEMBER 6, 2024

There are no hangars for gliders in Boulder and tie down space is limited. A lifting aid is required to mount and remove the tail dolly which is a bit of a nuisance. Easy rigging and ground handling. Easy rigging is therefore a necessity, not just something that’s nice to have. Easy rigging and ground handling.

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Vintage Aviation News

JULY 30, 2025

On June 11, 2025, the VX-31 at China Lake flew its final AV-8B Harrier test mission, closing out more than 40 years of vertical lift test and evaluation. “We Navy blimp hangar’s enormity. After its operational deployments, it concluded its service with VX-31 at China Lake, serving as a developmental and evaluation test platform.

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Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 24, 2025

Mitch Carley at SkyHarbour And, with a hint of what lay ahead, local school kids visiting the hangar to see the work-in-progress were enthralled (4c) by Carleys presentation of Duggys story, giving him instant, gratifying indications of what was likely to come once Duggy and SkyReach were introduced to the world.

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Vintage Aviation News

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

The dramatic moment the aircraft was lifted from the seabed and surfaced from the waters was broadcast live, capturing global attention. The fuselage will remain in store for the time being, owing to space constraints in the hangars, but the Museum retains the option to display it in future alongside the wing section.

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Pilot's Life Blog

JUNE 23, 2025

Why Use a Flight Simulator Cost-Effective Training Flying real aircraft means fuel, maintenance, and hangar fees. Once you’re in the sky, you feel the lift of the wings, hear the engine’s subtle tone changes, and sense the aircraft respond to every input. Simulators eliminate those costs while letting you log valuable hours.

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Air Facts

JULY 14, 2025

Again with the engine-shutdown parking, this time very close to a hangar. A non-flying story: Just the other day we were using a hydraulic scissor lift to do some work in a hangar near the ceiling. My fellow pilot raised himself to the ceiling, but later couldn’t get the lift to come down. would bring the lift down.

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AV Web

JUNE 23, 2025

The NTSB says the pilot of a Stinson 108 “lifted a wheel” to avoid hitting a turtle moments before the plane crashed off the end of a runway at Sugar Valley Airport in Farmington, North Carolina on June 3. The crash and fire killed him and a passenger and severely injured another passenger.

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Flying Magazine

JUNE 20, 2025

This Husky has just 450 hours since new and has been flown regularly while also kept in a hangar. The aircraft is equipped with tundra tires, lifting rings for float installations, and upswept wingtips. It features the 2200-pound gross takeoff weight kit, bringing it in line with A-1C performance numbers.

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Learn to Fly

JUNE 16, 2025

Essentially a gas station for airplanes, they are a critical component of the airport infrastructure, providing fuel, parking and hangar space, maintenance, passenger amenities including bathrooms, food, Wi-Fi, and more. An FBO is a commercial business that provides aviation services to both general and business aviation at airports.

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Plane and Pilot

JULY 30, 2025

What if a powerful fighter aircraft could lift off under its own power, defeat enemy attackers, and land back on the tiny spot on the deck? The contra-rotating blades negated the P-factor and produced enough thrust to lift the Pogo vertically. And these lightly constructed planes were no match for the frontline fighters of the day.

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Fear of Landing

JULY 4, 2025

As ground staff at the airport, the pilot had security codes for access and was able to walk straight to the hangar. The hangar held three helicopters. The two larger helicopters blocked the hangar door from closing, so the hangar was left open. At 01:46, the helicopter lifted off of the helipad.

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Plane and Pilot

APRIL 23, 2025

Indeed, nearly 135 hours per year is just what you want to see when it comes to reliability, and accordingly, this Arrow will likely prove to be more reliable and trouble-free than examples that have spent most of their time sitting unused in a hangar for months on end.

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Air Facts

JUNE 18, 2025

I spotted a large, weathered wooden hangar from the 1920s—complete with dirt floors and an antique fire engine inside. Sure enough, the next morning, he was waiting by the hangar. My tailwheel lifted—I was about to tip onto my back. A storm was closing in fast. It was a cool, calm morning as the sun rose over the high plains.

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Photographic Logbook

JUNE 29, 2025

I exited the terminal parking lot and walked east toward the hangar housing the museum. Between the runway and the collection of hangar buildings on the northwest corner of the field are two rows of tie downs whose positions are marked by airplane tires. Within those hangars, I found a number of treasures. For Tilting at.?

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Aerotime

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Across the board, growth in the aviation industry has been accompanied by the need to develop all sorts of support infrastructure, including hangars and maintenance facilities. Building a new hangar can be a lengthy process if you do it the traditional way, but Belgian firm Spantech is offering a new, more straightforward approach.

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Aerotime

JULY 5, 2024

The Japan Times YouTube Channel Airport employees wore three kilogram robotic suits around their waists to help with lifting heavy objects. The suits worked by sending bioelectric signals from the brain to the muscles, prompting the machine to support the weight being lifted and reducing back stress.

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Aviation Bussiness News

JUNE 6, 2024

A groundbreaking ceremony has taken place to mark the start of construction on ST Engineering’s third aircraft maintenance hangar at Pensacola International Airport. The new hangar also underscores our longstanding commitment to contribute to the progress of Pensacola’s aviation MRO industry and the region’s economic growth. .”

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AV Web

OCTOBER 8, 2024

If it is not possible to evacuate the area as a major storm approaches and an aircraft is not normally stored in a hangar, the first suggestion is to arrange temporary hangar space as far in advance as possible. Also, lift fences that serve as spoilers can keep an airplane from trying to “fly” while tied down.

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Inspire

APRIL 17, 2025

The shroud of morning fog had just lifted as I taxied cautiously to Runway 07 at Westerly State Airport (KWST) in Rhode Island. As I traveled down Taxiway […] The post Dont Get Goosed first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 10, 2024

The Graf II “My model of the D-LZ130 Graf Zeppelin II was built as a flying model, and it is built to a scale of 1:36 because when I was considering its size, I was advised that the model would need at least 150 cubic feet interior volume for helium to provide lift to deem the model airworthy,” Mellberg said.

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Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Known for its critical role in the Pacific theater, this iconic Corsair is one of the few remaining intact examples and will undergo meticulous restoration by the museum’s skilled specialists in the Aircraft Restoration Hangar. The fully restored aircraft is set to be unveiled to the public in March 2025 on the Intrepid’s hangar deck.

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Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The weekend will include a large living history encampment, armored vehicles, weapons demonstrations, vintage vocal performances, a kids Exploration hangar, food trucks, and some of the rarest WWII aircraft in the world, all flying from the museum’s scenic grass runway. Jerry Yagen’s TBM-3E Avenger Bu.53454 Visit www.

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Vintage Aviation News

JULY 30, 2024

Vulcan XH558 Engineering Last month’s newsletter mentioned that XH558 would be moved inside hangar 3 for a short period. On Friday, June 28, Vulcan XH558 was moved into 2Excel Aviation’s Hangar 3 for some much-needed maintenance on her starboard main undercarriage leg. XH558 inside 2Excel Aviation’s Hangar 3.

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Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

Located on the northwest edge of Rogers Dry Lake, the complex was originally centered around the administrative hangar building constructed in 1954. One of the most notable structures is the space shuttle program’s Mate-Demate Device and hangar, located in Area A to the north of the main complex.

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Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

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. All week, there are narrated tram rides available for the public to get up-close on a guided ride through the flight line.

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Inspire

JANUARY 18, 2022

A small, ungainly craft made of steel tubing and mahogany, the M2-F1 was designed to test the “lifting-body” concept — a type of aircraft shaped to generate lift without wings. The post EAA’s Attic — Joe Engle’s M2-F1 Helmet first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Inspire

JANUARY 16, 2018

As soon as Brady's wheels lifted off Runway 27, he was overcome with excitement, confidence, and adrenaline. The post Earning Wings: Flight 15 – First Solo first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Inspire

DECEMBER 27, 2017

The cold air and strong winds made taking off in the Remos feel more like lift off! The post Earning Wings: Flight 7 – Practicing Emergencies first appeared on Hangar Flying. This lesson was Brady’s first flight in wintry conditions. Brady’s instructor introduced him to emergencies this lesson.

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Inspire

AUGUST 12, 2020

The increased lift of the raised wing results in increased drag, which causes the airplane to yaw or swing toward the side or direction of the raised wing. first appeared on Hangar Flying. Adverse yaw is the tendency for the nose of an airplane to yaw in the opposite direction when an airplane banks its wings for a turn.

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Inspire

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Lifting off the ground for the first time in a small airplane, I discovered a love and passion for flight,” Nolan said of how he felt after an introductory flight with […] The post Nolan Hart – Private Pilot Milestone first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Inspire

JULY 22, 2019

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Vintage Aviation News

JULY 1, 2024

More often than not, it is the Tunison Foundation’s C-47 USAAF #42-24064 (N74589) Placid Lassie that was seen lifting into the air, loaded with eager paratroopers from the WWII Airborne Demonstration Team (WWII ADT). Each day typically opens with a paratrooper jump not long after the National Anthem is sung.

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Fear of Landing

APRIL 19, 2024

The operator had a surveillance camera inside the hangar to capture the work and the preflight inspections. Feather the blades to generate lift from the upward flow of air during the descent (instead of pushing the air downwards in powered flight). This accident led the operator to revisit their maintenance protocols.

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