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Out of Hibernation

Inspire

After months of cold weather and limited flying, springs arrival brings […] The post Out of Hibernation first appeared on Hangar Flying. As winter loosens its grip and the days begin to grow longer, pilots across the ultralight community eagerly await returning to the sky.

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See The ‘Intrepid’ Museum’s New FG-1D Corsair Ahead of Its Public Unveiling

Vintage Aviation News

92013) that arrived at the Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum in October 2024 is currently under restoration but will be available to be viewed in the restoration hangar at two public events in February 2025 before its official public unveiling planned for March. The new Corsair in the restoration hangar on the deck of the ‘Intrepid.’

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From Gas Station Landmark to Iconic Warbird Restoration: The Remarkable Revival of B-17 Flying Fortress “Lacey Lady”

Vintage Aviation News

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. One pressing concern is the future of the restoration hangar.

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F-4S Phantom II “Black Bunny” Placed on Display at Castle Air Museum

Vintage Aviation News

The Bunny arrived on July 27, 2023, at the Castle Air Museum’s Restoration Hangar. One detail kept intact on the Black Bunny has been the formation lights on the fuselage and on the tail, which pass through one of the ears of the Bunny on each side.

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Failure To Deice Cited In Fatal Phenom 300 Crash

AV Web

The NTSBs final report noted that the aircraft had been removed from a heated hangar and refueled before sitting outside in freezing mist and snow for about 40 minutes without any deice or anti-ice treatment. At the time of the accident, weather conditions at the airport included light snow, mist, IFR ceilings, and a temperature of -1C.

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Full cycle: how TARMAC Aerosave stores, maintains and recycles airliners 

Aerotime

The locations of those sites were chosen in great part because they offered a combination of plentiful space together with suitable climatic conditions, with dry weather, low air salinity and low temperature variation. In October 2024, TARMAC Aerosave inaugurated a large hangar at Teruel airport in Spain, capable of hosting A380 aircraft.

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Minnesota Airpark Now Open for Business

Flying Magazine

The airport [outside of Duluth] is now officially open, and grass is down, although last summer was pretty rough, in terms of weather not cooperating for construction, Clattenburg said. READ MORE: Western Sky Airpark Viewed as a Diamond in the Rough The first phase [of the airpark] is platted, and we have plans to put in some hangars.

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