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Ghost of Christmas Flights Past: Luckier even than Santa

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December 1, 2014

By Greg Brown It just doesn’t seem like Christmas, as we navigate ...

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Voyager: A Crazy Dream?

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November 1, 2014

By Di Freeze “Voyager” tells the story of Dick Rutan and Jeana ...

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Dragon Self-Pilot Submarine

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October 29, 2014

Subsea recreation: Zero emissions DeepFlight Dragon Self-Pilot Submarine. The most lightweight personal ...

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2015 Living Legends of Aviation Awards

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October 29, 2014

The "Living Legends of Aviation" are 88 remarkable people of extraordinary accomplishment ...

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Read My Lips

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October 10, 2014

Cover of Airport Journals September 2006 issue By Jerry Lips Excluding commercial ...

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Dick Rutan The Frontiers of Flight – The Last Great World Record

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October 10, 2014

By AJ Staff Voyager aircraft's non-stop and unrefueled flight around the world ...

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Conversation with Hank Beaird, Remembers Lear First Flight – 12 Nov 1924 Flown West 2 Feb 2009

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October 8, 2014

“I got involved with the Learjet project when I was finishing the ...

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Sam B. Williams
1921 Flown West 2009

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October 8, 2014

Dr. Sam B. Williams was born in Seattle Washington in 1921. He ...

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Read My Lips

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October 3, 2014

By Jerry Lips Ten years ago, I met Peter Paul Luce at ...

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2nd Annual “Living Legends of Aviation Awards”

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October 2, 2014

Hal Fishman KTLA- TV anchor newsman Served as emcee for the 2nd ...

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Volocopter VoloRegion November 29, 2023
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Transcend Air Vy 421 November 29, 2023
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Textron Pipistrel Nuuva V300 November 29, 2023
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Airport Journals

Ghost of Christmas Flights Past: Luckier even than Santa

Doolittle Raiders fly into history books

James Dietz – A Master Storyteller

Carroll Shelby—from Curtiss to Cobra. Born
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Steve Ritchie—The Last Ace

Julie Clark’s Flying Adventures as Captain and Aerobatics Superstar

Adam Aircraft to Fly Again A-500 Donated to “Wings Over the Rockies”

Bobbi Trout: “Just Plane Crazy”

Harry Combs Enters the Jet Age

Harry Combs: The Early Years

How Emily Hanrahan Howell Warner Conquered the Male-Dominated Airline Industry

Ghost of Christmas Flights Past: Luckier even than Santa

Voyager: A Crazy Dream?

Dragon Self-Pilot Submarine

2015 Living Legends of Aviation Awards

Read My Lips

Dick Rutan The Frontiers of Flight – The Last Great World Record

Conversation with Hank Beaird, Remembers Lear First Flight – 12 Nov 1924 Flown West 2 Feb 2009

Sam B. Williams
1921 Flown West 2009

Read My Lips

2nd Annual “Living Legends of Aviation Awards”