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Tag Archives: Challenger
The Shuttles
It is difficult to hear the Space Shuttle program has reached the end of the run. After a 30-year span, NASA will retire the remaining vehicles – all of which will go to museums around the nation. Discovery, the oldest … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation History, Flying, History, Life in General
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Tagged Atlantis, Captain Kirk, Challenger, Columbia, Commander Dick Scobee, Commander Rick Husband, David Brown, Discovery, Endeavor, Enterprise, Gene Roddenberry, Gregory Jarvis, Ilan Ramon, Kalpana Chawla, Laurel Clark, Los Angeles, Michael Anderson, NASA, Sharon Christa McAuliffe, the Air and Space Museum, the California Science Center, the First Teacher in Space, the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Navy's aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, The Shuttles, the Space Shuttle program, the Starship USS Enterprise NC-1701, the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, William McCool
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Any Attitude, Any Airspeed
I am sure you have heard old flight instructors or pilots say, “An airplane can stall in any attitude or any airspeed.” Come on, admit it. You really didn’t believe them did you? I mean, how is it possible an … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Flight Instructing, Flying, Personal
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Tagged 2 v 3 dogfight, A-4, Any Airspeed, Any Attitude, Challenger, critical angle-of-attack, DACM, dissimilar air combat maneuvering, F-14, Guantanamo, gunsight, old flight instructors, pilots, pointed straight down, rolling scissors, Skyhawk, slow flight, stall, throttle wide open, Tomcats
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