aviation
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UCLA E96A Plane Engineering: The Start of an Adventure
Today marks the beginning of a 3-week plane designing journey at UCLA better known as “E96A Introduction to Engineering Design:…
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Piper PA-23 Apache 150: Classic Light Twin-Engine
Spotlight on the Skies: The 1954 Piper Apache 150 Today, I want to tell you about a gem of a…
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Epic E1000: Carbon Fiber Single-Engine Turboprop
Today, I saw an Epic aircraft up close and personal, a sight that left me in awe of its advanced…
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Flying Co-Pilot in a Cirrus Over the Sierra Nevada
The Cirrus SR22 is an amazing plane, and I was lucky to get some stick time over the Sierras this…
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The Fuel System of the Citabria
The Citabria is a light, single-engine aircraft designed for aerobatics, as well as general flying. Like any other aircraft, the…
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Daher TBM 700: High-Performance Single-Engine Turboprop
Yesterday, I was surprised by a TBM 700, a sleek and powerful turboprop aircraft, which was preparing to depart. It…
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Moffett Field: NASA Ames and Bay Area Aviation History
Moffett Field is a well-known airfield located in the heart of Silicon Valley, just a few miles from San Francisco…
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Piaggio P180 Avanti: The Fastest Turboprop
The other day, I was getting ready for a flight lesson with my flight instructor Lou at the Palo Alto…
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American Champion Citabria 7ECA: Aerobatic Taildragger Profile
The Citabria is a light single-engine, two-seat, fixed conventional gear airplane which was first manufactured by Champion Aircraft Corporation in…
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DHC-2 Beaver: De Havilland’s Legendary Bush Plane
The DHC-2 Beaver is a single-engine, high-wing, propeller-driven, STOL(Short Take-Off and Landing) aircraft developed by de Havilland Canada. It was…
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Video: Basic VFR flight maneuvers on the Cessna 172
Steep turns, power on stalls, power off stalls and landing KPAO
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Video: My First Landing in a Citabria Taildragger
This is my first landing ever!
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Airbus A380: The World’s Largest Passenger Aircraft
I recently saw an Airbus A380, the world’s largest passenger plane at San Francisco International Airport (KSFO). A380 Performance &…
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Welcome, aviator!
I have always been fascinated by planes. The sleek design, powerful engines, and the feeling of flying high in the…
