women of aerobatic flying. Women like Patty Wagstaff, U.S. National Aerobatic Champion and inductee to the National Aviation Hall of Fame, Betty Skelton-Frankman, the U.S. Feminine Aerobatic Champion in 1948, 1949 and 1950.
Patty Wagstaff - six-time member of the US Aerobatic Team, first woman to win the title of US National Aerobatic champion and one of the few people to win it three times.
The Bo 105 is a light twin engine multi purpose utility helicopter built by Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB) of Stuttgart, Germany.
As the first light twin-engine helicopter in commercial service, it gained widespread use over rural areas (police and EMS / medevac) as well as offshore. The four-blade hingeless main rotor with composite blades ensures high maneuverability.
All main systems (hydraulics, electric, fuel, lubrication) were designed to be fully redundant. "
"new robotic bird, "Robo Raven", whose wings flap completely independently of each other, and also can be programmed to perform any desired motion, enabling the bird to perform aerobatic maneuvers. This is the first time a robotic bird with these capabilities has been built and successfully flown."
"I love to
fly. I've flown in jetliners, in sailplanes, in balloons, in helicopters, in gyro-
planes, in small airplanes, and in antique aerobatic airplanes. But more than
any other type of flying, I love ultralight-type flying."
EAA - growing and diverse organization of members with a wide range of aviation interests and backgrounds. founded in 1953 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, interested in building their own airplanes. the organization expanded to include antiques, classics, warbirds, aerobatic aircraft, ultralights, helicopters, and contemporary manufactured aircraft.
"WWII veteran, prisoner of war, accomplished test pilot, pace plane for the Unlimited Reno races, air show pilot - Bob Hoover is considered one of the founders of modern aerobatics and is considered by Jimmy Doolittle to be "…the greatest stick and rudder man who ever lived.""
The suborbital commercial tourist spaceship VSS (Virgin Spaceship) Enterprise-also known as SpaceShipTwo-owned by Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic company completed its first unpowered glide test Oct. 10. A video of the flight is on Virgin Galactic's website.
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The spacecraft was released from its launch aircraft, WhiteKnightTwo also known as Eve, at 45,000 feet and spent 11 minutes testing systems (including the release mechanism), making a practice approach at a high altitude, and landing at Mojave Air and Space Port in California.
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