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"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."

"Chevak students and family members gathered in brisk conditions to watch as the Rans S-6S Coyote took flight over the tundra, after receiving its airworthiness inspection and certification. The aircraft was built by Chevak High School students as part of an aviation course offered by the school located on the tundra in western Alaska. "The aircraft was beautifully built and was obviously the pride of the aeronautics class at the school," said Designated Airworthiness Representative (DAR) John Davis."

Engine in the Chevak Build A Plane project RANS

" The students of Chevak Aviation (chevakaviation.com) at Chevak School have been working on a Build A Plane Rans S-6S kit airplane. We completed the Rans and passed the airworthiness inspection on March 24th, 2011. After the inspection and all the necessary paper work was completed we took advantage of the nice weather and flew the airplane. The maiden flight lasted for 30 minutes and it went as planned. The S-6 is a very nice flying airplane with great performance. "

"GPS has been the biggest game changer. Before GPS with few navaids available you really had to know the country to navigate to a village in low visibility. Many of the villages out on the tundra are really hard to find even in CAVU. Now you just follow the line right to the runway and the things will even tell you where the terrain is. When I started my first flying job (before GPS) I was warned by my boss that all my passengers had more hours flying in that area and would know the country better than I did. He told me about the "Eskimo ADF" which means you watch your passengers and when all their heads turn at once you probably just flew past their village."

lots of interesting pictures and links provided by EAA Chapter 42 - Anchorage AK

"The corsair had always been a favorite of mine, so I decided to build its tail fin and rudder to see what it would look like in aluminum. I also decided on moveable trim tabs and rudder and planned to use it as a decorative piece if I could complete it. At this point the tail was my only objective. Had I considered building an entire plane at this point I would have surely become discouraged and never started."

"Everel Propeller AD 1937" - single bladed prop

"Welcome to the Alaska Airmen's Association! With more licensed pilots per capita than any state in the union, the Airmen's Association includes 2,800 members, one of the largest General Aviation state memberships in the country. Our mission is to promote aviation, enhance safety and support initiatives that benefit pilots and our growing aviation community. Whether you're a veteran pilot or just discovered a passion for aviation, the Alaska Airmen's Association is proud to welcome new members who share the wonders of flight on the Last Frontier!"

"XCOR Aerospace is a small, privately-held California C Corporation founded in 1999. The company has evolved from its original four founders, working out of our chief engineer's tiny hangar, to a team of 20 plus highly-skilled, experienced and talented employees housed in a 10,375 square foot hangar on the Mojave Air & Space Port in Mojave, California. The company is the path to the dream of spaceflight for its founders who recognize that the only way for them to get to space is to make it affordable for private citizens. "

"Space Adventures' mission is to open spaceflight and the space frontier to private citizens, and Space Adventures vision actually stretches far beyond space tourism. Our goal is to benefit not only the private citizens who fly to space, but help open up the resources of space for all of mankind. We continually aim to develop new spaceflight experiences that are exciting yet safe, and are constantly seeking new ways of arranging more reliable, affordable and safer access to the infinite resources of space!"

"Spaceport America is the world's first purpose-built, commercial spaceport designed with the needs of the commercial, space business in mind. Unique geographic benefits, striking iconic design and the tradition of New Mexico space leadership are being utilized to create a new way to travel into space."

Fighters * Bombers * Trainers * Liasions - The Military Aviation Museum is home to one of the largest private collections of World War One and World War Two era military aircraft in the world. Each has been beautifully restored to its prior military condition, using original parts whenever possible. Most of the planes are airworthy and flown at th"

"New York to London SR-71 Speed Run - On September 1, 1974 Major James V. Sullivan, 37 (pilot) and Noel F. Widdifield, 33 (reconnaissance systems officer) (photo inset), flashed across the starting line (radar gates in New York) at approximately 80,000 feet and speed in excess of 2,000 miles per hour. Exactly 1 hour 54 minutes and 56.4 seconds later, they had set a new world speed record from New York to London England. The average speed was 1,807 statute mph over the 3,461 statute mile course, slowing to refuel one time from a specially modified KC-135 refueling tanker. "

"To Keep The Peace They Flew Alone...Unarmed - Reconnaissance in a Class of One""

"Researchers have long suspected that wandering asteroids might occasionally get snagged by Earth's gravity and become temporary moons, and a few years ago one of these was spotted. Called 2006 RH120, it is a few metres across and wandered into orbit around Earth in July 2006 before drifting off again a year later."

"three minerals were found that were unique to the moon: armalcolite, pyroxferroite and tranquillityite. The first two were subsequently found over the next ten years on the surface of the Earth as well, but the third, named after Tranquility Base, site of the first moon landing, had never been found here on this planet, at least not naturally, tranquillityite has been found in meteorite samples."

"Sea Turtles and the Quest to Nest - Mother sea turtle is on a voyage to find a safe place to lay her eggs. Play to help protect Loggerhead sea turtles and their nesting habitat. Watch Game Trailer."

"Using the free map quiz game Seterra, you can learn the geography of Europe, the locations of the US states and state capitals, the provinces of China, countries, flags and capitals of Africa, South America and Asia, mountains, volcanoes and much more."

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