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F-14D BuNo 164346 was the last Tomcat to trap aboard an aircraft carrier in July 2006. It made its final flight on Sept. 15, 2006 when it was delivered to the Virginia Aviation Museum in Richmond.
Continue reading “Last F-14 to trap on a carrier needs to find a new home.”
Hangar 6 at Long Island, New York is once again buzzing with activity as aircraft firm Luminati is now producing parts and components for its solar-powered sailplanes there.
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By San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives [No restrictions or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Continue reading “Former F-14 production facility is churning out aircraft parts again”
A 7.5km long mass rapid transit line goes into operational today in Singapore. The Tuas West Extension consists of four new stations in the western part of the island and two of these above-ground stations were built along Pioneer road. Before its transformation, this road was designed as a road runway similar to the publicly-acknowledge alternate runway along Lim Chu Kang road.
Continue reading “A secret road runway in Singapore disappears”
The Temora Aviation Museum in Australia will restore its English Electric Canberra TT.18 WJ680 and de Havilland Vampire T.35 A79-617 back to flying condition.
By Jeff Gilbert – JGPhotographics.com [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
