Aviation Appreciation Station

[speede5]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

Architect builds Malibu home from an old 747. Awesome.

http://design-milk.com/the-747-wing-house/

Credit to Table 5 for sending me the link.

I was totally expecting some trailertrash looking fuselage with a screen door, I was pleasantly surprised. Very cool.

[MRCboicgy]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

Architect builds Malibu home from an old 747. Awesome.

http://design-milk.com/the-747-wing-house/

Credit to Table 5 for sending me the link.

I wonder if winglets would improve that house's efficiency...

[STeeLy]

Originally Posted by MRCboicgy

I wonder if winglets would improve that house's efficiency...

If the electrics in the house failed, would the RAT help?

[Jimmy Stang]

So I stumbled across "GEFS" (Google Earth Flight Simulator). It uses the Google Earth plugin and your web browser, and allows you to fly a few planes around to explore the imagery from Google Earth.

http://www.gefs-online.com/

Obviously, Google Earth has its built-in flight simulator mode, but this seems to be a notch above that as you can select different planes and there are other "real life" pilots flying around as well. It is very simple, and doesn't have anything realistic in terms of navigation or communication, so true flight simulator fans will find it lacking. But it is fun to fly around and see some interesting places.

Plus, being within the web browser, it is very easy to distract yourself for a few minutes during a monotonous day. That can be a blessing and a curse.

[Bigtime]

No way, please let it be true that someone actually has the company Hyperglobalmeganet Aviation:

Tower overshot a North Cariboo Flying Service Beech 1900 (NCB1010) from Lloydminster, AB (CYLL) to Calgary, AB (CYYC) from 1 final runway 17R due to a Hyperglobalmeganet Aviation Cessna 441 (C-FPTR) from Edmonton City Centre, AB (CYXD) to Calgary, AB (CYYC) slow to exit and a Flair Airlines Boeing 737 400 (FLE1204) from Calgary, AB (CYYC) to Fort Mackay/ Albian, AB (CAL4) in position to depart. Minimal impact to operations.

http://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/...um%3d2013C4607

[GreatWhiteEbola]

The plane is a Boeing 737-500 “LV-BEO” from Aerolineas Argentinas and it's escorted by an IAI Pampa jet trainer and a Lear Jet

Spoiler!

[Bigtime]

I believe that is Jorge Newbery airport in Buenos Aires.

[morgin]

These are old, but I hadn't seen them. Cool shots of downtown YYC and some surrounding areas.

http://imgur.com/a/EXhhu#0

[pylon]

Originally Posted by GreatWhiteEbola

I wish they would fly at that altitude for long haul flights.

[stazzy33]

Originally Posted by pylon

I wish they would fly at that altitude for long haul flights.

Take a high speed train... same general idea, less chance of turbulence killing you...

[photon]

[pylon]

SR-72 in the works.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/05/tech/i...html?hpt=hp_c3

Nothing will be a sexy or awesome as the original though.

[KelVarnsen]

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=75c_1...BUil9Ie1uUX.99

[Kipper is King]

^^^Wow. A ski jumping plane!

[Dan02]

as cool as the takeoff was, i wanna see the landing.

[verda13]

Jet begins to roll... "V1"

[Bigtime]

Originally Posted by Dan02

as cool as the takeoff was, i wanna see the landing.

Not the jet, but here is Mooney landing there:

[stazzy33]

Wasn't this airport used in one of the James Bond movies? I want to say it was in Tomorrow Never Dies...

[rd_aaron]

Originally Posted by stazzy33

Wasn't this airport used in one of the James Bond movies? I want to say it was in Tomorrow Never Dies...

You would be correct:

The airport was featured in the opening sequence of the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courchevel_Airport

[stazzy33]

Originally Posted by rd_aaron

You would be correct:



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courchevel_Airport

Definitely one of the best bond scenes ever!