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Old 02-06-2018, 09:06 PM   #5181
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It's being talked about in the Ongoing Science News thread. Incredible stuff, though!
I knew there was a more fitting thread thanks.
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Old 02-06-2018, 09:24 PM   #5182
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Really neat video about the airship era in the 20s and 30s:


The last track of the newest Iron Maiden album was about this airship.
The story of how Bruce was connected to it was addressed in his new book which was a great read.
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Old 02-07-2018, 01:18 PM   #5183
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I was too obsessed with SpaceX and the Falcon Heavy launch yesterday, but right at about the same time Falcon Heavy lifted off KLM arrived here with their 777-300ER in the Skyteam livery:

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Old 02-07-2018, 02:49 PM   #5184
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If you haven't stumbled upon Wendover Production's YouTube channel, it's really quite interesting:
Oh man, thanks to these videos, I got sucked into a black hole and did nothing but watch this guy's videos all night. Great stuff!
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Old 02-13-2018, 05:52 PM   #5185
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United 1175, a 777-200 operating SFO-HNL appears to have had one of its engine cowlings come off near the end of the flight. Aircraft landed safely at Honolulu.

https://twitter.com/flightradar24/st...47546667962368
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Old 02-13-2018, 09:08 PM   #5186
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Good thing the 777's such a gentle giant. A bit of tape and that fin will be all good to go in no time.
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Old 02-14-2018, 12:08 PM   #5187
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Multiple Hornets inbound to cyyc over the last 20 minutes or so.
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Old 02-14-2018, 12:12 PM   #5188
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I think four in total, saw the last two just come in on 35L at YYC.
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Old 02-20-2018, 10:26 AM   #5189
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WestJet is unveiling a new livery on February 28th:

https://www.trymodern.com/3153/westj...-february-28th



Looks like the colours will come off the tail and down onto the rear fuselage. Glad more white is disappearing. Also see some teal where the engines are, perhaps the bottom half of them will go teal too?
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Looks like billboard style titles as well
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Old 02-22-2018, 12:08 PM   #5191
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The TSB just released their final report on the MRU Tecnam P2006T crash last February:

http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-re...4/a17w0024.asp

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgar...547150?cmp=rss

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"The investigation found that for unknown reasons, the aircraft entered a spin from a stall exercise. The instructor and trainee recovered the aircraft from the spin, but insufficient altitude remained to recover from the ensuing dive," the TSB says in its investigation report, which was released Thursday.
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Old 02-22-2018, 05:33 PM   #5192
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WestJet is unveiling a new livery on February 28th:

https://www.trymodern.com/3153/westj...-february-28th



Looks like the colours will come off the tail and down onto the rear fuselage. Glad more white is disappearing. Also see some teal where the engines are, perhaps the bottom half of them will go teal too?
Good to see. WestJet was looking too plain with all the recent livery updates.
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Old 02-23-2018, 11:34 AM   #5193
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Southern Alberta based Piper Lance with 4 on board missing between Grand Junction, Colorado and Albuquerque, New Mexico.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgar...549022?cmp=rss

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Old 02-24-2018, 07:27 AM   #5194
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Southern Alberta based Piper Lance with 4 on board missing between Grand Junction, Colorado and Albuquerque, New Mexico.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgar...549022?cmp=rss
Update: Wreckage found in Utah, no survivors.

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Old 02-26-2018, 11:13 AM   #5195
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This looks to me like Boeing's direct response to Airbus' partnership with Bombardier.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-e...-idUSKCN1G90P3
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Old 02-27-2018, 10:00 AM   #5196
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Not sure how this works, I didn't know the President could directly negotiate a deal like this.....

New Air Force One aircraft.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/27/the-...-nbc-news.html
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Old 02-27-2018, 01:12 PM   #5197
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Stratolaunch conducting taxi tests at Mojave:



Gallery of images: http://www.stratolaunch.com/gallery.html
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Old 02-28-2018, 11:43 AM   #5198
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There's actually people over on SSP asking where you are Bigtime, and why you're not there anymore in the YYC thread. They miss you.
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Old 02-28-2018, 11:46 AM   #5199
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I miss the YYC thread there (Cage & Johnny Aussie for good info/insight), but the rest of the Calgary stuff has become a dumpster fire. I toughed it out for the better part of two years, but finally pulled the plug. I may be lurking around Skyrisecities now...
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It appears that WestJet has delayed the new livery launch, no word on when they will unveil now. Rumours of "Spring".
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