http://www.thedigitalaviator.com/blog Between sail and satellite exists another world Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:21:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.thedigitalaviator.com/blog/?p=1144 The Boeing 787 design has been finalised. Video.

]]> http://www.thedigitalaviator.com/blog/?p=1136 We have been there before, we will go there again.

]]> http://www.thedigitalaviator.com/blog/?p=1134 Is this confidence or delusion? Oh, how I wish it is the former, and that they are right.

]]> http://www.thedigitalaviator.com/blog/?p=1127 Commuter airlines are are going to find it difficult to find pilots before to long.

]]> http://www.thedigitalaviator.com/blog/?p=1123 The nearest most of us manage to get to the essence of De Havilland is the Tiger Moth. In the '70s I was doing a little aerial survey work out of Strathallan (Auchteradar) in Scotland, hanging around waiting for the weather to clear I managed to sample the delights of the Mosquito. Kermit Weeks' latest acquisition was having a long range fuel system fitted whilst in transit on its way to its new home in the USA. ... The Tiger is of course that much more accessible, still fairly widely available if becoming less so as the years roll by. ... After a few minutes he had me hooked with his tales of dope, fabric and Gypsy Major engineering challenges - all liberally sauced with colourful renditions of the joy to be had inserted inside large formations of Tigers sweeping across southern England. Out came his laptop and onto the ScanDisk Cruzer went a bunch of photos, a sample of which I post here for your delight.]]> http://www.thedigitalaviator.com/blog/?p=1113 http://www.thedigitalaviator.com/blog/?p=1099 Pam Ann - go on, Google her!

]]> http://www.thedigitalaviator.com/blog/?p=1096 Solar Song - the rotation of the planets against time.

]]> http://www.thedigitalaviator.com/blog/?p=1093 Boeing ups production of the 777 and the 747-8.

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