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Do you dream about floating weightlessly in space like an astronaut? Did you know the experience is available to those eager enough to try at a number of locations? NASA developed the procedure for training in its Reduced Gravity Research Program using a specially modified aircraft. NASA officially named the aircraft they use as the “Weightless Wonder” but...
The National Air and Space Museum (NASM) of the Smithsonian Institution holds the largest collection of historic aircraft and spacecraft in the world. It was established in 1976. Located in Washington, D.C., United States, it is a center for research into the history and science of aviation and spaceflight, as well as planetary science and terrestrial geology and geop...
Wright Brothers National Memorial, located in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, commemorates the first successful, sustained, powered flights in a heavier-than-air machine. From 1900 to 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright came here from Dayton, Ohio, based on information from the U.S. Weather Bureau about the area's steady winds. They also valued the privacy provided by t...
Maho Beach is a beach on the Dutch side of the Caribbean Island of Sint Maarten. It is famous for the Princess Juliana International Airport adjacent to the beach. Arriving aircraft must touch down as close as possible to the beginning of runway 10 due to the short runway length of 2,180 metres/7,152 ft, resulting in aircraft on their final approach flying over the be...
Learning to fly an airplane with the goal to obtain a Private Pilot’s License is not as difficult as it might appear. With a basic understanding of math and physics and a passion for air travel the road to freedom from commercial airlines (at least for the shorter hops) can be within the reach of almost anyone. The exact requirements for obtaining a license will...
The early successful attempts at aviation by men were typically accomplished in a biplane. In fact, nearly all aircraft produced between 1914 and 1925 that could remain aloft were configured with 2 stacked wings. One of the early aircraft flown by the famous Wright Brothers, the Wright Flyer, was a biplane design. Other famous biplanes from these early days included t...
The Blue Angels is the United States Navy's flight demonstration squadron. It was formed in 1946, making it the second oldest formal flying aerobatic team (flying under the same name) in the world, after the French Patrouille de France formed in 1931. The Blue Angels' six demonstration pilots fly the F/A-18 Hornet in more than 70 shows at 34 locations throughout the U...
Australia is a vast island nation, much of which is uninhabited and lacking infrastructure, all the while harboring breathtaking landmarks and wild territory beckoning for exploration. A Flying Safari allows visitors to the Australian continent the ability to cover far more territory and have a broader range of experiences than otherwise possible using land based tran...
The Hughes H-4 Hercules (also known as the "Spruce Goose"; registration NX37602) is a prototype heavy transport aircraft designed and built by the Hughes Aircraft company. The aircraft made its first and only flight on November 2, 1947, and the project never advanced beyond the single example produced. Built from wood because of wartime restrictions on the use of alum...
The Paris Air Show (Salon International de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace, Paris-Le Bourget) is the oldest and biggest world air Show. It is held at Le Bourget Airport, North Paris, France every odd year, alternating both with the Farnborough International Exhibition and Flying Display and the Internationale Luft- und Raumfahrtausstellung Berlin (ILA).
The ...
Imperial War Museum Duxford (commonly referred to simply as "Duxford") is a branch of the Imperial War Museum near the village of Duxford in Cambridgeshire, England. Britain's largest aviation museum, Duxford houses the museum's large exhibits, including nearly 200 aircraft, military vehicles, artillery and minor naval vessels in seven main exhibitions buildings. The ...
The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, wide-body, four-engine jet airliner manufactured by the European corporation Airbus, a subsidiary of EADS. It is the world's largest passenger airliner and, due to its size, many airports have had to expand their facilities to properly accommodate it. Designed to challenge Boeing's monopoly in the large-aircraft market, the A380 made ...
Somewhat different than the Flying Safari’s offered in neighboring Australia where visitors are shuttled by tour operators from place to place to explore maximum amounts of the vast country with great efficiency, the Flying Safaris organized in New Zealand take the form of an event attracting recreational and professional flyers from all over the world. Up to 80...
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is a long-range, mid-size wide-body, twin-engine jet airliner developed by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Its variants seat 210 to 290 passengers. Boeing states that it is the company's most fuel-efficient airliner and the world's first major airliner to use composite materials for most of its construction. According to Boeing, the 787 consumes...
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh (formerly The EAA Annual Convention and Fly-In) is America's largest annual gathering of aviation enthusiasts held each summer at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States.
The event is presented by the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), a national/international organization based in Oshkosh. The airshow is seven days l...
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