Archive for December, 2008

Aisle seats offer best chance of survival in plane crash »

By zach on Dec 28, 2008 in Business Aviation, Commercial Aviation, Corporate Aviation | 0 Comments

Here is cool but unsettling diagram of a commercial airliner showing your chances of survival depending on where you’re sitting during a crash. When I fly commercial I make it my duty to sit in the seats near the emergency exits in the aisle; be one of the first out of the plane and more [...]

ICON A5 Seaplane Photos »

By zach on Dec 26, 2008 in Experimental, Flight Training, General Aviation, Seaplanes | 1 Comment

Right around Thanksgiving I posted a cool video of the ICON A5 Seaplane from Icon Aircraft. Well, treat this post as a continuation of the former and direct yourself to these wonderful and exciting images of the ICON A5 from 2008. What a way to close out the year! Hope you enjoy!

For Sale: 1987 NASA Space Shuttle Endeavour »

By zach on Dec 18, 2008 in Above the atmosphere, Aviation History, Business Aviation, Corporate Aviation, Military | 0 Comments

Happy holidays everyone! I just had to post a little something about NASA putting their Space Shuttle fleet up for sale once the program is over in 2010. The shuttles will cost approximately $42 million plus $6 million for shipping and handling. I imagine that the only interested parties will be science/aviation museums and other [...]