Behind The Yoke

Awesome video showing the first test of the motor on NASA’s new Ares I rocket that will soon replace the shuttle program. “Engineers will use the measurements gathered from the test to evaluate thrust, roll control, acoustics and motor vibrations.”
Read the full story and more on the Ares I rocket at NASA’s website dedicated to [...]

James May of BBC’s show Top Gear had the amazing opportunity to cruise at 70,000ft in a Lockheed U-2 spy plane.  Where do I sign up?

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 [...]

I marvel at the fact that I’ve never seen any of the Space Shuttle launches before. The program is scheduled to end in 2010 so I better take advantage. I didn’t know how big an event a launch was until I started watching some videos on You Tube.  Seeing one defintely takes effort but the [...]

Needless to say Oshkosh was incredible. It was my first time going and I was blown away. I couldn’t believe the number of aircraft that were there in one place. It was overwhelming.  I’m not going to write much about it because words can’t express the feelings you experience. Exhilaration is one word that comes [...]

We are all in for a special surprise in the year 2015 when Supersonic Aerospace International will deliver their first QSST supersonic aircraft that will travel at speeds between 1.6 to 1.8 Mach.
“Chicago to Rome is currently about 8.3 flight hours in a large cabin business jet. With QSST flying Mach 1.6, the [...]

Here is a great clip inside the control console of the Atlantis during a shuttle landing. These guys definitely have no opportunity to do a go-around! One chance only. Follow the link on the web page I directed you to.