The Top Ten Uses of Aviation

Aviation has been and will always be one of the greatest breakthroughs in technological development. Aviation has been the backbone of many industries and has played key roles too for many years. Click here for more http://community.warplanes.com/2008/08/19/the-top-10-uses-of-aviation/ or visit our homepage http://www.warplanes.com for more news and aviation related articles.

Invisibility Cloak Could be Beneficial for the Army

Invisibility was regarded in the past as mere imagination and occult or supernatural. But with the latest technology developed by the Army scientists and researchers, fantasy is slowly becoming a reality. Click here for more http://community.warplanes.com/2008/08/25/invisibility-cloak-could-be-beneficial-for-the-army/ or visit our homepage http://www.warplanes.com for more news and aviation related articles.

The Top Ten Uses of Aviation

Broadcasting – Broadcasting journalism has benefited greatly from the aviation industry, with the advent of the “news chopper,” providing live traffic updates to viewers and listeners. Stations employed helicopters to provide unique views of breaking news events. See all 10, just click here for more http://community.warplanes.com/2008/08/19/the-top-10-uses-of-aviation/ or visit our homepage http://www.warplanes.com for more news and aviation related articles.

Ways to Avoid the Four Newly Imposed Airline Fees

Airlines have imposed four other outrageous surcharges and they’re now requiring extra payments for customers’ first checked bag, for drinkable water and even for free award tickets. Click here for more http://community.warplanes.com/2008/08/11/ways-to-avoid-the-four-newly-imposed-airline-fees/ or visit our homepage http://www.warplanes.com for more news and aviation related articles.

A 3-Year-Old Girl Forgotten at the Airport

Another seemingly case of parental negligence happened at an airport, wherein an Israeli couple bound for Europe, remembered to take their duty-free purchases and their 18 suitcases but forgot their 3-year-old-daughter. Click here for more http://community.warplanes.com/2008/08/04/a-3-year-old-girl-forgotten-at-the-airport/ or visit our homepage http://www.warplanes.com for more news and aviation related articles.

Greenery for Guilt-Free Traveling

A ton of carbon dioxide is emitted when you fly two thousand miles or just under, if you drive. Consequently, the process known as carbon offsetting occurs. Too much carbon emissions by airplanes, not just airplanes but other vehicles will undoubtedly contribute to carbon offsetting. Want a guilt-free-travel solution to help the environment? Click here for more http://community.warplanes.com/2008/07/14/traveling-environmental-concerns/ or visit our homepage http://www.warplanes.com for more news and aviation related articles.

Tips on How to be a Savvy Traveler

Since airlines such as US Airways, United and American have decided to start charging fliers for every checked bag, passengers will be forced to dish out extra money. Therefore, it is wise to just minimize your stuff for your trips, so as to avoid the said fees. Click here for more http://community.warplanes.com/2008/07/01/tips-on-how-to-be-a-savvy-traveler/ or visit our homepage http://www.warplanes.com for more news and aviation related articles.

Secret Spy Satellites Revealed

Trevor Paglen, a photographer, shot 189 secret spy satellites for his exhibit. But the fact is that, officially speaking, the satellites don’t exist. Satellites are just the latest interest of Paglen’s photography, featuring nonexistent objects. Click here for more http://community.warplanes.com/2008/06/23/secret-spy-satellites-revealed/ or visit our homepage http://www.warplanes.com for more news and aviation related articles.

A 228-year Old Warship Uncovered by Explorers

A British warship which sank during the American Revolution was discovered at the bottom of Lake Ontario. Considered as one of the “Holy Grail” shipwrecks in the Great Lake, the warship was surprisingly well-preserved deep in the cold water. Click here for more http://community.warplanes.com/2008/06/16/a-228-year-old-warship-uncovered-by-explorers/ or visit our homepage http://www.warplanes.com/ for more news and aviation related articles.

Medal of Honor Awarded to Fallen Soldier

A 19-year old soldier who died after saving the lives of four comrades in Iraq by jumping on a grenade tossed into their military vehicle, was awarded the nation’s highest military award. Click her for more http://community.warplanes.com/2008/06/02/medal-of-honor-awarded-to-fallen-soldier/ or visit our homepage http://www.warplanes.com for more news and aviation related articles.

Mars Phoenix Lander’s 90-Day Mission to the Red Planet

NASA’s Mars Phoenix Lander is currently sending photos of Mars’ surface on the first day of its three-month mission: click here for more http://community.warplanes.com/2008/05/26/mars-phoenix-lander%e2%80%99s-90-day-mission-to-the-red-planet/ or visit our homepage http://www.warplanes.com for more news and avaition related articles.

Hero Ship USS New York in Commemoration of 9/11 Victims

Shortly, after the tragic September 11, 2001, George E. Pataki, Governor of New York, wrote a request letter to the Secretary of the Navy, Gordon England, to bestow the name USS New York (LPD-21) on a surface warship involved in the War on Terror in honor of 9/11 victims. Click here for more http://community.warplanes.com/2008/05/19/hero-ship-uss-new-york-in-commemoration-of-911-victims/ or visit our homepage http://www.warplanes.com for more news and aviation related articles.

Camouflage Paint Makes Vehicles Invisible from Radars and Missiles

A paint developed by a German inventor could make a vehicle invisible from radar and significantly hides it from all military relevant frequencies. Click here for more http://community.warplanes.com/2008/05/12/camouflage-paint-makes-vehicles-invisible-from-radars-and-missiles/ or visit our homepage http://www.warplanes.com for more flight news and aviation related articles.

Marines Admired V-22 Osprey’s Performance

The V-22 Osprey, built by Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., performed superbly in its first combat missions with the US Marines, having flown in Iraq. Click here for more http://community.warplanes.com/2008/05/05/marines-admired-mv-22-osprey%e2%80%99s-performance/ or visit our homepage http://www.warplanes.com for more flight news and aviation related articles.

Satellites to be Launched by the Army after being Dormant for 50 Years

The US Army plans to build and launch into orbit a constellation of satellites for the first time in 50 years. The Army will also build the cluster of eight miniature communications satellites within nine months. Click here for more http://community.warplanes.com/2008/04/28/satellites-to-be-launched-by-the-army-after-being-dormant-for-50-years/ or visit our homepage http://www.warplanes.com for more news and aviation related articles.

Cassini-Huygens Mission: to Unearth Saturn’s Secrets

The Cassini spacecraft was the first orbiter to study planet Saturn in detail and has been in orbit around Saturn for almost four years. In 2005, the European Space Agency’s piggybacked Huygens probe plunged through Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, and was the first probe to land on the moon’s surface. Click here for more http://community.warplanes.com/2008/04/21/cassini-huygens-mission-to-unearth-saturns-secrets/ or visit our homepage http://www.warplanes.com for more news and aviation related articles.

Delta and Northwest Airlines Merge, Resulting into the World's Largest Airline

Two airline companies merged upon approval by the directors of Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines last April 14, 2008 Monday and this merge will result into the world’s largest airline. Click here for more http://community.warplanes.com/model-airplanes/2008/04/14/delta-and-northwest-airlines-merges/ or visit our homepage http://www.warplanes.com/ for more news and aviation related articles.

Chemical Specialist from Army Found Writing as Passion

Angie Papple turns on her computer in her spare time, writes articles about her life in the military, has just recently found writing as a passion, away from her duties as a chemical specialist in the Army. Click her for more http://community.warplanes.com/ or visit our homepage http://www.warplanes.com for more news and aviation related articles.

Airforce's Aircraft Uses Synthetic Fuel

Air Force officials plan to use synthetic fuel blends by 2011 which is made up of 50/50 blend of synthetic and petroleum gases. Click here for more http://community.warplanes.com/2008/03/24/air-force%e2%80%99s-aircraft-uses-synthetic-fuel/ or visit our homepage http://www.warplanes.com for more news and aviation related articles.

Civilian Aircraft Halted for Flight Violation

On March 12, 2008, two F-16 Fighting Falcons and a Coast Guard helicopter under the direction of North American Aerospace Defense Command intercepted a small Cessna aircraft flying through the Temporary Flight Restriction zone over the National Capitol Region. Click here for more http://community.warplanes.com/2008/03/17/civilian-aircraft-halted-for-flight-violation/ or visit our homepage http://www.warplanes.com for more news and aviation related articles.

Micrometeorites Serious Threat to NASA's Spacecraft

Micrometeorites and undetectable bits of space junk (0.4 mm small) pose serious threats to every current and future manned space mission. Click here for more http://community.warplanes.com/2008/03/05/micrometeorites-serious-threat-to-nasas-spacecraft/ or visit www.warplanes.com for more news aviation related articles.

Battle “E” Awarded to Pearl Harbor Ships

On February 28, 2008, USS Russell, USS Paul Hamilton, USS Chafee, USS Hopper, USS Lake Erie and other Pearl Harbor-based ships were awarded the Battle “E” award by Commander, Naval Surface Forces. Click here for more http://community.warplanes.com/2008/03/10/battle-%e2%80%9ce%e2%80%9d-awarded-to-pearl-harbor-ships/ or visit our homepage: http://www.warplanes.com for more military and aviation news and articles.

Airman’s Life Saved from Cardiac Arrest

During a dodge ball game on February 25, 2008, at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, a 19-year-old 376th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron fire protection journeyman suddenly collapsed due to cardiac arrest. Click here for more http://community.warplanes.com/2008/03/03/airman%e2%80%99s-life-saved-from-cardiac-arrest/ or visit our homepage http://www.warplanes.com for more aviation stories and aviation related articles.

B-2 Bomber Flights Suspended

Washington, February 25, 2008 - The U.S. Air Force’s B-2 flight operations remain suspended in the United States and Guam following the crash of a batwing stealth aircraft in Guam. Click here for more http://community.warplanes.com/2008/02/25/b-2-bomber-flights-suspended/ or visit our homepage http://www.warplanes.com/ for more flight news and aviation related articles.

Military Seeks for Hypersonic Aircraft

The U.S. military is currently seeking and exploring a technology which could propel missiles or aircraft of up to six times the speed of sound at nearly 4,000 mph. Click here for more http://community.warplanes.com/2008/02/17/military-seeks-for-hypersonic-aircraft/ or visit our homepage http://www.warplanes.com for more flight stories and aviation related articles.

Airforce’s Jet Fighters, Bombers, Cargo Aircraft need Replacement

Washington, February 18, 2008 - After grueling years of the War in Afghanistan and Iraq, modern replacements are urgently needed for the Airforce’s aging jet fighters, bombers, cargo aircraft and gunships. Click here for full story http://community.warplanes.com/2008/02/18/airforce%e2%80%99s-jet-fighters-bombers-cargo-aircraft-need-replacement/ or visit our homepage http://www.warplanes.com for more flight stories and aviation related articles.

Apache Received Flying Cross Award

A 1st Cavalry Division AH-64D Longbow Apache pilot was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross at the Fort Hood Catering and Conference Center a year later on January 28, 2008 after facing an unknown enemy force and risking his own life to save his two friends. Click here for more http://community.warplanes.com/2008/02/11/apache-received-flying-cross-award/ or visit our homepage http://www.warplanes.com for more flight stories and aviation related articles.

The Greatest Aircraft Depicted in Postage Stamps

In August 12, 2004, 50 postage stamps from the Marshall Islands were featured as the World’s Greatest Aircraft. The postage stamps were illustrated by renowned aviation artists Jack Fellows and Steve Ferguson. It depicted 50 aircraft that have been pivotal in the history of powered flight. The subject of the stamps was selected by the History of Powered Flight Advisory Board chaired by Colonel Walter J. Boyne (USAF, Ret.), former director of the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. Click here to read more http://www.warplanes.com or visit http://community.warplanes.com for more airplane flight news and aviation related articles.

Bizarre Plane Crashes in the Philippines

Over the course of years, many pilots have been puzzled with the vicious chain reaction of air disasters around the globe.

A combat helicopter pilot and Philippine Air Force spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Restituto Padilla Jr. said, “It’s a foreboding pattern we cannot explain. The bizarre phenomenon has baffled us pilots.”

Padilla added, “In the Philippines, air mishaps usually happen in the month of May.” Philippine aviation records show based on statistics that from March 5 to May 30, 2005, there were six plane crashes, four of them in May. There were a total of 23 people killed. May 2005 is listed in aviation history as the month with the highest number of plane crashes in the Philippines. Click here to read more http://www.warplanes.com or visit http://community.warplanes.com for more airplane flight news and aviation related articles.

“The Aviator”, a Classic Epic

“The Aviator” film is a critically acclaimed film, directed by Martin Scorsese, depicting two major events in the life of Howard Hughes, an eccentric aviation pioneer portrayed intensely by Leonardo di Caprio. The film depicted Hughes entry into Hollywood filmmaking and his nasty public battles with U.S. Sen. Owen Brewster over the usefulness of the planes that Hughes Aircraft built for the U.S. military during World War II. His company, the Hughes Aircraft, was responsible for the H-4 Hercules, nicknamed “Spruce Goose” by detractors. Click here to read more http://www.warplanes.com or visit http://www.community.warplanes.com for more aviation related articles.

Pilotless Spy Plane Crashes near North Korea

A pilotless South Korean spy airplane crashed near the border with North Korea but there were no reported casualties on the ground, according to a South Korean military. Click for full story http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/30/korea.plane.ap/index.html or visit our website http://www.warplanes.com and http://community.warplanes.com for more airplane flight news and aviation related articles.

Turkish Warplanes Hits PKK in Northern Iraq

Istanbul, Turkey, December 16, 2007 – “Turkish warplanes and long-range missiles attacked Kurdish rebel positions in the mountains of northern Iraq near the Turkish border early Sunday”, according to Turkish military officials. Click here for full story http://community.warplanes.com/2007/12/17/turkish-warplanes-hits-pkk-in-northern-iraq/ or visit our homepage http://www.warplanes.com/

Panama Crash Kills 3; 1 Survives

Panama City, Panama (AP), December 25, 2007 – The bodies of a California businessman, his teenage daughter and the Panamanian pilot of a plane that crashed over the weekend were found Tuesday in Panama’s mountains, officials said. A 12-year-old American girl survived. Click here for full story http://community.warplanes.com/2008/01/02/panama-crash-kills-3-1-survives/ or visit our homepage http://www.warplanes.com

War in Iraq; a Thought to Ponder

It was nearly two years after the Hussein regime was toppled and major combat operations ended but still, U.S. and coalition troops are still fighting an Iraqi insurgency. As of January 7, 2008, there have been 4,210 coalition deaths in the war in Iraq. It was on May 1, 2003 that President George Bush addressed the nation not from the White House but from the dramatic setting of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln: click here to view full blog article http://community.warplanes.com/2008/01/07/war-in-iraq-a-thought-to-ponder/ or visit our homepage http://www.warplanes.com

A Not So Mysterious Flight in Indiana

Cessna 180 family was popularly known for its bushflying (a term for air operations carried out in remote regions of the world) and its reliable surveillance capability. Way back February 19, 2003 in Bloomington, Indiana, a white, single-engine Cessna 182 was spotted by foreign students of Indiana University, making passes overhead about noon, in the late evening and after midnight. Click here for full story http://community.warplanes.com/2008/01/14/a-not-so-mysterious-flight-in-indiana/ or visit our homepage http://www.warplanes.com

Blue Angel Crash

Pensacola, Fla. – A Navy Blue Angels pilot was killed in a plane crash on April after his F/A 18 Hornet went down near a Marine Corps station in Beaufort, S.C. Click here for full story http://community.warplanes.com/2008/01/15/blue-angel-crash/ or visit our homepage http://www.warplanes.com

Shipwreck Irony

Perhaps the most notable of all the shipwreck stories would be the Titanic tragedy. The root cause of the wreck was still a debatable issue; was it just purely caused by accident or was caused by recklessness? click here to view full blog article http://community.warplanes.com/2008/01/21/shipwreck-irony/ or visit our homepage http://www.warplanes.com

A Small yet Incredible UAV

A small unmanned aerial vehicle is gaining immense popularity to the US army Special Forces entering service in the late 2003. It is a compact, lightweight, hand-launched Small UAV(SUAV) that can be prepared and launched in minutes for conducting aerial Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions during infantry combat operations, including urban warfare operations/MOUT...click here for more http://community.warplanes.com/2008/01/28/a-small-yet-incredible-uav/ or visit our homepage http://www.warplanes.com

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