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The Latest Stupidity from CNN on MAS370
Unbelievable (image from JetCareers): News Flash: Boeing 777 won’t fly without fuel. No JOKE! If you’re still watching CNN for your coverage of this tragedy, please stop.Filed under: Aircraft, Aviation...
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The Latest on Malaysian Government Incompetence
9M-MRO — The Boeing 777 that would become Malaysia Flight 370 Back when I was the QATS (Quality Assurance & Training Specialist) for El Paso Airport Traffic Control Tower and TRACON (Terminal Radar...
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Aviation Art — Part 1
A-7E Corsair II We’ll get back to China next week with the start of a six-part series on one of the most photogenic spots during our entire China trip — Tongli, the Venice of the East. Yes, it really...
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Aviation Art — Part 2
P-40 Warhawk in Flying Tiger war paint You’ll notice that I chose mostly to highlight just certain aspects of the aircraft depicted rather than displaying the entire machine. Remember my photographic...
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Fun Photo Friday — Aviation Art Favorites
Empty Seats and Dreams of Flight Next week is a return to China with Tongli, Venice of the East. Today however we conclude our look at aviation art with my picks of the litter. Back in History Once...
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What We Now Know About Malaysia Airlines 370, and What We Still Do Not
9M-MRO, the aircraft that would become Flight 379 Many of you will recall that I said it was just far too early to determine what happened to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. (See: Malaysia Airlines...
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WhiteKnightTwo
Something you don’t see every day — WhiteKnightTwo On September 11 of this year we had a visitor come to El Paso International Airport. What you see above is WhiteKnightTwo, the launch vehicle for...
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Fun Photo Friday — WhiteKnightTwo Favorites
WhiteKnightTwo Panoramic WhiteKnightTwo doesn’t only act as a launch platform. Something I didn’t mention in Wednesday’s blog is that WhiteKnightTwo is also built to handle the stresses of parabolic...
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El Paso International Airport and Biggs Army Airfield Histories — Part 1
El Paso Military Aviation and Biggs Army Airfield: In 1919 the first permanent aviation presence arrived at Fort Bliss Aviation Field. The U.S. Army deployed to Fort Bliss the 104th Aero Squadron,...
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El Paso International Airport and Biggs Army Airfield Histories — Part 2
El Paso Civil Aviation: El Paso’s first civilian airfield, El Paso Municipal Airport, was built in 1928 near the eastern base of the Franklin Mountains in the area that today is just northeast of...
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El Paso International Airport and Biggs Army Airfield Histories — Part 3
El Paso ATCT “Firsts”: There are several ‘firsts’ associated with El Paso International Airport and the FAA Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) facility which serves it. In the early 1960s the FAA...
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