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  • Photo Credit: airliners.net - Barry Shipley
    October 17, 2024

    Number 53 of 100 in 100, the Bellanca Viking

    Conceptualization:   The Bellanca Viking was developed in the late 1960s in response to growing demand for fast, sleek, and high-performance personal aircraft. During this era, affluent pilots sought more from their airplanes than just basic transportation—they wanted speed, comfort,...

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  • Photo Credit: airliners.net - Daniël Obers
    October 14, 2024

    Number 50 of 100 in 100, the Bell UH-1 🚁

    Conceptualization:   The Bell UH-1 Huey was developed in the early 1950s, when the U.S. Army was looking for a helicopter that could do it all: evacuate wounded soldiers, transport troops, and carry supplies. At the time, helicopters like the H-13...

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  • Photo Credit: airliners.net - Daniel Obers
    October 10, 2024

    Number 49 of 100 in 100, the Lockheed P-3 Orion ✈️

    Conceptualization:   The Lockheed P-3 Orion was introduced in the 1960s to meet the U.S. Navy’s growing need for a modern, long-range maritime patrol aircraft capable of anti-submarine warfare (ASW) during the Cold War. With Soviet submarines posing a significant threat,...

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  • Photo Credit: airliners.net - Colin Hunter
    October 9, 2024

    Number 48 of 100 in 100, the Grumman American AA-1 🛩️

    Conceptualization:   The Grumman American AA-1 was developed in response to a growing market demand for affordable and lightweight personal aircraft during the 1960s. At that time, many pilots were looking for economical aircraft for personal use and flight training,...

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  • Photo Credit: watchers.news
    October 8, 2024

    🚨 Hurricane Milton 🚨

    Hello, everyone...   We have a more somber blog post for you all today. Hurricane Milton is barreling towards Florida's West Coast just two weeks after Helene left a path of destruction through the southeast US states. Meteorologists are saying...

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  • Photo Credit: disciplesofflight.com
    October 4, 2024

    Aviation Appreciation Friday - Igor Sikorsky

    Early Life:   Igor Sikorsky was born on May 25, 1889, in Kyiv, Russian Empire (now Ukraine), into a well-educated family. His father, a renowned professor of psychology, and his mother, a physician, nurtured his interest in science and art,...

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