Three British WWII pilots are recovering after ditching their Cessna 172 seven miles offshore after the engine quit. One of the three gave credit to the “jolly nice chaps” on a fishing trawler who quickly came to their aid…
A 1946 Stinson was destroyed Sunday when it crashed into a house in Pauls Valley, Okla. The pilot and passenger were unhurt and the house was unoccupied at the time…
Pilots Richard Abruzzo and Carol Rymer-Davis are unofficial winners of the 8th America’s Challenge Gas Balloon Race, which launched in Albuquerque on Sunday. They landed safely yesterday in Minnestota near Lake Superior, after flying more than 1,100 miles…
The ultralight pilots of Operation Migration were set to depart yesterday with a group of 16 young whooping cranes, leaving Wisconsin for their winter home in Florida…
Carter Aviation Technologies, of Wichita Falls, Texas, said yesterday they will not attempt to break the Mu-1 barrier for rotorcraft this November, as they had announced at Oshkosh. Carter President Jay Carter Jr. said the critical flight-testing phase prior to advancing to Mu-1 has not been completed. No new date has been set for the attempt. Achieving Mu-1 means the gyroplane will be able to reach greater forward speeds by slowing down its rotor and reducing its aerodynamic drag. Mu refers to the ratio of the aircraft’s forward speed to the rotor’s tip speed, which varies at a wider margin between the advancing and retreating blades as the vehicle’s forward airspeed increases. The challenge in achieving Mu-1, according to Carter Copter, is to maintain rotor stability…
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Key Takeaways:
- Three British WWII pilots were rescued by a fishing trawler after their Cessna 172 ditched seven miles offshore due to engine failure.
- A 1946 Stinson crashed into an unoccupied house in Oklahoma, with the pilot and passenger emerging unharmed.
- Pilots Richard Abruzzo and Carol Rymer-Davis were the unofficial winners of the 8th America's Challenge Gas Balloon Race, covering over 1,100 miles.
- Carter Aviation Technologies postponed its attempt to break the Mu-1 barrier for rotorcraft, citing incomplete critical flight-testing, while ultralight pilots of Operation Migration began guiding whooping cranes from Wisconsin to Florida.
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