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John's Next Flight

Happy News

It’s a pleasure to witness employees, colleagues and board members realize their aspirations. Congratulations to Mike Young, a Visitor Services ...

Really Smart Bombs

The linkage connecting B-25D Grumpy’s cockpit control of the bomb bay doors to the actuating mechanism has required regular maintenance ...

Oh Ring!

Had a bit of an upset in the Tigercat on the way to Boeing Field the other day. Wings folded ...

Two Strikes

Our lovely Bearcat flew forty-six hours last year on a zero-time (i.e., freshly overhauled) engine. Normally a Pratt & Whitney ...

My Favorite Maneuver

The Mig-29 test flights provided multiple reasons to smile. I’ve been asked to recount memorable moments. For now, let me ...

Mig-29

Yesterday I joined former Air Force test pilot Doug Russell in the cockpit of the Mig-29UB Fulcrum (“UB” is the ...