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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-27 The Sukhoi Su-27 (Russian: ????? ??-27; NATO reporting name: Flanker) is a twin-engine supermaneuverable fighter aircraft designed by Sukhoi. It was intended as a direct competitor for the large United States fourth-generation fighters such as the Grumman...

more at http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/25132/navys-trash-is-nasas-treasure-as-surplus-f-a-18bs-begin-arriving-at-armstrong-flight-test-center The NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center has taken delivery of the first of three F/A-18B Hornet jets it expects to receive from the U.S. Navy....

https://gizmodo.com/watch-a-first-time-hang-glider-hang-on-for-dear-life-af-1830662015 If you’ve ever been on the fence about trying an extreme sport like hang gliding, this video will have you keeping your feet firmly planted on terra firma. On his first day of a holiday in Switzerland, YouTuber...

-- and no one is around to hear it, do they make any noise? ------------------------------------------------------------------- Dangers of flying in Africa By Lucy Jones BBC News Online Air crashes in Africa are not uncommon. While living in the Central African Republic a large Boeing cargo...

"The aircraft failed to gain altitude after taking off from N'Dolo Airport and ran off the runway and crashed into a market square. The plane was possibly overloaded. The aircraft certification was revoked and crew did not have authorization to fly. The number killed on the ground varies...

"WhiteLiberal" wrote in message ... Whitey B Pistoff wrote: In May a cargo door opened in mid-flight on an aircraft in the Democratic Republic of Congo, sending scores of people plunging to their deaths. How is that possible if...

"On landing the plane aquaplaned and slid off the runway as it was trying to make a turn and then plunged into Lake Victoria..." A DC-10 isn't a pimpmobile, Mbongo...

"The only surviving cockpit crew member, Congolese engineer Laurent Tabako, later reported that the aircraft may have run out of fuel after the crew initiated a fuel dump in preparation of the precautionary landing." Hey, Mbongo, when they say to dump fuel, they don't mean dump it ALL...

"Take wings off, make good canoe, Bwana!"

"Fal" wrote in message ... Spirit Influence Notice the president's own feelings about his address to the UN. "One of our group told me that when I started to say 'In the name of God the almighty and merciful,' he saw a...