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'My Final Landing:' Suicide by Airplane by
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The U.S. government estimates that about 31,000 Americans die each
year as a result of suicide. Methods of suicide vary widely. But in
the February issue of Flying mgazine, contributing editor Peter
Garrison writes about the relatively rare phenomenon of suicide by
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The Wonders Of Airplane Camping by
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Lousy weather in your part of the country? That's no reason to wait
until summer to do some camping. This Des Moines Register article
describes "airplane camping," which means getting your lightweight
camping gear together, getting a cheap airline ticket to the town
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The Ascent of the Robotic Attack Jet by
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Compared to many aeronautical curiosities that have taken wing at
NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center at California’s Edwards Air
Force Base over the years, the latest military test stunts did not
appear very remarkable. Last April, a low-slung aircraft, about the
size of a sport utility vehicle...
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PROBERS PLANE STUMPED by
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The pilot of the corporate jet that plowed across a highway into a
warehouse in Teterboro, N.J., told a lawyer he believes "something
malfunctioned on the plane." Hostess Angelica Calad walked away from
the crash at Teterboro Airport with just scratches....
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Adventure Is in the Air for National Guard Pilot by
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Big boys might like big toys, but they have nothing on Carla Riner.
A pilot with the 167th Airlift Wing of the West Virginia Air National
Guard, Riner, 36, is helping the unit switch from C-130 transports to
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A dream of flight swells city's pride by
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Some college students worship million-dollar athletes. Others idolize
rap singers. For aspiring flight instructor Seth Short, the stars get
no bigger than a 60-year-old Chicago investment banker whose latest
around-the-world adventure will soon thrust this central Kansas city
of 48,000 into the...
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Cabin aide recalls airplane crash horror by
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As she had done nearly 50 times, Angelica Calad-Gomez took her seat
behind the pilot and copilot as they prepared for takeoff from a New
Jersey airport last week. ''All I remember is going straight through
the fence and knowing we were going to crash into that building,'' the
Coconut Creek...
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Mini Helicopter Thinks for Itself by
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Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are one step closer to someday
matching — and possibly surpassing — their human-piloted
counterparts, thanks to the completion of a project successfully
tested by Georgia Tech and sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research
Projects Agency (DARPA) and the U.S. Air...
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FlightGear to Demo Linux Based 747 Cockpit Simulator at SCA by
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FlightGear has announced plans to demonstrate their free and open
source flight simulator project at the Southern California Linux
Expo. The FlightGear team will use their open-source flight
simulator to drive a full scale 747-400 simulator cockpit. The
FlightGear demonstration will take place...
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GE to close aircraft unit at Love Field by
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General Electric Co.'s aircraft engine overhaul unit at Dallas Love
Field is slated to close at the end of the year, eliminating 170
jobs, because carriers need less repair work....
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India to host biggest air show by
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More than 220 global aviation firms from 31countries are set to
showcase their products in India’s hi-tech capital at Aero India,
billed as the largest air show in South Asia, an official said on
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Russia and US to sign deal on anti-aircraft missiles by
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Russia and the United States are set to sign an agreement to tighten
control over portable anti-aircraft missiles at a summit in Slovakia
later this month, a senior Russian military official said on Tuesday.
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Russian Airlines Prefer Used Boeings to New Russian Aircraf by
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In 2004 Russian airlines have purchased 15 used foreign-made aircraft,
namely Boeing, and only 4 new Russian-made ones. These figures were
disclosed on Thursday, Feb. 10, by the representative of the Russian
Federal Air Transport Agency and reported by RIA Novosti....
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Rolls-Royce powers ahead of GE Aircraft by
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Rolls-Royce knocked its arch-rival, GE Aircraft Engines of the US, off
top spot in the large civil aero-engine market for the first time last
year. In terms of value, the UK engineer secured 40 per cent of the
$13bn (£6.99bn) market last year for commercial engines powering
aircraft bigger than...
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Superjumbo unlikely to fly to a city near you by
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It's one thing to build a really, really big airplane. It's quite
another to find a place for it to land. U.S. airports from Seattle
to Atlanta say accommodating Airbus SAS's new superjumbo A380 in
anything other than an emergency would require major construction.
Runways would need widening, and...
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February 18th 05 09:46 PM
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Greece Receives Bids for Olympic Airlines by
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Greece has received several nonbinding bids for national air carrier
Olympic Airlines, the government has announced. "Several airlines
and other investors from both Greece and abroad have expressed an
interest," Finance Minister George Alogoskoufis said late Friday.
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Searching For The Right Airplane by
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There are pilots, even student pilots, so enamored with their new
hobby or budding career that they rush out to buy a plane and get on
the fast upgrade track. Easy to make a mistake that way....
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U.S. Drones Checking on Iran by
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The United States has been flying surveillance drones over Iran since
last year to look for evidence of nuclear weapons programs and probe
air defenses, The Washington Post reported Sunday. Citing three
U.S. officials with knowledge of the effort, the Post said the small,
pilotless planes use...
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Boeing to unveil new 777 aircraft by
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The 777-200LR will be capable of flying almost 11,000 miles non-stop,
linking cities such as London and Sydney. Boeing, in contrast to
European rival Airbus, hopes airlines will want to fly smaller
aircraft over longer distances. * ...
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