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The History Channel Presents FIRST FLIGHT AROUND THE WORLD by
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In 1924, before Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Erhardt etched their
names into history with famous flights, a group of American pilots
authored one of the most daring and defining feats in aviation
history. Racing against five other nations and death itself, the
"World Fliers" became the...
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How F-15s Work by
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It didn't take long for the world to figure out the combat potential
of airplanes. In 1911, only eight years after the Wright brothers got
their creation off the ground, the U.S. military started dropping test
bombs from above. A few years later, World War I troops were battling
it out in the sky...
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Tips to Prevent Airplane Injuries by
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The Canadian Physiotherapy Association has issued some exercise tips
for people who log a lot of hours on passenger jets. They often
experience pain, especially on those long-haul flights in an economy
seat. The tips include getting up and walking down the aisle to the
back of the plane as much...
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New rules for space tourists: by
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With the first commercial space flights expected before the next
presidential polls, the US government has drafted rules to oversee
private space vehicles, operators and passengers, reports UPI. ...
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Two Russian Women Set World Record of Blimp Speed by
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Two Russian women set a record for blimp speeds during a contest in
Moscow. Airship commander Natalia Volodicheva and second pilot
Yekaterina Kochetkova set a world record for female blimp speeds on
an VH-4 air ship in the category of 1600-3000 cubic meters, the
Newsru.com site reported, citing a...
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U.S. objects to Russian sale of anti-aircraft missiles to S by
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The White House Thursday objected to Russian plans to sell advanced
anti-aircraft missiles to Syria. The proposed sale has sparked
concern in Washington a week before President Bush is due to meet
Russian President Vladimir Putin in Europe and raises more questions
about the extent to which Bush...
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Home-built airplane had faulty control tube by
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A loose flight control tube -- which allows the pilot to steer the
plane -- could have been the cause of the crash of a home-built
airplane last May that sent two men to the hospital. ...
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Space Station Exhaust Almost Contaminates US Astronaut in R by
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International space station controllers are changing some spacewalk
procedures following the near contamination of the U.S. crew member
last month when he came too close to station jet exhaust. The issue
is related to a mysterious problem controllers are having steering
the outpost with gyroscopes...
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Rumsfeld says Pentagon still considering Raptors by
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, bolstering the hopes of F/A-22
supporters, told lawmakers Thursday that the Pentagon has not made a
final decision on limiting production of the next-generation attack
jet to 179 planes. ...
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Indian Army Microlight Air Race 2005 by
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The aviators, participating in the Army Air Race-2005, today conveyed
the common message that the students and youth can enrich their lives
by taking up adventure activities. ...
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Gunship 2000 Install problems by
Markku Ojala
In article ,
Scet wrote:
Installed the program in the past and want to play around again but am
having problems installing it.
I used to play it quite a lot too. The team-element was very
fascinating for me, but the game itself...
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NewsBOT by
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Most were certainly off-topic and without links none of them were very
interesting. I hope that is the end of them.
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Best tools for making custom airport scenery? by
Dot
What are folks favorite tools for making realistic airports.
I'm looking for pointers or FAQ's to get started.
I interested in making more realistic signs, buildings and pavement.
I haven't decided on a sim yet. It could be MSFS, X-Plane, FlightGear or
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16 or 32 bit video? by
Chuck Dreier
I have a high end system running a 128 MB DDR ATI Radeon Pro video card. Is
there any advantage to using 32 bit video when "flying" FS9, or will I get a
little better performance running in 16 bit - or does it even make a
difference.
Thanks....
P4 3.2 GHz with 1024 MB DDR SDRam (400 Mhz)
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Why don't some add-on A/C work as AI in FS9? by
bernard spilman
I've noticed that a lot of third party A/C (ones that fly
and display beautifully in external views) will not function
as AI traffic. Is this a common problem? With a simple fix?
I have added them all into my A/C database with TTools, and have
been very careful to do all that properly, and have...
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Getting Back to FS - CH analog drivers made all the difference by
TJ
On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 20:46:06 GMT, "Dallas"
wrote:
Do you have the CH Yoke and pedals? If so have you tried CH analog drivers
v. 8.0? They can smooth things out.
Wow!!! Did that ever make a difference!!!
I haven't been flying much lately due to continued...
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