martin marauder in action
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the martin b-26 marauder was an american world war ii twin-engine medium bomber built by the glenn l martin companythe first medium bomber in the pacific theater and aleutian islands in early 1942 it was also used in the mediterranean theater of operations and the european theater of operations the plane distinguished itself as quotthe chief bombardment weapon on the western frontquot according to an us army air forces dispatch from 1946 and later variants maintained the lowest loss record of any combat aircraft during world war ii its late-war loss record stands in sharp contrast to its unofficial nickname quotthe widowmakerquot -- earned due to early models039 high rate of accidental crashes during takeoffa total of 5288 were produced between february 1941 and march 1945 522 of these were flown by the royal air force and the south african air forcein 1939 the united states army air corps issued a specification for a twin-engined medium bomber circular proposal 39-640 six months later glenn l martin company presented a design to the us army air corps peyton m magruder led the design team for this aircraft after martin won the contract this design martin model 179 was accepted for production before a prototype even flew due to the desperate need for medium bombers following the intensification of world war ii in europeonce the first aircraft came off the production line in november 1940 martin conducted tests the results of which were promising the first b-26 with martin test pilot william k quotkenquot ebel at the controls flew on 25 november 1940 and was effectively the prototype soon after it was turned over to the army air corps to be service tested it went from paper concept to working plane in less than two yearswhile the b-26 was a fast plane with better performance than the contemporary b-25 mitchell its relatively small wing area and resulting high wing loading the highest of any aircraft used at that time led to tricky high-speed landings approach at 140 mph 225 kmh and stall at 130 mph 210 kmh indicated airspeed the r-2800 engines were reliable but the electric pitch change mechanism in the propellers required impeccable maintenance and was prone to failure failure of the mechanism placed the propeller blades in flat pitch with instant total loss of power due to the rotund fuselage the b-26 engines were placed far outboard and loss of power on one side resulted in a violent snap roll flipping the aircraft on its back this led to a high number of accidents during takeoff thus earning b-26 the nickname quotwidowmakerquot by its pilots other colorful nicknames included quotmartin murdererquot quotthe flying coffinquot quotb-dash-crashquot quotthe flying prostitutequot because it had no visible means of support referring to the small wings and quotthe baltimore whorequot a reference to the city where martin was basedthe toll eventually led to a halt in production during this time a commission of inquiry led by then-senator harry truman was appointed to look into the problem when truman and the other commission members arrived at the avon park bombing range they were greeted by the still-burning wreckage of two crashed marauders indeed the regularity of crashes by pilots training at macdill field up to fifteen in one thirty day period led to the only mildly exaggerated catchphrase quotone a day in tampa bayquotthe resulting aircraft designated b-26b had a 6 ft 18 m increase in wingspan and other changes some of which reduced the aircraft039s speed the newer version had reduced landing and stall speeds the safety of the b-26b was an immense improvement: it had the lowest attrition rate of any aircraft used during the war nevertheless it remained a challenging plane to fly and continued to be unpopular with potential crews throughout its lifegeneral characteristicscrew: 7: 2 pilots bombardier navigatorradio operator 3 gunners length: 58 ft 3 in 178 m wingspan: 71 ft 0 in 2165 m height: 21 ft 6 in 655 m wing area: 658 ft 611 m empty weight: 24000 lb 11000 kg loaded weight: 37000 lb 17000 kg powerplant: 2 pratt ampamp whitney r-2800-43 radial engines 1900 hp 1400 kw each zero-lift drag coefficient: 00314 drag area: 2066 ft 192 m aspect ratio: 766 performancemaximum speed: 287 mph 250 knots 460 kmh at 5000 ft 1500 m cruise speed: 216 mph 188 knots 358 kmh landing speed: 104 mph 90 knots 167 kmh combat radius: 999 nm 1150 mi 1850 km ferry range: 2480 nm 2850 mi 4590 km service ceiling: 21000 ft 6400 m wing loading: 464 lbft 228 kgm powermass: 010 hplb 170 wkg lift-to-drag ratio: 120 armamentguns: 12 50 in 127 mm colt-browning machine guns bombs: 4000 lb 1800 kg

intercepted by a fighter-jet why mentour pilot explains
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thanks to my sponsor: https:brilliantorgmentourpilothave you ever wondered about why civilian airliners are sometimes intercepted and even escorted by fighter jets in todays episode i will tell you why that happens when that happens and how pilots are trained to respond to a fighter interceptto join my patreon crew and help me preview my videos and give me valuable feedback use the link below:patreon: https:wwwpatreoncommentourpilot send in whatever questions you might have on this subject or any other aviation related subject in the comments or talk to me directly in the mentour aviation appios: https:appstorecommentouraviationandroid: https:playgooglecomstoreappsdetailsid=comteamtamentouraviationa special thank you to all the featured channels in todays episode check out the awesome full videos below: videoskynewshttps:youtubefhxjhivsqfqgoing viralhttps:youtube9ayyzyvspeicivil air patrol national headquartershttps:youtubexkhpq

caught on video: plane crash lands at orange beach puts photog into shock nsfw language
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caught on video: plane crash lands at orange beach puts photog into shock nsfw languagethis is don039s 3rd crash landing he had to make one emergency landing on the beachin the 1990s and another about 9 or 10 years agoon july 4 2011 don bonner crashed near walker island in perdido pass but he and his passenger escaped serious injurythe plane began experiencing engine trouble so he started flying toward a us navy landing strip in lillianthen all of a sudden he started losing power he tried to get it to wolf field but halfway across the bay the plane just totally quitbonner said that when he realized he was not going to make it he looked for a spot with people close by who could help if the plane flipped over he chose walker island the smallest of 3 strips of land in perdido pass near orange beachthe plane came down in about a foot of water on the south side of walker islandtourists made it to the overturned plane quickly followed about a minute laterby the alabama marine policekb http:planecrashinfocomquotplane crash videoquotplane crash caught on tapequotfootagequotorange beachquotdamaticshockingquotplane crashquotfaaquotaviation accidentquotaviationaircraftflightfatallydamagefailureinjurypilotpassengervideoquotaviation incidentquotaccidentplanedestroyedquotgulf coastquot2011quotdon bonnerquot

microsemi polarfire fpgas intro
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microsemi polarfire low power features
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http:wwwfutureelectronicscomensearchaspxdsnav=ntk:partnumbersearch7cpolarfire7c17cny:truenea:true microsemi039s lowest power cost-optimized mid-range polarfire fpga engineering samples are now available the polarfire fpga family spans from 100k logic elements les to 500k les features 127g transceivers and offers up to 50 lower power than competing mid-range fpgas https:youtubezbxijdqlsas

crazy air show stunt
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this is a video of a stunt pilot who in real life is a delta airlines pilot his act at air shows is to pretend that he is a drunken spectator who rushes from the stands and jumps into a piper cub and takes off without any understanding of how to fly a plane the piper cub is actually specifically built to withstand an enormous amount of stress and has a very powerful engine this type of stunt is actually the most dangerous of air show acts because of the low altitude at which the pilot performs obviously this pilot possesses unbelievable skill i hope he does not do it on a delta jet i fly

rendezvous with white knight and spaceship 2: virgin galactic and virgin america
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virgin galactic039s white knight 2 and spaceship 2 rendezvoused with our flight over san francisco on the way into the new sfo terminal 2boing boing post:flying wing to wing with a spaceship: virgin galactic039s whiteknighttwo and spaceshiptwo at opening of virgin america039s new sfo terminal 2http:wwwboingboingnet20110406flying-wing-to-winghtmlshot for boing boing by dean putney

who will lease hi fly039s a380039s
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the question everyone is asking who could lease hi fly039s newly acquired a380 aircraft get the latest aviation updates at: https:simpleflyingcombe sure to also follow us on instagram at: http:instagramcomsimpleflyingnews

gazpromneft-aero increased fuel supplies
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gazpromneft--aero an aviation fuel operator of gazprom neft -- the fifth largest oil and gas company in russia increased fuel supplies to foreign airlines at the largest russian airports up to 15000 ton resulting in a 35 growth as compared to 2011gazpromneft--aero sustained its status as the top retailer of the russian aviation fuel market in 2012 the company039s total aviation fuel sales achieved 2900000 ton over 1900000 ton was supplied on an into-plane basis 22 more than in 2011 the company also has its own distribution network which is the largest in russia including refueling facilities in 31 airportsto view multimedia news release go to http:wwwmultivucommnr58696-gazpromneft-aero

fbo software
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http:wwwessintawingscom - essintawings provides easy invoicing customer tracking and fast reliable processing all through an easy to use interface that you can learn in minutes with sales reporting credit card and contract fuel processing fbos can monitor their business or process invoices anywhere on any device

xp11 - miracle on the hudson us airways flight 1549
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thanks for watching next set of videos are the 911 tragedies stay tuned for themus airways flight 1549 was an airbus a320-214 which three minutes after takeoff from new york city039s laguardia airport on january 15 2009 struck a flock of canada geese just northeast of the george washington bridge and consequently lost all engine power unable to reach any airport pilots chesley sullenberger and jeffrey skiles glided the plane to a ditching in the hudson river off midtown manhattan all 155 people aboard were rescued by nearby boats and there were few serious injuriesthe incident came to be known as the quotmiracle on the hudsonquot and a national transportation safety board official described it as quotthe most successful ditching in aviation historyquot the board also rejected the notion that the ditching could have been avoided had the crew immediately returned to laguardia or diverted to nearby teterboro airportthe pilots and flight attendants were awarded the master039s medal

the last shadow puppets - aviation official video
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the last shadow puppets - aviation official video from 039everything you039ve come to expect039 - the new album out 1st april 2016pre-order on limited edition deluxe vinyl lp amp cd: http:posttlspstorevia itunes: http:posttlspdownloadlisten to the last shadow puppets on spotify: http:posteyctespotifyhttp:posttlspspotifyfacebook: http:posttlspfacebooktwitter: http:posttlsptwitterinstagram: http:posttlspinstagramcasting: shane liem at shane castingcinematographer: chung-hoon chungsteadicam operator: cedric martinproduction designer: christian stonewardrobe stylist: franck chevaliermakeuphair: laura machieraldofirst assistant: travis knightcolourist: houmam at etcvfx lead: andrew at etcvfx team: sarah crux alex grey tane welham at etcvfx producer: olivia jessop at etcpost producer: thom godsilltitling: chris egglestoneeditor: tom lindsay at trimproducer: eric brown at fixer lacreative producer: chris chocast:michelle dawleycircus szalewskitim peckjohnny robisheliotdennis hurleydrew dammronforest bakermicah fitzgeraldkeith valettarobert woodstring cast:joel pelletierelise golgowskibrodie johnsonjulie puschedgar pevsnerlowell crystalcreated by: saam farahmand black sheep studiosspecial thanks: shane liem amp shane casting molly zinar george monkland caroline fahrer lisa carr floyd albee dave thorne and furlined reece ewing ian mcandrew jonny bradshaw jimmy robertson jill reehl houmam abdallah giles cheetham vicki taylor at virgin atlantic glynn bolterhttp:vevolywtozjc

pan am exhibit opens at pacific aviation museum pearl harbor photos
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america has gone gaga for pan am and the history of flight blame it on the abc television show debuted last month chronicling the highs and lows of aviation in travel

kc-135 in flight refueling with blue angels
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2 min video of in flight refueling in the clouds

rftc: faa seeks to ban fpv flying and limit model aviation
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the federal aviation administration faa is abusing its rule-making power in an attempt to force through an outright ban on first-person view fpv flying as well as putting severe restrictions on other types of model aviation it is time for traditional aeromodelers and the fpv community to come together and fight back against the massive bureaucratic overreach here is what you can do to help:to join the academy of model aeronautics ama follow this link: https:wwwmodelaircraftorgjoinrenewaspxto read about the ama039s response to this proposed rule follow this link: http:wwwmodelaircraftorgaboutamagovaspxto comment on the federal aviation administration039s proposed regulations follow this link: http:wwwregulationsgovsubmitcommentd=faa-2014-0396-0001to read more about this video follow this link: http:bitly1xybgvs