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As it seems, a topic ‘Boeing-727 vs Tu-154′ perfectly fits into the ‘clash thesis‘ actively pursued on this blog, - as a case to explore, of course, - not a pretex for another round of ‘Cold War’ So, I thought it would be worthwhile to continue reviewing some traits of two similar aircraft: Boeing-727, and Tupolev-154. Read the rest of this entry »

Nicely looking airplane, the 727 is. I always enjoy its look when it may appear somewhere nearby. No wonder: it is a sort of ’sister-ship’, an airplane having distinct similarities to the Tu-154, the one I flew in Russia before moving to North America. Interestingly enough, .. Read the rest of this entry »

  Apparently, an acronym ‘NG’, that was first used in the world of aviation for purposes of indicating a new, renovated line of an old but proven design, the Boeing-737, turned to be catchy. At least, for me. Now, as they talk about resuming construction of large Antonov transport planes at Ulyanovsk aircraft manufacturing plant, I decided to tentatively dub the project by the same two-lettered suffix - ‘NG’. Read the rest of this entry »

One more time I took a quick look through thousands of Oshkosh pictures. As always in these cases, the archive had left me reassured it would be good for feeding the blog with imagery for at least another decade. Then maybe, I’ll need to go to the ‘AirVenture’ again for ‘refreshing’ Read the rest of this entry »

“All of a sudden“, “Out of the blue, or nowhere“, “The calm before the storm“.. You know, I adore to learn new idiomatic English expressions. And in this post I’m going to solicit for some more. There’s a particular reason for such a request. Read the rest of this entry »

Here she is - a proper candidate for our contest ‘FIRST REGISTERED ONE HUNDRED YEAR OLD FLYING PLANE’. Although she qualifies, she’s a bit too young yet, - all the data available on the Internet shows this ‘Waco’ Model QCF-2, registered in the USA as ‘NC 1142′ was ‘born’ in 1931. So, she is just 77 year old ‘babe’. Read the rest of this entry »

It is a common knowledge in aviation community all around the world that Canada is a good place for flight training. Maybe, among the best. Training here is recognized for its high quality and availability. Also, there’s a thing that strongly appeals to international students: hourly rates for flight instruction - they are fairly decent compared to those in many other countries, especially, in Europe. Read the rest of this entry »

It is a quick follow-up remark to the previous post. That one was about possibility in the future to see an aircraft which is one hundred years old, - and not on a museum display, but in the air. Read the rest of this entry »

Long timers! Good for them, good for people who still care. ‘Keep them flying!’ - you’ll hear this motto once you get in touch with the world of  ‘Norsemen Festival’ at Red Lake, Ontario. Read the rest of this entry »

Surprisingly, but one ‘loose guess’ expressed by myself with regard to some painting job features on some vintage aircraft seen at Oshkosh ensued an interesting discussion which you can see in a string of replics under this picture on Clashmaker’s Flickr photostream. Read the rest of this entry »