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Looks more like an A-340, but then again it's a night shot. Must say that the Canadians built those CRJs tough (they know what kind of flying they go through!)

Set your Type I to fan spray and get some DOW/UCAR ADF all up in there!

I think that is one of the planes that the club I fly with owns...

London Calling... (BBC) Passengers on board the Southwest Airlines flight described what happened An airliner has made an emergency landing in the United States after a gaping hole in the roof caused a sudden drop in cabin pressure. Southwest Airlines flight 812 from Phoenix to Sacramento put down safely at a military air base in Arizona. Passengers heard a bang as the roof panel blew open in the cabin. "You can see completely outside," one woman told the Associated Press news agency. It was not immediately clear what caused the fuselage to rupture. An FBI spokesman said terrorism was not suspected and "it appears to be a mechanical issue". 'Dropped pretty quick' Passenger Brenda Reese said the Boeing 737 plane had just left Phoenix when she heard a "gunshot-like sound". "It's at the top of the plane, right up above where you store your luggage," she told AP by telephone from the plane. "The panel's not completely off. It's like ripped down... When you look up through the panel, you can see the sky." She said the plane "dropped pretty quick". Another woman on board said: "They had just taken drink orders when I heard a huge sound and oxygen masks came down. "There was a hole in the fuselage about three feet long. You could see the insulation and the wiring. You could see a tear the length of one of the ceiling panels," the woman told a local television station. Aviation officials said the pilot made a rapid, controlled descent. The National Transportation Safety Board said an "in-flight fuselage rupture" led to the sudden descent and drop in cabin pressure. "We do not know the cause of the decompression," Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor said. Southwest Airlines said no injuries were reported among the 118 passengers on board. One flight attendant was slightly injured, the statement said. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12945453

http://atwonline.com/aircraft-engines-components/news/southwest-finds-cracks-two-more-737-300s-0405?cid=nl_atw_dn&YM_RID=#email#?cid=nl_atw_dn&YM_RID=#email#

Excellent shots!

Thunderbird 17, GO!

So basically you just 'read' all of us into your little black project . Good to hear your movitation is back!

At the risk of being clowned upon, I installed SF2, SF2E, and Exp2. I then installed the NF4 packages & updates in order. I'm not able to edit the missions. Any ideas what is wrong? Never mind, seems to be working now...

Happy Birthday!

US Air Force attack jet on training mission crashes in Germany, pilot injured By Juergen Baetz, The Associated Press – 1 day ago BERLIN — A U.S. Air Force attack jet on a training mission crashed in western Germany on Friday, injuring the pilot as he ejected to safety, authorities said. The A-10 Thunderbolt II went down near the village of Laufeld, between the former West German capital of Bonn and Trier, police spokeswoman Monika Peters said. The pilot has been hospitalized and is in "good condition," according to a military statement. The jet crashed in a field just about 330 yards (300 metres) from Laufeld's residential area, Peters said. The town's mayor, Karl-Josef Junk, told the German news agency DAPD that a catastrophe was "narrowly avoided." The twin-engine A-10 is used to provide close air support for ground forces by attacking tanks and other targets. Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze following the crash, Peters said. The aircraft, also known as the Warthog, was part of the 81st Fighter Squadron at the Spangdahlem Air Base, in Rhineland Palatinate, said Senior Airman Nathanael Callon, a spokesman for the 52nd Fighter Wing at Spangdahlem. The 52nd Fighter Wing said in a statement the A-10 was "was on a routine local training mission" when it crashed Friday afternoon. The pilot's identity is withheld pending the notification of his family members. A board of officers will investigate the accident, the statement said. Spangdahlem Air Base, founded in May 1948, is one of 16 major operating locations for the U.S. Air Force in Europe, and about 5,500 military personnel are currently assigned to the base, according to its website.

Pretty high..when you're talking 20-30min turn times with some of their destinations being only an hour apart, I'm sure it adds up...

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Gulfstream_650_Down_Four_Dead_204417-1.html

JM, if they're at low alt, they can be just as susceptible to icing as any other a/c depending on the weather conditions. Ice could build up on them, and then break loose and impact the wing or engines... bad stuff!

Old and LOTS of cycles!

The reason they might not spray deicing fluids (typically a propylene glycol base mixed with water) on the canards is that it may damage the materials. Ground de-icing is different than the aircraft's deicing system.

Good bye NAS/JRB Willow Grove METAR KNXX 310256Z 15008KT 10SM SCT042 BKN050 OVC060 04/M03 A2999 RMK RAE40 SLP165 60000 T00441028 50002 STATION CLOSED LAST

Jealous!

Always good to see an 'old' name!

Good to see a deicer making headlines! Though, real men deice from open buckets! Out of my aviation nerdness, what brand/types of fluids do you guys use?

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Thanks for sharing! I stopped through my 'local' model shop yesterday for the first time in a few years, and there it was: Trumpeter's 1/32 F-14D.... someday!

Hope things are going better for you guys. I was laid off a few years back. It was cool for about a day, then it was off to find another job.

I'm hoping to keep this somewhat up to date with the books, magazines, etc. that I have. I'd like to make it available for reference (within reason) for projects and general curiosity Updates will follow as separate posts. Jon

Updated list of Air Forces Monthly (AFM) and Combat Aircraft Monthly (CAM). This list is what I have as of today. Hopefully I'll be able get more stuff posted down the road. Air Forces Monthly AFM January 2011.pdf Combat Aircraft Monthly CAM - March 2011.pdf