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Paul K. Guillow, Inc., commonly known as Guillow's, is an American manufacturer of balsa wood model aircraft kits. The company was founded by Paul K. Guillow in 1926 in Wakefield, Massachusetts , and was originally called NuCraft Toys.
This is a list of gliders/sailplanes of the world, (this reference lists all gliders with references, where available) [1] ...
The current record for the longest non-stop, non-refueled airplane flight in history (9 days and 3 minutes) was achieved in the Rutan Voyager. The flight endurance record is the longest amount of time an aircraft of a particular category spent in flight without landing.
North American Aviation (NAA) was a major American aerospace manufacturer that designed and built several notable aircraft and spacecraft. Its products included the T-6 Texan trainer, the P-51 Mustang fighter, the B-25 Mitchell bomber, the F-86 Sabre jet fighter, the X-15 rocket plane, the XB-70 bomber, the B-1 Lancer, the Apollo command and service module, the second stage of the Saturn V ...
Students learned to perform maintenance and, in an emergency, to rebuild wrecked gliders. This was a relatively simple operation, considering that the primary glider consisted of little more than a shell, equipped with radio, wheels, and brakes. [1] By late 1944 Training Command ended all glider instruction, both flying and technical.
The Barones kept it a family business for many years, with both George and his sister Patricia running the business. Patricia and George ran a very well known airport offering glider and airplane rides, lessons and rental with many private clientele from New York City. Including the late Christopher Reeve, who used to fly gliders out of the ...
April 27, 2024 a motor glider crashed in Mount Beauty, Australia killing the pilot and passenger while scattering the ashes of one of the passenger's father. [69] August 17, 2023, two gliders taking part in a gliding competition crashed when their flight paths intersected. The tail of one of the gliders was severed, causing it to crash land and ...
39 aviators who died between 1908 and 1912 38 more aviators who died between 1908 and 1912 1936 signatures of Early Birds in recognition of the contribution of Earl Ovington to the First Regular Air Mail service, formally presented to his wife after his death.