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For the First Time (German title: Serenade of a Great Love) is a 1959 musical film directed by Rudolph Maté and starring Mario Lanza, Johanna von Koczian, Kurt Kasznar, and Zsa Zsa Gabor. It was tenor star Mario Lanza 's final film, released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer six weeks before his death.
Airbus jet airliners taxiing at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport A privately owned Sea Vixen taxis back from an air show flight, with wings folding as it moves.. Taxiing (rarely spelled taxying) [1] is the movement of an aircraft on the ground, under its own power, in contrast to towing or pushback where the aircraft is moved by a tug.
Its flagship model is the Wisk Cora, a two-passenger all-electric self-piloted aircraft. It has an experimental airworthiness certificate from the New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and the United States FAA. [19] As of April 2021, there were five different generations of its aircraft, with a sixth under development. [20] [21]
New oral history of "Airplane!" traces the making of the beloved parody of 1970s disaster movies. 'Airplane!' creators to tell all about their surprise 1980 hit movie at Dearborn event
David Zucker said "it was the first time we had ever been on a movie set. We learned a lot. We learned that if you really wanted a movie to come out the way you wanted it to, you had to direct. So on the next movie, Airplane!, we insisted on directing". [18] Eventually the Airplane! script found its way to Paramount through Michael Eisner.
EGTS is an electric taxiing system enabling an aircraft to taxi independently of its main engines or tug. [2]Each of the two main landing gear inboard wheels is driven by an electric motor powered by the auxiliary power unit (APU) generator, allowing the aircraft to push back from the gate without an airport tug and to taxi without the use of the main engines.
Despite its longstanding status as an American classic, Martin Scorsese’s dark 1976 drama Taxi Driver — released 45 years ago on Feb. 9, 1976 — has always made viewers feel uneasy. Much of ...
Living in the Age of Airplanes is a 2015 American epic documentary film written, directed, and produced by Brian J. Terwilliger.Narrated by Harrison Ford, it explores the way commercial aviation has revolutionized transportation and the many ways it affects everyday lives, and it concludes with a positive endorsement of flying.