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Cold weather DC3 cargo aircraft flights to Antarctica

Toni G. — Fri, 20 May 2011 21:24:17 +0000

The Canadian Kenn Borek Ltd. DC-3 you can see below has been modified to perform landing on ice strips with skis. This aircraft, as well as another DC-3T – a Basler BT-67 – carry out Antartica Logistics and Expeditions (ALE) flights. Therefore they have been upgraded to sustain take off, flight, and landing at very low temperatures. Please, listen to Philippe Cousteau:

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Air Force SERE – Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape

Toni G. — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 20:36:52 +0000

SERE stands for Survival-Evasion-Resistance-Escape for the US Air Force, and Survive-Evade-Resist-Extract for the Royal Air Force. Watch the video shot at the USAF Survival School, Joint Personnel Recovery Agency (JPRA), Fairchild AFB, Washington:

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Paris Charles de Gaulle airport running out of de-icing fluid

Toni G. — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 12:44:35 +0000

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FLIGHT SAFETY – Aircraft integrated de-icing services

Toni G. — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 22:10:30 +0000

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ASTOUNDING and FUNNY – Flying things… and more!

Toni G. — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 20:27:09 +0000

You can watch more video about flying things HERE >>>>>

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LC-130 takes off for Operation Deep Freeze

Toni G. — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 12:40:46 +0000

Master Sgt. Joseph Sinatra checks the air spring pressure on an LC-130 Hercules during a stop Oct. 18, 2010, at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. The springs are used to absorb the shock of landing the ski-equipped aircraft on the Antarctic ice. Sergeant Sinatra and the rest of his LC-130 aircrew stopped at Hickam while en route to Antarctica to support Operation Deep Freeze, the Defense Department’s logistical support to U.S. research activities at the southernmost continent. Sergeant Sinatra is an LC-130 crew chief assigned to the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing at Stratton Air National Guard Base, N.Y. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kerry Jackson).
US Air Force Link (www.af.mil) courtesy

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Jim Zwayer and Bill Weaver took off that day – January 25th, 1966 !

Toni G. — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:17:31 +0000

SR71 Blackbird – USAF photo by Tech SGT Michael Haggerty – Source: www.af.mil

This unbelievable test flight happened in 1966, and remained top secret for decades given the constraints of the Cold war at that time. You can read this breath-taking story in browsing into Google. Type – SR-71 Blackbird breakup at Mach 3.18 – (or click on this link, then on the first webpage of the Google list proposed). Plant yourself firmly in an armchair, then you can start to read the most amazing aeronautical report I have ever read!

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