Forum: General Aviation Section

Couldn't find suitable thread to place this one:...

In the old forum we had a thread for spaceflight stuff with particular reference to NASA TV...

Aviation enthusiasts the people accessing this site may well be, but it is not to say that all can afford their own Cessna, Leah Jet or Jumbo! So,...

Some threads about the Boeing 747 found at our old forum first: http://captainsvoyage.7.forumer.com/search.php?mode=results Enter Boeing 747 in...

SK - Scandinavian Airlines. All over the news here in Norway today, SAS is in extreme difficulties financially and may be called bankrupt soon...

I don't know about you, but I think this trend of painting cartoon figurs or whatever on commercial air liners has gone too far. Here is a few...

The RED ARROWS are on my doorstep so to speak and an integral part of Lincolnshire life. Folks around RAF Scampton are quite privileged to be able to...

List of Ten busiest airports of the world... http://travel.sympatico.ca/PhotoGalleries/articles/worlds_busiest_airports_trip_atlas

March 19, 2009 -- The sixth and final Boeing 787 Dreamliner designated for flight test is now undergoing final assembly in Everett, Wash. The...

For those STILL convinced the landing on the Moon is a fake made in a huge tv studio, take a look at this, and listen to what this guy have to say...

I put this in the aviation section, deliberately. Have you seen Disneys CARS...? And laughed long and good...? Now Disney is back with another...

I couldn't think of anything more apt for these old warhorses, over the period of any war there were some highly remarkable aircraft designed, built...

You gotta love these mad pilots, and admire them at the same time! Extreme Landings Would you fly with them?

Well, here's a link to a timelapse movie made by use of a Canon 5D and a tri-pod onboard an Air France A-340 from San Francisco to Paris. In the...

News from/about Thai Airways Continuing from the old forum: News from - and about - THAI AIRWAYS THAI talks new jets with Airbus, Boeing ...

Name that airport! Here is a quiz for all of you, that knows airports around the world..... name that airport! (I may not know all the correct...

A Boeing 747-200 becomes a youth hostel in Stockholm At the old board, we had a thread about this 747 becoming a youth hostel in Stockholm: A...

Is my "new post" button not working? Or has no one mentioned Felix Baumgartner's amazing jump yesterday? Here's a short replay mix from Red Bull ...

I have seen the Shuttle Enterprise before but it was just a glider never meant for the vacuum of space. My wife had a conference in Washington DC...

The Super Jumbo Airbus 380 comes into service world wide. This thread started with a whole 25 pages back at the old forum: ...

Here is one of the most interesting (technically) videos of a Space Shuttle launch that I have seen. In the beginning you can see the water...

Time to give this old girl her own thread. I will kick off with this news concerning the terrible accident in Paris 10 years ago. A four...

Well folks, it's that time of year again! RAF Waddington Airshow is this Saturday & Sunday, I'll be going on the Sunday 1st July. Before that I'll...

I visited the Aviation Museum in Bodø in April 2006. It is an immediately impressive building. The reception, visitor facilities and a display area...

Ever wondered how Stavanger Airport Sola would look like in 900 km/h from an old SAAB Tunnan...? Not me neither, but this 9 minutes long video from...

For those interested in military air power and military aircraft, Norway is the place to be the last week-end in May to mid-June. RNoAF is...

News from the monthly local newspaper here in Kristiansund and Nordmøre: There will be held an International Seaplane Meeting in Aure just 40 km...

A RNoAF Lockheed C-130J Hercules with 5 norwegian officers on board is reported missing between Norway and Kiruna. They were supposed to land at...

Some of you may remember me long ago posting photos of the plane I built. Yesterday I found out that the person who purchased it was killed in a...

My fathers Piper Arrow is equipped with various modern electronics. The most modern, installed 6 months ago, is this Aspen flat panel display. ...

Found this 21 minutes long video from YouTube on an aviation forum. Like the nostalgic person I might be, I just had to make sure others watched it...

Divers found a German WW2 plane at 60-meters depth Picture: Nærøysund Aquaservice Source:...

News from/about Airbus... in general. I was convinced we had a thread with this heading before, but I just had to give up finding it... maybe it...

Swiss Air flight 111 air crash New York-Geneva September 2nd 1998 I made a post recently with clips from another episode of Air Crash...

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA has placed orders with Boeing Commercial Airplanes and Airbus S.A.S. comprising a total of 372 aircraft whereof 222 are on...

Want to see a video way, WAY above average from the c0ckpit of an Airbus A-320...??? Well, I have no more comments, go fullscreen, put some volume...

Dedicated to all Yeller Belly aviation fanatics.

A private plane fell into the sea just off the Island of Guersey , Channel islands at the weekend . Rescue services from France and Guernsey...

It's that time of year again for my wife and myself to take the pilgrimage to RAF Waddington Airshow. As we say the mission is on and accepted, and...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_in_fiction I found it very interesting or should I say creepy that the actual Concorde used in the movie...

Could the day be getting nearer where we will once again be crossing the Atlantic on an Airship? Using a fifth of the fuel a conventional passenger...

THE RED ARROWS ARRIVE AT JERSEY AIRPORT On wednesday I saw the Red Arrows fly in formation over my home to the Airport with the black ( ...

You may or may not know that this afternoon Red Pilot 4 Jon Egging suffered a fatal crash at Bournemouth Air Display. An immensely sad day for his...

All of us will remember the tragic accident in 2003. Seven lives were lost when the orbiter Columbia broke up upon re-entry to the Earth's...

Quote from breaking news item. This does not sound good.

When looking through some old boxes tonight, I also found some analog photos from back in 2002/3 when we was on vacation in sweet Sweden. Upon...

Yep! RAF Waddington Airshow is already underway on the Saturday session, I'm there on Sunday session. Photos to come Sunday night:

On a flight from Singapore to Shanghai last week I got aware of the ground speed recorded on the screen in front of me: 1,133 km/hr. (Actually it...

Sadly, for us warbird enthusiasts, the Chicago Tribune reports that the beautiful B-17 "Liberty Belle" of the Liberty Foundation burned out in a...