Newsreel footage showing the arrival of the Boeing Stratocruiser to crowds that look less than enthusiast and we find out why. It’s noisy, but if it passes the noise test we might see more of the “jets.”
Audio Courtesy LiveATC.net
Here’s the original recordings of both days together. Day two starts at around 3:00. Clear space is edited out. Radio calls in between are not for emphasis. The scanner clips the audio between both tower channels as it’s recorded so not every word exists on this audio recording. This is the reason for [...]
What was probably harmless fun is now being highlighted by the news media. Here’s the original recording.
http://bit.ly/boyatcjkf
and now the FAA repercussions
FAA Statement
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Aviation Administration announced today that two employees at John F. Kennedy Airport Tower are on administrative leave following an incident last month when a child was permitted to talk [...]
Approved for release by the TSA. Edited for content. I left the middle in for emphasis on the length of time involved.
Video courtesy: Transportation Security Administration, the Port Authority and Continental Airlines, and Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ).
Press Release of Senator Lautenberg
Working With Law Enforcement, Lautenberg Releases Video of Newark Airport Security Breach
Thursday, January 7, [...]
Video courtesy: VIRGIN GALACTIC
http://www.virgingalactic.com
SpaceShipTwo (SS2) and its mothership, WhiteKnightTwo (WK2) herald a new era in commercial space flight with daily space tourism flights set to commence from Spaceport America in New Mexico after test program and all required US government licensing completed.
Mojave Air and Spaceport, California
December 7, 2009
Virgin Founder, Sir Richard Branson and SpaceshipOne (SS1) [...]
The Tupolev Tu-144 Charger was a supersonic transport aircraft AKA Koncordski, on 15/07/69 it became the first commercial transport to exceed Mach 2, and the fastest commercial airliner ever.