And this, ladies and gentlemen, is the very first Fokker airplane built in the world. The Dutch call it the mother Fokker.
— Custodian at the Aviodome aviation museum, Schiphol airport Amsterdam.
A blonde gets on an airplane and sits down in the first class section of the plane. The stewardess rushes over to her...ve to her correct seat. The copilot replies, "I told her the front half of the airpl...
When asked why he was referred to as 'Ace':
Because during World War Two I was responsible for the destruction of six aircraft, fortunately three were enemy.
— Captain Ray Lancaster, USAAF.
Pan Am 727 flight, waiting for start clearance in Munich, overheard the following conversation:
Lufthansa (in Germa...t speak in English."
Lufthansa (in English): "I am a German, flying a German airpl...
Thought some of you (W.E.?) might be interested in this brief discussion.
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/Features/AMA_Expo.html#.UtN_ZvtNY4d
Of course, we have known for some time in the flexwing world that adverse yaw can be overcome by wing tip aerodynamics.
In Sydney (Nullarbor National Park)
http://au.tv.yahoo.com/sunri...se/
Jonny Durand Jr will be on morning television talking about his recent world records at 7:40 AM Sydney tim...
One day at a busy airport, the passengers on a commercial airliner are seated waiting for the pilot to show up so the...practical joke. After a few minutes though, the engines start revving, and the airpl...