The massive catalog of airplanes that have played important parts in war, peace and movies, Top Gun for example, are spread across a huge 2,600 acre site in the arid Arizona Desert. This is a place of historical and sentimental significance for Aviators and Americans alike.
I definitely have a visit on my buck list, but now thanks to Google Earth you can at least see the pictures for your self. Here is the link to tour the museum http://www.pimaair.org/
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A hidden gem of an airport in the gangland of Southern California Compton-Woodley Airport (KCPM) is doing its part to both survive and promote a healthy love for aviation along with a healthy outlet for today’s youth. Read the LA Times article
Compton Woodley Airport Bret Hartman/For The Times / 12-10-2009
Cessna delivered its 300th Citation X this week, some 13 years after the first delivery of one in 1996 to Golf Legend Arnold Palmer. Citation X have been owned or operated by some of the worlds best know rich and famous, like the late Sydney Pollack as well.
This one was apparently delivered to an unnamed buyer in Europe. Cessna Press Release.
Gulfstream rolled out its new business jet in Isreal on Wednesday October 7, 2009 and it is now part of our performance and operating cost database as well. Read more on the jet on Gulfstream’s site.
The FAA has approved light sport certification of the $159,000 American Legend FloatCub amphibious aircraft.
American Legend Aircraft Company
American Legend FloatCub
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