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Cuba Libre Update: Historic US flight to Cuba lands in Havana

December 31, 2013 / dgcrenshaw / No comments

From The Nation By   Tuesday, 31 December 2013 08:06

The first commercial passenger flight from Key West to Cuba in more than 50 years has landed in Havana, capping several years of efforts to reunite the two islands, though regular air service still appeared a distant prospect.

US Customs and Border Protection gave the final approval for the flight on Monday morning, and the nine-passenger aircraft departed 90 minutes later at 10am, Key West International Airport director Peter Horton said. . . . Read Complete Report

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Unbelievable Wingsuit Cave Flight! Batman Cave (Video)

April 18, 2013 / dgcrenshaw / No comments

Featured Image Parachuter by Shari Weinsheimer. SOURCE: publicdomainpictures.net. (Public Domain) 

 From youtube upload by EpicTVadventure

Published on Apr 16, 2013

Wingsuit / BASE-jump athlete Alexander Polli does the never before done—a tactical flight through a narrow cave on a rugged mountainside. . . . From description posted with video on

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Blimp News: Construction is complete on behemoth airship; first flight planned

January 6, 2013 / dgcrenshaw / No comments

Photo: The USS Shenandoah Airship, Public domain photo from history.navy.mil. America’s first rigid Airship. Built 1022-23.  SOURCE Wikipedia

From Las Angeles Times

By W.J. Hennigan

January 4, 2013, 1:36 p.m.

A massive cargo-carrying airship has taken shape inside one of the 17-story wooden blimp hangars at the former military base in Tustin.

According to aircraft maker Worldwide Aeros Corp., construction is complete on a 36,000-pound blimp-like aircraft designed for the military to carry tons of cargo to remote areas around the world.

The Montebello company hopes to have a first flight in the coming months and to demonstrate cargo-carrying capability shortly thereafter. . . . Read Complete Report

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First East Coast Flight of X-47B Autonomous Unmanned Aircraft

August 1, 2012 / dgcrenshaw / No comments

Photo: X47B – The U.S. Navy/Northrop Grumman-developed X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System made its debut flight from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., on Sunday, July 29. SOURCE

from Space War

by Staff Writers
Patuxent River MD (SPX) Aug 01, 2012

The Northrop Grumman-built X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator has successfully completed its historic first flight from Naval Air Station Patuxent (Pax) River. The 36-minute flight – the first for the tailless, strike-fighter-sized aircraft since it was transported to the Navy base in June from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. – was successfully completed on July 29 at 11:36 a.m. Eastern time.

It marks the first time a tactical unmanned aircraft has been fully integrated into the air traffic patterns and the command and control structure of the Pax River flight test complex. . . . Read Complete Report

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