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A-10 Gets Wing Shot Off But BADASS Pilot Figured Something Out
This almost unbelievable story comes to us from Operation Desert Storm. On February 6th, 1991, Captain Paul “JP” Johnson took off in his A-10 Thunderbolt II as he did dozens of times before. Regarded as one of the best A-10 pilots of all time, even he described his behavior that day as “driving his fangs into the floorboard, growing one
8 Unbelievable Plane Stowaway Survival Stories
According to the Federal Aviation Aviation Administration, the chances of surviving in the wheel well of a plane since 1947 is merely 20.3 percent. The reason the survival rate is so low is because…
You Can’t Tell Me What To Do!
Some people try to live their lives in the safest, most rule-adhering way possible. However, these are not those people:
Antonov An-2, The Plane That Can Fly Backwards!
First flown in 1947, the Soviet Union developed the Antonov An-2, as they were rebuilding from World War II. On its first flight, it already seemed like an anachronism. Aviation was…
Teenager, 19, One Of Youngest Ever Airline Pilots
A teenager has become one of the UK’s youngest ever airline pilots. Luke Elsworth, 19, was offered a job with easyJet after taking one of the fastest possible routes to becoming qualified…
LA Speed Story, World’s Fastest Aircraft Hitting Mach 3
This may be the single greatest aviation story ever told, it’s about the iconic SR-71 Blackbird whose full operating specs are still classified to this day. The story, from the now out-of-print book Sled Driver by former SR-71 jockey Brian Shul (available used on Amazon for just $700). Here’s the ultimate aviation troll…
#51 – (We’re back!) 2019 Rundown, 2020 Vision
Our 2020 vision podcast… What are your resolutions?
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