Air Travel and Airlines
Warhol Flies Braniff
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jul 21, 2019 -
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Category: Art, Avant Garde, Business, Advertising, Air Travel and Airlines, 1960s
The Whirlybirds
Once upon a time, helicopters were miraculous and sexy enough to fuel a TV show. What technology could do so today? THE SEGWAY SQUAD? ADVENTURES OF THE JUMP BIKE PATROL? CAPTAIN BIRD SCOOTER?The Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jun 23, 2019 -
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Category: Technology, Television, Air Travel and Airlines, 1950s
Shortest Commercial Flight
Odd Trivia: The shortest scheduled commercial flight in the world takes a mere 90 seconds. It's the Loganair flight between the Scottish islands of Westray and Papa Westray. From cntraveler.com:
Posted By: Alex - Sat May 11, 2019 -
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Category: World Records, Air Travel and Airlines
The Rotating-Disc Ornithopter
Major article here.
Second piece here.
Inventor's Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Apr 28, 2019 -
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Category: Eccentrics, Technology, Air Travel and Airlines, 1930s
Cabin Pressure
Cabin Pressure from Matthew Lee on Vimeo.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Apr 20, 2019 -
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Category: Antisocial Activities, Bad Habits, Neuroses and Psychoses, Death, Elderly and Seniors, Experts and Authority Figures, Regulations, Stop-motion Animation, Air Travel and Airlines, Alcohol, Goofs and Screw-ups
Common courtesy to light a match
Springfield News-Leader - Dec 6, 2006
Posted By: Alex - Sun Mar 17, 2019 -
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Category: Flatulence, Air Travel and Airlines, 2000s
Golf Ball Hits Airplane
Back in in 1969, a golfer accidentally managed to hit a plane with his ball. The ball went through the plexiglass windshield and into the cockpit.Which raises the question: Do golf balls pose a potential hazard to planes? This is discussed in a thread over at aviation.stackexchange.com, and the consensus seems to be, not really. Even if a golf ball were, somehow, to get into a plane's engine, it's probably small enough that it wouldn't cause damage.
Oakland Tribune - Jan 16, 1969
I was curious about how often golfers hit planes. Apparently, not often. But some googling yielded this video, which purports to show a golfer hitting a 757 with a ball. Though no one in the YouTube comments seems to believe he actually hit the plane.
Posted By: Alex - Wed Mar 06, 2019 -
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Category: Sports, Golf, Air Travel and Airlines
Follies of the Madmen #403
"We really move our tail for you." Not acceptable today as a slogan?
However, the "Coach Pub" is always in style.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Dec 31, 2018 -
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Category: Innuendo, Double Entendres, Symbolism, Nudge-Nudge-Wink-Wink and Subliminal Messages, Advertising, Air Travel and Airlines, 1970s
Emma Harbin, the Dixie Eagle
Not only was she one of the earliest women aviators, but she also helped her husband run a tourist court and dairy! (Lots of great fotos at the link.)
Posted By: Paul - Wed Nov 28, 2018 -
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Category: Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Regionalism, Air Travel and Airlines, Hotels, Twentieth Century
Flying Funeral Directors
Founded in 1960, and apparently still going strong. Membership is limited to licensed funeral directors who are also pilots (licensed or student).It was initially called the Flying Funeral Directors of America, but now they call it the Flying Funeral Directors Association. So they must have opened it up to international members.
Their website: flyingfuneraldirector.org
Coshocton Tribune - Oct 16, 1960
Cincinnati Enquirer - Nov 2, 1975
Posted By: Alex - Thu Sep 13, 2018 -
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Category: Clubs, Fraternities and Other Self-selecting Organizations, Death, Air Travel and Airlines
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