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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Detroyat’s Caudron 460
By: Norm Goyer The year 1936 was a rather bad year for the prestige of American air races, France showed everyone how it was done, so easily that the Americans tried to deny them their prizes and trophies, but, it … Continue reading
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Aviation Advancement via Racing
Aviation’s timeline has often been accelerated by wartime advancements. But there has been another form of accelerated advancements provided by air racing which didn’t involve guns, bombs or dog fights. In many cases, the improvements in air racing occurred first and were quietly absorbed into new warbird designs. Here are some “for instances” which are fun to read. During World War I and the subsequent 1920′s aviation scene, biplanes were the choice of engineers. Continue reading
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Jim Bede’s Micro Jet Homebuilt
By: Norm Goyer Say what you will about Jim Bede, I liked the man and thought that some of his designs were outstanding. None were perfect, their hype often exceeded their performance. But, at least he didn’t crank out the … Continue reading
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Remembering Pilot Friends
By: Norm Goyer In my 60 plus years of flying I have met and been influenced by many great pilots and instructors, some were a little way out but I learned from each one. My thanks. Two days ago one … Continue reading
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The Numbers Game, or Stick It to the Pilots, Again
By: Norm Goyer For another point of view on this subject, read Budd Davidson’ column in the Jan/Feb , 2012 issue of Plane and Pilot. Thanks Budd for the inspiration for my column, NG Hopefully some clear heads remain in … Continue reading
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