From the Editor
Reno Crash-Galloping Ghost P-51-Trim Tab Investigated
Ocala, Fl based air racer, Jimmy Leeward died September 16, 2011 when his highly modified P-51 Mustang, Galloping Ghost, pitched up suddenly before crashing into a grandstand area killing nearly a … [Read More...]
Why is aviation so darn expensive?
This is like asking "Why's the sky blue?". I know that, but bear with me. I guess it's the missionary mindset in me. After living on foreign soil for nearly a decade on the edge of the South … [Read More...]
Fly Safe
The Cowboy, the Stinson and Me
Bill was one of those feast or famine guys who had scraped together just enough to buy his airplane. He didn’t fit the profile of an aviator; a washed up semi-pro bull rider back West with a slow drawl. I had admired his Stinson 108-3 for a few … [Read on...]
The B1B crew should have asked, “What’s that beeping sound?”
Landing on runway 31 at Diego Garcia, skidding 7,500 feet down the runway. The aircraft was landing at the end of an 11 hour ferry mission that started at Andersen AFB, Guam . During the landing, the B-1B caught fire and emergency crews … [Read on...]
When the engine explodes…Fly the Airplane!
Now you know why they call him Smokey...his plane caught fire! In this case the board concluded: “The failure of a magnesium alloy restraining band surrounding the afterburner section of the GE F110 engine in Capt Ray’s F-16C contributed to … [Read on...]
Rattlecan Chronicles: Flying Affordably
The RVX-Prescription for FUN!
What do you get when you combine an RV4 and an RV6? The RVX! Ten years ago I purchased an RV4 project from Cornerstone Ministries with the plan to construct a “Super RV4” to replace my current one. 9/11 intervened, placing the project on hold … [Read More...]
About the Rattlecan Chronicles
The Rattlecan Chronicles is our collection of builders and their planes built with value in mind: getting the biggest bang for the least bucks. OK, I know what you may be thinking so let's clear this up: "Rattlecan paint" actually is an … [Read More...]
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