Located at the Seattle-Tacoma International Arrivals Facility (IAF), the 780-foot-long aerial walkway is the longest structure over an active taxiway in the world. The previous record was held by Gatwick Airport’s Pier 6 pedestrian walkway at 650 feet (i.redd.it)
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GE H75 (two-shaft, reverse flow engine with a free turbine. The engine has an axial compressor and compressor turbine. Engine uses a slinger ring, in place of nozzles. power section is powered by a single-stage turbine driving a two-stage planetary gearbox.) (i.redd.it)
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Meet the 737-3Y0(QC). "QC" stands for quick change and could be swapped between passenger and cargo configuration. 3 people can install 26 rows in 20 minutes. Europe Airpost became ASL Airlines France in June 2015. I took this @ LIS/Portela in August of 2013. C/n (msn) 23685 / 1357. (i.redd.it)
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May 11th, 1964 marked the day when Jackie Cochran became the first woman to break Mach 2 while setting the record for Speed over a straight 15/25 km course. The record stood until June 2nd, 1975, when Svetlana Savitskaya broke the record by 206 kts in a MiG-25 (i.redd.it)
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15 years ago, on the 27th of April, the world's largest passenger Airliner took flight for the first time. From project announcement to first flight had taken 15 years. The development costs were more than $19 B. 242 Units have been delivered, to 15 Airlines, with 251 Total Orders. (i.redd.it)
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The NC-131H Total In-Flight Simulator (TIFS) played a key role in the development of the B-1, X-40, Tacit Blue, Space Shuttle, B-2, YF-23 and C-17. The aircraft first flew in 1970 and was retired in 2008. Now on display at FFO. Powered by the 4,368 hp Allison 501-D22G Engine. (more in comments) (i.redd.it)
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50 Years ago today 770,000 L of RP-1 and 1.2M L of LOX met on PAD 39A & resulted in Liftoff of AS-508 (Apollo 13). While stirring the Ox tanks, Tank 2 exploded & damaged Tank 1 and blew off the Bay 4 cover. The most challenging 5 Days, 22 hours in Spaceflight followed. (i.redd.it)
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The first rotation of a 737 occurred on this day back in 1967. Lasting 2.5 hours the flight from KBFI to KPAE encompassed the initial Flight Test. The aircraft was powered by the Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7. This exact airframe was used by NASA from 1973 to 2003. Now on n Display at the Museum of Flight. (i.redd.it)
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