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Apr
13
2015
Defection to Israel!
Posted by HW on 13 Apr 2015 /
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Published on April 13, 2015 By Thomas Van Hare On Sunday, January 19, 1964, an Egyptian flight instructor based at Bilbeis AB in the Nile Delta, walked calmly to his Czech-built Yak-11 training plane. He did his preflight inspection, checked the fuel and tried his best to not appear nervous. He flew quite regularly and […]
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Apr
13
2015
As Easy as Driving a Car!
Posted by HW on 13 Apr 2015 /
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This Week’s Hints to help you along: Streamlined and bearing the classic curves of the late 1930s. The exhaust pipe is a flyover in front of the windshield. Control systems are designed like a car with a wheel atop a stick. A pedal on the floor deploys the flaps — and there are no rudders! […]
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