Garfly

And then, Northrop gave the Flying Wing a go ... (another incredible story, very well told by Mustard, methinks)

Inspections turn up more loose bolts:

Well now we all KNOW! ;- )

Well, except, perhaps, for this one ;- )

I think that the time limit has, historically, been more about pilots' privacy concerns than about technical constraints. EASA already mandates 24 hours at least and the FAA is trying to match it, at least for new aircraft. https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/media/25-Hr-CVR_NPRM_Issuance.pdf EXCERPT: "C. Privacy Concerns The FAA acknowledges that pilot-focused organizations may have concerns regarding how the NTSB or the FAA would use the CVR data collected for investigative purposes. This issue previously arose when the FAA increased the CVR recording duration from 30 minutes to 2 hours. At that time, the FAA determined that the investigative need and benefit of this information outweighed these privacy concerns. The FAA maintains this stance. The proposed increase to a 25-hour CVR recording duration would further improve current investigative capabilities. It would also provide investigating bodies, such as the NTSB, with more complete context surrounding the accidents and incidents under investigation and support their safety analyses. Importantly, this proposed increase is designed to provide more context for any flight deck activity that might be pertinent to an investigation. Specifically, this increase expands the possible range of data available to investigators. This proposal does not alter or modify the existing processes for requesting or use of this data. Sections 91.609(g), 121.359(h), 121.227(f), and 135.151(c) specify that the information obtained from the CVR recording is to be used for investigation purposes and that the FAA will not use the CVR record in any civil penalty or certificate action. This proposal does not modify these regulations."

I was wondering to what extent the lump of metal up-front puts traffic just below and ahead into an ADSB shadow. (Like it does to the pilot's eyesight).

And I guess that Brendan would do well to hold on to the old Garmin Mode C to use together with the SkyEcho2, no? A 'proper' transponder (even an oldie) allows you to operate in Class E and is needed for any Class C transit/entry which one day (soon?) may be more relevant for RAAus craft than it is now.

This is a tech explanation of the various 737 mid-cabin doors/plugs configs. The Alaskan incident is referred to near the end (21:45).

But that's in your RV. If you'd taken your Thruster into town, you'd probably have landed back in 2022.

Ha, ha ... presumably see-and-avoid (esp. by way of ye-olde nav lights) will be long gone by then. ;- )

I guess noise nuisance will be the main fly in the ointment for flying cars; more so than safety and efficiency which are more easily sorted.

Yes, nor in ours. But maybe a century on from Cessna's aerial-car dreaming, something akin might arrive. But it probably won't require, or allow, any hands-on sky-driving as in the 1940's imagining. And it looks like Cessna won't be the one leading the charge. (For the loser now Will be later to win)

The way it was ... and (for General Aviation) the way it's gonna be, just as soon as the war is won: "... this dream of flying-for-the-millions in the Family Car of the Air, is coming true for all of us." Yep ... a pilot in every home.

And, since the YouTube algorithm reckons that too many Constellation films are never enough, this one has just turned up. It's a recently made detailed analysis of the New York midair disaster of 1960. It's the accident that was referred to, in the film above, as the last nail in the coffin of the Connie's illustrious career (despite the fact that the aircraft, itself, was not, in any way, to blame).

And there's this comprehensive (if très romantique) french documentary about the Constellation. (has english Closed Captions) "Imagined by billionaire multi-talented genius Howard Hughes, the Constellation made an impression. A mythical airliner built by the American Lockheed, it remained the emblem of an era when air transport was a real luxury. Requisitioned by the army during the Second World War, it then ensured many transatlantic connections for a very wealthy clientele, ready to pay the equivalent of 10,000 euros for a ticket. The arrival of jet planes, and especially the 707 put into service by Boeing in 1958, marked the abrupt end of the Constellation. Actor Tchéky Karyo lends his voice to tell the story of this “air star”."

'The daily "chores" of Royal Air Force Ground Crews, Flight Riggers, Flight Mechanics and Wireless Electricians needed to keep Supermarine Spitfires operational are detailed in this 1940 instructional film. It features close-up footage of aircraft and crew from 609 Squadron at RAF Northolt undertaking the maintenance schedule required for a Spitfire Mk I's Periodical Inspection Certificate.'

This one has no chopper noise spoiling the audio: