To prevent a mass panic, England’s prime minister kept top secret a close encounter between a World War II pilot and an unexplained flying object, newly unclassified documents reveal.
Former Prime Minister Winston Churchill said the unexplained incident should be kept secret for 50 years, fearing it would provoke a “mass panic.”
The claim was discovered in files...
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UFO Mass Panic, says Churchill
PPC Crash Due to Wind Gust
n RCMP member investigates the scene of an accident involving a fan propelled parachute aircraft during during the 2010 Threshermen’s Reunion in Austin, Man. on Sunday afternoon. The pilot of the plane was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
The crash of an ultralight parachute...
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MachNoneFlying.com is for sale
THE online Ultralight Magazine. This site gets 13000 to 33000 page views a month, depending on the work you put into it. Over 124,000 page views in just 7 months. It is a top site for MANY keywords related to ultralight...
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Trikes. Gotta love ‘em.
The YouTube clips says: “In this Lesson taken days ago my Instructor teach how to approach the Airstrip in 4 differents ways, enjoy it and comment if you want”. Make any comments on the original post at YouTube.
Here’s another pretty good video! ...
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The Engine Quit
A small float plane crashed into suburban Vancouver’s Pitt Lake on Monday, but the pilot walked away without a scratch.
Pilot Jean-Claude Carrara of North Vancouver was the only person on board when his ultralight float plane lost power on approach to the lake.
“Within 50...
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UL Heli Pilot is a Lucky Man
Matthieu de Quillacq told us Monday at Oshkosh that he is “a lucky man” and not because he survived his trip to Oshkosh from the south of France in his Italian-made Kompress CH-7 very light helicopter. Long before the weeklong trip that brought Quillacq...
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E-flight: Win $60K
Oshkosh, WI – The Experimental Aircraft Association is offering a $60,000 prize to the individual or corporation that can demonstrate the most promising level of achievement in E-Flight at AirVenture 2011. The prize has been made possible by equal contributions from AeroLEDs, Aircraft Spruce...
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Belite Offers Bare Bones Price
Now you can get in the air, in a Belite ultralight under FAA Part 103 regulations, for $28,655. The aircraft weighs just 254 pounds, and is powered by a 50-hp Hirth engine.
The Belite Superlite aircraft was named the 2010 Grand Champion Ultralight at Sun ‘n...
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New Head at EAA
The Experimental Aircraft Association announced today that pilot and EAA member Rod Hightower will succeed Tom Poberezny as the organization’s president.
Hightower was introduced by Poberezny, during his opening day remarks. Poberezny will remain as EAA chairman and chairman of the annual AirVenture convention.
Hightower, a...
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