Story and photos by Ken Kula The Beech Aircraft Company was formed in 1932. Walter Beech was President of the company, his wife Olive Ann was the company’s Secretary. Wichita, Kansas was and is the first and only home of … Continue reading Beech Commercial Transport Twins
ITA A-330 arriving to Boston’s Logan International Airport Photos and story by Ken Kula An early Springtime spotting trip to a new location (for me) east of Boston’s Logan International Airport (KBOS) yielded some pretty good results on an early … Continue reading Boston, Massachusetts Trip Report for May 7, 2023
De Havilland Canada designed a niche airliner in the 1970s, which became known as the ” Dash 7″. The DHC-7 was a four-engined turboprop airliner with seating for approximately 50 passengers, give or take a couple depending upon the variant. Instead of relying on speed, the Dash 7 relied on excellent STOL capabilities and less noise (when compared to its competitors like the Fokker 27, Hawker Siddeley 748 and Convair 580/600)to make a business case. Excellent performance at high-altitude airports was another selling point. The first flight of the Dash 7 prototype took place on March 27, 1975. Development went … Continue reading The DHC-7 Dash Seven Story
Photos and text by Ken Kula It’s the beginning of air show season again in the Northern Hemisphere, while it’s just wrapping up in the Southern side. There are a surprisingly large group of pilots and their aircraft which perform … Continue reading A Scrapbook of Civilian Aerobatic Aircraft
Story and photos by Shawn Byers, first published in CivilAviationWorld.com As you travel on Interstate 10 in Arizona, approximately 25 miles north of Tucson, an Aviation Oasis catches your eye. Large aircraft tails can be seen in the distance rising … Continue reading A Day Trip to Pinal Airpark
Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii By Ken Middleton, first published in CivilAviationWorld.net http://airports.hawaii.gov/hnl/airport-info/ During a vacation to Hawaii in November 2019, I spent a few hours outside Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, in Honolulu, on the afternoon of the 13th. It was … Continue reading Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
Air New Zealand Link EMB-110 Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer S.A. is based in Sao Paulo. The company was formed in 1969 as a government corporation with a government-appointed president. The company began building domestic military and civilian aircraft designs, and … Continue reading Embraer Turboprop Transports
Story and photos by Ken Kula, except the Belfast transport photos by John Freedman Short Brothers plc (referred to as “Shorts” here) is based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The aircraft manufacturer was founded before World War I, and has made … Continue reading A Brief Look at Short Brothers Turboprop Transports
Story and photos by Steve Lewis, first published in Photorecon.net in 2020 Wings over Camarillo continued to step it up again this year as they introduced pyrotechnics to this year’s event. The show was held under beautiful skies and amazing … Continue reading 2019’s Wings Over Camarillo Looking Back
Report and photos by Ken Kula Here’s a look back at civil aviation before the so-called COVID Pandemic of 2019. I took a trip in August 2018 to Warsaw and Radom, Poland, beginning and ending at Boston’s Logan Airport. I flew on SAS Airlines between Boston and Copenhagen on an Airbus A-330-300, and on to Warsaw on an Air Nostrum CRJ-1000. I took the trains between Warsaw and Radom both days. From Warsaw to Copenhagen I flew on a LOT Embraer E-195 and from Copenhagen to Boston again on a SAS Airbus A-330-300. Quite a satisfying trip! My only regret … Continue reading KBOS to EPWA Trip