Two heavies crossing above Cleveland last March. Photo: Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. – OPShots.net Contrails are generally classified into two types. Exhaust contrails and aerodynamic contrails. Exhaust contrails are formed by the mixing of the hot humid exhaust of the engines with cold humid surrounding air, creating long… Read more
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Dreamliner set to fly in a week as Boeing fixes battery – Reuters
The Boeing factory demonstrator lands at Oshkosh in July 2011, prior to all the battery problems. Photo: Andrew Jones – OPShots Contributor // Boeing began installing reinforced lithium-ion battery systems on five 787 jets in Japan on Monday, starting a process that should make the first commercial Dreamliners ready to fly… Read more
American Airlines resumes most flights – Yahoo! Finance
An American Airlines 737-800 sporting the new colors at Atlanta earlier this month. Photo: Andrew Thon – OPShots Contributor // American Airlines played catch-up Wednesday, resuming most flights and even adding a handful that weren’t on the schedule to help passengers stranded by a massive technology failure that grounded… Read more
Construction Begins for Newest Goodyear Blimp – Yahoo! Finance
A new generation of Goodyear blimps will soon be coming out of this hangar at Wingfoot Lake in Akron as the company begins to update their fleet. Photo: Doug McElroy – OPShots Contributor // The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (GT) announced today that it has begun construction of the first of a new generation of… Read more





