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The Christmas Bullet, later known as the Cantilever Aero Bullet (sometimes referred to as the Christmas Strutless Biplane), was an American single-seat cantilever wing biplane. It is considered by many to be among the worst aircraft ever constructed for its time.
Photos can be of aircraft exteriors, interiors, and aircraft details. The photographer has full control over lighting, aircraft placement, camera angles, and background. Involving other subjects such as the pilot or other aircraft is much easier to accomplish in ground-static photography than in other forms of aerial photography. Aviation Gallery
An airplane (North American English), an aeroplane (British English), or a plane (informal), is a fixed-wing aircraft that is propelled forward by thrust from a jet ...
[1] [2] Its founder Dr. William Whitney Christmas had claimed to build and fly his first aircraft, the "Red Bird I" in 1908 becoming the second person to fly an aircraft after the Wright Brothers. The Christmas aeroplane company built its first aircraft, the "Red Bird II" at College Park Maryland with a claimed flight on 15 October 1911. The ...
Aerial photography typically refers specifically to bird's-eye view images that focus on landscapes and surface objects, and should not be confused with air-to-air photography, where one or more aircraft are used as chase planes that "chase" and photograph other aircraft in flight.
A 72-passenger plane hit the ground in a ball of fire on Christmas Day in western Kazakhstan. The Azerbaijan-airlines flight had 67 passengers and five crew members as it was headed from ...
The earliest production aircraft, registered G-ALYP ("Yoke Peter"), first flew on 9 January 1951 and was subsequently lent to BOAC for development flying by its Comet Unit. [66] On 22 January 1952, the fifth production aircraft, registered G-ALYS, received the first Certificate of Airworthiness awarded to a Comet, six months ahead of schedule. [67]
Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War. London: Putnam. ISBN 0-370-00033-1. Francillon, Rene J. (1970). Royal Australian Air Force & Royal New Zealand Air Force in the Pacific. Aero Pictorials 3. Fallbrook CA: Aero Publishers Inc. LCCN 76-114412. Griffin, John A. (1969). Canadian Military Aircraft Serials & Photographs 1920–1968. Publication No ...