“I hate this ‘crime does not pay’ nonsense. Crime in South Africa is perhaps one of the biggest businesses in this country today, especially amongst corrupt politicians.” Athol Franz Bellanca 28-92 Trimotor (Information from Wikipedia) The Bellanca 28-92 Trimotor was a racing aircraft built to compete in the Istres-Damascus-Paris Air Race of 1937 and wasRead more
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“Within all of us is a varying amount of space lint and star dust, the residue from our creation. Most are too busy to notice it and it is stronger in some than others. It is strongest in those of us who fly and is responsible for an unconscious, subtle desire to slip into someRead more
“This being Leap Year the signs of the Zodiac are all on the rampage. Although the signs of the Billings Zodiac are all on the jump this year, there is no cause for alarm. Once in four years this frolic occurs and is said by the doctors to be necessary for their health.” Josh BillingsRead more
“Capital will always go where it’s welcome and stay where it’s well treated. Capital is not just money. It’s also talent and ideas. They, too, will go where they’re welcome and stay where they are well treated.” Walter Wriston Since last week’s mystery aircraft was very easy to identify, according to the number of correctRead more
“Man must rise above the Earth, to the top of the atmosphere and beyond for only thus will he fully understand the world in which he lives.” Socrates British Aircraft Corporation TSR-2 (Information from Wikipedia) The TSR-2 was a cancelled Cold War strike and reconnaissance aircraft developed by the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC), for theRead more
“Why is it when times get rough only the people have to look for ways to cut back? Why is this always just absolutely impossible for government?” Neal Boortz Since last week’s mystery aircraft was relatively easy to identify, according to the number of correct answers I received, this week I have provided another interestingRead more
“When the same man, or set of men, holds the sword and the purse, there is an end of liberty.” George Mason Bell Helicopter XV-3 (Information from Wikipedia) The Bell XV-3 (Bell 200) is an American tiltrotor aircraft developed by Bell Helicopter for a joint research programme between the United States Air Force and theRead more
“Perhaps I can summarise it best by saying this: Nations that have pursued equality, like the Iron Curtain countries, I think have finished up with neither equality, nor liberty. Nations, which like us, in the past have pursued liberty, as a fundamental objective, extending it to all, have finished up with liberty, human dignity andRead more
“We are in danger of being overwhelmed with irredeemable paper, mere paper, representing not gold nor silver; no sir, representing nothing but broken promises, bad faith, bankrupt corporations, cheated creditors and a ruined people.” Daniel Webster Martin XB-51 (Information from Willie Oosthuizen) Fifty-eight years ago this month, the lone remaining USAF / Martin XB-51 lightRead more
“Are you entitled to the fruits of your labour or does government have some presumptive right to spend and spend and spend?” Ronald Reagan Since last week’s mystery aircraft was relatively easy to identify with 45 people correctly identifying the aircraft, although this mystery aircraft also attracted at least ten incorrect answers. This week IRead more