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Miscellaneous discussion about a wide range of topics.

Big Little Planes

I thought radio controlled planes were little things made out of plastic. How wrong I was! Check out these fabulous “big little planes”…

Continuing on from our previous post showing time-lapse footage of airliner construction, enjoy this extended 7 minute version showing the construction of the world’s largest aircraft, the Airbus A380…

Dragons of Thin Air – Fear of Flying book

After a long time in the making our Fear of Flying self-help book has finally been released! It’s called Dragons of Thin Air – A Most Unusual Fear of Flying Course, a long but accurate title. Some of the material in this book is based on stuff that started it’s life right here on Junior Flyer!...

The Science of Supersonic Freefall

As a follow-up to our article on Joe Kittinger: Supersonic Parachutist, holder of the parachuting altitude record for over 50 years, we present this video explaining some of the problems encountered by people attempting to break this record. Felix Baumgartner, who plans on making the attempt, is being assisted by Joe Kittinger (who also appears...

Ever heard of Joe Kittinger? Neither had I, until I received an email describing his awesome high altitude parachute jump back in the 1960s. Rather than retell this story, here is the email (author unknown). You can read more about Joe on Wikipedia. Joe Kittinger is not a household aviation name like Neil Armstrong...

Aviation company GE Aviation has added a simple and yet fun “Design Your Own Plane” game to their website. In this game you can experiment with different wing, engine and fuselage options to try to build an optimum airplane. Then, when you think you’ve come up with the perfect plane, click a button and...