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Classic Aero-TV: The Life and Afterlife of the B1B Lancer

From 2022 (YouTube Edition): A Bone to Chew Envisioned in the 1960s as a platform that would combine the Mach 2 speed of Convair’s sexy but temperamental B-58 Hustler with the range and payload of Boeing’s rock-steady B-52 Stratofortress, Rockwell’s B-1 Lancer was meant to ultimately replace both aircraft. Following a long series of studies, Rockwell International (now part of Boeing) prevailed—besting Boeing, General Dynamics, and North American—in the U.S. Air Force’s Advanced Manned Strategic Aircraft (AMSA) design contest, submitting a concept that would, years later, emerge into the Cold War world as the B-1A.

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NTSB Prelim: Stearman A75

Passenger Reported That Oil Spray Was Coming In The Cockpit And He Could Smell Burning Oil On September 8, 2026, about 1100 central daylight time, a Boeing-Stearman A75L300 airplane, N680HW, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Bogue Chitto, Mississippi. The pilot sustained minor injuries and the passenger was uninjured. The airplane operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that in cruise flight, the passenger reported that oil spray was coming in the cockpit and he could smell burning oil from the engine. The pilot saw that oil pressure had decreased and began to divert to the nearest airfield.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (09.12.26): Chart Supplement U.S.

Chart Supplement U.S. A flight information publication designed for use with appropriate IFR or VFR charts which contains data on all airports, seaplane bases, and heliports open to the public including communications data, navigational facilities, airport diagrams, certain special notices, and non-regulatory procedures. This publication is issued for the conterminous U.S., Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands in seven volumes according to geographical area.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (09.12.26)

“We are taking those five cases seriously. We have been raising awareness on the issue, but we have imposed the restrictions to make it more effective.” Source: Ken Sawahara, a transport ministry official on aviation safety, commenting as Japan is tightening measures against private jet pilots who fail to follow instructions from air traffic control (ATC), with three strikes resulting in a ban from Tokyo’s Haneda Airport.

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