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Ryan PT-22
The Ryan PT-22 Recruit, the main military version of the Ryan ST, is a military trainer aircraft that was used by the United States Army Air Corps during WWII for primary pilot training. Design and development The PT-22's fuselage is a simple monocoque structure, with .032 stressed 24ST alclad skin, and nine aluminum alloy bulkheads. The wings feature spruce Spar (aviation), spars, aluminum alloy Rib (aircraft), ribs, steel compression members, with aircraft fabric covering aft to the trailing edge and aluminum alloy sheet covering from the leading edge to the spar. The wings have 4° 10' of sweep back, 3° of incidence and 4° 30' Dihedral (aeronautics), dihedral. The PT-22 fuel system consists of a single tank mounted forward of the front cockpit. Fuel is gravity fed to the carburetor. The oil system is a dry-sump type, with all oil stored in a tank located on the front side of the firewall in the upper section of the fuselage. The wing flaps are mechanically operated from a ...
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WikiProject Aircraft
A WikiProject, or Wikiproject, is an affinity group for contributors with shared goals within the Wikimedia movement. WikiProjects are prevalent within the largest wiki, Wikipedia, and exist to varying degrees within Wikimedia project, sibling projects such as Wiktionary, Wikiquote, Wikidata, and Wikisource. They also exist in different languages, and translation of articles is a form of their collaboration. During the COVID-19 pandemic, CBS News noted the role of Wikipedia's WikiProject Medicine in maintaining the accuracy of articles related to the disease. Another WikiProject that has drawn attention is WikiProject Women Scientists, which was profiled by ''Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian'' for its efforts to improve coverage of women scientists which the profile noted had "helped increase the number of female scientists on Wikipedia from around 1,600 to over 5,000". On Wikipedia Some Wikipedia WikiProjects are substantial enough to engage in cooperative activities with outsi ...
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Leading Edge
The leading edge is the part of the wing that first contacts the air;Crane, Dale: ''Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms, third edition'', page 305. Aviation Supplies & Academics, 1997. alternatively it is the foremost edge of an airfoil section. The first is an aerodynamic definition, the second a structural one. As an example of the distinction, during a tailslide, from an aerodynamic point of view, the trailing edge becomes the leading edge and vice versa but from a structural point of view the leading edge remains unchanged. Overview The structural leading edge may be equipped with one or more of the following: * Leading edge boots * Leading edge cuffs * Leading edge extensions * Leading edge slats * Leading edge slots * Krueger flaps * Stall strips * Vortex generators. Associated terms are leading edge radius and leading edge stagnation point. Seen in plan the leading edge may be straight or curved. A straight leading edge may be swept or unswept, the latter meanin ...
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National Naval Aviation Museum
The National Naval Aviation Museum, formerly known as the National Museum of Naval Aviation and the Naval Aviation Museum, is a military and aerospace museum located at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida. Founded in 1962 and moved to its current location in 1974, the museum has now been reopened to the public starting May 2023, after a temporary close in 2019. Overview The museum is devoted to the history of naval aviation, including that of the United States Navy, the United States Marine Corps, and the United States Coast Guard. Its mission is "to select, collect, preserve and display" appropriate memorabilia representative of the development, growth and historic heritage of United States Naval Aviation.Coleman, J. F., "Welcome Aboard the New Naval Aviation Museum", ''All Hands - The Magazine of the U.S. Navy'', Department of the Navy, Washington, D.C., April 1975, Volume 52, Issue Number 699, pages 3-4. More than 150 aircraft and spacecraft are on display, including four f ...
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Springfield, Illinois
Springfield is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Illinois. Its population was 114,394 at the 2020 United States census, which makes it the state's List of cities in Illinois, seventh-most populous city, the second-most populous outside of the Chicago metropolitan area (after Rockford, Illinois, Rockford), and the most populous in Central Illinois. Approximately 208,000 residents live in the Springfield, Illinois metropolitan area, Springfield metropolitan area, which consists of all of Sangamon County, Illinois, Sangamon and Menard County, Illinois, Menard counties. The city lies in a plain near the Sangamon River north of Lake Springfield. Springfield is the county seat of Sangamon County and is located along historic Route 66. Springfield was settled by European-Americans in the late 1810s, around the time Illinois became a state. The most famous historic resident was Abraham Lincoln, who lived in Springfield from 1837 until 1861, wh ...
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Air Combat Museum
The Air Combat Museum is an aviation museum located at the Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport in Springfield, Illinois. History After learning about World War II aircraft as a child, Mike George, the son of George Alarm Company founder Donald J. George, bought his first warbird, a T-34 in the 1980s. He purchased another airplane, a P-51D, in 1989 and founded the museum together with his father the same year in a hangar. The museum built a addition around 2013. It expanded again circa 2021, adding another and allowing the museum to consolidate the collection from seven hangars to one. Collection Aircraft * Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan * Beechcraft T-34A Mentor * Cessna 150J * Cessna C-165 Airmaster * Curtiss P-40 Warhawk * de Havilland Chipmunk * Extra 300L * Fairchild PT-19 * Fleet 9 * Kreutzer Air Coach * North American P-51D Mustang ''" Worry Bird"'' * Ryan PT-22 Recruit * Soko G-2 Galeb * Sopwith Camel – replica * Stearman C3B * Stinson SM-2AA Junior * Taylorcraft ...
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Blakesburg, Iowa
Blakesburg is a city in Wapello County, Iowa, United States. The population was 274 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History Blakesburg was laid out in 1852. It was named for one of its founders, Theophilus Blake. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. The ZIP code for Blakesburg is 52536. Demographics 2020 census As of the United States census, census of 2020, there were 274 people, 131 households, and 77 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,012.6 inhabitants per square mile (391.0/km2). There were 150 housing units at an average density of 554.4 per square mile (214.0/km2). The Race and ethnicity in the United States census, racial makeup of the city was 92.3% White Americans, White, 0.4% African Americans, Black or African American, 0.0% Native Americans in the United States, Native American, 0.4% Asian Americans, Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander Americans, Pacific Islander, 1.5% fr ...
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Airpower Museum (Antique Airfield)
The Airpower Museum is a aviation museum located near Blakesburg, Iowa on Antique Airfield. The Airpower Museum was founded by Robert L. Taylor (aviator), Robert L. Taylor and the Antique Airplane Association in 1965 and features various periods of aviation through models, engines, propellers, photos and original art. Approximately 25 aircraft are on display, including warbirds from World War II. Collection The Airpower Museum's collection of aircraft includes: *Aeronca C-3 *Aeronca K *Aeronca 50 Chief, Aeronca 65CA Super Chief *Aeronca L-3, Aeronca 65TC (0-58B) (L-3B) *Aeronca 7AC Champion *Aeronca 11AC Chief *American Eagle Eaglet B-31 *Arrow Model F, Arrow Sport F *Backstrom EPB-1 Flying Plank, Backstrom WPB-1 Flying Plank II *Bede BD-5, BD-5 *Malmö MFI-9, Bölkow Bo 208A-1 Junior *Bounsall Super Prospector *Fleet Model 1, Brewster-Fleet B-1 *Culver Cadet, Culver Cadet LCA (LFA) *Culver PQ-14 Cadet *Fleet 7 *Funk Model B *Great Lakes Sport Trainer, Great Lakes 2T-1A *Hall Ch ...
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Tillamook, Oregon
The city of Tillamook ( ) serves as the county seat of Tillamook County, Oregon, United States. The city is located on the southeast end of Tillamook Bay on the Pacific Ocean. The population was 5,231 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History The city is named for the Tillamook people, a Native Americans in the United States, Native American tribe speaking a Salishan language who lived in this area until the early 19th century. Anthropologist Franz Boas identifies the Tillamook Native Americans as the southernmost branch of the Coast Salish peoples of the Pacific Northwest. This group was separated geographically from the northern branch by tribes of Chinookan peoples who occupied territory between them. The name ''Tillamook'', he says, is of Chinook languages, Chinook origin, and refers to the people of a locality known as ''Elim'' or ''Kelim.'' They spoke Tillamook language, Tillamook, a combination of two dialects. Tillamook culture differed from that of the no ...
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Tillamook Air Museum
The Tillamook Air Museum is an aviation museum south of Tillamook, Oregon, United States. The museum is located at a former U.S. Navy Air Station and housed in a former blimp hangar, known as "Hangar B", which is the largest clear span wooden structure in the world. History The six-blimp hangar was built by the United States Navy in 1942 during World War II for Naval Air Station Tillamook. It is long and wide, covering more than . It stands tall. Each door weighs and are tall. Its companion building, Hangar "A", was destroyed by fire on August 22, 1992. Between April 2013 and September 2014, the museum moved the part of its collection owned by Jack Erickson from Tillamook to Madras, Oregon. In November 2014, the owners of Hangar B, the Port of Tillamook Bay, announced that they would continue operation of the Tillamook Air Museum with the remaining collection. In 2016, the Classic Aircraft Aviation Museum moved some aircraft to the museum. In 2021, the museum receiv ...
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San Diego, California
San Diego ( , ) is a city on the Pacific coast of Southern California, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a population of over 1.4 million, it is the List of United States cities by population, eighth-most populous city in the United States. San Diego is the county seat, seat of San Diego County. It is known for its mild Mediterranean climate, extensive List of beaches in San Diego County, beaches and List of parks in San Diego, parks, long association with the United States Navy, and recent emergence as a wireless, electronics, List of hospitals in San Diego, healthcare, and biotechnology development center. Historically home to the Kumeyaay people, San Diego has been referred to as the ''Birthplace of California'', as it was the first site visited and settled by Europeans on what is now the West Coast of the United States. In 1542, Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo claimed the area for Spain, forming the basis for the settlement of Alta California, 200 years later. ...
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San Diego Air & Space Museum
The San Diego Air & Space Museum (SDASM) is an aviation and space exploration museum in San Diego, California. It is located in Balboa Park (San Diego), Balboa Park and is housed in the former Ford Building (San Diego), Ford Building, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in San Diego County, California, US National Register of Historic Places. The museum was established by articles of incorporation on October 12, 1961, and opened to the public on February 15, 1963. History The museum was established on October 12, 1961, as the San Diego Aerospace Museum. The museum was first opened to the public on February 15, 1963, in the Food and Beverage Building, which had been built in 1915 for the Panama–California Exposition. In 1965 the museum was moved to the larger Electrical Building. On February 22, 1978, the Electrical Building and the museum were destroyed in an arson fire.. Several one-of-a-kind aircraft were destroyed, including the Beecraft Wee ...
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Air Zoo December 2019 062 (Ryan PT-22 Recruit)
An atmosphere () is a layer of gases that envelop an astronomical object, held in place by the gravity of the object. A planet retains an atmosphere when the gravity is great and the temperature of the atmosphere is low. A stellar atmosphere is the outer region of a star, which includes the layers above the opaque photosphere; stars of low temperature might have outer atmospheres containing compound molecules. The atmosphere of Earth is composed of nitrogen (78%), oxygen (21%), argon (0.9%), carbon dioxide (0.04%) and trace gases. Most organisms use oxygen for respiration; lightning and bacteria perform nitrogen fixation which produces ammonia that is used to make nucleotides and amino acids; plants, algae, and cyanobacteria use carbon dioxide for photosynthesis. The layered composition of the atmosphere minimises the harmful effects of sunlight, ultraviolet radiation, solar wind, and cosmic rays and thus protects the organisms from genetic damage. The current composition of t ...
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