Ex N6193S. Became T7-VIG in September 2008. To D-IUNQ in July 2013. Later to Air Service Liege as OO-SUN.

ex N1786B, TC-SKP

After years of kept around airfield waiting what next, towed to Aviation Museum for cleaning.

Navigator's position.

Crossing the bridge for its first flight. To be D-AIMM

Thanks to the captain and his crew for the visit.

Former XS731

This old bird gave many years of faithful service, firstly from 1984 as a 'Big Top' with Singapore Airlines and then onto Corsair and Air Atlanta Icelandic. Now the last days are upon her...

It still seems strange to see A320s being broken up as I think of them as modern airliners. Although the first flight was way back in February 1987, number 264 off the production line doesn't seem that old but she has had a date with the axeman anyway.

Based on the successful Kawasaki C-1 transport, this was a one-off Quiet STOL research aircraft, developed by the National Aerospace Laboratory. Powered by four FRJ710 turbofan engines and making use of the Coandă effect. It was built to research STOL using upper surface blowing, aircraft noise reduction, fly-by-wire systems and composite materials construction and is now displayed at the Kakamigahara Aerospace Museum outside Gifu Air Base. The small Japanese 航空宇宙技術研究所 titles stand for National Aerospace Laboratory.

In the early 1960s, Shin Meiwa extensively modified a Grumman UF-1 (BuAer 149822) with a boundary layer control STOL system. The company, previously known as Kawanishi, used wartime experience with flying boats (see my Emily photo #20511to further develop the UF-XS, which first flew in 12.62, into an ASW patrol aircraft, leading to the PS-1/US-1 for the JMSDF. The unique UF-XS is now in the Kakamigahara Aerospace Museum; note unusual 4-engined configuration with 3-bladed props inboard and 2-bladed outboard