ANN Daily Touch-And-Go: 08.17.09 (ANN's
Short-Form Daily News Program)
ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 08.17.09 (ANN's
Long-Form Daily News Program)
ANN Special Feature: CFI Bob Miller: The Hudson River VFR Corridor
- 08.17.09 (ANN Special Report, with CFI Bob
Miller)
Vortex
Generator
A vortex generator is a complementary pair of small
low-aspect-ratio airfoils. Generally mounted at opposite angles of
attack to each other and perpendicular to the aerodynamic surface
they serve, vortex generators improve high- and low-speed
characteristics...
Aero-Linx: Arlington Cemetery
Profile of Captain Scott Speicher
Arlington National Cemetery has an extensive web page noting the
courage and heroism of Navy Captain Scott Speicher, who was finally
returned home and buried in his hometown this past weekend.
"It is a very significant day... I was in a
squadron with Scott Speicher, and we were flying together the night
he was shot down, and this is a bittersweet day for us in that we
are glad that we finally have a resolution of his status and that
we are bringing him home to his family, but it's also a sad day in
that now we know we lost a shipmate."
Source: Rear Adm. Patrick Driscoll, the
official escorting officer for Captain Scott Speicher's remains,
following his return to his hometown of Jacksonville and
his burial.
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