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General Douglas MacArthur’s Personal Airplane Flies Again
General Douglas MacArthur’s Personal Airplane Flies Again
When president Harry S. Truman fired General Douglas MacArthur, then commander of the United Nations Command forces fighting during the Korean War, on April 11, 1951, for “failing to respect the authority of the President” the famed Army leader flew home from Japan aboard his personal airplane, a Lockheed Constellation he dubbed “Bataan”.
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Published at 2023-06-30 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : History, Stories
Tags: Bataan, MacArthur, President, flight
Your Next Pilot Could Be Drone Software
Your Next Pilot Could Be Drone Software
But stories of pilot drunkenness, rants, fights and distraction, however rare, are reminders that pilots are only human. Not every plane can be flown by a disaster-averting pilot, like Southwest Captain Tammie Jo Shults or Captain. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger. But software could change that, equipping every plane with an extremely experienced guidance system that is always learning more.
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Published at 2018-04-22 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Technology
Tags: flight