Show Notes:
It’s Episode #22 of the Planemadness Podcast with all the standard fixin’s. I’ll try to shed some light on the American Airlines jet that was “detained” in Bolivia last month, we’ll talk a little about the Boeing Blended Wing Body Prototype (see concept pic to the right), and we’ll talk about the teen who buzzed his school’s football stadium last Friday night in a C-172. And last we’ll top it off with a Pan Am commercial from 1958 that gives you a look back into the industry’s glory days.

• American Airlines Jet Detained by Airport Workers in Bolivia
  On Tuesday October 16th, an American Airlines Jet departing Santa Cruz, Bolivia, was held on the runway -reportably for 6 hours- while airport workers demanded up to $2000 in cash from the flight crew. I have done my best to replicate events as accurately as possible, through research of some of the available news reports which I have provided the URL’s to below.
  North County Times Article
  PR-inside.Com Article
  The Garudian Unlimited Article
  International Herald Tribune Article
  Reuters.Com Article
• The Boeing Blended Wing Body Prototype
  Boeing successfully tested it’s Blended Wing Body concept recently. Being that it’s a radically different aircraft design, I’ll tell you a little about what it is and what it means to aviation. Meanwhile you can see a graphic artist’s rendering of the concept in this episode’s pic above.
  Boeing Press Release - July 26, 2007
  Boeing Press Release - Oct. 27, 2006
  Boeing Press Release - May 04, 2006
• Teen Buzzes School Stadium in Cessna 172
  A 17 year old high school student rented a 172 with three friends and buzzed his school’s stadium during a game- Except it was so low that it was below the stadium lights, stunning the crowd, and then he did something which stunned everybody even more.
  AP News Article

Music
Ken Myers Project - No More Tomorrows
Ken Myers Project - The Orange Sky

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