Tagged: MD-80

Air Transports / Airliners / Aviation History / Civil aviation

July 18, 2020

The “Mad Dog”, A salute to the MD-80 family of Jetliners, Part 1

The MD-80 series of aircraft once a workhorse of the world’s airlines is rapidly slipping into aviation history with the recent retirement of the type by Delta Airlines. The MD-80 series has become a victim to more fuel-efficient types...

air force / Interviews / military / post

August 9, 2011

Dr. Sky interviews SR-71 Pilot Colonel Richard Graham – USAF Retired

In June of 1986 Colonel Graham was selected to be the Vice Wing Commander, 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing (SRW), Beale AFB, California. In that capacity, he was able to fly all of the wing’s aircraft: the U-2, T-38, KC-135Q,...