Hughes

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Where’s an oven when you need one?

Hughes

On Dryden-18 it was unusual for some of us to eat in the base camp kitchen on a regular basis. Thus began the search for an edible substitute to actual food, which culminated in the Swanson TV Dinner and the clamshell oven.

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Getting some quiet time in the cockpit

Hughes

How do you quiet a noisy one-man band? You put five on the main, four on the tail, install a muffler, add forward-looking infrared and Loran-C just for spite—and get it all operational in 1972, albeit for a limited time and in a limited place—for a single mission.

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The military pedigree of the civilian Hughes 500

Hughes

The civilian Hughes 369/500 had a U.S. Army pedigree, beginning in 1960, when the Department of Defense issued a spec for a LOH (Light Observation Helicopter) capable of performing a variety of mission requirements.

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Hughes Tool Company and the 269

Hughes

The Hughes 269/300 helicopter has been a popular aircraft with military and civilian operators for over 50 years. It remains in civilian production to this day.

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The Dark Continent

Africa

I was headed to East Africa, but not before some small misadventures took place on the 20+ hours-long series of flights to get me there. It was all fun for a young guy from Canada.