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Aeronautics in the Backyard
Xiaoxiao Xu photographed amateur aeronauts building their own aircraft in backyards and sheds in China. The link below is to a story by BBC journalist Fiona Macdonald about how she was inspired by farmers with dreams of taking to the sky. This is an inspiring story about building your own aircraft against all odds. Click…
Michael Smith completes global circumnavigation in a Searey
Congratulations to Michael Smith who has completed a global circumnavigation in his Searay, landing in Longreach today after an epic journey. The trip started out to loosely follow the Qantas Empire Flying Boat route of 1938 from Sydney to London, in the Searey amphibian “Southern Sun.” Somewhere along the way the plan changed… Why stop…
Cancelled – Michael Smith Lecture – Retracing the Great Air Race Flightpath
To mark the centenary of the Smith brothers arrival in Adelaide on 23 March, join Michael Smith, named Adventurer of the Year 2016 by Australian Geographic, as he entertains you with stories from his latest adventure where he retraced the original Great Air Race flight path. Held at the State Library of South Australia, Hetzel Lecture…
Book and Film about the around the world flight of the Southern Sun
Michael Smith gave us a memorable presentation last year about his round the world flight in his SeaRey Southern Sun The film of the trip will have its world premiere on April 12th at the Sun Theatre, Yarravale. Bluray and DVD available October 2017. He is also publishing a book that will be on sale…
