Archive for February 2nd, 2010
Historic 1921 photographs of the road to the Ming Tombs near Beijing, China
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The Ming Tombs are located about 30 miles northwest of Beijing at the foot of the Tianshou Mountains.The road to the Ming Tombs, 1921.
This is how the road to the Ming Tombs looks today 89 years later. www.travelchinaguide.com 
Historic photographs by Warren Russell, from the Warren Russell Collection.
EDITOR: BLOG.JETSETTINGMAGAZINE.COM and Photographs by Warren Russell from Warren Russell Collection
Caressa Cameron, Miss Virginia is crowned MISS AMERICA 2010
Posted by: | CommentsMiss Virginia Caressa Cameron won the 2010 Miss America title Saturday night wearing a marvelous yellow dress, belting Beyonce’s “Listen” from “Dreamgirls” and telling kids they should get outside.and exercise.
EDITOR: BLOG.JETSETTINGMAGAZINE.COM and You Tube.com video by AP
SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST SHOWS WILD GREENERY IN SPRING AND SUMMERTIME!
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WESTERN WALL FLOWERS SEEN ABOVE IN THE FIRST PHOTOGRAPH WERE VERY THIC AND HEALTHY IN THIS FORESTED AREA. ALSO GROWING HERE WERE PURPLE WILD IRIS. 
BRACKEN FERNS ARE AN ANNUAL VARIETY IN THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST AND ESPECIALLY IN THE AREAS WHERE THEY HAVE A BIT OF SHADE AND SANDY SOIL. THEY SEEM HAPPY TO GROW IN THIS CLEARING.
LASTLY, WE SEE A SHADY OLD MINER’S DIRT ROAD THAT LEADS NOWHERE AFTER OVER 100 YEARS OF NON-USAGE.
EDITOR: BLOG.JETSETTINGMAGAZINE.COM Photographs by Mike Russell
RESTORED — Antonov-2 “Colt” Photographed By Mike Russell
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AN-2 ANTONOV 2 COLT USED IN WWII AS A CARGO/PASSENGER/UTILITY TRANSPORT
History: The An-2 Colt has been used as a paratroop transport, glider tug, navigation trainer, utility transport and light bomber. Despite being a versatile and adaptable machine, the large, fabric-covered An-2 biplane remains firmly rooted in much earlier days of aviation.
The An-2 prototype was first flown on August 31, 1947, and the aircraft is still in production, although the Antonov Bureau has not produced any since 1960. The An-2s designer, Oleg Antonov, had been an aircraft designer during the Second World War. He then formed his own bureau with the intention of creating an aircraft capable of almost any task. He succeeded. Originally designed for the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in the former Soviet Union, the aircraft was soon adopted by the Soviet Air Force and built for its client states. It is ideally suited to less developed countries because it requires little maintenance and is easy to fly.
The An-2′s admittedly-antiquated design gives it extremely short take-off and landing (STOL) capabilities. This is partly achieved not only by the high-lift double wings, but by the use of the drooping ailerons which can be lowered 20 degrees to compliment the flaps. The wings are covered in fabric aft of the front spar and the tailplane is also covered with fabric, making field repairs easy. It has a crew of two in a heated crew compartment and a single bay running the length of the aircraft.
More than 12,000 Colts have been produced at the PZL Mielec plant in Poland since it signed a licensing deal in 1960. The Antonov plant in Kiev produced 5,000 before it stopped production in 1965. The design was also licensed to China, where 1,500 were completed as the Harbin Y-5 transport airplane between 1957 and 1970, and more were produced as the Fongshu 2.
The An-2 is still in service with over 30 air forces and has been used by Aeroflot and other eastern airlines. With the collapse of the communist regime over a decade ago, a small number of An-2s have begun to appear on the civilian rosters in Europe and the United States, although the type is difficult to register in the United States due to regulatory issues. [History by David MacGillivray.]
EDITOR: BLOG.JETSETTINGMAGAZINE.COM and Warbirdalley.com Photographs by Mike Russell taken at Big Bear City Airport.
