Plane Tales

The numeric version of three previous Tales covering the A to Z of Aviation.  Now we look at what numbers might mean to pilots?   Babylonian numeric text   The Japanese Zero fighter   A 'tongue in cheek' three engined Airbus   The twin hulled S55 flying boat   The North American F-82   Flying in Vic   The Piaggio Avanti EVO   The Old Course with RAF Leuchars in the background   The 10 ton Grand Slam bomb   The Seven Seas appeal of the DC-7C   The NASA B-52 "Balls 8"   Red 10   Images under Creative Commons licence with thanks to Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin, Kogo, Arpingstone, images from the Public Domain, the USAF, the RAF, Scott Cormie, Swissair and Delta, NASA,