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See video images from an airport surveillance camera capturing the Sudanese Boeing 707 crash during take-off from Sharjah Airport last week, and watch closely for a falling object, to the left of the screen, shortly before the jet came down.

There are some great videos from last week's NBAA including a tour of the Bombardier Learjet 85's flightdeck and Honeywell's "Tube of Rock" demonstrating how passengers can enjoy HD films, use their iPod and play against their fellow passengers with Play Station games.

Defence editor Craig Hoyle posted a picture story about Pakistan's first of five Saab 2000-based airborne early warning and control aircraft. It has entered final system testing in Sweden, with the work having already demonstrated the capabilities of its integrated self-protection equipment.

FlightBlogger posted an amusing video of singing animals promoting Frontier Airlines that he guarantees will bring a smile to your face.

And the ANA Boeing 787, without engines, was paraded on the Everett flight line last week. Only the tail is painted leaving FlightBlogger wondering whether ANA is getting a new and/or special livery for its first 787? 

Book your place now for this year's Pilot Best Practice & Crew Management event in London focusing on pilots and helping them perform at their best for their airline, passengers while reducing cost and improving safety.

Some of the Flightglobal team jetted off to Orlando at the weekend to bring you all the latest the latest news, videos, blogs, twitter updates and images from NBAA this week. Check the dedicated channel NBAA 09 for all the coverage.

 John Croft was suitably tickled by a psychedelic interlude while heading to make a connection at Detroit's Metropolitan Airport.

In a post on blog As the Cro(ft) Flies, he says: "I took the underground connector and discovered what I think might be Michigan's best kept secret -- a pyschedelic show that accompanies you for nearly a quarter of a mile as you ride the people-mover through the tunnel. I liked it so much I rode back and forth several times, and still made my connection."

See this great image of the Red Arrows, and while you marvel, why not consider uploading your best images to appear in the 2010 Flightglobal calendar by 26 October.

Stefan has covered his fourth event since the beginning of September, but were you able to guess #wheresstefan? Correct guesses win a Stefan t-shirt, so follow our elusive friend on Twitter.  

See some great images of retro aircraft from AirSpace user Ace79 who went to the Vintage Aircraft Weekend at Paine Field Everett, WA, recently.

And why not add your views to the discussion on the accuracy of Thomson's inflight safety video. One user comments about the airline's marketing video: "You should only be seeing it on the flight after you've already bought your ticket and got on the aircraft - advertising in retrospect?"

See a vlog post on Mary Kirby's Runway Girl blog about the latest in inflight entertainment on a recent visit to Florida to see JetBlue subsidiary LiveTV.

A US Marine Corps pilot suggests in an issue of Joint Forces Quarterly that the age of stealth domination in airpower is over according to the DEW Line blog.

The pilot says the US military and industry needs to launch a crash technology programme. "If anything, the technology could be leveraged to understand the techniques potential adversaries could use to shoot down our stealth aircraft".

• Week on the Web is also available as an audio podcast on AirSpace and iTunes. 

Our #wheresstefan competition on Twitter is well underway with three events in different cities down and more to come. Correct guesses win a Stefan t-shirt so follow our elusive friend (twitter.com/stefanthepilot).

Last week Willie Walsh announced proposals to cut airline emissions by half the 2005 level by 2050.

Users on AirSpace are discussing this and some say they've heard all this before. One user suggests airlines "don't expand, and use hydrogen", another says: " aviation should have been included in Kyoto but it is one polluter among many."

A flying programme to celebrate Birmingham International's 70th anniversary included an autogyro, a military air display and a large number of civil aircraft including an imperial Hercules and an Emirates A380 see more of the event on AirSpace.

You can now buy photos and reprints from Flightglobal's unique 100-year image archive. The Flightglobal Image Store features thousands of historical and modern images, including our extensive technical cutaway drawings and they're available any way you want them, from canvas or jigsaws.

• Week on the Web is also available as an audio podcast on AirSpace and iTunes. 

Have you been getting involved in Stefan the Pilot's guessing game #wheresstefan on Twitter?

If not, it's not too late to win yourself a Stefan-adorned t-shirt.

So far a few of Stefan's followers have guessed correctly Stefan's whereabouts and which events he's been busy attending over the last couple of weeks.

He's gearing up to jet off somewhere new later in the week. Can you out-fox Stefan's cryptic clues?

There's a discussion on AirSpace about acceptable behaviour on an aircraft and how to deal with unruly passengers following news of a court case involving a drunken socialite's racy antics onboard a Kingfisher Airlines flight.

See the pictures on a Runway Girl blog post about IFE handsets. She says: "The picture you see is not the final look of the touch screen handset that will be flying next year. But it gives you a pretty good idea of what's coming down the pike." 

 Stefan http://www.twitter.com/stefanthepilot Forum discussion  

Week on the Web is also available as an audio podcast on AirSpace and iTunes. 

So many questions arise from a video on the Flight Blog about a low flying fighter jet flying over a man who doesn't seem at all bothered and gives a thumbs up. It can't be real. Can it?

He remains on his feet despite the jet blast. Some say the aircraft's a Mirage, others say a Harrier, and a Super Hornet is another suggestion. Let us know your thoughts.

A Handley Page Victor bomber aptly nicknamed "Teasin' Tina" gave shocked onlookers more than they bargained for when it accidently took off during the Cold War Jets day at Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome.

The Cold War bomber apparently took off as the co-pilot (who was an engineer and not a pilot, cue the "engineers can never be pilots" jokes) accidently hit the throttle when the aircraft was meant to just taxi down the runway for a photo shoot. See footage of the takeoff.

The Flightglobal Image Store launched last week features thousands of historical and modern images, including our extensive technical cutaway drawings with options for potential shoppers to purchase images in their preferred format and style, whether it's on canvas, framed or even as a jigsaw.

Don't forget to follow Stefan on Twitter... He's going to be busy over the next few months. Why not guess where he is from the clues he tweets on his travels. Use the hash tag #wheresstefan and tell him which event he's at and in which city and you could win yourself a limited edition Stefan t-shirt.

• Week on the Web is also available as an audio podcast on AirSpace and iTunes. 

Flight International issue 25-31 August 2009

Be honest, who really takes notice of those safety demonstrations before takeoff?

Charter operator Thomson Airways knows this and has come up with a way to get passengers to sit up and pay attention by using children as cabin crew giving the instructions, which is all very heart-warming and actually very effective.

Check out Kieran Daly's blog post pointing to Boston Globe's 40 "fabulous" aviation pictures.

It's a spectacular selection, including an impressive shot of a hot-air balloon above the clouds in Germany and a helicopter, with tourists onboard, in front of Angel Falls at Canaima National Park.

Read about the Su-27 fighter jet that disappeared behind trees at Poland's Radom air show recently and burst into flames killing both pilots and view a newsclip of its aerial display.

Twitter user, RAFairman uploaded an image showing part of an aircraft and challenged followers to guess its type.

Our very own Stefan the Pilot was the winner guessing correctly that the image was of a Westland Wessex helicopter.

See more of the Wessex, once described by Flight International as the "world's largest VTOL aircraft".

Follow Stefan on Twitter... He's going to be busy over the next few months.

Westland Wessex http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1969/1969%20-%200819.html?search=westland%20wessex

See Stefan the Pilot's images in his own gallery 

Week on the Web is also available as an audio podcast on AirSpace and iTunes. 

Flight International issue 25 - 31 August

See pictures of an airship in development as Sanswire-TAO completes testing of its STS-111's propulsion system at 9,000ft (2,750m) with a goal of operating at 15,000ft.

A DEW Line blog post has a video showing a KC-130 probe-and-drogue refueling the second F-35B short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) prototype named BF-2.

Join in the discussion about Qatar's C-17. One user is interested to know "what type of humanitarian aid this aircraft will be assisting in" bearing in mind it has  a "discrete camouflage [Qatar Airways] livery for tactical landings.... Ferrari or Harrods container drop into Doha?"

See a great image of a Hawker Sea Hurricane as it performs an aerial display at Old Warden and the Shuttleworth Collection, an aerodrome in Bedfordshire, UK.

Week on the Web is also available as an audio podcast on AirSpace and iTunes. 

Flight International issue 18 - 24 August 2009

There's a couple of interesting videos about the 100th anniversary of AV Roe's triplane which first flew at Walthamstowe Marshes. Meet Eric Verdon Roe, AV's grandson who talks about the man himself, his inspiration and how he cycled around his garden on the handlebars.

The DEW Line and As the Croft Flies blog writers attended last week's Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) show in Washington so watch out for news from the event.

Mary Kirby posted a piece on her Runway Girl blog about recent reports that airlines were thinking of charging passengers for standing room only. Aircraft manufacturers are not keen. Boeing says: "We are not contemplating standing-only accommodations on Boeing jetliners, nor do we have any plans to do so."

The Airline Business blog has an amusing entry that highlights an error on Easyjet's site showing it flies from Basel and out across the Atlantic.

Flight International issue 4 - 10 August

EAA Airventure 2009 at Oshkosh is dominating the headlines with debut appearances from the Airbus A380 and Virgin Galactic's White Knight II.

Watch videos of both aircraft, plus interviews with key figures such as Airbus CEO Tom Enders and Sir Richard Branson. There is also an exclusive video interior tour of the space tourism mothership.

An extensive image gallery of Oshkosh highlights is available on AirSpace, and check the Oshkosh landing page for all the latest news and multimedia. 

Elsewhere Stephen Trimble writes about the Lockheed's B-roll for F-35C roll-out ceremony and includes a video on The DEW Line.

The DEW Line also features a picture story about Russian pilots flying a SU-35 with no canopy for a movie stunt, with one pilot ejecting mid-flight while the other continues to fly the aircraft.

And time is running out to enter the Flightglobal Achievement Awards. Nominate your choice of the brightest and best people in aviation today in three exciting categories - the Leader, the Aviator and the Innovator of the year.

Week on the Web is also available as an audio podcast on AirSpace and iTunes.