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Hello, I've been on Wikipedia since 2006. I spend my time here on aviation and related articles (WP:Aviation, WP:Mil history aviation), some ships, some military ground vehicles, some TV series, some WP:Spaceflight related, some highways, some sports, etc. I don't care to use userboxes. ;) With family and work obligations I do not have as much time for detailed work here these days.
Here's my main aviation and aerospace related sources.
Sutter, Joe and Jay P. Spenser. 747, Creating the world's first jumbo jet.... Smithsonian Books, 2006. ISBN0060882417.
Becher, Thomas. Douglas Twinjets, DC-9, MD-90, MD-90 and Boeing 717. Marlborough, UK: Crowood Press, Aviation Series, 2002. ISBN1-86126-446-1.
Frawley, Gerald. The International Directory of Civil Aircraft, 2003/2004. Fyshwick, ACT, Australia: Aerospace Publications, 2003. ISBN1-875671-58-7.
Frawley, Gerald. The International Directory of Military Aircraft, 2002/2003. Fyshwick, ACT, Australia: Aerospace Publications, 2002. ISBN1-875671-55-2.
Spick, Mike, ed. Great Book of Modern Warplanes. Osceola, Wisconsin, USA: MBI Publishing, 2000. ISBN0-7603-0893-4.
Donald, David and Daniel J. March, eds. Modern Battlefield Warplanes. Norwalk, Connecticut, USA: AIRtime, 2005. ISBN1-880588-76-5.
Donald, David, ed. Warplanes of the Fleet. Norwalk, Connecticut, USA: AIRtime, 2004. ISBN1-880588-81-1.
Spenser, Jay P. Whirlybirds, A History of the U.S. Helicopter Pioneers. Seattle Washington, USA: University of Washington Press, 1998. ISBN0-295-97699-3.
Donald, David, ed. The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1997. ISBN0-7607-0592-5.
Markman, Steve and Bill Holder. Straight Up: A History of Vertical Flight. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 2000. ISBN0-7643-1204-9.
Apostolo, Giorgio. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Helicopters. New York: Bonanza Books. 1984. ISBN9780517439357.
Williams, Mel, ed. Superfighters, The Next Generation of Combat Aircraft. Norwalk, Connecticut, USA: AIRtime, 2002. ISBN1-880588-53-6.
Harding, Stephen. U.S. Army Aircraft Since 1947. Atglen, Pennsylvania, USA: Schiffer Publishing, 1997. ISBN0-7643-0190-X.
Norris, Guy and Mark Wagner. Modern Boeing Jetliners. Osceola, Wisconsin, USA: MBI Publishing, 1999. ISBN0-7603-0717-2.
Eden, Paul, ed. Encyclopedia of Modern Military Aircraft. London: Amber Books, 2004. ISBN1904687849.
Knaack, Marcelle Size. Post-World War II Bombers, 1945–1973. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History, 1988. ISBN0-16-002260-6. online copy
Thomason, Tommy H. Strike from the Sea: U.S. Navy Attack Aircraft from Skyraider to Super Hornet, 1948-Present. North Branch, Minnesota, USA: Specialty Press, 2009. ISBN978-1-58007-132-1.
Several Warbird Tech series books, and various other books.
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Biggs, Wedge, let's close it up. We're going in... we're going in full throttle, that oughta keep those fighters off our back.
— Luke Skywalker from Star Wars: A New Hope
... We're going to hit them with the Empire. They're not going to like the Empire.
— Wedge Antilles and Tycho Celchu from Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream
What is thy bidding, my master? It's the disaster, Skywalker we're after. What if he could be turned to the dark side...? Yes! He'd be a powerful ally... another dark Jedi...
