Finding a suitable runway to launch your multibillion pound fighter jet from isn't always as easy as it sounds. That's why the F-35B Lightning II is designed to with the ability to both take off and land without ever needing to taxi. Here's the first look at its vertical launch. Read More >>
The other night, the pilot of US Airways Express Flight 4560 was having some bad luck. The landing gear on his turboprop twin-engine plane just wouldn't go all the way down. So with some quick thinking and righteous piloting skills, he went in for a wheelless, sparky touchdown, and pulled it off without a hitch. Read More >>
Featured comment by Hyperstate:
"I must admit I kind-of get his point... whenever I see crowds of americans chanting U.S.A! U.S.A! I find it properly douchetastic, and the americans d..." More »
Flying sick was a bad choice. Your congested ears refuse to pop and now you're stuck on an international flight, cruising at 30,000 feet of ear-splitting agony. Here's how to fix it. Read More >>
Featured comment by squidfish:
"That works if you're diving, as the pressure outside is higher than behind your eardrum. When you pinch your nose and blow, you force air into the spa..." More »
Wait for it. Wait for ittttt. Waaaitttt forrr itttt. Waai... and then boom, there it is. This poor guy accidentally deployed his parachute too early. So early that he was still on the plane. As you can imagine, he immediately got sucked out of the plane. It's like a scene from the movies, the parachute drags him out and you can see his body whip back. Scary. [Suigenesis via Digg Videos] Read More >>
Had the Wright Brothers foolishly chosen to build their original flyer from concrete, their names probably wouldn't have gone down in the history books. But South Dakota School of Mines & Technology students David Haberman and Tyler Pojanowski did, and were the first to fly and safely land an 8kg remote control concrete aircraft. Read More >>
Goose only wishes he had moves like these. This stunning dash cam footage from an F-16 attached to the USAF 51st Wing captured some intense aerial action at the recent Red Flag-Alaska exercises—including mid-air refuellings, targeted bomb strikes, low-altitude flybys, and even a cameo appearance by a B-2 stealth bomber.[The Aviationist] Read More >>
Featured comment by milesharrison:
"Most fighter pilots spend an awful lot of the time on the ground, these machines are far to expensive to run all of the time. It's a little different ..." More »
This might look like some kind of space ship — but it's actually a model of a supersonic Boeing airliner, being tested in NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Read More >>
The NYPD is saying that a 5-foot long airplane part of a 9/11 plane has been found in an alley near the World Trade Center. The landing gear part, which came from one of the airplanes that crashed into the Twin Towers, was found three streets from Ground Zero. It's incredible given that it's been more than 11 years since the tragic event of September 11th. Read More >>
Richard Branson: eccentric billionaire, adrenaline junky, sworn enemy of neckties, and now... matchmaker. That's right—Richard Branson wants to get you laid. What's more, he wants to get you laid in a goddamn airplane. Read More >>
Where do you like sitting on an airplane? At the very front or the very back? At a window or an aisle? According to research by British Airways, the most popular seats on a Boeing 747 are 51B/51C, 52B/52C, 51H/51J and 52 H/52J. That's all the way in the back of the plane. Read More >>
This slick, featureless fantasy object is how Boeing sees the future of aviation, in the form of a versatile manned or unmanned stealth fighter currently known as the FA-XX. Read More >>
Airports are a weird contradiction; labyrinthine roadways and arteries between terminals, surrounded by an expanse of seemingly limitless straightaways. Put both together and you get wonderfully calculated mayhem, and a few killer photos. Read More >>
After watching this terrifying footage of a wing walker precariously climbing out of their seat and onto the top of a plane, you'll never complain about your crappy job ever again. You'll also probably wonder how this particular hobby ever came about. Even the Wright Brothers—the first people to fly—believed in seats and restraints. It's a terrifying and ridiculous stunt, even if it makes for some awesome GoPro footage. Read More >>
Featured comment by Rieger.Dan:
"All this GoPro videos make me feel bad about my unexciting life... I need to go outside more... jump off some cliffs and walk on wings too!" More »
Molon Labe Designs created this concept for airplane seating where the aisle seat can slide in. It's supposed to cut down on boarding times. But are we really that fat? Read More >>
Featured comment by donks:
"it would have to be allocated anyway wouldn't it? as if you had an aisle seat you would have to wait for your seat to pop out to be able to sit on it...." More »
The B-2 Spirit aka Stealth Bomber has a very distintictive shape, and when you place it up against a hawk/falcon(?), you can suddenly see why. Nature has bombers of its own, and that form factor just happens to work out well for us too. But for all their similarities, I think we'd all prefer to get hit by the bird's bombs if we had to pick one. [The Aviationist] Read More >>
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