Cirrus Unveils TRAC Series of Flight Training Aircraft

General Aviation

by Editorial Staff - 09/25/201909/25/20190

Cirrus Aircraft today announced the TRAC Series, a purpose-built configuration of the best-selling SR Series line of aircraft developed specifically for flight training institutions. The TRAC Series is thoughtfully crafted with reliability, durability and economy in mind to meet the rigors of high-tempo flight operations,

Airshow Pilot Flies Through Massive Smoke Ring

Aerobatics

by Chris Clarke - 09/24/201909/24/20190

Watch Skip Stewart of Skip Stewart Airshows fly his highly modified Pitts S-2 through a massive smoke ring. The ring is generated as part of the pyrotechnic display during the Naval Air Station Ocean's annual airshow. Stewart is seen flying an impressive figure-8 while flying

Air National Guard Take Delivery of First F-35s

Military

by Chris Clarke - 09/24/201909/24/20190

Lt. Col. Nathan Graber, a pilot assigned to the 134th Fighter Squadron, 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard, and Lt. Col. Anthony Marek, a pilot and commander of the 134th FS, land the first two F-35 Lightning IIs assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing

Air Race Rivals Fly over Chiba Before Season Finale

by Editorial Staff - 09/05/201909/05/20190

The top three pilots in the 2019 Red Bull Air Race World Championship flew their raceplanes over Japan’s Tokyo Bay on Thursday, just 24 hours before Free Practice starts for the sport’s first-ever season finale in Asia. Martin Šonka, Matt Hall and Japan’s home favorite Yoshihide

New Jets and Turboprops Purchased For Hurricane Hunting

by Editorial Staff - 08/27/201908/27/20190

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded contracts to Textron and Gulfstream for the purchase of new aircraft that will augment the agency’s environmental and hurricane data-gathering capabilities. NOAA awarded a contract to Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation for the purchase of a new Gulfstream G550.

Watch This Sukhoi Pilot Pull The Drag Chute Midair

Military

by Chris Clarke - 08/26/201908/27/20190

The Russian Sukhoi Su-57 is a single-seat and stealth multi-role fifth generation jet fighter. The Su-57 performed its maiden flight 9 years ago and if finally set to enter service later this year. https://twitter.com/chrisclarkefly/status/1166056514597138433 With Su-57 production variants officially coming off the line, the Russian aircraft manufacturer

Watch A Pilatus Jet Land On Grass Runway At Speed Festival

by Editorial Staff - 07/05/201908/27/20190

A first in England at the legendary Festival of Speed: the Pilatus PC-24 Super Versatile Jet landed on the grass runway at Goodwood Aerodrome and will be on display for the general public to admire throughout the Festival of Speed from 4 to 7 July

Largest Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Makes First Flight

Technology

by Editorial Staff - 06/11/201908/27/20190

Ampaire, Inc. has moved the aviation industry a major step forward with the test flight of the Ampaire 337, the highest-capacity hybrid-electric aircraft ever flown. Ampaire engineers, investors and journalists recently witnessed the hybrid-electric Ampaire 337 fly in the skies above Camarillo Airport in California. This

Super-Rare Twin Mustang Takes To The Air After Ten Year Restoration

Warbirds

by Chris Clarke - 01/03/201908/27/20190

Of the five Twin Mustangs left in the world, two are on display in the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio. Another is a gate guard at Lackland AFB in Texas. One is currently undergoing restoration. And one—just one—is, at

DC-8 Flying Laboratory Explores Antarctic Icebergs

by Chris Clarke - 10/24/201808/27/20190

Operation IceBridge, NASA’s longest-running aerial survey of polar ice, flew over the northern Antarctic Peninsula on Oct. 16, 2018. During the survey, designed to assess changes in the ice height of several glaciers draining into the Larsen A, B and C embayments, IceBridge senior support