Cirrus Unveils TRAC Series of Flight Training Aircraft

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

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

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

New Jets and Turboprops Purchased For Hurricane Hunting

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

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

Largest Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Makes First Flight

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

DC-8 Flying Laboratory Explores Antarctic Icebergs

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

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