Skydiver Makes The Ultimate Gender Reveal Stunt From A 65 Year-Old Warbird

Warbirds

by Chris Clarke - 03/07/201603/07/20160

When you and your skydiving cohort are the only ones who know the sex of your buddies new baby, then leaping from a perfectly good airplane with blue smoke streaming from your body is the only option. But when the scheduled Bonanza to jump from

How Not To Build A Blimp

by Chris Clarke - 03/04/201603/04/20160

Back in a day when America was running rich on ingenuity and poor on common sense, the U.S. Forest Service decided to make a bold experiment in lighter-than-air flight. The ultimate balloondoggle ensued. The Piasecki PA-97 Helistat was an American experimental heavy-lift aircraft, built by Piasecki

Five Survive Nasty Helicopter Crash At Pearl Harbor

Helicopters

by Chris Clarke - 02/18/201602/18/20160

Authorities claim only one of the five occupants is in critical condition after the sightseeing helicopter plunged into the water just feet from the shoreline. The rest of the passengers survived sustaining only minor injuries. [jwplayer mediaid="998"] Coast Guard Petty Officer Melissa McKenzie tells The Associated Press

Gaze Upon This Man Made Dust Storm Courtesy The Mighty Globemaster

Military

by Chris Clarke - 02/18/201602/18/20160

Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster aircraft are used by Australian forces in the Middle East Area of Operations for heavy lift capability including the movement of combat vehicles in and out of theatres of operation as well as large freight items. The C-17 has a

Jackie Chan Takes Delivery Of First Chinese Embraer Legacy 500

Business Aviation

by Chris Clarke - 02/05/201602/05/20160

Embraer announced today that Jackie Chan, a world-renowned movie star, has become the first customer in China to take delivery of a Legacy 500. “The Legacy 500 features our best-to-date technologies and it incorporates designs that maximize passenger comfort and fuel efficiency,” said Marco Tulio Pellegrini,

SkyBahamas Flight Loses An Engine But Nails The Landing

Airlines

by Chris Clarke - 02/04/201602/05/20160

SkyBahamas flight Q7460 returned to land at Nassau-Lynden Pindling International Airport, Bahamas when the crew was forced to shut down the number one engine. A passenger reported seeing "oil coming out of the engine." Five passengers and three crew on the flight were onboard the Saab 340 twin-engine

Unmanned Ground And Aerial Vehicles Join Forces To Keep Troops Safe

by Chris Clarke - 01/21/201601/21/20160

Flying drones and driving drones can now collaborate in combined ground and air cooperative missions. An optionally piloted UH-60MU Black Hawk and a self-guided all terrain vehicle create the ultimate unmanned duo, keeping the soft tissue life forms out of harm’s way. Carnegie Mellon University and

The FAA Will Charge You $5 For Mandatory Drone Registration

Drones

by Chris Clarke - 12/14/201512/14/20150

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced a streamlined and user-friendly web-based drone registration process for owners of small unmanned aircraft (UAS) weighing more than 0.55 pounds and less than 55 pounds including payloads such as on-board cameras. The Registration Task Force delivered recommendations

HondaJet Receives Type Certification From Federal Aviation Administration

Business Aviation

by Chris Clarke - 12/10/201512/10/20150

The HondaJet received type certification from the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday. Honda Aircraft Company and the FAA made the announcement today at the Honda Aircraft headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina. The FAA presented the type certificate to Honda Aircraft Company President and