Here’s What It Takes To Transport An Entire Air Race Across The World

Aerobatics

by Chris Clarke - 05/21/201511/09/20150

You might think of ultra-maneuverable high-speed racing planes when you think of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship. But additionally it's a massive infrastructure that is constantly on the move. For example, as the 2015 season was in full swing and the second round of

Vipers And Typhoons Fly Over Lithuania During Baltic Air Policing

Military

by Chris Clarke - 05/21/201510/01/20150

Norwegian F-16s fly alongside Italian Eurofighter Typhoons over Lithuania during a Baltic Air Policing mission in some spectacular air-to-air formation flying. Its almost hard to imagine that the F-16 took its first flight nearly 20 years before the Typhoon. The Baltic air-policing mission is a NATO

Gulfstream Gets Revolutionary Business Jet In The Air For The First Time

Business Aviation

by Chris Clarke - 05/20/201510/01/20150

After six years in the making, the Savannah based Gulfstream Aerospace made a huge technological leap forward when the spanking new G500 with a clean-sheet design took flight for the very first time yesterday. The test flight departed Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport and lasted just over

These Jet Jockeys Might Have More Money Than Brains

by Chris Clarke - 05/11/201511/06/20150

This Czech designed L-39 Albatross basic military jet trainer might not carry any weapons, but in the hands of undisciplined civilian jet pilots, it has the potential to be seriously dangerous. Thousands of these trainers remain in active service and have become one of the cheapest

The World’s Shortest Commercial Flight Takes Less Than A Minute

Airlines

by Chris Clarke - 05/05/201509/02/20150

If you need to cross the shallow water that divides two small Orkney islands north of Scotland, your best option is to book a flight on a Loganair Britten-Norman Islander to make the overseas journey. Just don’t expect drink service. The 1.7-mile distance that spans the

The Heinous Price Of Bottled Water In Airports Springs A Lawsuit

Airports

by Chris Clarke - 03/16/201509/02/20150

There's nothing good about traversing the labyrinth known as the modern day international airport. Aside from incompetent airline personal and the debacle known as TSA, we are now subject to price gouging, according to a lawsuit claiming retailers are charging a whopping $5 for a