Crash Proves Air Racing Is Equal Parts Danger and Excitement

Accident

by Chris Clarke - 09/20/201609/21/20160

As with any motorsport the risk of bodily harm is an accepted factor when competing in a high stakes race. This pilot walked away with only minor injuries after an intense crash during a failed start on the final round of the Formula 1 class at the

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

AgustaWestland Tiltrotor Prototype Has Crashed Killing Two

by Chris Clarke - 10/30/201511/01/20150

After departing from Vergiate in Italy, witness report the vertical lift aircraft caught fire shortly after takeoff before crashing. Two pilots onboard have been confirmed dead. Both occupants are employees for AgustaWestland, one Italian and the other American identified as Pietro Venanzi, 53 years of Sesto

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