See 12 B-52 Nuclear Bombers Takeoff Together

Military

by Chris Clarke - 09/19/201609/23/20160

The United States 5th Bomb Wing B-52s and their crews recently performed a mass takeoff during Prairie Vigilance exercise at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota. Prairie Vigilance is an annual exercise designed to test the wing's ability to conduct conventional and nuclear-capable bomber

Watching A B-1 Bomber Do Aileron Rolls Is A Thing Of Beauty

Military

by Chris Clarke - 09/19/201609/19/20160

Airshows are cool. B-1 Bombers are cool. Afterburners are also cool. I like planes. See this amazing airshow display of the supersonic B-1B Lancer as a high speed pass ends with a double aileron roll. https://youtu.be/dNzStrhjN5k

See Schiphol Airport Transform Before Your Eyes

Airports

by Chris Clarke - 09/16/201609/23/20160

What started as a humble grass strip in the first part of the 20th century has now evolved into a massive hub of transportation connecting all of Europe. Watch this beautiful rendering visualize the evolution of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol over its one hundred year history. The international

Witness A B-1 Bomber Depart RAF Fairford With Full Afterburner

Military

by Chris Clarke - 09/13/201609/19/20160

The 489 Bomber Group of Dyess AFB and Abilene, Texas sets off car alarms after an impressive takeoff during a visiting to Fairford, England in the United Kingdom. This mission is in support of the NATO exercise Ample Strike ongoing in the Czech Republic. Exercise Ample

Airbus Seeks Patent For Strange Hybrid Vertical Flight Airplane

Technology

by Chris Clarke - 09/07/201609/07/20160

Sure, we’ve seen Airbus throw some shitty ideas up against the wall to see if anything sticks. Like this ridiculous stacked passenger cabin design or this silly multi stage supersonic transport. Now they’ve upped the ante with this weird gas-electric powered aircraft that can also

FAA Expands Drone Detection Pathfinder Initiative

Drones

by Editorial Staff - 05/10/201605/10/20160

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is expanding the part of its Pathfinder Program that focuses on detecting and identifying unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) flying too close to airports. Today the FAA signed Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRDAs) with Gryphon Sensors, Liteye Systems Inc. and Sensofusion.

The Story Of The Ultimate High Flying Beer Run

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

Normandy, 70 years ago, and one of the biggest concerns of the British troops who have made it over the channel, survived the landings and pushed out into the bocage against bitter German resistance is not the V1 flying bomb blitz threatening their families back

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