Cirrus Unveils TRAC Series of Flight Training Aircraft

General Aviation

by Editorial Staff - 09/25/201909/25/20190

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

Aerobatics

by Chris Clarke - 09/24/201909/24/20190

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 Race Rivals Fly over Chiba Before Season Finale

by Editorial Staff - 09/05/201909/05/20190

The top three pilots in the 2019 Red Bull Air Race World Championship flew their raceplanes over Japan’s Tokyo Bay on Thursday, just 24 hours before Free Practice starts for the sport’s first-ever season finale in Asia. Martin Šonka, Matt Hall and Japan’s home favorite Yoshihide

DC-8 Flying Laboratory Explores Antarctic Icebergs

by Chris Clarke - 10/24/201808/27/20190

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

Mysterious Experimental Aircraft Emerges From Secrecy

Aviation

by Chris Clarke - 10/21/201708/26/20190

Scaled Composites is known for making some of the most important experimental aircraft in history. Among them are SpaceShipOne and, more recently, the Stratolaunch megaplane that holds the claim as world's largest aircraft by wingspan. Amid all that fanfare, Scale Composites has quietly announced a major

This Airplane Doing Donuts Is Snow Drifting Perfected

General Aviation

by Chris Clarke - 10/20/201511/17/20150

Many hooligans on the roads these days yearn for the cold and dreary days of winter to wreak havoc on a freshly powdered parking lot. This bush pilot takes drifting to an entirely new level by taking a Piper Cub and carving perfect circles on

Competition Aerobatics Would Kick Your Feeble Ass

by Chris Clarke - 06/16/201501/20/20200

Performing for a live video feed in the skies of Sochi, Svetlana Kapanina demonstrates why she’s a legend in her own time. The seven time aerobatic world champion makes taking some serious g-force punishment look good during the Olympic Sky aviation festival. She was joined by