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

U.S. Shoots Down Ballistic Missile During Defense Test Flight

Military

by Chris Clarke - 02/09/201702/03/20180

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), the Japan Ministry of Defense (MoD), and U.S. Navy sailors aboard USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) successfully conducted a flight test Feb. 3 (Hawaii Standard Time), resulting in the first intercept of a ballistic missile target using the

Air Force CV-22 Ospreys Fly In Record Setting Formation

Military

by Chris Clarke - 02/08/201702/09/20170

Air Force Ospreys made history, flying in a large 10-aircraft formation for the first time. On Feb. 3, six CV-22s from the 8th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, FL., and four from the 20th Special Operations Squadron at Cannon AFB, N.M., flew in formation

Boneyard Timelapse Is A Powerful Reminder Of Once Great Aircraft

Military

by Chris Clarke - 02/08/201702/09/20170

When the military decides the time has come to retire one their aircraft, it's usually sent to rest on a spot of desert in the 2,600 acres of the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona. Commonly known as the "Boneyard." The

Stealth Bomber Flyby Is Just As Quiet As You’d Expect

Military

by Chris Clarke - 01/08/201702/09/20170

The B-2 Spirit stealth bomber has been engineered with low observable technology to reduce its radar and infrared signature, making it hard for the enemy to pick up. It's also acoustically stealthy, as you can tell from this recent B-2 flyby: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbH4D5IW6eA

Dutch Safety Board Releases Video Detailing MH17 Crash

Airlines

by Chris Clarke - 10/13/201510/13/20150

After the final report released yesterday, video is now available detailing the Dutch Safety Board’s investigation into the causes of the crash of flight MH17 on 17 July 2014 in the eastern part of Ukraine and the Board’s investigation into flying over conflict zones. This