Airplanes
Two pilots in the 1950s set the world record for the longest continuous flight aboard a Cessna 172 aircraft. Pilots Robert Timm and John Cook set the record in 1958/1959, with the aircraft staying in flight for over two months. The record required a lot of innovation, so they could keep the aircraft topped up […]
On a trip to visit Hawaii, this young couple faced a huge dilemma after working out that their Cessna 150 couldn’t fly from mainland USA due to fuel limitations, but shipping the airplane would be worth the hassle. Few places in the world are as pretty as the islands of Hawaii. But getting to the […]
This Piper Plane needed a very costly repair
This private jet was too grand to call a hangar home
After finding this military ‘Flying Banana’ helicopter in Nevada, one Utah man thinks he’s hit the jackpot – if he can get it home. You’ve heard of banana boats, but what about a banana heli? Well, this behemoth airborne vehicle is quite a force to be reckoned with, having been used by the US Air […]
This millionaire certainly knows how to celebrate in style
An American man spent three weeks building an Aerolite aircraft in his garage so he could fly it without a pilot’s license. TikTok user mcfli_gyt posted a video on his account of him flying the light aircraft, with his wife filming his first takeoff in the plane. Having had many questions about the plane, the […]
Everyone knows about Concorde, the world’s only successful supersonic airliner – but did you know the Soviet Union also had its own version, called the Tu-144? Yup, thanks to spies, espionage, and a push to beat the West, the Soviets built their version of Concorde, the Tupolev Tu-144. Dubbed Konkordski by those outside the USSR, […]
This was quite the catch for a cheap plane
The airplane – by its very nature – is extremely cool. It is always a cool experience to see an airplane landing or taking off into the great blue sky. In a recent video, one YouTuber bought an airplane of his own. And he documented the entire renovation experience on his channel. DISCOVER SBX CARS – […]
“My bank account’s a whole lot lighter now”
It’s packed full of old aircraft and military vehicles
Sensational footage on YouTube shows a Concorde supersonic airliner landing at Leeds Bradford Airport in the UK back in 1999. Concorde, capable of traveling faster than the speed of sound, first took flight in 1969 and entered commercial service in 1976 before being retired in 2003. The 1999 footage shows an excited crowd watching the […]
They were unexpectedly grounded
