Airplanes

80-year-old flying boat from WW2 era takes retirement flight soaring over Golden Gate Bridge to Arizona

The Philippine Mars plane did something very cool last week. The World War II-era water bomber – the only plane of its kind – took its retirement flight to Arizona. The 80-year-old seaplane took off from British Columbia, before making a stunning stop in San Francisco. This sort of thing is always worth celebrating. DISCOVER […]

Take a look at the first US Air Force One that flew President Eisenhower in the 50s

Ever wondered what taking a flight as the President of the United States was like? Well, let’s take a look at the first-ever presidential aircraft to bear the iconic Air Force One title, shall we? This remarkable aircraft plane carried President Dwight Eisenhower around in the 1950s. Half a century later, the plane is still […]

A Tata Curvv set a new world record by towing a 48-ton Boeing 737

Not something you see every day

Gulfstream retires record-breaking jet after one million flight hours

It’s sad news, but the aircraft has had an impressive run

Video creator visits two aircraft boneyards in the US desert and shows what really happens in the place aircraft go to die

An American YouTuber has visited a couple of aircraft boneyards located in Arizona to investigate what aircraft lie at these scrapyards. Arizona is famous for its boneyards, most notably the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, where masses of military aircraft are stored. However, these boneyards are full of old airliners and cargo aircraft, some […]

NASA says its finished tests on its X-59 supersonic plane and first flight will come this year

Tests are going well

Attempting to fly a rare Aero Commander 680 FLP plane that was abandoned in Texas for 20 years

It’s an absolute gem of a find

Man bought an abandoned flying boat that had been sitting for years and tried starting it to see what would happen

An American YouTuber has rescued an abandoned flying boat that has been sitting in its hangar for over eight years. Jimmy’s World, whose real name is James Webb, posted a video on his channel showing his new Aventura 2 flying boat, which he found for sale in a Florida Hangar. The Aventura 2 is an […]

Man visits a desert location in California where aircraft go to die and explores Thai Airways plane to find nostalgic items from the 70s and 80s

A man visited a Californian aircraft graveyard and found some nostalgic surprises. Items including curtains and a movie screen were found on board a Thai Airways aeroplane. Despite the dusty surroundings, the aeroplane had been kept pretty much intact. But what else did they find? DISCOVER SBX CARS: The global premium car auction platform powered by […]

Boom Supersonic CEO says they’ve cracked supersonic flight with ‘no audible sonic boom’

Breaking the sound barrier – quietly

This start-up just raised $20 million to make a hydrogen-powered jet

It’s the future of flying

This man turned his spare room into an Airbus A320 cockpit before revealing surprising cost

His total come to around $5,000

We set off flares on a plane’s wing to affect the weather

It can rain at the press of a button

Revolutionary new aircraft with seamlessly blended wings and body acquired by a Canadian airline

The future of air travel

Canadian spends three days trekking to find missing 1950s plane wreck with an unsolved mystery

He wants answers

Guys found an abandoned Boeing 737 and explored it, inside it’s as if no time has passed at all

A group of guys made the strange discovery of an abandoned plane – a Boeing 737 – and took the chance to explore. The Boeing 737 has been a tourist attraction but once inside, they were amazed.  It was as though they had traveled back in time, as the inside seemed in tip-top condition.  But, […]