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Slow-motion footage shows exactly how landing gear works on Airbus and Boeing planes

This footage is weirdly mesmerizing

Dassault Falcon 50EX pilot proves private jets can show off too as he performs wild slingshot takeoff

The plane takes off in a matter of seconds

Florida pilot ends up flying the rarest Boeing 747 ever after a last-minute change

It started badly and ended in a best-case scenario

Jaw-dropping footage captures the world’s largest aircraft flying over California, with some saying it looks larger than a football field

The world’s largest aircraft has been spotted soaring through the sky over California – the Roc by Stratolaunch is able to carry a huge payload of over 226,796kg. Instantly recognisable by its unique design, the world’s largest aircraft features a dual-fuselage and high-wing design, powered by six Boeing 747 engines. This design then enables launch […]

Low-flying giant Boeing and Airbus planes pass over houses where sleep must be impossible

Imagine living here

9 Red Bull cyclists become the first people in history to launch a plane with bicycles

This shouldn’t work, but it did

Men hand-build an Airbus A320 simulator despite having absolutely no DIY experience

With no 3D-printed parts, a lot of guesswork was required

Why commercial aircraft speeds have stalled despite massive leaps in technology

There’s actually a very good reason for it

Embraer 190 almost looks like a rocket as it takes off into the sky

Dramatic footage has shown an Embraer 190 airliner, aka the E190, from an Italian airline taking off from London City Airport. The aircraft, operating from London to Milan, was filmed in 2013 by YouTuber Topfelya during its takeoff. In the video, the jet appears to take off like a rocket. It soared into the sky […]

Canadian hockey player Patrick Dovigi spent $435,000 on one tank of fuel to move Bill Gates’ former superyacht

Canadian billionaire and former National Hockey League (NHL) goaltender, Patrick Dovigi, has officially put Bill Gates’ once-hyped superyacht through its paces. The 119-meter hydrogen hybrid megayacht, named Breakthrough, recently sailed from Europe to Miami after a massive refuelling stop in Gibraltar. It was the longest trip that the Canadian hockey player had taken on the […]

Boeing 777 pilot shows off immense skill by pulling off a perfect crosswind landing in stormy conditions

This Boeing 777 pilot managed to navigate tricky conditions and show off his precision and skills during Storm Ciara at an airport across the pond back in 2020. The UK-bound airplane was captured performing a nail-biting cross-wing landing by YouTube creator Topfelya. The Boeing 777 pilot managed to control the aircraft seamlessly whilst battling harsh […]

Boeing 747 performs impressive low flypast and very short landing as last hurrah before being scrapped

Sooner or later the 747 will become a museum piece, and it’ll be a sad day

Airbus A330 NEO defies physics with how sharply it turns right after takeoff as pilot shows off ability

This is impressive from a widebody airplane

This is the nail-biting moment a pilot stops a massive Airbus A350 from a tail strike

We’ve no idea how the pilot managed to do that, but we’re certainly glad they did

Boeing 787 performs a jaw-dropping touch-and-go before the maneuver was officially banned

This is a truly heart-racing maneuver

This is what makes Swiss watches by Richard Mille and Patek Philippe so expensive

Some of these reasons are tangible, but some aren’t