Airplanes

Aerial view shows how Zurich Airport's runway system is one of Europe’s most complex feats of design

A breathtaking pilot’s POV has revealed Zurich Airport’s runway system – and it’s clear why it’s touted as one of Europe’s most complex feats of design. Most people don’t realise, or even consider, how complex most runway designs actually are. But an aerial view of Zurich Airport’s runway has shown just how complex it actually […]

Florida YouTuber takes abandoned flying boat for first flight on autopilot wondering what can go wrong and then finds out

From chaos to control

One of the largest planes ever made took its first and only flight 78 years ago in California

Its legacy was sealed with a flight that lasted less than a minute

Californians buy entire cockpit of $400,000,000 Boeing 747 jumbo jet to build one of the world’s most advanced flight simulators

The Queen of the skies will reign once more…

Small homebuilt plane lands safely in Texas after pilot fixes landing gear mid-air

A Velocity XLRG-5 was forced to make an emergency landing in Texas as fire crews scrambled and onlookers held their breath. The small homebuilt plane was circling Amarillo’s Rick Husband International Airport with a problem no pilot wants mid-air. Down below, trucks were staged and radios were live as staff worked to prevent disaster. Whilst […]

Boeing 767 took to the seas after decades in the air in an incredibly strange sight

The Boeing 767 was saved to become accommodation

YouTuber who's creating world's biggest remote-controlled Airbus A380-800 gives an update on its progress

The remote-controlled Airbus A380 is slowly beginning to take shape

Boeing 787 makes history landing at one of the most dangerous places on Earth in Antarctica

A Boeing 787 made history by landing at one of the most dangerous places on Earth. The dangerous place in question? Antarctica. A video has been going viral of Troll Airfield in the middle of the ice. And it shows a Norse Airways aircraft nailing the breathtaking descent. DISCOVER SBX CARS: The global premium car auction […]

Air Zimbabwe Boeing 707 pulled off one of the most daring low passes ever, flying less than 6ft above the ground

The footage is mesmerizing

Slovak government perform wild stunts with its official Airbus A319 aircraft that's 'like drifting with a bus'

The A319 was not made for wild airborne stunts

A Boeing 747 glides above the clouds in one of aviation’s most breathtaking sights

This was incredible to see

What a Boeing looks like at cruise speed from another plane's perspective is absolutely mesmerizing to watch

Have you ever seen what a Boeing looks like at cruise speed from another plane? Well, trust us – it is an absolutely incredible thing to witness. A video from Reddit has been going viral over the weekend. And it shows one such aircraft at from another plane – it is mesmerizing to watch. DISCOVER […]

One of the most fascinating aviation moments ever as Airbus A330 appears to hover like an illusion in the sky

It doesn’t look real

80-year-old Spitfire shows it's still got a lot of life left in it with a stunning ride through the skies

It might just be the most iconic single-seat aircraft to ever come from the UK, and 80 years after it was first made, this Spitfire has showcased that there’s life in the old dog yet. While the UK is hailed for much of the aircraft industry, with Rolls-Royce engines powering Airbus carriers like the Beluga, […]

Embraer E195 defies all physics with a vertical take-off and very tight turns before an impressively short landing

This Embraer E195 took to the skies and left people in awe of its aerial acrobatics. The sprawling jet performed a steep vertical take-off from a runway during the Farnborough Airshow, and once it was airborne, it was the gift that kept on giving. While in the air, the Embraer pilot showed off the tight […]

17-year-old buys abandoned Piper Cherokee then YouTuber steps in to take the rescue up a notch

Peter picked a pickled Piper