Airplanes
It was put through its paces
After finding what he deemed to be the ‘weirdest airport on Google Maps’, this aviator discovered a slice of history by landing his 1978 Grumman AA-5B Tiger in Indiana. Airports are weird as it is. LAX is a maze and Denver International gives you a stitch when running cross-country to your gate. But this tiny […]
This was quite the spectacle – but it came at a cost
This was quite the experience
NASA’s Super Guppy is an unbelievably cool and unique aircraft. Perhaps more akin to something from Megamind, NASA’s Super Guppy serves an important purpose. The airplane exists for the purpose of hauling extremely large components to and from testing centers. Back in 2013, NASA’s Guppy managed to swallow two T-38 aircraft whole. Yet in the […]
A pilot flew into a Massachusetts airport only to find iconic planes sitting abandoned and decaying on the tarmac – including multiple Cessna 150 aircraft. Rows of classics that once owned the sky now sit weather-beaten, wings drooping, paint fading at Plum Island Airport. For aviation fans, the sight wasn’t just sad – it was […]
It’s amazing what you can do with an airplane
The plane has been grounded for years
A British engineer accidentally took off in an XM135 fighter jet despite not being qualified, in a terrifying baptism of fire in what is now a museum artefact. There are fewer sticky situations that are more frightening than watching the ground disappear beneath the wings of a plane you’re not qualified to fly. Well, one […]
What a magnificent sight
Air Force One still uses the iconic design of Raymond Loewy
Did anyone else know this?
Airplane contrails are some of the most striking things you can see in the sky. In case you are unaware, contrails are the vapor trails aircraft leave in their wake. One thing that many people might not realize is just how big they can be up close. But a recent video has just put it […]
The Zenith Super Duty is the perfect light aircraft for exploration
It really set a president…we mean precedent.