Airplanes
The pilot of a Pitts Special S2S aerobatic aircraft defied gravity by flying the airplane like it was a helicopter. YouTube footage from Topfelya showed the aircraft flown by Richard Goowdwin at the Dunsfold Wing and Wheels airshow in 2018. Goodwin flew the aircraft sideways, spun it around mid-air, and performed incredible rolls and loops. […]
Santa’s sleigh got a few upgrades
The two planes are very different
It certainly makes for an impressive sight
With holiday-goers dreaming of better weather than that in London, a Virgin Atlantic Boeing 777 and an Emirates Airbus A380 worked in tandem to make those dreams a punctual reality by sharing the Gatwick Airport runway less than a minute apart. Not only do planes have a huge weight to bear on the safety side […]
This footage is weirdly mesmerizing
The plane takes off in a matter of seconds
It started badly and ended in a best-case scenario
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 […]
These pilots have answered a question people have been asking for years about flight simulators and Boeing aircraft. When we get on a plane, we’d like to assume pilots know what they’re doing. And we take that for granted because we assume flight simulators are 100 percent identical to the real thing. That’s not the […]
After displaying incredible expertise in a touch-and-go landing – usually an intense training exercise – aviation fans are calling for this Airbus A400M pilot to get a raise. Training to become a pilot is an intense course, with new fliers having to learn how to maintain complete control over an aircraft. In one of the […]
This shouldn’t work, but it did
With no 3D-printed parts, a lot of guesswork was required
There’s actually a very good reason for it