Airplanes
What’s on the menu of the uberwealthy’s private jets
27th May 2024
Double-decker supersonic aircraft dwarfs Concorde and would fly from New York to London in 2.5 hours
The return of commercial supersonic jets could be closer than we think
Autonomous ‘flying truck’ is teaching aircraft how to taxi on their own
Aviation technology keeps leaping forwards
Rolls-Royce is building the next $13 billion nuclear-proof ‘doomsday plane’
The plane will be ready for anything
High-speed X-Plane is as fast as jet and as agile as a VTOL
The first prototype will be unveiled in 2025
‘Bark Air’ airline lands first private jet flight full of dogs
Fly first class alongside your four-legged friend
Explorers find Richard Bong’s plane that’s been missing since World War II in Jungle ravine
Richard Bong’s missing ‘Marge’ may have been found
Airbus A380 evacuation slide system is so hypnotic we can’t stop watching
Saving everyone as fast as it can
How often did the Concorde need maintenance and how much did it cost?
Concorde had some incredible running costs
Blue Angels perform death-defying maneuver at nearly speed of sound over residential area
They look quite majestic
Abandoned European airport still has planes waiting for takeoff on the runway
From airport to battlefield to ghost town
Plane lands safely without any landing gear thanks to pilot’s incredible reaction
It circled an Australian airport for three hours to burn off fuel
Never-before-seen half-helicopter, half-airplane just completed its first flight
It has an impressive top speed of 249. mph
Why there hasn’t been any commercial supersonic planes since Concorde
Concorde hasn’t been around for a while – so what’s next?