Airplanes
What’s on the menu of the uberwealthy’s private jets
27th May 2024
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?
The happy accident that means planes at largest aircraft boneyard will never die despite being in desert
The climate of tlocation is *chef’s kiss*
The story of the HFB 320 Hansa jet, known for its forward-swept wings but never achieved its full potential
A unique plane for its time plagued with design issues