Airplanes

Pilots explain how to fly a real Boeing 737 MAX compared to how they work in flight simulators

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 […]

The shortest flight in the world operates every day for just 53 seconds

There’s a passenger flight in the UK that barely lasts a minute. By the time you’ve clicked your seatbelt into place, the plane is already lining up to land. It runs every day and plays a real role in island life. And it’s officially the shortest scheduled flight in the world. DISCOVER SBX CARS – The […]

Retiring pilot flying Airbus A380 on his last ever flight performed breathtaking maneuver with passengers onboard

After 33 years in the cockpit of an Airbus A380, retiring pilot Christian Pokorski was given a guard of honor before performing a breathtaking maneuver with passengers onboard. Having enjoyed a career escorting hundreds of thousands of passengers out of Germany and around the globe, this pilot wanted to go out in style. But, how […]

Pilot performs the near-impossible by landing Airbus A380 nearly sideways during a storm

This pilot managed to perform the near-impossible in an Airbus A380. And he did so by landing the aircraft sideways during the course of a storm. Landing a plane isn’t exactly an easy feat at the best of times – let alone during gale-force winds. But, thanks to a technique known as ‘crabbing’, this pilot […]

NASA and Boeing join forces to take a half plane into a wind tunnel to test new aircraft design

NASA and Boeing really did put half a plane into a wind tunnel. Not because the other half fell off but because they only needed one wing to answer a big question. Future airplanes need to burn less fuel, and one of the best ways to do that is by changing the wings. The catch? […]

First Boeing 747-8 BBJ ‘flying mansion’ scrapped in US after just 30 flight hours

It’s strange, but a palace with wings ended up unwanted

Airbus is trying to find a new home for its retired Beluga but it's a logistical nightmare

As it turns out, you can’t simply tow a cargo plane down the highway

This airport terminal is shaped like a paper airplane showing even large-scale infrastructure can be playful

Many international airports are actually pretty stylish

Airbus celebrated its 50th birthday by flying its most iconic aircraft together in formation

The aircraft represented Airbus’s greatest achievements

Man gets called out to Utah for a flipped aircraft in extremely dangerous terrain

This was a big job

Rare look at a pilot sleeping area on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Could you sleep here?

The fastest jets a civilian can own may not be at the level of Concorde but they're no slouches either

One of these aircraft may surprise you

Incredible feat of engineering saw Concorde do 117,000 liters per hour at takeoff compared to 18,000 at supercruise

Concorde last took to the skies in November 2003

Plane lands in Colorado without human assistance in historic first after losing pressurization

A plane landed in Colorado without human assistance in a historic first thanks to Garmin. When pilots lost pressurization, an onboard automated safety system took over the entire operation. The successful landing was a major milestone for real-world autonomous aviation tech and for pilots when they suffer emergencies. It could have been a disaster, but […]

When the US Navy rushed F-14s to intercept a Concorde it led to the only known photo of the aircraft at Mach 2

Concorde could fly at twice the speed of sound

Inside Supercar Blondie's incredible six-figure private jet experience

There are many reasons, but one in particular stands out