Airplanes

Man finds out what happens if Concorde nose visor failed during flight

The Concorde droop snoot was an iconic piece of aviation design

Man decides to take flight on oldest Boeing 737 and shares the entire sequence of events that unfold

What did he make of it?

New Jersey man’s hotel room contains an actual aircraft cockpit used for pilot training

We’d take this over a mini-bar any day

Boeing's bet on autonomous flight pays off as Wisk Gen 6 achieves first hover

Aircraft manufacturer Boeing has successfully completed its first autonomous test flight with its Wisk Gen 6 aircraft. The Gen 6 electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, aka eVTOL, took to the runway at the company’s test facility in California and wowed bosses by performing a vertical takeoff and several flight maneuvers. Now, the CEO has […]

Man builds private runway on his 80 acres of land in Utah to see if any airplanes show up

He had big plans

Boeing 777 300 ER gets a magnificent water cannon salute as it comes in to land

Even the ugliest plane in the world looks great with the water salute, and the Boeing 777 isn’t the ugliest plane in the world

Michael Jordan purchased a $70,000,000 private jet but wasn't content so paid half a million extra for a very specific paint job

His Airness himself, Michael Jordan, is best known for getting airborne on the court – but not even he can dunk over the Atlantic, which is why he purchased a Gulfstream G650ER private jet. However, despite having just slam-dunked a whopping $70,000,000, he then got creative with its livery. The PJ features rocket-powered take-off potential […]

Airbus A380 and Boeing 787 captured landing in exact same spot at day and night in ultimate spot the difference

It’s a fun game of spot the difference

Airbus A380 performs a powerful reverse thrust on a wet runway

The Airbus A380s touched down at a soaking wet London Heathrow

Boeing and Airbus jets look like they're deploying cloaking devices as they land in thick fog

Boeing and Airbus are two of the most famous airplane manufacturers in the world, and they both had to tackle thick fog on the way into Heathrow Airport. Captured by plane enthusiast Topfelya, various aircraft from both Boeing and Airbus looked as if they were deploying cloaking devices upon landing on the tarmac. The thick […]

Pitts Special S2S pilot defies gravity by flying the plane like it's a helicopter

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. […]

Pilot has to use all his precision and skill to park giant Boeing 777 into a tight parking spot

This was impressive

Santa’s sleigh goes hypersonic in GE Aerospace’s vision of 3,836 mph, 40-minute New York to London flights

Santa’s sleigh got a few upgrades

Airbus A380 pilot finds out if he can pass the ultimate test and fly a Boeing 737

The two planes are very different

How the powerful jet blast of a Airbus A380 compares to that of a Boeing 747 in striking video

It certainly makes for an impressive sight

Boeing 777 takes off while Airbus A380 lands just behind it to highlight just how busy airports get

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 […]