The airliner took off from New York City in 1955 and landed in Venezuela in 1985, or was it 1992? We get to the bottom of it! Read More “Mysteries Of Flight: The Curious Case Of Pan Am Flight 914”
Back when everyone was trying to wrap their heads around the dissolution of the Soviet Union, when the change was still so new that it … Read More “Fond Farewell to a Titan: The Antonov An-225”
If the idea of a cheap airplane sounds too good to be true, we’d agree—it is. At least in most cases. If you want to … Read More “10 (More) Cheapest Planes In The Sky”
New to this year’s Plane & Pilot Buyer’s Guide are a couple of airplanes that are major updates of existing singles, as well as an … Read More “Plane & Pilot 2021 Buyer‘s Guide: Single-Engine Piston Planes”
A Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet went down while on arrival to Kissimmee, Florida, late last week. All three aboard survived the incident with minor injuries. … Read More “First Ever: Wild Chute Deployment as Cirrus Jet Goes Down in Florida”
Cessna Cardinal One of the most beloved singles in the company’s long history, the Cessna model 177 Cardinal is proof that beauty isn’t necessarily synonymous … Read More “The 9 Most Beautiful GA Planes Gallery”
Until 35 years ago, light twins were a force to be reckoned with. Today, in both the used and new marketplace, they account for a sliver of their former glory, for some really good reasons, though the flip side of that coin, owners insist, is equally compelling. Read More “Our 2021 Roundup Of Light Twin Aircraft”
Is it possible for an aircraft to be so fast that it can actually outrun its own bullets? Read More “Did A Grumman F11 Tiger Shoot Itself Down?”
 In our current era of financial belt-tightening, efficiency counts for a lot. Vero Beach and Wichita are really getting it right with their newest batch of six-seat singles. Why? Because today’s six-seat singles offer a great combination of comfort, baggage capacity, speed, ease of flying and modern technology for people who need to cover a typical 250-mile stage length with four to six passengers and a lot of luggage. |
