The big tri-engine Douglas heavy does its thing on the front lines, and there’s real risk involved to everyone on site. Read More “Video: Firefighting DC-10 Puts On A Low-Level Show! And Watch An SUV Get Demolished By A Retardant Drop”
The small plane was videoed flying under the famous span. Now the Michigan State Police want your help to find him while the internet goes off the rails about the whole thing. Read More “Video: Mystery Pilot Flies Under Mackinac Bridge: Authorities Want To Find Him”
A happy enough ending for all, but how on earth did it happen? Read More “Plane Crashes Into House In Connecticut: Photos Defy Easy Understanding”
And the actual winner is…We reconsider some of aviation’s most impressive feats. Read More “Famous Aviation Records That Aren’t As Solid As You Thought”
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This week’s photo is not one, but TWO photos of the week! One is a brilliant shot of the V-22 Osprey in hover with prop-tip vortices in full Rembrandt mode, and the other is of the prop tips lit up at night with green tip lights. And you’d better believe that we’ve got video too! Read More “Plane & Pilot Photos! Of The Week: V-22 Osprey Art, Science . . . And Conspiracy Theory?”
A reader’s plane got coated with foam, so we looked for a precedent. It doesn’t get any better than this. Read More “These Aircraft Were Covered In A Sea Of Fire Retardant Foam: What Happened Next?”
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”
Learn about the history of AirVenture, Sun ‘n Fun, and more shows and fly-ins. Read More “Plane Facts: Aviation Gatherings”
Two planes collided on Friday. The pilots were well-known Alaskans. Read More “Alaska Mid-Air Collision Kills Seven”
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