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Here's How Turkey Shot Down A Syrian Helicopter
More details about the downing of a Syrian helicopter are emerging.Turkish General Staff released a statement and published the radar track history regarding the incident.Here’s how the incident...
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An Active Volcano Is Disrupting Air Travel In Indonesia
Local airlines have been advised to avoid an erupting volcano in Indonesia, the AP reports.Mt. Sinabung, an 8,350-foot active volcano, last erupted in August 2010. This eruption began Sunday. More than...
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US Fighter Pilot's Midair Taunt To Iranian Pilots Was Straight Out Of 'Top Gun'
Earlier this year, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said that an IRIAF (Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force) F-4 Phantom combat plane attempted to intercept a U.S. MQ-1 drone flying in...
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Wild Photos From A Major Airplane Race In The Middle Of The Nevada Desert
Every September, more than 200,000 people flock to the Nevada desert to see an unusual sort of motor sport.Airplane racing.Once popular around Europe and the United States, air races are now mostly a...
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Hair-Raising Video Shows What It's Like To Fly In An F-16
This video is particularly interesting because it not only gives an idea of what flying in the backseat of an F-16 looks like, but let’s you hear some pilots talk: for instance, at a certain point you...
View ArticleWatch How The Air Force Turns This F-16 Into A Drone [Video]
A video from Boeing shows the development of a little-known frontier of the drone arms race — an unmanned F-16 fighter jet. The development is an important step in drone warfare because it allows...
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These Maps Show How Crucial Asia Is To The Future Of The Aviation Industry
In its new 20-year outlook report, Airbus predicts that by 2032, the world will need 29,000 new commercial planes, worth $4.4 trillion.The airplane manufacturer also said the number of "mega cities,"...
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DEBUNKED: 10 Airplane Myths That People Still Believe
Flying can be a mysterious experience: Planes are incredibly complicated, even scary machines, and pilots and flight attendants don't tell you too much about what's going on.So it makes sense that...
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Video Shows Insanely Low Flyby Of A C-130 Hercules Over Group Of People
When it comes to crazy low altitude flying in front of the camera, Argentine Air Force pilots are among the most frequently featured.Their skills in this type of flying were particularly useful to...
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Dramatic Video From A Pilot's Helmet Camera Shows How A Medal Of Honor Was...
Filmed more than four years ago during a MEDEVAC (Medical Evacuation) in a valley in Afghanistan, the following video shows how Capt. Will Swenson of the U.S. Army earned the medal of honor he will...
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We Went To France To See How Airbus Builds Passenger Jets Faster Than Anyone...
This week, Airbus published its latest 20-year outlook report, predicting the world will need 29,000 new commercial planes by 2032.Single-aisle planes — like the Airbus A320, Boeing 737, and newcomer...
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Airline Co-Pilots Admit To Sleeping At The Same Time On A Long-Haul Flight
Two airline pilots have confessed to being asleep in the cockpit at the same time during a long-haul flight into the UK.The captain and his co-pilot on the packed 325-seat Airbus A330 had decided to...
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The World's Highest Airport Just Opened In The Mountains Of China
We’ve got a new airport to add to our travel to-do list, as one of the world’s newest airports is now open for business.Not only does it have that new airport smell, but this place is also the highest...
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The Marines Have Canceled Their Big Air Show Due To Government Shutdown
The annual air show at the Marine Corps air station at Miramar, Calif., has been called the largest in the nation. In previous years, it had garnered more than 500,000 visitors. As of today, this...
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New Air Force Planes Are Going Straight To The 'Boneyard'
The clock has ticked to zero on the C-27J as the first 21 cargo aircraft were set to be retired by Oct. 1.The Dayton Daily News has reported that the first twelve have been taken out of service and...
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Riding A Porsche To Your Next Flight Is The New Way To Show You’re Elite
Griswold is among a small, but growing number of elite passengers picked by Delta Air Lines to get a VIP escort from one flight to another in a Porsche at Atlanta Hartsfield Airport.The criteria:...
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Step Inside The Bigger And Faster $21 Million Learjet 85
By the end of 2013, Bombardier should be ready to put its latest private jet, the Learjet 85, into the air for the first time.About a year after that, if all goes well, deliveries will begin. But those...
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Incredible Then-And-Now Pictures Of Chinese Airports
Today, there are more than 1,400 planes operating in China, nearly three times as many as there were just a decade ago, according to the International Air Transport Association.More planes need more...
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How Bombardier Builds The Plane It Created To Challenge Airbus And Boeing...
Just after the Bombardier CSeries made its successful first flight on September 16th, we were invited to tour the Flight Test Vehicle Final Assembly Line at Mirabel Airport (YMX).Our host was Sebastien...
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How To Speak Like A Pilot
Aviation has a lot of special language, like sailing or gymnastics. Its brief, even curt efficiency and orderly templates keep planes on course and out of each other’s way.For example, when a pilot...
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