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THE BONEYARD: Here's Where Air Force Birds Go To Die
Air Force boneyards appeal to the child in us. The rows of rusted out planes look like old, forgotten toys, which a child could reach out and grab and lift into the air again.The feeling is even...
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An Emirates A380-800 jet was struck by lightning as it flew over Brisbane Airport in Australia, and the moment was captured on video.According to Perth Now, an electrical storm on Sunday night delayed...
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The Very First Commercial Flight Took Off 100 Years Ago — It Cost $400 And...
Just a few weeks after marking the 110th anniversary of the Wright Brothers' first flight, the aviation world has another historical moment to celebrate.A century ago today, commercial aviation was...
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Reenactment Of The First Commercial Flight Shows How Aviation Has Changed...
On January 1, 1914, the world's first airline started operating, flying one passenger at a time over Tampa Bay, Florida. The St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line flight covered 18.6 miles and lasted 23...
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Why The Predator Drone Needs A Little Bit Of 'Horse Hair'
During a recent trip to North Dakota to tour drone facilities, we got the opportunity to meet a bunch of actual military drone pilots and see some drones up close.One of the pilots pointed out this...
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Saudi Plane Makes Emergency Landing, 29 Hurt
RIYADH (Reuters) - Twenty nine people were injured when a Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) Boeing 767-300ER made an emergency landing at Medina airport in the west of the country early on Sunday, the...
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Image Of Upside Down 'Top Gun' Fighter Jet Intercept Is Simply Wild
The first thing the image in this post reminded us is the famous scene of Top Gun (when Maverick turns its F-14 Tomcat upside down to give the finger to a Soviet Mig pilot) and the subsequent talk with...
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Why Even A Little Bit Of Ice Can Leave Planes Grounded
We have recently watched a giant winter storm trek its way defiantly across the country, wreaking havoc on airports from Dallas to New York City. As most airplanes sit dormant, caked in ice and snow,...
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Here's Why Extreme Cold Is Disastrous For Air Travel
Extreme cold in the Midwest and Northeast has led airlines to cancel more than 6,000 U.S. flights over the past two days,Commercial planes are no strangers to extreme cold. Above 37,000 feet, the air...
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The New American Airlines Logo Is A Travesty
Last march, American Airlines unveiled its first major identity change in forty-plus years. The news broke as the carrier prepared to emerge from bankruptcy and prepared for its merger with US...
View ArticleWatch Virgin Galactic's Rocket Go Mach 1.4 In Its Highest Test Flight Yet
Virgin Galactic conducted its highest test flight yet at 71,000 feet (21,641 meters) and a top speed of Mach 1.4 Jan 10, 2014.A video posted to LiveLeak shows the plane rocket across the sky at what...
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Radar Stops Aircraft Colliding With Each Other — It Should Stop Them...
ONE of the scarier videos on YouTube (ow.ly/sBIOq) was recorded by the nose-cone camera of a fighter jet as it was taking off. Just after the plane leaves the runway a large bird comes hurtling towards...
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Southwest Pilots Who Landed At The Wrong Airport Explain What Went Wrong
The Southwest Airlines pilots who landed a 737 jet full of passengers at the wrong Missouri airport said they didn't realize their mistake until after they had touched down.The National Transportation...
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On This Day In '68, A B-52 Crash Led To 'Broken Arrow,' And A Nuke That's...
On Jan. 21, 1968, a B-52G Stratofortress belonging to the 380th Strategic Bomb Wing from Plattsburgh Air Force Base, New York, crashed in in Greenland in what is remembered as the second “Broken Arrow”...
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This Picture Shows The First Combat Rescue Behind Enemy Lines In Iraq
The image above was taken from an MH-53J from the 20th Special Operations Squadron, piloted by Capt. Thomas Trask, during the first Combat SAR (Search And Rescue) mission behind the enemy lines since...
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This Is The Coolest Paper Airplane You'll Ever See
This is no ordinary paper airplane.Since May 2008, Luca Iaconi-Stewart, 22, has been building this 1:60 scale model of the Air India Boeing 777-300ER, made entirely out of manila folders. It's...
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Israeli Intelligence Would Be Helpless Without Its Squadron Of 'Flying Camels'
100 Squadron is not only the oldest Israeli Air Force unit.The Squadron of the “Flying Camels” is also IAF’s most active one in terms of flying hours.It has taken part in each war fought by Israel...
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The Huge Airbus A380 Can Finally Fly To Indian Airports
Better late than never: India has finally lifted a ban prohibiting the double-decker Airbus A380 from the country’s airports. India’s Ministry of Civil Aviation says the A380 ban was put in place due...
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Forget Comfort — These Are The Real Advantages Of Private Jets
Yes, private jets are swanky. But if you can spend less money to get an equally luxurious experience in first or business class, why not fly with an airline?A quick search turns up one-way first class...
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A Rare Glimpse Into A Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker Flight Simulator
In 2012 the 128th Air Refueling Wing of the Air National Guardpublished an old press release, dated around 1968 touting the latest addition to their unit - a KC-97 flight simulator!The simulator came...
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