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+16 +1Snowbirds Flyby Wows waiting Crowd on Parliament Hill
A flyby over Parliament Hill featuring the Canadian Forces Snowbirds and the Patrouille de France air demonstration team to mark Canada's sesquicentennial went ahead Tuesday morning after several delays.
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+15 +1The F-35 Is a $1.4-Trillion National Disaster
The JSF is a terrible fighter, bomber and attacker — and unfit for aircraft carriers. By Dan Grazier. (Mar. 31, 2017)
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+22 +1Replacing the World's Largest Jet Engine at 40-Below
When a SWISS airliner was stranded in a northern Canadian territory in the dead of winter, engineers had to find a way to fix it.
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+13 +1Really Amazing: A must watch for all aviation maintenance personnel -Boeing Assembly Line
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+31 +1F-35 Dominates the Air at This Year's Red Flag War Games
Exercise Red Flag at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada is considered one of the most realistic and challenging aviation warfare exercises, and pilots from this year's event say the Air Force's F-35A exceeded expectations by dominating the air space and improving the lethality of other legacy aircraft. It's stellar performance is a major victory for a war plane that's been criticized for its high costs and plagued with several development setbacks.
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+32 +1These Mushroom-Based Drones Eat Themselves at Mission’s End
Once the job is done, the tiny gliders are designed to disappear. By Tim Wright.
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+9 +113 of the Most Incredible Boeing 747s
Air Force One, the Space Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, the Sultan of Brunei's jet—here are some of the most lavish and advanced 747s to ever take to the skies.
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+8 +1The Obsessed, Feuding Searchers Still Looking for Amelia Earhart
She and her navigator disappeared nearly 80 years ago. By Erik Shilling.
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+26 +1Arrogant U.S. Generals Made the P-51 Mustang a Necessity
With better leadership, the iconic fighter plane might’ve been unnecessary. By James Perry Stevenson and Pierre Sprey.
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+7 +1Who gets the centre armrests on a plane?
Flight attendants put an end to one of flying’s most contentious debates
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+28 +1The WWII design genius that inspired a Mars explorer
A flying wing – first developed in Nazi Germany – could prove one of the best ways to fly over Mars, Richard Hollingham reports.
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+42 +1The pilot who stole a secret Soviet fighter jet
When pilot Viktor Belenko defected, he did so in a mysterious Soviet plane – the MiG-25. Stephen Dowling looks at its far-reaching impact.
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+28 +1Breakdown at 30,000 Feet
Thousands of people flew Allegiant last year thinking their planes wouldn’t fail in the air. They were wrong. By Nathaniel Lash, William R. Levesque and Anthony Cormier.
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+5 +1China unveils J-20 stealth jet fighter in show of military might
Military watchers say J-20 is ‘clearly a big step forward in Chinese combat capability’ after its flypast at airshow in Zhuhai
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+4 +1Composite Photos of Planes at Airports Around the World
Back in 2014, we shared an impressive composite photo by Mike Kelley that combined 8 hours of airplane takeoffs at LAX into a single frame. After the viral success of that photo, Kelley decided to take the idea to major airports around the world. The resulting project is titled, Airportraits.
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+4 +1Eyes Aloft
The Sublime Obsession of Plane Spotting. By Rose Lichter-Marck.
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+21 +1Here's what it's like to fly First Class on British Airways
We took a look behind the curtain to find out what it's like to fly at the front of the plane with Europe's best airline for First Class service.
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+3 +1Why are the Queen Elizabeth class carriers so big?
The Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers will be the largest surface warships ever constructed for the Royal Navy and will represent a significant increase in capability. The vessels will be utilised by all three branches of the UK Armed Forces and will provide eight acres of sovereign territory. Both ships will be versatile enough to be used for operations ranging from high intensity conflict to providing humanitarian aid and disaster relief.
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+10 +112 American Fighter Planes That Might Have Been
They flew, but never fought.
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+20 +1BBC: City in the Sky
At any time there are about a million people in the sky, flying around the earth. A city in the sky.
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