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Japan's New Passenger Jet Completes First Flight
Japan's New Passenger Jet Completes First Flight

12 Nov 2015, 11:08 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / After China announced their new passenger jet recently, Japan's new-generation twin-engine regional jet has just performed its first test flight

 
Aircraft's Parachute Saves Ex-Walmart CEO in Emergency Crash <span>· Video</span>
Aircraft's Parachute Saves Ex-Walmart CEO in Emergency Crash · Video

6 Nov 2015, 17:59 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / The small-sized Cirrus SR22T has one important safety feature that could make the difference between life and death, just like in this case

 
Jetman and His Protege Fly Wing-to-Wing with an Airbus A380 Above Dubai
Jetman and His Protege Fly Wing-to-Wing with an Airbus A380 Above Dubai

5 Nov 2015, 13:26 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Jetman has spent his life chasing one dream: to find a way to fly just like birds do. He patented a wingsuit he has been using ever since

 
China Welcomes Airbus and Boeing Passenger Competitor, the C919
China Welcomes Airbus and Boeing Passenger Competitor, the C919

2 Nov 2015, 10:42 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / China under Mao dreamed they could one day build an air transport industry. Today, that era has started and has no other place to go than up

 
Lockheed Martin Breaks Boundaries of 360-Degree Laser Shooting
Lockheed Martin Breaks Boundaries of 360-Degree Laser Shooting

20 Oct 2015, 08:13 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Laser weapons are the next big thing in military development, and Lockheed Martin wants to be the first to deliver one heck of a jet

 
The $1 Flight to Nowhere Is a Sad Story with a Happy Ending
The $1 Flight to Nowhere Is a Sad Story with a Happy Ending

14 Oct 2015, 10:02 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / While some people out there are struggling with what is commonly known as "1st world problems," others are too poor to even set foot in a plane

 
Saab JAS-39 Fighter Jet Sees No Reason Not to Land on a Two-Lane Road in Finland
Saab JAS-39 Fighter Jet Sees No Reason Not to Land on a Two-Lane Road in Finland

7 Oct 2015, 10:03 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Seeing a fighter jet fly up close is special enough, but witnessing it landing on a two-lane public road and actually filming it takes things to another level

 
Small Airplane Lands on Irvine Street, Causes Drivers to Gasp
Small Airplane Lands on Irvine Street, Causes Drivers to Gasp

24 Sep 2015, 09:14 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Oh, Hello There! Said the airplane as it crossed the intersection, on green. A school airplane had to make an emergency landing in Irvine, California

 
Passengers of US Airways Airplane Disembark after Blind Man and Guide Dog Get Kicked Out
Passengers of US Airways Airplane Disembark after Blind Man and Guide Dog Get Kicked Out

24 Sep 2015, 08:14 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / All 35 passengers of an US Airways plane stood together with a blind man and his dog, leaving the airplane after the man was kicked out

 
You Can Pre-Order a WWII German Jet Built New
You Can Pre-Order a WWII German Jet Built New

21 Sep 2015, 12:23 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / There have been many crimes during the biggest wars in history, but there were also some technological evolutions worth mentioning

 
90-Year-Old WWII Veteran Fulfills His Wish - Flies Strapped to the Upper Wing of Biplane
90-Year-Old WWII Veteran Fulfills His Wish - Flies Strapped to the Upper Wing of Biplane

4 Aug 2015, 16:07 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Most of us don't have the guts to do what this World War II veteran did at 90. What's even more impressive is the reason why he went for it

 
Airline Pilots Take Selfies with Playboy Model during Take Off, Get Fired
Airline Pilots Take Selfies with Playboy Model during Take Off, Get Fired

1 Jul 2015, 14:20 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / We all love beautiful women and there's nothing wrong with that. But when it comes to messing around with the safety of passengers there should be rules

 
Red Baron Fokker Triplane Model Is Almost as Big as the Real Thing
Red Baron Fokker Triplane Model Is Almost as Big as the Real Thing

23 Jun 2015, 10:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Airplanes of the time were notoriously tricky to fly. The torque of the engine mean flying in a straight line was impossible

 
Watch a 4-Year-Old Girl Reacting to Her Father Flipping the Plane Upside Down <span>· Video</span>
Watch a 4-Year-Old Girl Reacting to Her Father Flipping the Plane Upside Down · Video

18 Jun 2015, 15:17 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Watching this 4-year-old girl enjoying an aerobatic flight while her father is the pilot is simply adorable. And you don't have to be a parent to call it that

 
New Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Taking Off Vertically Is Amazing
New Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Taking Off Vertically Is Amazing

12 Jun 2015, 08:59 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / It may cost a quarter of a billion dollars, but the new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner has some really impressive features. It's also energy efficient

 
Air Force Confirms Matrix-like Electromagnetic Pulse Weapon
Air Force Confirms Matrix-like Electromagnetic Pulse Weapon

27 May 2015, 12:16 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / The Matrix may have been a science fiction, but the US Air Force's new drone featuring an electromagnetic pulse weapon apparently is not

 
Extreme Snowboarder Gets Towed by 1,200 HP Airplane at 125 KM/H
Extreme Snowboarder Gets Towed by 1,200 HP Airplane at 125 KM/H

19 May 2015, 16:34 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Switzerland is a country that hates going fast in cars, but apparently they think being towed by an airplane is perfectly safe

 
Peculiar Hostel in Stockholm, Sweden Offers Accommodation on Board of a Jumbo Jet
Peculiar Hostel in Stockholm, Sweden Offers Accommodation on Board of a Jumbo Jet

11 May 2015, 14:11 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / The Boieng 747 received a decent bit of nicknames, but most of us know him as the Jumbo Jet. Turning this big boy into a hostel on ground does make a difference

 
UK Tour Operator Is Selling a $36,578 Worth “Fly with Al Pacino” Package
UK Tour Operator Is Selling a $36,578 Worth “Fly with Al Pacino” Package

11 Apr 2015, 18:48 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Believe it or not the unusual offering is a part of the unique Meet & Greet package run by UK-based tour operator Event Travel

 
NASA Is Working on Bug Repellents and Jet Actuators to Improve Airliner Fuel Efficiency
NASA Is Working on Bug Repellents and Jet Actuators to Improve Airliner Fuel Efficiency

7 Apr 2015, 12:37 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / The goal of the project is to develop aircraft concepts and technologies to reduce the impact of aviation on the environment over the next 30 years