Civil Aviation
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Aviation History / Civil Aviation
The forgotten story of when Pan Am evaluated the Concorde and its crews pushed it to Mach 2.6
Civil Aviation / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
Former US military aviators explain why an experienced fighter pilot can’t fly a Cessna 172 without training
Civil Aviation / Space
One Step Closer to Flight: time-lapse video shows manufacturing of the X-59 QueSST aircraft from May 2019 to June 2021
Civil Aviation / Losses and Aviation Safety
Tu-144 Vs Concorde: the Concordski was bigger and faster than its Anglo-French counterpart, but its glory was quite short. Here’s why.
Aviation History / Civil Aviation
How Singapore Airlines became the third airline in the world (after British Airways and Air France) to operate Concorde supersonic airliner
Civil Aviation / Cold War Era
Not a single photo of Concorde flying at Mach 2 exists. Here’s why.
Aviation History / Civil Aviation
That time two Concorde supersonic airliners landed simultaneously at Orlando International Airport (and cooked the runway when they took off)
Civil Aviation / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird
Did you know the SR-71 Blackbird sonic booms shattered the windows of Kelly Johnson, Zsa Zsa Gabor and President Nixon’s houses?
Civil Aviation / Losses and Aviation Safety
Impressive video shows Antonov An-225 Mriya blowing away runway fence at RAF Brize Norton
Civil Aviation / Losses and Aviation Safety
The story of United Airlines Flight 173, the plane crash that launched the crew resource management revolution in airline training
Civil Aviation / Losses and Aviation Safety
Former Boeing 737 pilot tells the story of an odd UFO sighting he had in the skies above Los Angeles
Civil Aviation / Losses and Aviation Safety
The day Tom Cruise saved his co-star Elisabeth Shue from being killed by spinning helicopter blades
Civil Aviation / Military Aviation
Former USAF C-17 pilot and now airline pilot explains why converting from the Globemaster III to the Boeing 737 Next Gen is like going back in time 3 decades
Civil Aviation
United Airlines will buy 15 Overture Mach 1.7 Airliners bringing back Supersonic Air Travel
Civil Aviation / Losses and Aviation Safety
If Chesley Sullenberger’s Airbus A320 had ejection seats passengers would have died. Here are 7 reasons why it’s impossible to install ejection seats in commercial aircraft.
Aviation History / Civil Aviation / Losses and Aviation Safety
