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Three tycoons once tried to convert three Airbus A380 airliners into business jets but their projects were scrapped. Here’s why.
Civil Aviation
Three tycoons once tried to convert three Airbus A380 airliners into business jets but their projects were scrapped. Here’s why.
[Video] The Crew of this A380 Showed True Skill by landing Their Massive Airliner sideways in Storm Dennis at Heathrow
Civil Aviation / Losses and Aviation Safety
That time a massive Airbus A380 with a medical emergency on board was forced to divert to an airport closed due to heavy snow and not suited to accommodate it
RAF Tornado F3 pilot tells the story of when he was near scrambled to intercept an Air France Concorde flying at Mach 1.6 over the Falklands
Civil Aviation / Military Aviation
RAF Tornado F3 pilot tells the story of when he was near scrambled to intercept an Air France Concorde flying at Mach 1.6 over the Falklands
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Boeing 727 flight engineer recalls that time when his airliner took off with just one passenger
Civil Aviation
Boeing 727 flight engineer recalls that time when his airliner took off with just one passenger
Braniff Airways was the only US Airline to operate the Concorde supersonic airliner (but at subsonic speeds)
Civil Aviation
Braniff Airways was the only US airline to operate the Concorde supersonic airliner (but at subsonic speeds)
L-1011 TriStar pilot tells the story of when he and his entire crew were fired with no notice in the middle of a transatlantic flight
Civil Aviation
L-1011 TriStar pilot tells the story of when he and his entire crew were fired with no notice in the middle of a transatlantic flight
The story of British Airways Flight 9, the Boeing 747 that lost all four engines due to volcanic ash (yet it landed safely)
Civil Aviation / Losses and Aviation Safety
The story of British Airways Flight 9, the Boeing 747 that lost all four engines due to volcanic ash (yet it landed safely)
The forgotten story of when Pan Am evaluated the Concorde and its crews pushed it to Mach 2.6
Aviation History / Civil Aviation
The forgotten story of when Pan Am evaluated the Concorde and its crews pushed it to Mach 2.6
Former US military aviators explain why an experienced fighter pilot can’t fly a Cessna 172 without training
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
One Step Closer to Flight: time-lapse video shows manufacturing of the X-59 QueSST aircraft from May 2019 to June 2021
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
Tu-144 Vs Concorde: the Concordski was bigger and faster than its Anglo-French counterpart, but its glory was quite short. Here’s why.
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.
How Singapore Airlines became the third airline in the world (after British Airways and Air France) to operate Concorde supersonic airliner
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
Not a single photo of Concorde flying at Mach 2 exists. Here’s why.
Civil Aviation / Cold War Era
Not a single photo of Concorde flying at Mach 2 exists. Here’s why.
That time two Concorde supersonic airliners landed simultaneously at Orlando International Airport (and cooked the runway when they took off)
Aviation History / Civil Aviation
That time two Concorde supersonic airliners landed simultaneously at Orlando International Airport (and cooked the runway when they took off)
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 / 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?
Impressive video shows Antonov An-225 Mriya blowing away runway fence at RAF Brize Norton
Civil Aviation / Losses and Aviation Safety
Impressive video shows Antonov An-225 Mriya blowing away runway fence at RAF Brize Norton
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
The story of United Airlines Flight 173, the plane crash that launched the crew resource management revolution in airline training
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