I think these have already been used in a few of the Sukhoi Su-26 aerobatic aircraft (maybe some of the last few off the line built for the Russian aerobatic team, because they kept tweaking the design). As you mentioned, it's a good target for this kind of system since you're already wearing a chute and you have an… Read more

In America we land the WHOLE plane.

Could somebody let me know what that stands for? Read more

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This "5o Shades of Grey" viral marketing campaign is getting out of hand. Read more

I've never seen so many Virgin strippers in one video. Read more

The end of Raiders of the Lost Ark. Read more

okay went I went into this article I thought this was gonna be one of those "bullshit" close calls where things are 100ft apart but in the aviation world that's dangerously close. Nope. This was full on holy shit that was close Read more

But he can't drink because his teeth got knocked in. Read more

I get to work with this plane (and all of the Icelandair 757s) quite frequently and I can honestly say it's beyond breathtaking to see it up close and in person. Without a doubt the most beautiful paint job on a plane today. Read more

Phoenix Heli-Flight's EC-135T2+, located in Fort McMurray, AB, Canada, is the only medivac helicopter covering most of northern Alberta. Most of the helicopters have a fiery phoenix painted on it. This one was painted with the northern lights, but the artist still manage to incorporate the phoenix into the northern…

Thanks, Chris. Now I have an excuse to post some pictures of Randy's MiG I've taken at various air shows. 1611 is not Randy, though. Don't remember who it was.

This was an impressive read! I work in maintenance on the numerous test equipment used to test the functionality of aircraft (mainly F-16s, but a lot of A-10s, F-15s, and C-5s) sub-components prior to installation and can say that the amount of maintenance involved with keeping a "modern" jet fighter airborne is truly… Read more

That was beautiful to watch and read. I love old aircraft, especially soviet ones. Theres just something exciting and historic about these flying pieces of awesomeness. And its weird to think that these magnificent things are over 40 years old... time really does fly.
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They were being polite. He was hospitalized because he shit out his entire intestinal tract... Read more

14 CFR 25.121 requires an aircraft to be able to climb at max load with only one engine operative. EASA rules mirror this requirement. Read more

Anywhere from 90-99.9% of people to ever be in plane crashes have survived in all of human history. (depending on the source you use) Read more