Photography has long been associated with aviation; perhaps it's because some of us on the ground can’t believe our eyes when we see these hulking flying machines — it’s almost as though we continually need reassurance that this is indeed possible, in spite of our knowledge of the physical world. Witnessing a 1,265,000 pound hunk [...]
The above photos were illegally taken during flight by pilots employed in commercial airlines. These photos, obtained from David Yanovski's article on the subject, were taken from (now defunct) Instagram accounts of several pilots some of whom -- between the breathtaking cockpit photos -- also took "selfies" in their pilot uniforms while on duty. If [...]
Of the 17 known to exist, there are only two airworthy Lancasters are left in the entire world. The Lancaster was used extensively during World War II. The handsome planes dropped a total of 608,612 long tons of bombs between 1942 and 1945. The Avro Lancaster was the primary British aircraft used for bombing until [...]
There’s nothing very spectacular about the appearance of Saturn’s moon, Titan. However, the view from the ground might just be absolutely breathtaking: the massive rings of our solar system’s sixth planet would loom impossibly close in the atmosphere (this is what makes Titan so special – more on that later), and the deepest, reddest sunsets [...]
Flying, for some of us, is unnerving. While we admire the science and sheer beauty of aircraft and have a great respect for the many pilots that go up in the clouds every day, some of us can’t shake that subtle (or completely debilitating) fear. Many of us who take commercial flights have varying degrees [...]
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/776939304140414976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Well, you heard it from the man, himself. Elon Musk is an ambitious man. Merely days after Falcon 9 went up in flames, the genius billionaire is at it again, asserting his lofty aspirations for the future of the Space X program. Initially designed to take upwards of a hundred humans to Mars in [...]
Military aircraft are a bit like fashion models: as soon as they show even the slightest signs of age, they are pulled from the runway. Understandably so. Putting our nation’s military pilots at risk for the sake of a few extra miles is not something the United States is keen on doing. In spite of [...]
When we were kids, everything was fun. What happened? Enjoying the simple things is a luxury not many of us “adults” can afford, most times. We fill our lives with careers, meetings, cell phones, bills, exercise, cooking, cleaning, ‘The Voice’ re-runs, etc. You know, all the boring stuff. For a second we’d like you to [...]
The Spruce Goose: an incredible feat of modern engineering and one of the most famous aircraft in the history of flight. Howard Hughes – in modern times (shamefully) known best as the character that Leonardo DiCaprio portrayed in The Aviator – will go down in history as an aviation revolutionary, a brilliant thinker, and a [...]
TRUMP calls US airports “third-world” | are they REALLY that BAD?
TRUMP calls US airports “third-world” | are they REALLY that BAD?
Donald Trump lives life a bit more fancifully than the average Joe, so it makes some sense that he would refer to LAX — one of the world’s most famous airports — as “third-world.” Considering such rhetoric has largely gone out of fashion (especially when making comparisons to the United States and other “developed” nations), this [...]