Wednesday, April 24, 2013 - 3:08pm
The wonders of flight never cease to amaze, even when you've got a grasp of the science behind them.
flight stories
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 - 5:39pm
Rarely are aircraft photographed close-up from underneath, but that's a terrible oversight because these images are just beautiful.
Friday, September 28, 2012 - 6:57am
It's a bird! It's a plane! All right, it's actually just a kite, but a pretty awesome one. Shaped like a blue whale, the kite is 100 feet long and is most likely a beast to pilot.
Thursday, April 19, 2012 - 12:09pm
Around these corners of the Internet, Jetman is a hero, a legend, a 52-year-old Swiss pilot who has done the impossible — fly solo in the skies, among jets and over the Grand Canyon. Here Yvess "Jetman" Rossy is taking his jetpack over Switzerland's skies in breathtaking high def.
Thursday, March 22, 2012 - 1:20am
If you've ever watched those 100 year old movies of guys trying to fly using bird-like wings, you probably realized that technique would never work. But now a Dutchman claims to have actually done it, and offers this video as proof. This post has been updated with new information.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 - 11:51am
NASA has been actively encouraging aerospace companies to start working on the next generation of passenger airliners, and we've been impressed by futuristic designs from Boeing and Lockheed Martin. Northrop Grumman revealed its design last week, and it probably looks familiar: it's basically a giant B-2 stealth bomber that you can ride inside.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - 8:14am
Commercial cockpits are about to get much lighter beginning this Friday, according insiders. The Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) has apparently just given American Airlines the thumbs up to start using the iPad to replace the large, paper based flight bags pilots traditionally carry.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 - 7:29am
It's one thing to just call yourself "Jetman." Yeah, you've got a wingsuit with jets mounted on it, yawn. But when you can actually fly in formation with jet aircraft, well, okay, then you can go ahead and call yourself Batman, Superman, Iron Man, or Jetman. You've earned it, dude.
Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 2:12am
Martin Aircraft has been teasing us for year with their personal jetpack, but now it looks like the thing is finally going to get off the ground, for real.
Saturday, March 26, 2011 - 1:46am
Real birds make it look easy, but it turns out that making something that can fly by flapping its wings is incredibly difficult. That didn't stop the folks at Festo's Bionic Learning Network from creating this elegant autonomous Herring Gull, that can fly using no propulsion other than its wings.
