The American Grumman Hellcat fighter dominated what used to be a feared aircraft in the skies over the Pacific, the Mitsubishi Zero. In this video we look at what made the Hellcat so potent.

posted by eric3579 1 year 3 weeks ago • 267 views • 12:32

YouTube description: On August 8th, 1918, Allied forces in France launched the Hundred Days Offensive, one of the first combined arms operations of the war that included hundreds of tanks, airplanes,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 5 months 1 week ago • 397 views • 3:15

This is the story of America's massive forging presses built during the cold war used to build America's most advanced machinery - the Heavy Press Program. Modern airplanes, missiles, helicopters, turbines... continue reading

posted by nanrod 5 years 5 months 1 week ago • 528 views • 12:48

YouTube description: Everything seemed normal on the second leg of American Airlines Fight 96, June 12, 1972. Captain Bryce McCormick sat back to take a sip of coffee and admire the view. Then, suddenly,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 462 views • 11:00

After earning our pilot's licence, the first thing most of us do is take our first passenger flying. However, I think passenger management is something that the primary training does not address very well. ... continue reading

posted by BSR 7 years ago • 89 views • 14:52

YT "Seatbelts and airbags in cars save passengers lives. Parachutes save people who, for a variety of reasons, exit a plane in mid-flight. So why aren’t parachutes provided to passengers on commercial... continue reading

posted by blackfox42 7 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 320 views • 6:48

YouTube description: Sometimes flight recorders are the only way the victims' families will know what happened to the plane. Immediately following an airplane crash anywhere in US territory, the... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 229 views • 5:31

The physics behind the perfect size of a jet engine.

posted by blacklotus90 8 years 3 weeks ago • 845 views • 2:04

Behind-the-Scenes of an Airbus A350 being built!

posted by eric3579 9 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 832 views • 5:14