What if a Passenger was the ONLY one left to land the plane? Could a passenger theoretically do it, without ANY previous knowledge or training? In todays Special video, I will go through the required... continue reading

posted by BSR 1 month 2 weeks ago • 21 views • 31:56

YouTube description: In 1951, the American F-86 Sabre went head-to-head with the Soviet MiG-15 in the skies above North Korea. Both sides wanted to capture examples of each others aircraft. The Soviets... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 months 3 weeks ago • 813 views • 6:07

YouTube description: Aerosparx are a British aerobatics team that perform displays with fireworks attached to their wings. This is how they do it. More about Aerosparx: http://www.aerosparx.com/ ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 months 3 weeks ago • 284 views • 6:32

YouTube description: Making a faster plane takes more than building better engines and structures. To go supersonic, engineers had to solve hundreds of problems -- including ditching one of the biggest... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 months ago • 532 views • 4:36

YouTube description: Built from the discarded fuel tanks of WWII fighter planes, "belly tankers" are miniature speed demons and a major part of hot rod culture. For more, check out: https://www.petersen.org/1952-... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 months 3 weeks ago • 615 views • 3:48

YouTube description: Among the strangest mishaps in aviation are those where the plane makes off without a pilot.

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 9 months 3 weeks ago • 1,094 views • 7:50

(H/T @eric3579)

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 9 months 3 weeks ago • 1,992 views • 8:50

Back in the 1920s, wingwalking claimed lives. Daredevils would move around on the top of a plane's wings, in mid-flight, often without any harness or any safety line. Maybe they'd be able to clip onto... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 1 year 2 months 2 weeks ago • 67 views • 4:09

(H/T @eric3579)

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 11 months ago • 439 views • 8:41

In this video, you'll find out the most common ways planes drop bombs, but also about a not so conventional way called the "idiot's loop" which was tested, just not utilized.

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 2 months 4 weeks ago • 270 views • 2:23

Every airline has their own branding on their planes, but for the most part, they're all painted white.

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 4 months ago • 463 views • 2:21

How do you measure big forces accurately? By calibrating your force transducer on the worlds biggest weight - 1,000,000 pounds of force. This machine ensures planes don't break apart, jets provide required... continue reading

posted by Mekanikal 2 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 1,242 views • 5:45

How we went from requiring 3 or more engines to cross the ocean to allowing twin engine planes to cross, and the increase in reliability, and ETOPS range of modern twin engine planes.

posted by RFlagg 2 years 7 months ago • 1,238 views • 8:57

The Voyager 1 space probe is the furthest man-made object from Earth, and the fastest. But right now, it's moving towards us. Relatively speaking. At Mission Control for the Deep Space Network, inside... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 654 views • 3:26

YouTube description: Google Earth is the most photorealistic, digital version of our planet. But how?! Where do the images come from? How are they they put together? And how often are they updated?... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 668 views • 8:09