On a hike looking for rare limestone endemic plants in Death Valley, we spotted the wreckage of a plane! After several hours of hiking and many interesting plants, we managed to scramble over to the wreck.... continue reading

posted by eric3579 5 months ago • 1,763 views • 5:01

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 11 months 1 week ago • 22 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) 1 year 1 week ago • 819 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) 1 year 1 month 1 week ago • 290 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) 1 year 2 months 3 weeks ago • 535 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) 1 year 6 months 1 week ago • 616 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) 1 year 7 months 1 week ago • 1,094 views • 7:50

(H/T @eric3579)

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 7 months 1 week ago • 2,001 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 2 years ago • 67 views • 4:09

(H/T @eric3579)

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 441 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 3 years 2 weeks ago • 272 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 3 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 465 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 3 years 4 months 1 week ago • 1,245 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 3 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 1,238 views • 8:57