Just in time for the 40th anniversary of the first Moon landing, NASA has located the high quality video that was recorded by the Parkes Observatory in Australia. It's never been seen because it was misplaced immediately after it was recorded. picked by tigertony 5 months ago

The 1950s was the decade of the test pilot and the experimental aircraft, as aviation technology turned to the jet engine and pushed its limits in both speed and endurance. With the world divided in Cold War, the stakes were high. Jet aircraft dominated both U.S. and Soviet arsenals and the data returned by subsonic and supersonic test flights had implications for the coming space race as well. picked by deEPCHIll 1 year ago

Plane Landing is a sculpture of an airplane in a permanent state of landing. On July 4 and 5, 2008 Plane Landing appeared at the Zurich Airport as part of the show 'Shifting Identities - (Swiss) Art Now', curated by Mirjam Varadinis for Kunsthaus Zurich. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

This landing is totally insane [video] picked by sbalaciu 2 years ago

Sometimes when we ’re sitting comfortably on an airplane, we fail to fully comprehend the sheer amounts of skill and determination it takes to be the pilot of those very planes we so casually use day in and day out. This is a tribute to some of the best (and some of the worst) landings performed by pilots in recent years. picked by iamamaniac 9 months ago

An American Airlines plane carrying 195 passengers has made an emergency landing at Manchester Airport. picked by topofall 2 years ago

That stands for “That stands for “vertical take off and landing”, but not in the way that a helicopter does.
A new unmanned combat aircraft could soon wing its way to the battlefield and land with the precision of a helicopter. The Excalibur recently completed its first flight to demonstrate those abilities using a hybrid turbine-electric propulsion system. picked by Bingo 4 months ago

A 43-year-old U.S. Postal Service mail carrier was arrested while on her rounds Thursday, then charged with possessing and selling drugs. Agents found 7.57 grams of meth packaged for sale, prescription drugs, documentation of sales, packaging material and a glass smoking pipe in her vehicle. Any room left for the mail? picked by kakana 7 months ago

Police say a 69-year-old woman forced a plane to abort its landing Saturday night when she went onto the runway and fired a gun. picked by kakana 3 months ago

THE pilot of an ultralight aircraft that crashed at North Stradbroke Island today had been practising emergency landings. Practice makes perfect, I guess. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

Very interesting article about how NASA decided to tackle the moon landing, and how they actually practiced it. picked by Ankabout 6 months ago

The unmanned aircraft that is able to stay in the air for about 5 years at a time is a project of DARPA, a company that characterizes its project as a "persistent pseudo-satellite capability in an aircraft package." picked by maxriter 2 years ago

Oh my lord! All these years we've laughed and scorned people for thinking that the moon landing was faked. Now new, incontrovertible evidence proves that we never made it to the moon! picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

A set of aircraft painting photos. picked by onion 2 years ago

This month marks the 40th anniversary of humankind's first steps on the moon. Auspiciously timed is Craig Nelson's new book, Rocket Men--one of the most detailed accounts of the period leading up to the first manned moon mission. Here, we have ten little-known Apollo 11 facts unearthed by Nelson during his research. picked by kakana 5 months ago

You know what they say... 'Any landing you can walk away from.....' picked by drStrangelove 3 years ago

A new gadget that pumps Nitrogen into empty fuel tanks and other areas like the cargo hold could prevent fires onbaord aircraft. picked by sparky 3 years ago

The astronauts are ready for landing. The only worry is the weather. picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago

Putin Airplane "Ил-96-300" costs 10 000 000 pounds! The decorating work was done by British Company Diamonite Aircraft Furnishings. This is much cheaper then Eltsin's Airplane, his plane was worth 300 000 000$. picked by mindfvck 3 years ago

**May bother some viewers** Recovered audio from aircraft black boxes. I'm amazed how calm many of these pilots and crew are! I wondered about posting this. I feel we owe a level of respect to these people. picked by ogri2003 3 years ago