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Flying Bulls DC-6 and P-38 return to the US!

The Flying Bulls, an Austrian aviation company led by CEO and pilot Eskil Lundahl, has brought a restored DC-6 and P-38 aircraft to the United States in what marks the P-38's first transatlantic crossing under its own…

Gulfstream G800 Goes the Distance on Record Flights - Business Jet Traveler

Gulfstream G800 Goes the Distance on Record Flights Business Jet Traveler [truncated: Google News RSS provides only a snippet, not full article

Matternet Expands Part 135 Operator Network to Accelerate U.S. Drone Delivery Growth - Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Matternet Expands Part 135 Operator Network to Accelerate U.S. Drone Delivery Growth Bluefield Daily Telegraph [truncated: Google News RSS provides only a snippet, not full article

Hop-A-Jet adds Gulfstream G280 to charter fleet - Business Jet Interiors

The rich have arrived in ATL for the World Cup

The Signature ramp at ATL is off the chain today. g650s, g550s, global 7500s, global 5000s everywhere, not to mention tons of "cheaper" private jets and an a340 charter. Quite a sight. I'm sure there's even more at FTY,…

What aircraft would you choose for a long flight?

A traveler planning a long flight from Frankfurt to San Francisco considered two aircraft options for economy class travel: a Lufthansa 747-8 and a United 777. The decision centered on comfort preferences given a road…

Flying on a B-29

Capture from Blue Angels’ Practice at Pensacola Beach Today

Downdraft threw tents and chairs everywhere.

At YYZ with smoke cover from wildfires

Saved these mugs from being thrown out and destroyed. Any idea of what they are commemorating or if they are authentic?

Four commemorative mugs featuring defense industry branding were salvaged from disposal, including items bearing McDonnell Douglas references to military systems such as IFF battlefield identification, 1992 NIGHTHAWK…

IAF Hawks painting the Chennai sky (2024) [OC]

V-22 Osprey approach to landing

54 out of 111 killed in 737 incident last year

Newly published research by Reuters reveals that, of the three crew members and 108 passengers on board the 737-200 that came under fire in Nyala, 54 occupants—including all three crew members and 51 passengers—died,…

Full sized drone fighter jets?

Hello, When I was a kid and walking about Eglin AFB for Civil Air Patrol, I remember seeing a whole squad of A4 skyhawks on the flightline. All had blacked out canopies and non-stock antennas. An F22 pilot told me that…

Oban based Australian registered Waco F biplane taking off from EGEO

Got to fly a Cessna 172 over Lake Tahoe yesterday! (Discovery Flight)

Pics from KSAT

More pics from KSAT

A319 condensation

Flew on the good old 319 yesterday. So much AC condensation that we barely could see 3 rows ahead, and the crew announced like 3 times that everything was perfectly fine and it was just AC!! [link]

Afterburner thrust reduction

A discussion post explores whether an inactive afterburner system reduces engine thrust compared to engines without afterburners. The poster theorizes that fuel injection nozzles designed for the afterburner could cause…

In response to that last post: it’s survivable.

Got some cards and a picture!

General aviation traffic at major hub airports?

A post inquired whether major hub airports maintain dedicated runways for commercial airline traffic separate from general aviation aircraft like Cessnas and Beechcraft. The question addressed whether restrictions exist…

Saw a Rutan Quickie flying above my house

pics i took are kinda ass, but it was for sure a tandem wing as i saw it as it passed directly above pic was taken in the marietta alderwood area in