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The LARGEST single-engine biplane ever made: the Antonov AN-2

The Antonov AN-2 is the largest single-engine biplane ever built, featuring a Russian design manufactured in Poland with a 1,000-horsepower licensed Wright 1820 engine and capacity to carry nearly 5,000 pounds of useful…

YT YouTube 20:00Z

NetJets Citation Crash Laredo TX 6/16/26

A NetJets Citation Latitude crashed on a freeway near Laredo, Texas on June 16, 2026 during an emergency diversion, resulting in one fatality among the six occupants aboard; five people successfully evacuated from the…

GN Google News 08:53Z

RAW: Witnesses to small plane crash on highway leave their cars to help injured - WBAY

RAW: Witnesses to small plane crash on highway leave their cars to help injured WBAY [truncated: Google News RSS provides only a snippet, not full article

GN Google News 07:14Z

Texas plane crash leaves one dead, more injured after business jet catches fire on highway - Fox News

Texas plane crash leaves one dead, more injured after business jet catches fire on highway Fox News [truncated: Google News RSS provides only a snippet, not full article

GN Google News 15:19Z

Business Jet Crashes On Texas Highway Leaving One Person Dead - 720 the voice

Business Jet Crashes On Texas Highway Leaving One Person Dead 720 the voice [truncated: Google News RSS provides only a snippet, not full article

GN Google News 12:00Z

Bystanders rush to save passengers in Texas jet crash - EMS1

GN Google News 16:43Z

Business jet crashes in Laredo, Texas - KTEN

RDT Reddit 23:24Z

Alaska 737-800 carrying the US World Cup team departs KSNA for KBFI.

RDT Reddit 01:11Z

Loud aircraft sound in West Palm Beach, Wednesday, June 17 around 1:00pm

A loud sound was reported in West Palm Beach on Wednesday, June 17 at approximately 1:00pm. The witness described it as incredibly loud and quick, suggesting a possible sonic boom rather than a low-flying aircraft.…

RDT Reddit 01:30Z

Dayton Airshow 6/13

RDT Reddit 02:07Z

Found an abandoned VOR, "The Dalles Radio 117.9 DLS"

The transmitting equipment from The Dalles Radio VOR (117.9 DLS) was relocated to the site where the Klickitat VOR/DME now operates, with its frequency changed and VORTAC aspect decommissioned to become solely a VOR/DME…

RDT Reddit 03:12Z

Difference between turboprop engines and jet engines?

Turbine engines are used in both turboprop planes and in jets. How is a turbine engine intended to produce torque (in a turboprop) different from a turbine engine intended to produce thrust (in a jet)? If they both…

RDT Reddit 05:05Z

12g study Brooks AFB, 1997

RDT Reddit 05:46Z

Leave Advanced Air for NetJets, Southwest or Alaska?

A regional airline captain at Advanced Air is evaluating job offers from NetJets, Southwest Airlines, and Alaska Airlines, with interviews already scheduled at NetJets and Southwest. The pilot seeks to relocate from the…

RDT Reddit 06:50Z

Excellent movie about classic 747 flying with Virgin Atlantic

RDT Reddit 07:22Z

A BLU-72/B bomb on a USAF A-1E taking off from Nakhon Phanom in Thailand. (September 1968)

RDT Reddit 07:41Z

Air Canada 737 at Vancouver

A photographer documented an Air Canada 737 at Vancouver using a wider telephoto lens composition to emphasize the landscape surrounding the aircraft. The framing approach was chosen to highlight the striking natural…

RDT Reddit 08:59Z

Yesterday's An-2 spotted again today

RDT Reddit 23:02Z

Did the VA special project violate case law?

RDT Reddit 23:03Z

Aircraft Rentals in Salt Lake City or Provo Area

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RDT Reddit 23:15Z

PlaneSense

RDT Reddit 23:43Z

PAR approach logging and currency

A pilot questioned whether PAR approaches at Elmendorf AFB could satisfy instrument approach currency requirements for an antique aircraft equipped only with VFR instruments and a basic radio. The poster acknowledged…

RDT Reddit 23:52Z

Pilots need to prioritize their health

Pilots frequently neglect their health—including sleep, fitness, and diet—despite the profound effects these factors have on cognitive ability, decision-making, and flight safety. Sleep deprivation and poor nutrition…

RDT Reddit 00:33Z

KBKL advice

A pilot inquired about the optimal approach for flying into Burke Lakefront Airport from the west, asking whether VFR or IFR procedures would be preferable given nearby Class B airspace conditions. The pilot sought…

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Jet Management Services plans expansion into Part 135 Private Jet Card Comparisons [truncated: Google News…

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