David Gowan, a 57-year-old Mooney M20K pilot from North Dakota, had just reached 1,000 feet after taking off from Minnesota’s Hawley Municipal Airport on Tuesday when his engine quit. Searching for a landing spot, he spotted a clear area on Highway 10 and brought the airplane down. After touching down, however, the Mooney caught up […]
College students around the world are putting their aerodynamic prowess to work in their attempts to become the world’s top paper airplane creator through Red Bull’s international Paper Wings competition. Tens of thousands of competitors from Singapore to Sydney to Los Angeles and many other cities are joining in the challenge, which judges paper airplanes […]
Earlier this month Pakistani military leaders released statements commending engineers for developing an “indigenous” drone that’s strikingly reminiscent of the popular Long-EZ homebuilt designed by Burt Rutan in the 1970s. Officials say the UAV, called the Burraq, fired a laser-guided missile during testing a few weeks ago, constituting a first for the Middle Eastern country. […]
Talk about a steep dive and a perfect landing. This incredible footage captures an eagle named Darshan as he descends from the tallest building in the world, Burj Khalifa, which stands at over 2,700 feet tall in Dubai. Once the bird spots the falconer, he executes a precision dive at over 100 mph, ultimately landing […]
Burt Rutan recently unveiled preliminary details about his brand new aircraft design, a rugged two-seater outfitted with a retractable ski system that will allow the airplane to operate in rough waves around the world, both in fresh and saltwater alike. Aptly named the SkiGull, the airplane will be built of composites or titanium — no […]
In the increasingly sophisticated field of computer-generated imagery (CGI), even an aircraft in the earliest stages of development can take shape with a likeness that will be almost indistinguishable from the first prototype that will eventually roll out of the production facility. So advanced are today’s digital images that, even for some with the most […]
Aircraft manufacturers and pilots alike are strengthening their call for a ban on large lithium battery shipments, according to a paper acquired by The Associated Press. The document mentions that recent FAA tests have illustrated the fire danger posed by bulk lithium battery shipments, which can at times include up to tens of thousands of […]
Exactly one year after Malaysia Airlines MH370 disappeared with 239 people aboard, sparking worldwide speculation about what happened to the Boeing 777, Malaysian investigators have released their first comprehensive report on the flight. The 585-page report provides little new insight into the circumstances behind the disappearance but offers extensive details depicting the mass confusion and […]
Burt Rutan may have retired from his aerospace company Scaled Composites five years ago, but the 71-year-old aviation legend is far from done when it comes to working on new innovations. The man behind prolific advancements in the field of flying — including the remarkably successful VariEze homebuilt, the Voyager, the first plane to fly […]
While we may not be able to defy gravity as pilots, this group of fliers has found a fun way to play with Newton’s law while in the air. Check out this video submitted by Flying reader Alex Mazz and see how a simple science experiment in the air can bring a smile to just […]
