Chris Hadfield along with his crewmates Roman Romanenko and Tom Marshburn are scheduled to return to Earth on early Tuesday morning, May 14th.
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Published on 9 Jul 2012
F-18 Super Hornet display pilot Mike Bryan, gets to fly the Boeing 787 at Farnborough. Continue reading “Impressive Qatar Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner Display, Farnborough.” »
The helium-powered Pelican will be able to carry 66 tons of cargo, and doesn’t need a runway to take off or land. It recently made an important step: getting off the ground.
In Orange County, California, a hulking, 230-foot long, 36,000-pound beast is being groomed as the future of air travel. For the next few years, all eyes in the aviation space are on the Pelican: a prototype for a revolutionary new airship–neither a blimp nor a plane–developed by engineering firm Aeros on a $35-million contract from the Pentagon and NASA.
What’s so significant about the aircraft? First, it doesn’t need a runway to land, which means it could deliver the 66 tons of cargo it’s expected to carry anywhere in the world. This could change the game for military operations (hence the investors) but also for humanitarian aid, by getting supplies to hard to reach places after a disaster or to islands lacking in infrastructure. The Aeros team imagines using it to transport massive wind turbines some day, allowing for gains in an industry that’s long been hindered by transportation difficulties. Another vision for the airship is as the Titanic of the air: a luxury cruise through the skies, letting passengers slowly absorb the sites below, while dining in style high above.
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You wanted more and more St Maarten-like plane spotting footage from Skiathos! There you go! An entire hour, that’s right, 60 minutes full of pure aviation in HD from Skiathos Airport, “Alexander Papadiamantis”, the so-called “2nd St Maarten Princess Juliana Airport” or “European St Maarten”. How much aviation can you stand? Continue reading “1 Hour of Insane Plane Spotting at Skiathos, the 2nd St Maarten!” »
Uploaded on 11 Jan 2008
Most aircraft use about two-thirds of the runway to take off. This is an Ilyushin IL76 freight aircraft taking off fully laden for an 11 hour flight, warm day, no wind……. oh and look, no runway left either! Continue reading “Close Call!!” »
An Ilyushin IL-18 Coot ( Alada D2-FFR) Operated by DHL aborts takeoff from the 8202 ft long airstrip at Cabinda, West Africa. Continue reading “Ilyushin IL-18 Aborted take off” »
Here you can see C5 Galaxy start on the flooding runway!
Loaded with the crew compartment of NASA’s space shuttle Full Fuselage Trainer, the last remaining Super Guppy takes flight from Ellington Airfield in Houston, TX. Video filmed by Nathan Moeller for Max-Q Entertainment. Continue reading “Super Guppy Test Flight & Tour” »
Crash at 2:44
This is unprecedented footage of a small airplane crash from inside the cockpit from two different views. Miraculously, everyone survived. The pilot will make a full recovery and the rest of us escaped with superficial injuries and feel very lucky to be alive . This trip was much anticipated and due to our excitement we had our Gopro cameras filming at various times. After flying up into the mountains for a morning hike in the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness we were planning on flying to a small mountain town for dinner. Due to warming temperatures there was an increase in density altitude and we had a hard time getting adequate lift. The cameras were left on for a couple of hours during the aftermath. Thank you to all the many individuals who eventually came to our aid and took the time and effort to help in any way they could. We appreciate you more than you know. Continue reading “Plane crash video from inside cockpit” »
It was one of two rovers of NASA’s ongoing Mars Exploration Rover Mission. It landed successfully on Mars at 04:35 Ground UTC on January 4, 2004, three weeks before its twin, Opportunity (MER-B), landed on the other side of the planet. Its name was chosen through a NASA-sponsored student essay competition. The rover became stuck in late 2009, and its last communication with Earth was sent on March 22, 2010. Continue reading “How to Get to Mars. Very Cool! HD” »
The boats are each 20 m long and weigh 30 tonnes. They were loaded onto Volga-Dnepr’s AN-124-100 freighter for the flight using a ramp and rail system as well as a crane with a 110-tonne lifting capacity.
Marat Mukhametzyanov, the airline’s sales manager for Russia and Japan, said: “We have considerable experience of this kind of delivery. Volga-Dnepr Airlines has carried boats, yachts, submarines and submersibles all over the world during its 20-year history, including the transportation of another Mangust boat to the Far East in 2006.
“In preparation for transferring vessels, we discuss all the details with the shipper, such as vessel disassembling, loading equipment and technical specifications. All of these issues are vital for the safe delivery of such large and high value shipments.” Continue reading “Boats fly with Volga-Dnepr” »
