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Want to know what the world's longest aircraft looks like? You're probably picturing something sleek and angular like a Concorde jet or maybe something ultra-futuristic from a sci-fi film. But you'd be wrong. Very, very wrong. Because the world's longest aircraft looks more like a giant elongated watermelon with fins on the back. Yes, it's the Airlander 10. A kind
Flown primarily by British Airways and Air France, the Concorde supersonic jet was an impressive achievement in aviation technology. The delta-wing style plane first flew in 1976. After a few years of operation, the Concorde was relegated mostly to transoceanic flights, because its noisy sonic booms caused problems for people who lived under the plane's flight path. The Concorde was
In a change from the normal CES programming, Don interviews Jack Ellis, TPN's video production engineer, who is normally behind the camera rather than in front. Jack's a retired airline captain who had the job of every boy's dreams, that of a test pilot. Regrettably he doesn't spill the beans on any hair-raising near-misses and Don will have to get
We've all seen the amazing fast jet formation flying as performed by the RAF's Red Arrows and the US Navy's Blue Angels. Imagine, though, if the aircraft weren't F/A 18 Hornets but five Airbus A350 XWBs.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI4jWYZLeHQ&w=640
Todd is still out for one more show, enjoying his Vacation somewhere in the lower 48, I’m Mike Dell, from Podcast Help Desk, former Geek of the North and I will be your host for tonights show. Most of you don’t know me unless you have been around podcasting a long time. I used to do a show called Geek
Delta Airlines has decided on the Surface 2, From Microsoft as the tablet of choice for it's 11,000+ pilots. The new devices will replace the 38 lb flight bag that pilots have lugged around for years. The tablets will contain all the charts, checklists and manuals needed to operate the airliners once the FAA signs off on the idea. (Expected
The Ulster Aviation Society is having an Open Day this coming weekend (25th August) to celebrate 70 years since the USAAF 8th Air Force arrived in Northern Ireland to fight in World War II. The UAS has an impressive collection of 15 aircraft, including a U.S.-built veteran of WWII in the shape of a Grumman Wildcat fighter, which is under