Picture of the Day: NASA Space Shuttle Launch (Plus Great Video)

Great photo of a Space Shuttle launch. Question: How many shuttles did NASA build for spaceflight and how were they named? (Answer below) Great Video! Turn the Sound Up! Closest thing to being there. The space shuttle left its 30 years of achievements written in the sky above and in the hearts of the astronauts, […]

Watch: Throwback! The Bell Rocket Belt Jet Pack

In case you missed it…yes, Rocket Man has been around for many years. Question: How many hours of actual flight time do you guess the Bell rocket belt flew? Answer below… Check out a more modern version of the jet pack! The man behind the flying machine was Wendell Moore, a Bell Aerospace engineer who […]

Bell Helicopter Shows Off Electric Air Taxi Concept at CES 2018

The future is near! A flying electric air taxi is not something you usually see at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas but this year Bell Helicopter treated us with something special! The new cabin has seating for four passengers and shows that the Textron subsidiary believes the concept of urban air taxis […]

Watch: Aircraft Carrier Arresting Gear – Behind the Scenes Look

Aviation Boatswain’s Mates (Equipment) operate arresting gear used to recover aircraft aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt and its carrier strike group are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners and preserve the freedom of navigation and […]

JFK Airport Meltdown in Wake of Winter Storm Known as the ‘Bomb Cyclone’

Twenty plus hours sitting in a dark airplane??? Just be happy you were not traveling through JFK airport lately…well, let’s hope you were not! An afternoon water main break suspended inbound international flights, and exacerbated an already chaotic situation at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Sunday. On top of it, the power had to […]

Two Passenger Jets Collide on the Tarmac at JFK Airport

A China Southern plane hit a Kuwait Airways aircraft on the tarmac at John F. Kennedy Airport Saturday. The right wing of a China Southern plane hit the tail of a Kuwait airliner, damaging both aircrafts, the Port Authority said. No one was injured and all the passengers got off safely, according to the Port […]