Can the US build a DJI?
How DJI achieves its exceptional margins, from a teardown of two popular drones.
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This Screw Is Needed for Missiles and Planes. Buying One Can Take Years.
As the Trump administration scrambles to increase the production of munitions, these special screws are expensive and hard to source.
Landing the Space Shuttle — An Incredible Flying Machine and the Thrill of a Lifetime
This was my first landing at the controls of Atlantis, and it was the culmination of a 10-day mission to the Russian Mir to deliver supplies and a fresh crew for the space station. In just about th…
Spirit Didn't Die From What You Think It Died From
On May 2, 2026, Spirit Airlines stopped flying. Roughly 300 flights and 60,000 passengers a day were instantly orphaned. Seventeen thousand people lost their jobs. United, Delta, JetBlue, and Southwest capped rebooking fares at around $200 one way, which is the closest thing a…
The FAA just let a pilotless cargo plane fly out of a working airport
Elroy Air flew an uncrewed 500lb cargo aircraft out of a controlled Louisiana airport, in the first such flights under an FAA pilot programme.
A Matter of Millimeters: The story of Qantas flight 32
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What Happened to Amelia Earhart in 1937? | TheCollector
American Aviator Amelia Earhart’s mysterious disappearance in 1937 sparked widespread interest, speculation, and ongoing investigations about what really happened to her.
#55: The New Mexico medevac crash is about more than GPS Jamming
Pilots do not get an asterisk saying "GPS only" on their instrument ratings.
The CIA's Mystery Plane?
A plane registered to a Virginia LLC wound up involved in a CIA covert action near the Galapagos
SSTO Spaceplanes!
Helicopter design fundamentals
How Carbon Fibre Conquered The World
Just weave and add resin!
Officials Probe Army GPS Jamming in Fatal Air Crash
Two pilots and two nurses died in a medevac crash during electronic warfare tests
Mysterious Case of JetBlue Flight That Went Into Free Fall
Why would a perfectly good plane suddenly go rogue? The answer was disturbing enough to ground 6,000 aircraft.
China built one eVTOL that transforms into an air-taxi, a firefighter, and a 5-ton hauler - Yanko Design
Car companies figured this out decades ago. You build one solid platform, then you stretch it, armor it, or strip it down depending on who is buying. A pickup and an SUV can share more bones than you would think. AutoFlight just applied the same logic to flying machines, and…
I Flew in the Douglas DC-3, a WWII Workhorse of Aviation, Over the Amazon
The Douglas DC-3 was mass-produced during World War II. Today, one of the few still remaining transports passengers in Colombia’s jungle.
Birthing The Blackbird
The weird designs that preceded the SR-71
The electromechanical angle computer inside the B-52 bomber's star tracker
Before GPS, how did aircraft navigate? One important technique was celestial navigation: navigating from the positions of the stars, planets...
The Joby Air Taxi Targets Long Range With Hydrogen
Powertrain chief Jon Wagner explains why integration beats invention
Meet the airline that only offers business-class seats — and see what it's like inside
Learn all about La Compagnie, the airline that offers business-class seats on direct flights from NYC to Paris.
Iran Studied the Wrong War Game, America's Triple-Layer Kill Chain Just Proved It
120 Ships Destroyed, One Strait Still Closed. Until the A-10 Changed the Math at Hormuz.
Electric air taxis are about to take flight in 26 states | TechCrunch
The federal government has selected eight proposals to test electric aircraft across 26 states.
Bellingcat’s New Tool to Explore Historical and Spatial Flight Data
Turnstone can visualise historical trends in flight data or filter them by geography, aircraft type and other parameters.
The Navy’s Batwing Fighter Jet Promises Mach 4 Speed… But It’s Still Just A Concept - Yanko Design
David versus Goliath stories captivate us, especially when David brings a slingshot that looks like alien technology. Enter Stavatti Aerospace, a 25-person firm from Niagara Falls taking on Boeing and Northrop Grumman for one of the most lucrative defense contracts in naval…
The strange fate of Flight 2069
Months before 9/11 a passenger seized control of a Boeing 747 and nearly crashed it into the Sahara. Everyone survived but no one quite recovered. How do you measure the cost of a disaster that didn't happen?
The Worst Air Disaster You’ve Never Heard Of
"In the early days of flight, airships were hailed as the future of war. Then disaster struck the USS Akron."
Inside United Airlines’ Operation at Newark Airport
Amid dire conditions at the airport, an airline operations crew has had to figure out how to get more than 600 flights a day to take off and land without incident.
Powering Planes With Microwaves Is Not the Craziest Idea
If you don’t mind massive ground antennas and fried birds, that is
Trial by Fire: The crash of Aeroflot flight 1492
Six years after 41 people died aboard a Sukhoi Superjet on a Moscow runway, the full story of that horrible day can finally be told.
Acids to Ashes: The crash of Pan Am flight 160 - Admiral Cloudberg - Medium
On the 3rd of November 1973, the crew of a Pan Am cargo plane lined up to land at Boston’s Logan International Airport, struggling desperately to reach the runway as a fire raged in the cargo deck…
Will Boom Successfully Build a Supersonic Airliner?
Boom Supersonic is an aerospace startup trying to build a supersonic airliner.
Why it's so hard to build a jet engine
Civilization's toughest technical challenges are those that require extraordinary (and constantly improving) performance to be delivered at a low cost.
WWII Bombers: The Aircraft That Shaped the War
World War II is when the bomber came of age, and such aircraft could impact the course of war. All the powers would field planes whose names would become synonymous with this conflict.
Masks, Smoke, and Mirrors: The untold story of EgyptAir flight 804
In 2016, an EgyptAir A320 spiraled into the Mediterranean, killing 66 people. Was it an act of sabotage, or something even scarier?
Airbus – A380 – Why Do Projects Fail?
The following entry is a record in the “Catalogue of Catastrophe” - a list of failed or troubled projects from around the world. Airbus SAS - France Project name : A380 Project type : Commercial aircraft development Date : Dec 2000 - Oct 2007 Cost : $6.
Memories of Flame: The crash of TWA flight 800
It’s time to take a comprehensive look at one of America’s most controversial plane crashes, and ask how it ended up that way.
Will the China Cycle Come for Airbus and Boeing?
Noah Smith, author of the economics Substack Noahpinion, often refers to a common trajectory in Chinese manufacturing as the “China Cycle”:
Cargo airships are happening
Last year, I published an article on airships. The article was the fruit of a few years’ exploration of the industry. I spoke to multiple airship manufacturers under NDA. I traded ideas with other cargo airship enthusiasts.
“The Woman Who Came From the Sky” — Meet Valérie André, the World’s First F
“As a doctor, she had already faced misogyny in the French medical corps. But she persevered. It would be no different for her as a rescue pilot.” By Charles Morgan Evans AT A remote French...
Shattered in Seconds: The crash of China Airlines flight 611
The catastrophic breakup of a Boeing 747 sends investigators back to a botched repair 22 years earlier.
Searching for the Cause of a Catastrophic Plane Crash | The New Yorker
On a calm, clear day, USAir Flight 427 suddenly nosedived and smashed into the earth, killing everyone on board. A team of investigators quickly assembled to sift through the rubble.
The amazing story of Bill Weaver: the Blackbird pilot who survived his SR-71 disintegration
The incredible story of a lucky SR-71 pilot who survived to a Blackbird disintegration at Mach 3+ Built as a strategic reconnaissance aircraft able to fly
FAA Aviation Maps
Among all of the visual information published by the U.S. government, there may be no product with a higher information density than the Federal Aviation Administration’s aviation maps.
Has Amelia Earhart’s plane really been found?
Claims that a recent undersea discovery may be Amelia Earhart’s long-lost aeroplane raise questions. Experts weigh in on the mystery that continues to captivate us.
2002 Helicopter Heroism Award | Aero-News Network
| Published: Fri, Nov 08, 2002 | Aero-News Network
How To Start A Rocket Engine | Everyday Astronaut
This article answeres the questions of how to start a rocket engine and takes you on a deep dive into spark plugs, torch ignitors and more.
Zillow, but for Jets
The private-aviation market is down, so a wannabe oligarch tries out the Guardian Jet Vault 4.0 to look for some deals.
The value of not flying
Why might people decline an offer of up to $10,000 just to keep their feet on the ground?
In Russia, Western Planes Are Falling Apart
After months of sanctions that have made critical repair parts difficult to access, aircraft operators are running out of options.
What Really Happened to Malaysia’s Missing Airplane
Five years ago, the flight vanished into the Indian Ocean. Officials on land know more about why than they dare to say.