Five Weird Airplanes That Were Surprisingly Popular
Sometimes an oddball design fulfills the needs of customers who are more interested in utility than beauty.
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Sometimes an oddball design fulfills the needs of customers who are more interested in utility than beauty.
Airbus A320 Expert: Photograph of tail “damage” is a complete illusion.
Plus, a new virtual get-together from EAA, Joby flies really fast, and Icon makes leadership changes.
The plane repositioned to Denver. The feds are looking into why it happened, but there’s already one major theory.
Was a pleasant finish to the trip just too much to ask? Yup.
The suspected hoax by pilot Trevor Jacob reveals a deep misunderstanding of what pilots find awesome, and the opposite.
A visual flight rules-only pilot diverted to an airport reporting good VFR visibility. The info was dead wrong.
Beautiful, intriguing and haunting, Jeff Goin’s pic of the world below is simply mesmerizing.
Plus, a long-time aircraft maker shuts down, NTSB makes widespread safety recommendation, and a really big plane flies again.