A WASP Went Missing In A P-51 In 1944. Not A Trace Has Been Found.
The mystery of what happened to Gertrude Tompkins Silver is one of the most enduring missing aviator cases in American history.
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This Pilatus PC12 Is Too Cool For Flight School
For a week that seems to be crying out for some Friday smiles, this pilot shows how his ride has it made in the shades.
Super 701 Airborne In Less Than A Little League Basepath
The video of Jon Humberd’s Zenith Super STOL taking to the air at Oshkosh has been seen by more people than even went to AirVenture!
Hydrogen Not Green After All? New Details On 1980s Stealth Technology And What Aviation‘s Share of $1 Trillion Will Be
Plus, Reno will be packed, Jay Leno does a crazy thing, Joby goes public and more!
Comedian Jay Leno Crawls Out Of Nose Of Plane In Flight
The talk show host and well-known gearhead used a hatchway in the Albatross seaplane to surprise his buddies. We are troubled by it.
Fatal Crash Mooney In Minnesota Bizarre And Baffling
The surveillance video, which shows a brief flash of the plane crashing, seems to defy easy explanation. The NTSB might have their work cut out for them.
Listen To The Difference Between Conventional Aircraft And An Electric-Powered Multicopter
The video by Joby Aviation seeks to highlight the improvement in noise. How convincing do you find it?
Could An Earthquake Cause A Plane Crash?
The causes of most accidents and incidents are well known. Occasionally, something really extreme happens, and the outcome is a crapshoot.
Why We Won’t Share Video of Many Crashes
Plane & Pilot often chooses to not publish video of certain aircraft crashes. Here’s why.
After The Accident: Piper Navajo Crashes After Fuel Starvation
The chain of causal events was so long and complex that investigators struggled to sort it all out. But the fatal crash itself was far from inevitable.
