These guys get paid to do this… lucky!

Concorde was a thrilling aircraft which flew lucky passengers at supersonic speeds. Introduced on 21st January 1976, she graced our skies for far to short a time, retiring on 26th November 2003 due to a decrease in air travel after a economic crash and a general slump due to 11 September 2001 attacks in …

Just a nice photo – Lufthansa fly some of these – BA Cityflyer and FlyBe fly similar jets but not sure if they have the HUD’s – know of any?

This is a really interesting and fascinating video. It’s a pilot’s eye view (including HUD overlay) of a training flight in a hawk jet – the same kind of aircraft the red-arrows fly. In this video, as the aircraft is taking off a bird is sucked into it’s one engine, …

The Avro Vulcan – such an iconic aircraft, and a wonderful sight, which we will soon lose from our skies. The Vulcan to the sky trust posted a press release which has aviation fans across the globe planning trips to UK air shows in 2013, to catch the last ever glimpse of …

Interesting new advert from Virgin Atlantic, making it seem like their staff have super-powers – isn’t that false advertising? What did you think of the advert?

The newest season of Air Crash Investigation started up last month on 3rd August. The series is available to UK viewers on the National Geographic channel, with the third episode on TV tonight at 9pm. If you missed the first two episodes, you can view them below! Episode 1 Episode …

The space shuttle is an airplane – for the very final phase of a mission in any case. During re-entry, computers are in control as, yet in the final stages of a shuttle mission, when the orbiter has returned to the atmosphere, humans take over, and the space orbiter becomes …

The Boeing 777 feels to be like a very new plane despite having first flown 18 years ago, and I’ve enjoyed some very nice long distance flights within BA’s 777 fleet. It’s a very safe an efficient plane which has a fantastic engine sound.Here’s quite a cool (very 80’s seeming) …

Came across this on GolfHotelWhiskey – read more.

If the video has expired,. Hat tip to GolfHotelWhiskeyfor finding a youtube version of this video – you can find out when the show will next be on TV using this link.

This video looks, and sounds old – but it’s absolutely current! If you’ve ever wondered just how or why airplanes fly, and if you have 19 minutes to spare – then watch this!

This post is about engine sounds – at first glance that’s quite geeky, but I’d imagine most people recognise that rush of excitement that flows through your body when, after taxiing around an airport, finally your planes jet turbine engines whine and spools up, and a thrust of acceleration presses you into …

Since a new James Bond came out this week, I thought I’d write an article about the best James Bond stunts including airplanes. Let’s be honest, there are a lot, because airplanes are cool, I’m guessing part of being a spy is becoming a pilot too. (I have not seen …

This show was on the BBC a few months ago – it’s a fascinating incite into an overhaul of a British Airways Boeing 747. It’s a full hour long show, so sit down and enjoy! I don’t know how long this video will be on-line for (as it’s not been posted by the owner).

This Thursday at 9pm on Channel 4, there’s an exciting documentary airing, which is best explained by this video.