Archive for December, 2008
Delta Unveils 747-400 Paint Scheme
Tuesday, December 16th, 2008Delta has unveiled it’s new 747-400 paint scheme. I knew it was going to look nice, but I’m stunned. This bird is beautiful!
MIT Never Ceases to Amaze – Autonomous VTOL
Friday, December 12th, 2008Now this is cool. A completely autonomous Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) RC Aircraft is demonstrated at MIT. The aircraft takes-off vertically, flies a couple laps around the room, then returns to vertical flight and lands.
Can an Airplane Land with One Wing?
Wednesday, December 10th, 2008It’s pretty well known by now that this video is a fake, but it’s got the aviation world buzzing about whether or not it would actually be possible to land an aircraft with one wing. The idea being, that with an engine powerful enough as would be on an aircraft of this type, the aircraft [...]
How Not To – Landing a Sea Plane
Sunday, December 7th, 2008To be honest, I’m not sure if this is landing or taking off, but nonetheless, it’s how not to operate a seaplane.