Tag: Plane
RAF warplanes shoot down 53 drones in biggest ever missile firing exercise
RAF warplanes shot down 53 drones in their biggest ever air-to-air missile firing exercise as tensions rise with Russia.Striking footage provided by the Roya...
The Fighting Lady (1944)
This film is a military documentary told from the point of view of the crew of the aircraft carrier the Fighting Lady -- a pseudonym for the Yorktown. Scenes highlight the functions and duties of The Fighting Lady and crew activities, and maps illustrate...
How Aircraft Carriers Make 17,000 Meals A Day For US Navy Sailors
An aircraft carrier may have more than 5,000 sailors on board. To feed all the sailors on an aircraft carrier, more than 17,000 meals must be prepared daily. There are more than 100 cooks on board, which seems like a culinary miracle, but is it? How are m...
The First Concorde Crash was Soviet
The aggressive take-off profile of the Soviet TU-144 supersonic passenger airplane (right) vs. the French-British Concorde (left).At its peak, the Anglo-French Concorde was the epitome of technological prowess and super sleek design in 20th-century aviati...
What Killed the Trijets?
Once upon a time, airports of the world roared to the sound of three-engined commercial airliners, ranging from smaller regional craft like the Boeing 727 and Hawker Siddeley Trident, to flagship long-distance wide-bodies like the Douglas DC-10 and Lockhe...
John Travolta Receives License to Pilot a 737 Airplane: 'A Very Proud Moment for Me'
Travolta has taken aviation lessons since he was 15 years old and became a licensed pilot by the age of 22
Inside Air Force One: Secrets to Presidential Travel
An exclusive look inside this flying fortress, from its emergency room to the presidential office.
EMIRATES FIRST CLASS | Maldives to Dubai trip report (amazing experience!)
Join me on a flight in First Class onboard an Emirates Boeing 777-300ER from Male (Maldives) to Dubai.
Bodies recovered from Nepal plane crash in Himalayan mountains | DW News
The wreckage of a plane which crashed with 22 people on board has been located in the Himalayan mountains in Nepal. Rescuers have so far recovered 14 bodies from the crash site. The plane was carrying locals and tourists to a mountain town.