The Edgley EA-7 Optica is a light aircraft designed for low-speed observation work with a maximum speed of 132 mph, a range of 650 miles, and a maximum altitude of 14,000.3yr ⋅ Absolute-Magnitude ⋅ r/aviation
British Airways Concorde and a Braniff International Boeing 747 at DFW Airport.3yr ⋅ Absolute-Magnitude ⋅ r/aviation
Concorde had a maximum speed over twice the speed of sound, at Mach 2.04 with seating for 92 to 128 passengers. First flown in 1969, Concorde entered service in 1976 and operated for 27 years.3yr ⋅ Absolute-Magnitude ⋅ r/aviation
Picture from the famous Boeing 707 prototype barrel roll over Lake Washington.3yr ⋅ Absolute-Magnitude ⋅ r/aviation
B-36 Peacemaker is the largest mass-produced piston-engined aircraft ever built. With a range of 10,000 mi and a maximum payload of 87,200 lb , the B-36 was capable of intercontinental flight without refueling.3yr ⋅ Absolute-Magnitude ⋅ r/aviation
Successful crash landing of a “Bone” (85-0070) on the surface of Rogers Dry Lake. The plane was diverted after an in-flight failure to the #2 hydraulic system prevented it from lowering the nose gear.2yr ⋅ Absolute-Magnitude ⋅ r/aviation
Lieutenant Keith Gallagher partial ejection (Grumman KA-6D Intruder) on 9 July 1991.2yr ⋅ Absolute-Magnitude ⋅ r/aviation
May 1983, two Israeli Air Force aircraft collided in mid-air during a training exercise over the in Israel. The F-15 managed to land safely at a nearby airbase, despite having its right wing almost completely sheared sheared off in the collision.3yr ⋅ Absolute-Magnitude ⋅ r/aviation
F-8 Ejection - The Last of the Gunfighters [Vought F-8 Crusader is a single-engine, supersonic, carrier-based air superiority jet built by Vought. The Crusader was the last American fighter with guns as the primary weapon. Number built - 1,219]3yr ⋅ Absolute-Magnitude ⋅ r/aviation
Grumman OV-1 Mohawk is an armed observation and attack aircraft.. It has a twin turboprop configuration with two crew members in side-by-side seating.3yr ⋅ Absolute-Magnitude ⋅ r/aviation
Space Shuttle external tank (ET) was the component of the Space Shuttle that contained the liquid hydrogen fuel and liquid oxygen. The ET was jettisoned just over 10 seconds after main engine cut-off and it re-entered the Earth's atmosphere.3yr ⋅ Absolute-Magnitude ⋅ r/aviation
Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) was a United States airline headquartered in San Diego, California, that operated from 1949 to 1988. It was the first large discount airline in the United States would later serve as the model for Southwest Airlines.2yr ⋅ Absolute-Magnitude ⋅ r/aviation
Bird of Prey - was a black project aircraft, intended to demonstrate stealth technology. It was named in reference to the Klingon Bird of Prey warship from the Star Trek television series. The Bird of Prey was designed to prevent shadows.3yr ⋅ Absolute-Magnitude ⋅ r/aviation
New York Airways was a helicopter airline in the New York City area with scheduled flights to the top of the Pan Am Building and flew nonstop to Pan Am's terminal at JFK.3yr ⋅ Absolute-Magnitude ⋅ r/aviation
The Hughes H-4 Hercules is a flying boat designed and built by the Hughes Aircraft Company. The Hercules is the largest flying boat ever built with the largest wingspan of any aircraft that had ever flown until the Scaled Composites Stratolaunch first flew on April 13, 20193yr ⋅ Absolute-Magnitude ⋅ r/aviation
Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair is a retired large transport aircraft powered by four radial engines. It was a Douglas DC-4-based air ferry conversion developed by Freddie Laker's Aviation Traders.3yr ⋅ Absolute-Magnitude ⋅ r/aviation
The Flying Banana - HRP-1 was nicknamed the flying banana because of the upward angle of the aft fuselage, which ensured that the large rotors could not strike the fuselage in any flight attitude.3yr ⋅ Absolute-Magnitude ⋅ r/aviation
On Friday, 24 June 1994, a B-52 crashed at Fairchild Air Force Base after its pilot maneuvered the bomber beyond its operational limits and lost control. The B-52 stalled, fell to the ground and exploded.3yr ⋅ Absolute-Magnitude ⋅ r/aviation
The Moynet M 360 Jupiter was a executive transport built in France. It had an twin-push-pull, single-fuselage configuration.3yr ⋅ Absolute-Magnitude ⋅ r/aviation
Dornier Do X was the largest, heaviest, and most powerful flying boat in the world when it was produced by the Dornier company in 1929. With six tractor propellers and six pushers mounted in six strut-mounted nacelles. The flying boat could carry 66 passengers on long-distance flights.3yr ⋅ Absolute-Magnitude ⋅ r/aviation
The Lockheed AC-130 gunship is a heavily armed variant of the C-130.3yr ⋅ Absolute-Magnitude ⋅ r/aviation
Eastern Airlines Boeing 757. Eastern was a major American airline from 1926 to 1991 with being one of the Big Four domestic airlines created by the Spoils Conferences of 1930.3yr ⋅ Absolute-Magnitude ⋅ r/aviation
Clay Lacys fanciful flight of The Human Fly on the roof of a DC-8.3yr ⋅ Absolute-Magnitude ⋅ r/aviation
How big is the Global Hawk? Length of 44 feet and a wingspan of 116 feet, the Global Hawk is comparable in size to U-2 or a small business jet.3yr ⋅ Absolute-Magnitude ⋅ r/aviation
Fan Man, was an paraglider pilot known for his most infamous appearance the November 6, 1993 boxing match between Evander Holyfield and Riddick Bowe at Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas.3yr ⋅ Absolute-Magnitude ⋅ r/aviation
