The Daily of the University of Washington

Stupid question, but how can airplanes fly if they’re so heavy?

One of the earliest forms of airship that used this principle was the hot air balloon. The heated air inside the balloon is ...
SlashGear

5 Ways To Learn How To Fly An Airplane

Humanity has long dreamt about flying, and now that we can do it easily, many kids and adults still dream about becoming a pilot. While more accessible today than ever before, for many getting a pilot ...
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How can this plane still FLY? African airliners

In this video, I explore a flight across Tanzania on a 30-year-old Embraer 120 operated by Flightlink Airlines, showcasing ...

13 fascinating airplane facts that will make the time fly by

From genius engineering feats to little-known secrets about aircraft, these airplane tidbits will elevate your aviation ...
CNN

Is this the future of flying? An FAA-certified airplane that can land on its own

While passenger anxieties may be experiencing an uptick, one new design aboard a small aircraft is attempting to change the future of flying when it comes to safety. And it comes with just the push of ...
Robb Report

I Learned How to Fly This Electric Aircraft in a Week—and I Didn’t Need a License

Soaring a couple hundred feet off the ground, alone in a small aircraft with no piloting experience, sounds like a nightmare to some. But to me, flying solo has been a fantasy since a young Tom Cruise ...
SlashGear

Just How Long Was The Longest Flight In History? (And What Kind Of Plane Did They Use?)

In this day and age of high-tech autonomous drones and aircraft, an International Space Station (ISS) that circles the planet every 90 minutes and CEOs that board private rocket ships on the regular, ...