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Second Chance Six

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Logging Time

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All Southwest Passengers Forced Off Airplane Right Before Takeoff After Taser Was Found by Crew

The incident took place on a flight from Houston to Dallas on March 10 ...
Dark Footage Official on MSN

Caught on camera: Armed F-16 belly lands after losing wheel on takeoff

A U.S. Air Force F-16 launched from Aviano Air Base carrying live missiles, only to lose a main wheel during takeoff and ...
FlightGlobal

Nose-wheel misalignment preceded DHC-6’s excursion and collision with helicopter

French investigators have disclosed that the nose-wheel of an Air Antilles De Havilland DHC-6 was not centred before the ...
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This jet could land on its tail - there was just one problem

During the early Cold War, the U.S. Navy pursued a radical solution to a growing problem - how to launch fighter aircraft ...

A New Study Details How Cats Almost Always Land on Their Feet

The secret to this acrobatic skill lies in an extremely flexible part of the spine that allows cats to twist in the air and land safely.
Avgeekery

Southern Airways Flight 49: Hijacked, Shot At, and Forced to Take Off Without Tires

Southern Airways Flight 49 became one of aviation history’s most extraordinary hijackings, sending a DC-9 across multiple ...