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Google has upped the ante to keep its corporate aircraft at the spacious and convenient Moffett Field thanks to some snags in the way such aircraft are certified. In September of 2007, NASA, which operates Moffett Field, just north of San Jose, Calif., admitted it had entered an agreement with Google to rent hangar space […]

The Moulton B. Taylor Aerocar registered N103D and built in 1956 has become available through auction on eBay. The seller claims it is a Model One and carries the manufacturer serial number of “2.” The Aerocar is an FAA-registered aircraft that can cruise at 100 mph for about 300 miles in the air. When operated […]

Remember that spectacular one-wing landing that caught fire on YouTube a couple of weeks ago? It turned out to be a hoax, albeit a very interesting one. For all its clever editing, the video had some significant technical blunders. Look closely, and there’s something (other than mismatched paint and improbably physics) important missing from that […]

The booming aviation market in China — expected by some manufacturers to support nearly 15 percent of worldwide demand for mid-sized commuter and airline jets over the next two decades — has gone bust, at least for now, upon news that the Civil Aviation Authority of China has halted all future aircraft orders until overcapacity […]

Boeing in August filed a patent that states the company believes an unmanned liquid hydrogen powered aircraft might be designed to fly for up to 10 days at 60,000 feet carrying loads of up to 2,000 pounds. Liquid hydrogen’s physical properties would help both dictate and optimize the aircraft’s design. To create the same energy, […]

The fatal crash of a Cessna 310R into a Sanford, Fla., neighborhood on July 10, 2007, has spawned a lawsuit prior to release of the NTSB’s final report on the crash. Michael Klemm, a NASCAR pilot, and Bruce Kennedy were killed when the aircraft attempted an emergency landing, clipped a tree and crashed into two […]

An Airbus A320 crashed into the sea off southwest France, Thursday, at about 1600 GMT, killing at least two, according to the first reports, and leaving five of the seven aboard so far unaccounted for and presumed dead. The jet “made an attempt to climb but fell back down again immediately,” one witness told local […]

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It’s springtime in Antarctica, and for the hundreds of researchers and support staff stationed there, it’s the time when annual re-supply flights arrive, bringing much of the food, clothing, and scientific supplies that are critical for operations. But before those flights can begin, an FAA Aviation Systems Standards team must go in and certify the […]

Pilots who have some extra time over the holiday weekend might want to spend 45 minutes to improve their understanding of the weather and enhance their safety. The latest free course in the online Weather Wise series offered by AOPA’s Air Safety Foundation addresses icing and precipitation, two of the worst weather-related dangers pilots face. […]