Aerial firefighting plays a crucial role in helping ground crews combat the most dangerous and violent wildfires. On more than one occasion, it has been the difference between successfully containing a wildfire and letting it endanger huge swathes of the population. Though indispensable now, throughout the history of aerial firefighting, it hasn’t always been so.
Since Neil Armstrong first landed on the Moon back in 1969, science fiction has often depicted a future where humans not only set foot on the Moon and other extraterrestrial bodies, but actively travel to them. This is a perfect example of what’s called space tourism, and thanks to recent flights that have taken place, it’s
Recent years have seen the aviation industry push to reduce its emissions, which currently make up 2% of the world’s entire carbon emissions. The introduction of sustainable aviation fuel is just one of the ways that airlines and other aircraft operators are trying to reduce their carbon footprint. Despite being more environmentally friendly than its
Have you ever sat and watched a war film where the main characters are about to die before aircraft come out of nowhere to save the day and wondered what that’s called? It’s called close air support, but what exactly is it and what aircraft are used for it? Simply put, close air support (CAS)
Have you ever looked up to the sky to see a message or shape left there by an aircraft? This is known as skywriting and is something of an art form among certain groups of pilots. But what exactly is it? As the name would imply, skywriting is writing left in the sky. This is
Hypersonic unmanned aircraft are the fastest aircraft in the world, and thus it is inevitable that they are easy to intrigue people around the world. These aircraft are largely developed by governments around the world in an effort to outdo each other in the everlasting power struggle of countries like the United States, Russia, China,
Hey! Handheld aviation radios can be incredibly useful, whether as a primary or backup radio for pilots, for ATC practice for student pilots, for plane spotting, or even for drone pilots. Check out this list of the 7 best handheld aviation radios for everyone – pilots and non-pilots alike – with and without navigation. First
We review the best aviation headsets for pilots. David Clark, Bose, Faro, Lightspeed, Kore. We look at noise cancellation, wireless, bluetooth, on-ear, in-ear and much more.
Military helicopters split into 8 types: attack, transport, observation, utility, maritime, multi-role, search and rescue, and training. See examples of each.
Depending on where you live, an aquatic aircraft might be more useful than one with a more conventional landing gear configuration. But within the realm of aquatic aircraft, there are two main subsets of aircraft: seaplanes and floatplanes. So how do they differ? The main problem with the confusion between seaplanes and floatplanes is that
