Interesting Engineering on MSN3d
Hypersonic cargo jet that will fly 10 times the speed of sound planned by US firm
The firm has compared the emissions of its planned hypersonic aircraft for cargo delivery with a Boeing 747 cargo jet.
The National Interest12d
A U-2 Spy Plane On an Aircraft Carrier? The CIA Tried It Once
This article is the first in a two-part series on “Operation Whale Tail,” the CIA’s ambitious project to reformat a U-2 Dragon Lady spy plane for aircraft carrier use. The second article ...
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Dramatic moment cargo plane skids off runway after landing gear collapse - before crew miraculously escape as wing prevents aircraft flipping over
A cargo plane was seen in dramatic footage ... upon landing at Novy Urengoy airport, causing the aircraft to veer onto a side strip.' The plane has been in service since October 1970.
Airways5d
Kenyan-registered Cargo Plane Crashes in Somalia
A cargo aircraft operated by Trident Aviation crashed southwest of Mogadishu, Somalia, killing all five crew members.
FreightWaves9d
Another cargo airline downsizes operations as parcel business dries up
Several small or midsize airlines that operate freighter aircraft are giving up on cargo flying to focus on ...
FreightWaves8d
FedEx orders Boeing 777 and ATR cargo aircraft, delays MD-11 retirements
FedEx has switched from downsizing to incrementally growing its air cargo fleet by ordering large 777 freighters and ...
The National Interest28d
Redundant Aircraft Carriers, Maneuverable Oreshniks, and Hybrid Ekranoplans
Aircraft carriers are incredibly expensive ... presumably it can only carry a cargo comparable to a plane. This could be overcome, however, by allowing an ekranoplan-plane to fly to a location ...
These Are Alaska Airlines Oldest Active Aircraft
Alaska Airlines was founded in 1932 by Linious McGee as McGee Airways and initiated service out of Anchorage's Ted Stevens ...