The new King Stallion can carry 18 tons and will go in service with the US Marine Corps.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lorenthompson/2019/04/18/marine-ch-53k-king-stallion-most-powerful-u-s-helicopter-ever-heads-for-production/#973e3a15de05
Aircraft Sighting: National Guard Helicopter
Likely this is an Air National Guard helicopter returning to base.
https://youtu.be/sXzRZiUVLxA
Twin Fuselage 6 Engine Stratolaunch Aircraft Maiden Flight
The massive twin fuselage Stratolaunch has 6 jet engines normally used on the 747. It’s purpose is to carry large rockets up to around 30 K feet / 10km to ease space launches. This aircraft has the largest wing span of any aircraft ever built. https://newatlas.com/stratolaunch-worlds-largest-plane-taxi-runway-test/53615/
Passenger Injured due to Loose Cart
Some people aboard an American Airlines flight received minor injuries when a loose cart came down the aisle of the plane.
Tragedy - Amazon Air Jet Crashes - 3 Dead
An Atlas Air Boeing 767 cargo plane crashed in a bay near Anahuac, Texas on Saturday afternoon with three people on board, according to multiple media reports and the Federal Aviation Administration. The flight, which was contracted to fly cargo for Amazon Air (formerly Prime Air), went down while flying to Houston from Miami. The crash is presumed to have killed all on board.
Valentines Day Drone Delivery Video
Our latest video shows the drop door module in action to deliver a small package via parachute drop. Happy Valentines Day.
Teenager grabs controls of aircraft, almost causes crash.
Authorities say a 16-year-old boy was arrested after he briefly gained control of a small aircraft during a short commercial flight over western Alaska.
KYUK-AM reports the teen was seated in the front passenger seat of the Piper Cherokee Six on a recent Yute Commuter Service flight from Napakiak to Bethel.
UAV Canada Article on the new 2019 SkyProwler 2
UAV Canada article on the new 2019 Krossblade SkyProwler 2 VTOL Transformer UAV.
https://www.uav-canada.com/news/krossblade-skyprowler
Article on SkyProwler 2
New Atlas article by Ben Coxworth on the new 2019 Krossblade SkyProwler 2 VTOL transformer UAV.
Family kicked off plane over body odor complaints
American Airlines kicked a Michigan family off a plane in Florida Wednesday night over what the airline said was complaints from other passengers about their body odor.
Emergency landing after wind shield cracked
Flight from Chicago to London made an emergency landing in Goose Bay, Canada, after the plane’s windshield shattered. United blamed it on a bird strike; however, according to law suit, pilots said there’s “nothing alive at 40,000 feet.
Passenger plane returns after take off due to brawl among passengers
A plane scheduled to fly from Gold Coast, Australia to Singapore was thrown into chaos and forced to divert to Sydney less than two hours after an “unruly” passenger sparked a massive brawl. https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/incidents/passengers-forced-to-restrain-man-after-delayed-flight-ends-in-chaos/news-story/a1e083a3f33328e507cebaee3bb45ff5
BBC journalists fly drones into no-fly zone over Davos
BBC journalists in slight trouble for flying drones into no-fly zone over Davos. http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/feb/02/three-bbc-journalists-questioned-drone-no-fly-zone-davos
Interesting article on drone commercialization and regulations
For those interested in commercial applications of drones, here is an interesting article by Greg McNeal on Forbes.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/gregorymcneal/2015/01/31/how-will-faa-drone-regulations-impact-small-businesses/
Ballistic parachute saves pilot
Pilot deploys ballistic parachute to survive after his airplane runs out of fuel. Nice video!