Stunning GoPro video of what passengers don’t see when flying an Airbus 340
Shot with GoPro cameras attached to Air Tahiti Nui's Airbus 340, the following footage is particularly interesting as it shows ground and air ops around the wide body from several…
Year 2013 in review through The Aviationist’s Top 5 articles
The five top stories of The Aviationist provide the readers the opportunity to virtually review the year that is coming to an end. Ordered chronologically, these posts got the most…
Video shows Russian ICBM warheads hit targets on test range
Whereas the are plenty of videos showing Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) being launched, few of them depict warheads hitting their targets. That's why this video is particularly interesting. It shows…
[Photo] AB.212 Twin Huey helicopter winching training in Malta
Taken on Nov. 7 by The Aviationist's contributor Estelle Calleja, the following images show winching training conducted by an Italian Air Force AB.212 (MM81158) at Melieha, in the nortwestern part…
New details about the epic B-52 mission to rescue a Cessna in Alaska
As we reported few weeks ago, on Nov. 10, two B-52s, launched from Minot and Barksdale AFB for a training mission, flew hundreds of miles off course to give assistance…
A Brief History of Pilots and Astronauts Wrist Watches
The pilot wrist watch is an instrument which has been present in the cockpit since the very beginning of aviation. The evolution of pilot watches shows aviation has always relied…
