Born to Fly – The Bird That Spends Up to 10 Months Without Landing
Scientists have long suspected that some species of birds can eat drink, mate and even sleep while flying, but even they were stunned when data showed that one such species could go up to 10 months without landing. As its name suggests, the commons swift (Apus apus) is a common bird that lives all across […]
Allegedly Self-Taught Pilot Flew Passenger Planes Without Ever Attending Aviation University
Russian media recently featured the story of Taras Shelest, a highly-regarded passenger jet pilot who turned out to be a complete fraud. Despite having never attended aviation university and instead faking his diploma, Shelest allegedly flew thousands of people all around the world for several years, until a bizarre incident finally exposed him. In August […]
Birdly – A Unique Virtual Simulator That Lets You Fly Like a Bird
If you’ve always dreamed of soaring the skies like a bird, here’s your chance. You can’t fly for real, of course, but you can experience what it feels like thanks to a futuristic virtual simulator called Birdly. According to the inventor, Swiss artist and software developer Max Rheiner, Birdly stimulates all the user’s senses to […]
The World’s Scariest Airport Is a Real Heart-Stopper
As if being situated at 10,000 feet above sea level, in the Himalayas, didn’t make it hard enough for pilots trying to land on or take off from Tenzing-Hillary Airport, in Lukla, Nepal, the short and narrow runway ends at the edge of a precipice, making it one of the most dangerous airports in the […]
Airline Offers Wealthy Passengers Luxury Suites Complete with Double Beds and Armchairs
Even when you’re in business class, long flights can get pretty uncomfortable. For some it’s the leg space, others are annoyed by noisy passengers, but now Singapore Airways offers a very simple-yet-expensive solution to any problem – luxury private suites. That’s right, from now on, wealthy passengers flying on the company’s A380 jets will be […]
People CAN Fly: Man Takes Off with Custom-Made Bird Wings
How many times have you wished you could soar through the sky like a bird, only to remind yourself that it wasn’t possible? For me, it must have been a million times. But now it doesn’t seem like such a remote possibility, not after watching this video of a man flying with a pair of […]