There it goes!

Finally, the Seattle-born Boeing 787 Dreamliner is ready to go. After 2-year delay, the brand new B787 Dreamliner got his first flight at Paine Field, against Mother Nature. They completed all the basic flight tests to the main parts of the aiplane, including instruments and controls.

The Dreamliner will have room for 250 passengers (even though the airlines can actually modify the seating layout) and it will be able to fly up to 2800 miles (4600km) with any stopover. Boeing Co. has right now about 840 orders, giving them a worth of 140 billion US dollars.

Here is the first flight video. Notice the torsion of the wings because of the composite materials used in this bird.

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I always thought that downhill was for bikes, maybe a buggy could do that as well. These two guys decided to do that…with an airplane. In fact, they get the Highlander, an amateur-built STOL aircraft that can actually land in less than 150 feet (50 meters) and in steep runways up to 40º. Amazing.

There’s no doubt they from USA, not only for the accent, but also for the country-like music they listen to when flying.

This vid has been recorded from another hill, from the outside, so you can appreciate much better the acrobatics.

This vid instead, show you the acrobatics onboard the airplane.

Extract from LandingShort.com

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These two guys were trying to land at Gustaf III of Saint Barthélemy (a.k.a. St. Barth) (and the IATA/ICAO code is SBH/TFFJ) doing some jokes in one of the most difficult approach to an airport EVER!

Or are they Bert & Ernie?

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The recently unveiled Air France A380 that was flying from New York Kennedy Airport (KJFK) to Paris (LFPG) was forced to land back to New York, just 90 minutes after it took off. It is said that a minor computer problem could make that happens.

“It was Friday 30th at night. After 90 minutes of normal flight, the airplane was obliged to go back to the departure airport, New York Kennedy. The airplane is brand new, and it’s breaking in. The minor computer trouble caused some lost of accuracy on navigation parameters” an Air France spokesman said.

Air France A380

The Air France A380, the largest double-decker ever, lift his flight a week ago (Friday 20th) from Paris Roissy-Charles de Gaulle to New York – J.F. Kennedy with more than 500 passengers onboard.

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The US Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, also known as Blue Angels,  is an aerobatic team from the US Navy. Every year, they perform in more than 70 shows around the States. Their birds, the F/A-18 Hornet, is one of the most emblematic aircraft, maybe much more emblematic than the Boeing 747.

The Blue Angels were born in 1946, and the main aim of this Squadron is to enhance the US Navy recruitment, trying to excite young people to enroll the Navy. And they certainly do.

Some of their tricks are the half-Cuban 8 takeoff, the knife-edge pass, the section high alpha or the Delta formation. If you want more info about them, just go to their official website.

And now, check this video out, with Van Halen as Blue Angels soundtrack. Awesome.

And here you have the Fat Albert (Hercules C-130) with a Jet Assisted Takeoff.

 

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Hey there! Welcome back to CrossingTheSkies. We have been off since January, but we are back on the road again.

Today, I would like to show you an amazing guy, with an amazing car and an amazing skills. He is Ken Block, and he is a professional rally driver. But, in his free time, he usually drives his Subaru WRX STi, and makes the most brilliant stunts ever. If you put all this to Inyokern (IYK/KIYK), a municipal airport in California, you got the best show for sure.

The tv show, Top Gear, put their cameras and his host (Jeremy Clarkson) inside Ken’s car, to cast every move and every jum…well…let’s see the video. A whole lot of adrenaline.

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