Potez 75 was a STOL prototype aircraft for undeveloped... airfields. When it made its first flight in 1953, it immediately showed its shortcomings. Considered as an anti-tank, then as a ground attack aircraft. The Armée de l'Air rejected it, it was simply from another era.show more

As per Russian media, the Russian-made MS-21 aircraft has... completed its first direct flight from Irkutsk to Moscow using its second prototype. According to the United Aeronautics Corporation (OAK) , the flight lasted 6 hours and 15 minutes ; during which the aircraft reached an altitude of approximately 36,000 feet (11,000 meters) and maintained a speed of 800 kilometers per hour . #aircraftshow more

The lovely moustache of the Mirage ‘Milan’. It was... a prototype developed in 1967. The small retractable front surfaces were designed to reduce take-off and approach distances for use in Switzerland. It made its first flight in 1970, but the project was cancelled.show more

China's sixth-generation fighter prototype makes maiden flight It was... first spotted in satellite images from Chengdu Aircraft Industry in 2021. The new aircraft is accompanied in flight by the Chengdu J-20 fifth-generation fighter. The sixth generation includes the characteristics of reduced radar signature, reaching speeds of Mach 5, a high degree of automation, and an unmanned version of the combat aircraft. - ANshow more

Russian Telegram channels report that a Russian destroyer aircraft... lost its fragment when flying over Russian Chelyabinsk. Local authorities said it was an empty spare fuel tank, nothing to worry about.show more

A Russian was almost killed by his own drone:... a failed launch of a "Molniya-2" UAV with an anti-tank mine as its warhead from the window of a building. It went off spectacularly.show more

An unidentified aircraft, believed to be a drone, was... spotted flying over Tehran tonight as Iranian AD attempted to shoot it down. Its rapid changes in speed and altitude is particularly impressive and make you wonder what kind of aircraft it is to pull off such maneuverability.show more

🇧🇷A small plane carrying an advertising banner crashed into... the water near a beach in Rio de Janeiro The pilot was killed — it was his first flight on a light aircraft used for advertising. Rescue divers searched for his body for several hours.show more

Who else thought it was a little bit anti-climactic... when they realized it was from the ground floor? 🤣show more

🚨BREAKING A Convoy was seen 3 blocks away from... the Home2 Suites Hilton as it made its way to pick up agents that were under attack in the lobby of the hotel.show more

#Airtaxi✈️ will soon become a reality! China’s first domestically... developed and manufactured electric vertical take-off and landing (#eVTOL) aircraft made its debut at the 6th #CIIE in Shanghai, which will be used as an air taxi in the future. Check it out!show more

Informing Pakistan at the start of our attack was... a crime. EAM has publicly admitted that GOI did it. 1. Who authorised it? 2. ⁠How many aircraft did our airforce lose as a result?show more

The world’s first operational stealth aircraft. Why was it retired?

A Breguet ‘Alizé’ taking off from the deck of... its aircraft carrier in the early 1960s. This anti-submarine warfare aircraft was powered by a Rolls-Royce Dart RDa.21 turboprop engine and first took off in 1956. © Images Défenseshow more

Fun fact - the jet seen here is the... A-3D. It had no ejection seats for its 3 crew, so they "humourously" refered that A3D stood for "All 3 Dead". It was was the largest aircraft to ever operate from a US Navy carrier and nicknamed "Whale"show more

A 6-ton-class tiltrotor aircraft, named the Lanying R6000 and... independently developed by the Chinese company United Aircraft, successfully completed its maiden flight in Southwest China’s Sichuan Province on Sunday, the Global Times learned. According to the company, it is the world’s first aircraft of its kind. This “flying car” is expected to serve point-to-point air commuting.show more

i minted my first nft collection as a full-time... artist. the work is built from a hopfield network, one of the most fundamental forms of neural network. it learns different writing systems, then begins to forget them. as its memories decay, it starts producing glyphs it was never taught.show more

It was an elephant so it saved the deer.... If it was a human it would have made a video first.show more

❗️ A hunt for a Ukrainian Armed Forces anti-aircraft... missile system begins in Kharkiv According to "Chronicles of Geraney", a missile strike from the "Tornado-S" system hit a target in the Kominternovsky district of the city. In response, an air defense system was deployed directly from the city. Now, the enemy's "anti-aircraft system" will be hunted down until it is captured. - UARUshow more