One Wrong Turn, Two Planes, No Time

One Wrong Turn, Two Planes, No Time

Mundo de la aviación, Noticias

A Cessna 152 trainer — the type of aircraft most commonly found in the traffic pattern at uncontrolled airports. (Wikimedia Commons) Two aircraft, same altitude, converging at a combined closing speed that left neither pilot with time to react. One was flying the...
The Black Hole That Kills Pilots

The Black Hole That Kills Pilots

Mundo de la aviación

Runway lights at night — sometimes the only visual reference a pilot has. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) Imagine flying toward a runway on a moonless night. No city lights below. No horizon ahead. Just a rectangle of white and amber lights floating in absolute darkness....
DARPA

DARPA

Mundo de la aviación, Aviación militar

  Related QuestionsWhat is DARPA?DARPA is the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the research and development arm of the US Department of Defense. Founded in 1958 in response to the Soviet launch of Sputnik, it funds high-risk, high-reward technologies...
¿Qué es el borde del espacio?

¿Qué es el borde del espacio?

Mundo de la aviación

How high can a fighter jet fly?   Edge of Space flight Experience   Edge of Space flight costs Related QuestionsWhat is the edge of space?The edge of space is commonly defined as the Karman line, an altitude of 100 kilometres (about 62 miles) above sea...