The Five Most Dangerous Minutes of Every Flight

The Five Most Dangerous Minutes of Every Flight

Mondo dell'aviazione

The flight is one hour long. For 55 minutes of it, practically nothing bad can happen. The aircraft is at cruise altitude, the autopilot is engaged, and the most dangerous object in the cockpit is probably the coffee. But the first two and a half minutes after takeoff...
Iraq Reopens Airspace After 40 Days of War

Iraq Reopens Airspace After 40 Days of War

Notizia

For forty days, Iraq’s skies were empty. No airliners climbed out of Baghdad. No cargo flights departed Basra. No pilgrims flew into Najaf. The entire country’s airspace — closed since February 28, when the first American and Israeli strikes hit Iran —...
Space Force Budget Doubles to $71 Billion

Space Force Budget Doubles to $71 Billion

Aviazione militare, Notizia

The United States Space Force is six years old, has fewer personnel than the New York City Police Department, and just asked Congress for $71 billion. If approved, the 2027 budget request would nearly double the service’s funding in a single year — the most...