Awesome Airplanes

They have JetSkis in the summer, so why not JetSleds in the winter? These maniacs tied their sleds to skitch behind a Swedish fighter jet. They left out the part where the jet takes off.

The guys at Team Black Sheep managed to fly a remote-controlled plane through the city’s iconic urban skyline, capturing some incredible aerial shots with a tiny camera mounted on the plane.

GE Aviation created this amazing video which combines the flight take-off and landing paths of multiple airplanes into a single shot. Hopefully, the FAA won’t start stacking planes this close together.

Britain’s Ministry of Defense has put the HMS Invincible, an old aircraft carrier from the Falklands war, up for sale to cut a deficit. Bidders have until January 5 to make an offer, so get cracking.

Designed by a team from MIT, this 100 hp, 4 cylinder vehicle converts from a street legal automobile to a Light Sport aircraft in 30 seconds and easily stores in a garage. (Thanks Ron!)

Rappers frequently name drop Gulfstream jets, but an unnamed billionaire just redefined high-class flying, spending $480M to have an Airbus A380 – a passenger jet – converted into a private jet.

This recently declassified footage was shot by cameras mounted on American planes – likely P-51 Mustangs and Thunderbolts – as they engaged in dogfights and attacked airstrips and ports.

Nestled in a cozy enclave in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica, the Hotel Costa Verde’s latest 2-bedroom suite is housed inside the fuselage of an old Boeing 727 airplane. Guess they couldn’t find the runway.

The Singapore Suite, on Singapore Air’s A380s, is a deluxe haven of tranquility. Fully isolated from the airplane, it has a real bed, 3′ wide armchair and multimedia center with integrated 23″ TV.

Tony Nijhuis’ incredible R/C model plane not only looks just like the real B-50 bomber on which it’s based, it actually flies. The plane has a 19-foot wingspan, and took 2 years and $9000 to build.

Designer Leong Huang Zi envisions a future in which his duo-fan propeller aircraft is saving lives. While this concept military chopper will probably never see the light of day, we still think it’s cool.

YouTube contributor andrewid1976 claims he was flying his R/C airplane when it was followed, attacked, and ultimately downed by it’s natural nemesis, the hooded crow.

Aaron Koblin took data from FAA flight traffic control and ran it through a Processing application, After Effects and Maya to produce these incredible images of airplanes’ nerve-like interconnections.

In the event of a water landing, be sure to read over this handy flight safety instruction card illustrator Will Schneider found in the seatback pocket in front of him.

So we all know that Airplane! is one of the great comedies of all time, right? Well, did you know that the film actually drew much of its inspiration from a 1957 movie called Zero Hour!? Well, you do now.

The 36 foot-long unmanned aircraft could be used for reconnaissance and to deliver weaponry without putting soldiers in harms way. Boeing expects the prototype to take of as early as this summer.

This concept design for a super-luxury jet from BAE and Design Q would have comfy chairs, a white marble entryway, and a pop-out “air deck” providing an elevated view of exotic surroundings.

People Too’s intricate paper model of a tiny airplane cabin will blow your mind. Check out the weensy french fries and airline mystery meat on the food trays. There’s even “coffee” in the mugs.

Just how long does it take to build an entire Boeing 737-700? In the bright, shiny world of Southwest Airlines (and with a smidge of help from time-lapse video), oh, about 2 and a half minutes.

Kolja Clemens turns a play on words into a squadron on the wall with her Tempelhof Airplane Hangers, named after an airport in Berlin; each bomber/hook is made out of aluminum.

The Boneyard near Tucson, Arizona is where old military aircraft permanently bail out, and is viewable on Google Maps; there are over 4,000 planes spread out across 2,600 acres.

Nothing explodes, but we’re still dazzled by this test of a jet-mounted airborne laser (ABL) as it targets a MARTI missile loaded with sensors; a shoot-down test takes place later this year.

The last thing R/C enthusiasts need is an arms race, but the Quanum Bomb System is sure to be a blast; it drops a nylon bomb that can be filled with powder for explosive effect.