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London Heathrow Airport Approach TimeLapse Video

AeroSpaceNews.com — Sat, 18 May 2013 21:58:22 +0000

A London Heathrow Airport (LHR) Approach TimeLapse Video featuring Boeing B-747s, Airbus A340, Boeing B-777, and more.

F-35A Lightning II Completes High Angle Of Attack Tests

AeroSpaceNews.com — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:23:18 +0000

Lockheed Martin says the latest in a series of F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) high angle of attack (AOA) testing is complete. According to Lockheed, the testing accomplished high AOA beyond both the positive and negative maximum command limits, including intentionally putting the aircraft out of control in several configurations.

X-47B First Aircraft Carrier Launch HD Video

AeroSpaceNews.com — Thu, 16 May 2013 00:23:14 +0000

The US Navy has completed its first ever aircraft carrier-based catapult launch of an unmanned aircraft, an X-47B, from the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), on 14 May 2013. AeroSpaceNews.com presents the next installment in our series of Hot Pics of amazing airplanes, helicopters, spacecraft and other things that fly. This HD video episode features the awesome X-47B UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, or UAS Unmanned Aerial System or because this one "could" be armed with weapons, Unmanned Combat Air System... to many, it is just a drone. It begins with a sequence documenting that historic first X-47B launch from the aircraft carrier and continues with more footage, including air-to-air, from the UCAS-D program to date.

Commander Chris Hadfield Sings Space Oddity

AeroSpaceNews.com — Tue, 14 May 2013 21:28:11 +0000

You may have heard of this video - perhaps on the evening news. Now former International Space Station (ISS) Commander Chris Hadfield, well known as a music lover, singer and musician, to say nothing of his prolific Tweeting and sharing of photos shot aboard the ISS, recorded his own interpretation of David Bowie's iconic Space Oddity song in the form of a music video, in space, entirely aboard the ISS, before handing over command of the space outpost and returning to earth.

Korean Air Force One Boeing 747-4B5 At LAX [Video]

AeroSpaceNews.com — Tue, 14 May 2013 19:27:27 +0000

Check out this video of the Korean Air Force One, a Boeing 747-4B5 [10001], as it sits static on the ramp at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then moves off to taxi and takeoff.