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What It’s Like to Fly a Massive Military Plane

Ever wondered what it’s like to be inside a massive military aircraft during a real mission? This video takes you from the flight line to the sky as an Air Force crew launches into action. From ...

A US startup wants to build a giant military cargo plane that can fit 4 F-35 stealth fighters inside

Radia originally built the Windrunner to carry wind turbine blades, but now wants to airlift batches of Chinooks and fighter ...
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The Air Force’s Next Cargo Plane Could Be a ‘Flying Aircraft Carrier’—Sort Of

Although the WindRunner is still in the developmental stage, Radia has aimed for the heavy lifter to make its maiden flight by the end of the decade.
Boston Herald

A United Airlines passenger plane makes emergency landing in Osaka as cargo fire is suspected

NAGASAKI, Japan (AP) — A United Airlines passenger plane carrying 142 people and bound for the Philippine island of Cebu made an emergency landing in Osaka on Friday after an indicator showed a fire ...
Space.com

Space Force's X-37B space plane is testing 'Zylon' material to help crew and cargo land on Mars

"We want to look at the effects of long-term exposure to space — as if the Zylon material is going for a potential six- to nine-month mission to Mars." The U.S. Space Force's X-37B space plane is ...
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Inside Boeing’s Dream to Turn a Cargo Monster Into a 1,000-Seat Airliner

What if a super-sized cargo plane was redesigned to haul not cargo - but people - by the thousands? This concept, based on Boeing’s oversized Dreamlifter aircraft, proposed seating up to 1,000 ...
Defense One

Air Force debuts pilotless cargo flights in the Pacific

Autonomous cargo flights across the Pacific were a little-known highlight this summer at the Air Force’s massive Resolute Force Pacific exercise, designed to prepare for a potential conflict with ...