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Pilot ejects from fighter plane moments before crash

Pilot ejects from fighter plane moments before crash

The pilot of a Canadian fighter plane has made a miraculous escape from his jet, seconds before it smashed into the ground.

 

Solar plane lands after completing 24-hour flight

Solar plane lands after completing 24-hour flight

An experimental solar-powered plane completed its first 24-hour test flight successfully Thursday, proving that the aircraft can collect enough energy from the sun during the day to stay aloft all night.

 

US Navy plane crashes in Arabian Sea

A U.S. Navy aircraft crashed in the Persian Gulf region on Wednesday and one of the four crew members is still missing, the military said in a statement....

 

Parents who shouldn’t be allowed on a plane

Parents who shouldn’t be allowed on a plane

The problem is as old as air travel itself: Adults seated next to misbehaving kids while confined to a plane. Until now, at least, we knew whose side the parents were on.

 

Beach jogger killed by plane likely never heard it

Beach jogger killed by plane likely never heard it

The kit-built single-engine plane had turned into a glider, almost silently trying to make an emergency landing along a stretch of beach. Pharmaceutical salesman Robert Gary Jones, ear buds in, listening to his iPod while jogging neither saw nor heard it and was struck from behind Monday evening and killed instantly....

 

Small plane crashes into California home

Small plane crashes into California home

Emergency crews are at the scene of a small plane crash in an East Palo Alto neighborhood.

 

Md. Homeless Man Steals, Crashes Airplane

Md. Homeless Man Steals, Crashes Airplane

Police in Maryland say a homeless man tried to leave town in a stolen plane but crashed the single-engine aircraft on a municipal airport runway before he ever left the ground.

 

Boeing Dreamliner ready for flight

Boeing Dreamliner ready for flight

Fighting its way through more than two years of delays, Boeing's latest aircraft, the 787 Dreamliner, is scheduled to take its maiden flight Tuesday.

 

9 die as small plane, helicopter collide above Hudson River off Manhattan

9 die as small plane, helicopter collide above Hudson River off Manhattan

Murky water hampers the search for victims after the crash of the private plane and sightseeing copter, which occurred in uncontrolled airspace.

 

Plane fault 'caused Iran crash'

The crash of an Iranian plane that killed 168 was probably caused by technical problems, an official says.

 

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