I guess I first learned about formation flying when my flight instructor, Larry Whitesell, told a story involving—he thought—his buddy, Vince Wynn, who instructed for a school up the road, Cardinal ...

The roar of planes over Gainesville’s airspace that may have startled some this weekend was that of North American Trainer Association members flying in their vintage World War II-era planes. The ...

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Watch as Team Raven, the precision prop display team, pulls off their signature "Pack of Cards" maneuver with flawless coordination. In this video, we capture the tight formations, graceful movements, ...

Migrating birds fly in a V-formation to take advantage of the aerodynamic effects of flying behind another bird. Remarkably, birds take turns at the front despite no obvious benefit to the individual.

Scientists have gained new aerodynamic insight into why many species of birds fly in a V formation. The results, published in the journal Nature, suggest that the distinctive formations are the result ...

For many people, flying is a means of transportation to get from point A to point B while seated uncomfortably alongside strangers encroaching on their personal space. But for Jon “Mojo” Rising, 57, ...

Flying birds often arrange themselves into a crisp, perfect V, so why not an S? What's wrong with M and B and the other neglected letters? Now the first extreme close-up of birds flying in a V ...

An experimental Airbus concept shows airplanes flying in formation to save fuel. This concept carefully capitalizes on wake turbulence, which engineers have fought against for more than a century.

An F-15SG all-weather multi-role fighter and a C-130 Hercules on display at Paya Lebar Air Base. SINGAPORE - Every time the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) fighter jets roar over the Padang for ...

Columns share an author’s personal perspective. I recently started the day outside on our deck under a clear pre-dawn sky. The stars were brilliant, Orion settling in the west. A meteorite streaked ...