Airplane

The aircraft was independently manufactured by Utva Aviation Industry located in Pancevo after three decades of inactivity.

The flight lasted one hour. The main designer and development director of the company, Aleksandar Petrovic, told the press that over the next 10 months the entire certification process would be completed to start series production.

An agricultural plane fell into a paddy field between Plovdiv and Pazardzhik, the Transport Ministry confirmed for Darik. The latest information is that only the pilot was on the plane and he was not seriously injured.
 
The incident happened at about 107 km on the Trakia highway, said Tsvyatko Deshev, the spokesman for the Fire Department in Plovdiv.

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry on Monday launched studies to put flying cars into practical use.

The ministry intends to promote technological development and work out legislation through public-private cooperation for such futuristic vehicles, ministry officials said.

Four Turkish airplanes and one helicopter violated Greek national air space 36 times on Thursday in the northeastern, central and southeast Aegean.

The helicopter and the airplanes - two armed F-16 fighter jets flying in formation and two CN-235s - also violated the Athens Flight Information Region (FIR) four times.

In the following video a cat seems to enjoy her ride on the wing of a small airplane!

When the pilot and the passenger realized the…presence of the cat they just could not believe in their eyes.

The airplane finally landed, with the calm cat being able to keep its balance and stay on the wing!

On August 9, 1978, 39 years ago, the biggest air accident in Greece and perhaps in the world was avoided. The human factor played a key role in the development of the events of that day.

A B-747 Jumbo Jet of the Olympic Airways with 418 passengers and crew takes off from Elliniko airport of Athens to New York City. The wheels have not got off the ground yet when No3 engine ignites!

Earlier in May the world celebrated the 72th anniversary of the allied forces’ victory against Hitler’s Nazi Germany in WWII. The day the Nazi’s surrendered has com e to be known as “Victor in Europe Day”.

The passengers of a small airplane experienced an unforgettably scary situation when the airplane’s door opened just as the airplane had gathered the necessary speed needed for the take off!

Everyone started to scream to the pilot to stop, while the ones closer were trying to keep the door closed.

Everything was recorded by one of the people onboard.

Airplanes are a spectacle as they are. Especially supersonic fighter jets! However, one can usually see any of them in airshows. And that is not something that happens every day.

But thanks to our modern technology we can admire these beasts of advanced technology from the luxury of our home.

An US company will invest more than BGN 9 M in the construction of a plant for the production of airplane components for the leading aircraft manufacturers.

The plant of 2000 square metres will be located near Sofia airport and will produce parts for the control of the fuel system, as well as components for the wings and tail.