To those unfamiliar with formation flying, flight within a wingspan’s distance of another airplane looks eerily similar to an imminent collision. And collisions in airplanes generally don’t end well.

Seeing airplanes fly in formation is an exciting experience at something like an air show, where demonstrations of a pilot’s skill and aircraft technology are on full display. But there are other ...

I don't have a lot of rules, but here's a new one: when someone offers you the chance to take part in a formation flight, jump at the opportunity. For me, that chance came a couple of weeks ago when ...

Show host Bill Vasilovich rides the back seat as part of Formation flight training. Show host Bill Vasilovich rides the back seat as part of Formation flight training in Russian and Chinese YAK ...

At the beginning of March, the United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron received its certification for the 2022 air show season. The milestone means that the team, also (and better) known as ...

If you live in Volusia County, you might regularly see groups of airplanes flying over the region in formation and wonder, who are these people? They are members of an informal club called the "Spruce ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 20—The 139th Airlift Wing has its second C-130 Hercules back up flying after the U.S. Air Force grounded the aircraft in ...