Airborne Vehicles

A range of flying vehicles including float planes, helicopters, and light aircraft soaring against dramatic skies at sunset.

float plane in the sky

A large gas burner and a large industrial gasoline fan inflate a balloon, a close-up shot.. The process of inflating cylinders with a gasoline fan and a gas burner close-up.

Proteus in Flight

Aerial view of wind turbine in Monchhof, Austria,.

Airplane propeller

Windmill on blue sky Ardèche France

New Zealand, Otago, Wanaka, Warbirds Over Wanaka, Vintage Bleriot XI Aircraft ( 1909 )

UK, Northern Ireland, County Londonderry, Derry, The Peace Bridge over the River Foyle, 2011

Male pilot flies experimental aircraft in Alaska

Plane flying against clouds

PIK-20 Aircraft in Flight

Single engine airplane at rural airport

Drone with camera flying over mountain fields.

Small private lightweight propeller airplanes in hangar.. Small private airplanes

Military helicopter over the sea military helicopter over the sea

A NASA remote-controlled model motorized sailplane lies over Rogers Dry Lake to test the theory that catching heat thermals extends flight time for small UAVs.

A pilot prepares a helicopter for flight; Kilauea, Hawaii, United States of America

Missile on display at Alamogordo Space Museum, New Mexico

Aerial view of airplanes at Birdsville Airport, Simpson Desert, Queensland, Australia

Antique plane flies over Hood River Valley, Oregon.

An F-117 Nighthawk from the 53d Test and Evaluation Group's Detachment 1 flies a training sortie near Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico.

Europe. Italy. Tuscany. Lucca. Tassignano Airport. Helicopter Erickson Air-crane S-64. Europeann Air-crane.

USAF SR-71 BLACKBIRD FLYING OVER DESERT

The UAVSAR underbelly pod is in clear view as NASA's Gulfstream-III research aircraft banks away over Edwards AFB during aerodynamic clearance flights.

A plane lying in the sand

Breitling Wingwalkers

Aerial view of a square fishing net cast over calm waters, creating a striking geometric pattern against the dark water, Hoi An, Quang Nam, Vietnam.

Woman in drawn airplane. Funny image of woman flying in drawn airplane

skyscrapers and airplanes on sky for business concept.

Airplane droping water on fire on island

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a three-person helicopter crew recently practiced using a Bambi Bucket to pick up water from a nearby waterway and dropping it on simulated targets at the centers Shuttle Landing Facility.Firefighters respond to wildfires with teams on the ground and in the air. The most up-to-date tools include helicopters that use Bambi Buckets large quantities of water. NASA Flight Operations teams are training to perfect the skills needed to ensure they are ready to use tools, such as the Bambi Bucket, in the event of an out-of-control blaze at the spaceport.

Langkawi, Malaysia. A plane flying through the air.

An American P-51 Mustang gives chase to a UFO in the skies above mainland America.

Aircraft engine

N0827-12/95-014. Base: Saint Nicholas Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Octocopter used for canopy research. Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest, Ecuador. South America

autumn, childhood, dream, leisure and people concept - close up of little boy hand holding toy plane outdoors

Machinery, vehicle details concept. Detailed closeup of bike steering wheel with brake. Bike steering wheel with brake

An outboard motor

Africa, Namibia, Kaokoland. Flying over the remote landscape of Kaokoland, Namibia.

Landsailing

plane at sunset landing at Palma airport, mallorca, balearic islands, Spain.

Aerial firefighting plane skims a lake to collect water

Young funny woman flying in air in retro airplane. Girl flying old plane

Helicopter Landing To Refill Spray Tanks; Gonzales, California, United States Of America

Television antenna on the roof of a house

A Canada Search and Rescue CC-115 Buffalo air plane comes in for a landing at the Pemberton airport during a training mission on a cloudy fall day.

Flying drone next to a road outdoors

beautiful young woman model in fashion clothes posing in front of old private airplane

Businessman flying on vintage old airplane

Fishing boats on black sand beach, Near Padang Bai, Bali, Indonesia

Asphalt road. A transport highway with the blue sky. A transport highway with the blue sky

MORRO BAY, Calif. - A SpaceX Dragon test article is lifted under an Erickson Sky Crane helicopter before a test to evaluate the spacecraft's parachute deployment system as part of a milestone achievement under its Commercial Crew Integrated Capability agreement with NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The parachute test took place over the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Morro Bay, Calif.

Airplane spraying over a field

Plane taking off

Aerial view of fisherman casting net from a small boat on a murky river, the golden net contrasting with the dark water, Rajbari, Bangladesh.

Grumman HU-16 Albatross, twin radial engine amphibious flying boat flying around and landing on Lake Mead, Nevada. Originally designated SA-16. The Albatross was designed to be able to land at sea in open ocean situations in order to effect the rescue of downed pilots. Its deep-V cross-section and substantial length helped make it possible for it to land in wavy conditions. Since it weighs over 12,500 pounds, pilots must have a type rating in order to act as pilot or co-pilot on board the Alb

Woman in drawn airplane. Funny image of woman flying in drawn airplane

The Netherlands - 06 April 2022: Aerial view of a Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, the Netherlands.

happy boy running airplane model under blue sky

The Helios Prototype is an enlarged version of the Centurion flying wing, which flew a series of test flights at Dryden in late 1998. The craft has a wingspan of 247 feet, 41 feet greater than the Centurion, 2 1/2 times that of its solar-powered Pathfinder flying wing, and longer than either the Boeing 747 jetliner or Lockheed C-5 transport aircraft.

An Aero Vodochody L-39 Albatross Capitalist Pig flies low on the race course at the Reno National Championship Air Races. Aero Vodochody (commonly referred to as Aero; Vodochody is a location) is a Czech (and Czechoslovak) aircraft company. The Aero L-39 Albatros is a high-performance, jet trainer aircraft developed in Czechoslovakia to meet requirements for a C-39 (C for Cviçn - trainer) during the 1960s. It was the first of the second-generation jet trainers, and the very first turbofan-pow

High angle view of two airplanes in flight

UAE, Dubai. Close-up of helicopter landing on the pad of Burj al Arab Hotel.

The Museum of Flight's1978 Chevrolet Corvette Ramp Rat demonstrates the thrust versus torque stunt at the 2022 Kaneohe Bay Air Show, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 14, 2022. The air show was hosted in order for the local community, service members and residents of MCBH to interact during a world-class event. The Kaneohe Bay Air Show, which contained aerial performances, static displays, demonstrations and vendors, was designed to express MCBHs appreciation to the residents of Hawaii and their continued support of the installation.

Sculpture with two old airplanes in the outback, South Australia, Australia, Oceania

Biplane with businessman and blank banner

A left rear view of a KC-130F Hercules aircraft from Marine Refueler-Transport Squadron 252 (VMGR-252) in flight. Base: Cape Hatteras State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Boeing's X-48B Blended Wing Body technology demonstrator shows off its unique lines at sunset on Rogers Dry Lake adjacent to NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center. (Boeing photo # SMF06_F_KOEH_X48B-0955)

Three seaplanes in the sea

Cessna over Sechelt Inlet, Sunshine Coast, British Columbia, Canada.

An artist's interpretation of an aircraft that utilizes advanced concepts NASA hopes to employ in the future.

Photograph taken of a MD Helicopter. MD Helicopters, Inc. is an American aerospace manufacturer that produces helicopters for primarily commercial use. Dated 20th Century

Beaver float plane moored at King Camp, Nushagak River, Alaska

A Croatian Air Force CL-415 Super Scooper firefighting aircraft dropping water during a training flight.

Altus I aircraft landing on Edwards lakebed runway 23.

aerial photography concept - a drone flying over mountain valley with a network of dirt roads, dry streams and cattle walk paths

Water plane takes off from a lake, ready to fight nearby fire

The Pipistrel-USA, Taurus G4 aircraft is prepared to be rolled out of the weigh-in hanger during the 2011 Green Flight Challenge, sponsored by Google, at the Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport in Santa Rosa, Calif. on Monday, Sept. 26, 2011. NASA and the Comparative Aircraft Flight Efficiency (CAFE) Foundation are having the challenge with the goal to advance technologies in fuel efficiency and reduced emissions with cleaner renewable fuels and electric aircraft.

Car Leaving Parking Lot, Winter

Aerial view of Robinson R22 helicopter standing in middle of empty airport runway

Beautiful view to hang glider flying over blue ocean and buildings

A vector illustration of crop duster flying over a field spraying pesticide

St. Barths. Plane Landing

England, West Sussex, Slinfold, Yellow Plane Crop Spraying

Young funny woman flying in air in retro airplane. Girl flying old plane

A crop dusting plane flies just above a winter wheat crop that it is spraying.

Flying kite in the shape of the USS Enterprise in front of the Berlin TV tower and the tower at the kite festival on Tempelhofer Feld in Berlin on 21 September 2024

USA, Wisconsin, Oshkosh, Whittman Field, Experimental Aircraft Association, 2009 AirVenture, Erickson Air Crane can load water while flying from lakes and rivers and is effective in fighting fires.

Small white planes on a yellow background.

An aerial glider parked on a lawn in Warren, Vermont in autumn

Vintage Photograph. Aerobatic team performs stunning aerial maneuvers over scenic landscape.

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