Approach for Reagan National’s Runway 33 is within feet of helicopter corridor
A Washington Post analysis of FAA maps shows the proximity of the flight path to a helicopter “tunnel” at a midair crossroads ...
Crowded Skies, Thin Margins for Error: The Minutes Before the D.C. Air Disaster
Using radio traffic, flight data and leaked footage of an air traffic control radar screen, we examine what was happening in the moments before the midair collision near Reagan National Airport that ...
What the Black Hawk Pilots Could See, Just Before the Crash
A 3-D model created by The Times visualizes the helicopter pilots’ field of view minutes before a fatal crash with a jet in ...
What it looks like to see a rocket launch from 40,000 feet
While rocket launches from the Kennedy Space Center are routine, relatively few are timed optimally to allow for viewing so far north.