The FLYER Show: Three fantastic NASA aircraft

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NASA has created many experimental aircraft over the years and operated many others. In the week Artemis II flew to the Moon and around it for the first time in 53 years, we pick our favourites… and it’s an eclectic mix, we admit. Especially since one of us (DAVE!) mis-understood the brief. No matter, watch, listen and let us know your thoughts!

PLUS In the News

• Great Britain’s Vertical Aerospace has flown the all-important transition test flight, going from vertical take-off to wingborne flight – and raised shedloads of investment cash in the process
• Poacher turned gamekeeper? AOPA is to deliver the CAA’s Airspace Infringement Awareness Courses in place of GASCo
• Piper wing spars are back in the news. Could yours be affected?
• Andrewsfield Airfield is back in operation. Hooray!
• Sun n Fun starts in Florida next week. Yes, it’s both sunny and fun but also followed by AERO at Friedrichshafen on the banks of Lake Constance in Germany

What Caught My Eye

• Ian rants (his second one of the day) about AI slop in aviation
• Dave finds a brilliant, gorgeous Pitts Model 12 for sale
• Ed is enlightened by a flight review of the Spirit SE-1 by an occasional FLYER contributor

Links:

Euro GA link https://www.euroga.org/forums/hangar-talk/16758-caa-infringements-process-a-scandal

Infringement website c https://airspace-infringement.co.uk/

Spirit SE-1 Review – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTzwVQ6f1AA

Join the Flyer club – https://flyer.co.uk/membership/

Pilot Careers Live 18 April 2026 – https://www.pilotcareernews.com/live/heathrow-april-2026/

Timeline:

0:00 Intro
1:00 Start
1:39 SkyDemon tip
3:24 Weekend weather
6:40 News
23:10 Club News
25:56 Main story – Nasa Aircraft
47:17 What Caught My Eye
58:27 Events

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