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The 787 Dreamliner Just Took a Completely "Uneventful" Test Flight
No one wants to be on a plane with batteries that are liable to explode, and since Boeing grounded its 787 Dreamliners after such an incident, no one has had to be. Except for the test crew that took...
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Why Are the Most Vital Aircraft in the USAF Arsenal Owned by NASA?
While chatter between the US Air Force is spoken exclusively in English, communications between their aircrafts' electronic systems is more akin to the United Nations cafeteria—a "dog's breakfast of...
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The E-2D Hawkeye Is Overlord of America's Supercarriers
In the age of super-sonic fighter jets, cruise missiles, and exo-atmospheric ballistic missiles, carrier fleets must be able to monitor as accurately and far afield as possible to avoid being caught...
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Iran Photoshopped Its New Stealth Fighter Jet to Look Like It Was Flying When...
Oh, Iran. Your Qaher 313 stealth fighter jet sure looks intimidating but it will never get off the ground. So why do you insist on tricking everybody into thinking that the beast can fly? Iran's...
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Holy Crap, Check Out This Awesome F-18 Cockpit Video
I love the GoPros or whatever cameras the people at the Carrier Strike Group 8 used to make this awesome video. It shows the complete experience of flying a VFA-103 Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet on the...
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At Last, the USAF Has Enough F-35s to Fly a Decent Formation
Here you have it, people: four F-35A Lightning IIs returning in formation to Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. According to the USAF, "pilots with the 33rd Fighter Wing began flying the formation for...
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Airbus Isn't Taking Any Chances as It Drops Li-Ion Option from the Unreleased...
Turns out, Boeing's latest lithium troubles are shaking down to the rest of the airline industry. Airbus, just announced that it is scrapping plans to outfit its A350 jets with the same secondary...
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Italian Jet Company Converts Passenger Plane Into the World's Most Stylish UAV
Dubbed the P.1HH HammerHead, this UAV is the result of a collaboration between Piaggio Aero and Selex ES based on the P-180 Avanti II, a twin-engine turboprop. The Avanti II is primarily utilized as a...
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23 Terrifying Runways That Will Stoke Your Fear of Flying
Flying can be a white-knuckle affair for even the heartiest of travelers. But it turns out what you should really fear are airports; almost 60 percent of all aircraft incidents happen there during...
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The Trillion Dollar F-35 Is Grounded Yet Again
In what is becoming almost as consistent as the sun rising in the east and setting in the west, the F-35—America's trillion dollar joke of a fighter jet—has been grounded again. I don't even know how...
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A Crazy Aussie Wants to Fly From Sydney to London in a Plastic-Powered Plane
Come summer, one of the best targets for some good old-fashioned British whinging is always air travel - the discomfort, the long queues, the freakishly cheery staff. But I promise you, no matter how...
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Send Some Dangerous Airmail With These Weaponized Paper Planes
We've all done our fair share of chucking paper airplanes at friends. And maybe, if you're a real engineer, you've made some clever, paper-folding modifications that let your plane do a loop—or better...
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What Happens When a Drone Hits a Plane?
There's still a mysterious black drone in Brooklyn, and the FBI can't find it. Last week it appeared just 200 feet away from a passenger jet—that's too close. What if it'd hit it? Bad things. Bad,...
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If a Jet Engine Can Survive GE's Winnipeg Wind Tunnel, It Can Survive Anything
Even though today's largest airplane engines are capable of producing more than 100,000 pounds of thrust, they are still susceptible to ice build-up in the sub-zero temperatures at cruising altitude....
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This Is What It's Like to Have an iPad in the Cockpit
American Airlines has been leading the charge when it comes to replacing old-fashioned paper with new-fashioned iPads, and the flight into a paperless future just took a big step. American Airlines is...
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This Is Nature's B-2 Bomber
The B-2 Spirit aka Stealth Bomber has a very distintictive shape, and when you place it up against a hawk/falcon(?), you can suddenly see why. Nature has bombers of its own, and that form factor just...
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What's the Safest Seat in an Airplane?
The truth is that, statistically, planes are one of the safest ways to travel. But with that being said, even walking out your front door is going to come with its fair share of risks. So for all you...
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Could Boarding an Airplane Be More Efficient With This Sliding Seat?
Molon Labe Designs created this concept for airplane seating where the aisle seat can slide in. It's supposed to cut down on boarding times. But are we really that fat? More »
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A Samoan Airline Now Charges Passengers By Body Weight
Bad news for those carrying a few extra pounds: Samoa Air has become the world's first airline to introduce a pricing policy which charges passengers by body weight. Time to diet. More »
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