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What Is Airplane Smell?
You know the smell. It’s hard to describe, but the second you step on an airplane, a flood of familiarity flies up your nostrils. Airplane smell is equal parts comforting and off-putting. And it’s...
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Video: MiG-29 flies impossibly close to an airplane's open rear door
This is just plain cool. Imagine opening the rear door of a paratrooper plane and seeing a MiG-29 right in front of you, dancing in the air mere feet away from the aircraft’s opening. This stunt was...
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Watch a F-16 shoot down a drone in the air
Here’s a video showing an F-16 shooting down a drone in the air and popping off flares in a live fire exercise. One day, the drones will probably start fighting back as revenge for all these training...
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This photo of F-15 fighter jets looks more like an oil painting
Because of the heat and haze and jet fuel power, the left side of this photo of F-15 Eagles on a runway looks more like an oil painting than a photo. It’s like an artist added some visual style and...
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All US United Airlines Flights Are Grounded Due to "Automation Issues"...
All United Airlines flights are currently grounded, and the Federal Aviation Administration is blaming “automation issues” for the travel nightmare.Read more...
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We Cannot Allow This Awful Idea for Airplane Seating to Become Real
Airplanes used to be luxurious things , laden with fine china and unlimited wine. But over the years, the glory of flying has faded—giving way to broken technology (frustrating), bruised knees...
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The most insane airplane low pass yet
If you were standing up straight, your head would be clipped off from this low pass from a fighter jet. That’s how close this Libyan MiG-23 is flying to the ground. The flyby is terrifyingly low and...
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Electric blue fireworks light up the sky behind a C-130 Hercules plane
Here’s a pretty picture perfect scene of fireworks exploding behind a C-130 Hercules airplane at Yokota Air Base, Japan. I like to imagine all those fanciful blue explosions as a swarm of alien planes...
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Watch the top 10 coolest airplane dogfight scenes in movie history
I’m not sure that CineFix included all the most visually awesome aerial dogfight scenes in their top 10 video for best dogfights of all time, but I do know that it’s always fun as hell to see two...
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Bold profile photo of the F-35 makes it look like a future space fighter
The F-35 Lightning II is a comically expensive fighter jet with a host of problems but one thing you can’t deny: it can sure look badass. Like badass in the being able to see a glimpse of the future...
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Airplane Cabins Could Be 100X Quieter With These Rubber Mufflers
The dull throbbing hum that accompanies you on your jet-setting adventures might be quieted in the near future. Scientists from MIT and North Carolina State University collaborated on a thin rubber...
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Thank God the FAA Is Switching to Satellites for Air Traffic Control
As unnerving as it is to hear, air traffic control has always been pretty piecemeal. Relying on a combination of instrumentation—namely, radar, radios, and GPS—as well as good old fashioned eyeballs,...
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Boeing's Dreamliner Has a Bug That Can Make It Lose Power Mid-Air
Here’s yet another snag for the embattled Boeing 787 Dreamliner : The Federal Aviation Administration today warned of an alarming software glitch, in which the AC power can cut out and cause the pilot...
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Amazon Prime Instant Video Is Coming to Your JetBlue Flight For Free
The skies are boring. JetBlue’s about to make your cross-country flight a little more tolerable with free access to Amazon Prime Instant Video—for Prime subscribers only.Read more...
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Why Does Weather Cause Air Traffic Delays?
The effect that weather has on air traffic delays is probably one of the most misunderstood aspects of aviation.Read more...
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Lufthansa Redefines Unnecessary Luxury With Fireplaces For Private Jets
If you were lucky enough to have your own private plane, you’d think flying wherever and whenever you wanted without being crammed in coach would be enough. But apparently luxury demands more luxury,...
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These Fuel Cell Trolleys Can Power an Old Plane's In-Flight Electronics
Believe it or not, that modern-looking tin can in the sky you’re flying—with its touchscreen TVs at every seat—most likely took flight for the first time decades ago. All of those fancy electronics are...
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Tiny Electric Backup Engine For Planes Kicks In When All Else Fails
A commercial airliner with multiple engines can limp to a runway if one of them fails. But a small plane, driven by just a single propeller, is in more serious trouble when its engine stops. So...
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Planes Grounded After Hackers Hijack an Airline's Flight Plan System
A cyberattack on Polish airline LOT left ten flights canceled this Sunday, stranding around 1,400 people at Warsaw’s Chopin airport. The attack hit the airline’s ground computer system, which is used...
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Even a B52 Looks Serene From This Height
It’s not often that you could use a word like serene to describe a B-52H Stratofortress. But in this image, accompanied by Saab JAS 39 Gripen jets from the Swedish Armed Forces, that’s exactly how it...
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