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Bad Ass Photo of a Fighter Jet Against Fire
Just a great photo. Here’s the wall of fire display at the 2016 Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. The silhouette of the plane against the giant dark orange and black flames makes...
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What the Heck Makes Flying So Expensive?
Is it the fuel? Not really. Even though giant passenger jets do guzzle down fuel at a ridiculous 0.67 miles per gallon—seriously, they need 1.5 gallons of jet fuel for every mile traveled—there are so...
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Why Do Airplane Wings Curl Up at the End?
Have you ever noticed that airplane wings curl up at the very end? Why is that? Called winglets, the curled tips shrink the vortices at the end of the wing, which in turn improves its fuel efficiency....
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Watch the World's Most Patient Model Maker Build Flawless Airplane Replicas
When it comes to a steady hand and an impeccable attention to detail, David Damek’s model making skills rival brain surgeons when it comes to the precision of his work. His YouTube channel is full of...
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Solar Impulse Has Made It to Tulsa
Solar Impulse has chalked up another 1,000 miles in its bid to circumnavigate the globe. The all-electric solar-powered airplane successfully flew from Phoenix to Tulsa, landing in the dead of...
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Watch an Airbus A380 Abort a Landing When It's Incredibly Close to the Ground
Here’s a British Airways Airbus A380 attempting to land at the Vancouver airport. You can see the world’s largest passenger airplane make its final approach and come so, so close to the ground—but...
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Thanks TSA: Airport Security Lines Are Now 3 Hours Long [Updated]
Flying this week might make you reconsider your decision to ever leave home. While the federal government scrapes together the cash to hire the 6,000 new TSA workers needed to get the airline industry...
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EgyptAir Plane Carrying 66 Crashes Into Mediterranean Sea [Updated]
An EgyptAir Airbus A320 with 66 people on board has disappeared from radar above Egyptian airspace, somewhere over the eastern Mediterranean.Read more...
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Forensics Official: Flight MS804 Evidence 'Points Towards an Explosion'
Since last Friday, search teams have been gathering debris from the crash site of Flight MS804 . Now, an Egyptian forensics official has admitted that from what’s been recovered so far it seems likely...
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How Do Stealth Airplanes Work?
How does radar not detect a B-2 stealth bomber? How can an aircraft with a 172-foot wingspan register as small as just a large bird, if anything at all? The Northrop B-2 Spirit escapes radar by being...
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How Can Budget Airlines Be So Cheap to Fly?
Budget airlines like JetBlue and Southwest in the United States, and Ryanair and Easy Jet in Europe, are often significantly cheaper to fly compared to legacy airlines like Delta and British Airways....
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Neat Video Shows Two Passenger Jets Landing Side-By-Side at the Same Time
The best part about flying on an airplane is that moment during the final approach: you look outside your airplane window and see the city where you’re about to land from way up above, and comment on...
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Here's How Many Weapons a B-52 Bomber Can Hold
The Air Force’s B-52 Bomber has been around since the 1950s and can hold up to 70,000 pounds of weapons. It’s a legendary beast that stretches 156 feet long, has a wingspan of 185 feet, and hits 40...
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What's Actually Inside An Airplane's Black Box?
Whenever you hear about a tragic plane crash, you always hear about the mythical black box. What exactly does the black box do and what’s even inside it? What’s Inside took a look by cutting the black...
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Doubts About the Airplane in 1909: 'Emotion Has Run Away With Reason'
When prominent pilots were dying in the 1900s some people started to wonder if aviation really had a future. French daredevil Leon Delagrange died in early January of 1910, leading magazines like the...
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Crazy Airplane Flies Under a Biker Doing a Backflip and a Guy Walking on a...
Which one of these crazy people would you rather be? The person making a low pass on a stunt plane knowing if you fly any higher you’re definitely going to end up in prison? The dude doing a backflip...
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Luggage Made From Recycled Airplane Seats Might Just Be Indestructible
When you think of the daily abuse that airplane seats have to endure, it’s a minor miracle they aren’t torn to shreds after just a week of air travel. The fabrics used for the upholstery must be just...
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Watch a Plane Fall Off an Aircraft Carrier After a Cable Suddenly Snaps
Here’s an E-2C Hawkeye trying to land on the USS Eisenhower. Everything seems normal until the arresting cable on the carrier—which is supposed to snare an aircraft as it lands—suddenly snaps. The...
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Why You Should Always Put Your Oxygen Mask on First
“I don’t want to die.”That’s what Destin from Smarter Every Day says as his oxygen level drops dangerously low and yet he’s completely unable to put his oxygen mask back on to save himself because his...
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Turbulence on a JetBlue Flight Was So Bad a Toilet Blew Off the Wall
Image: GettyLast night, a JetBlue flight destined for Sacramento, California encountered turbulence so bad it sent 24 people to the hospital.Read more...
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