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Delta Becomes Second Airline in a Week to Ground US Flights Over Computer...
On Sunday, Delta Airlines temporarily grounded all domestic flights due to an unexplained technical error, the second major American airline to do so in the last seven days.Read more...
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I Love These Clouds That Airplane Wings Make on Takeoff and Landing
To my eye, the clouds that airplane wings make on takeoff and landing look like some cool ass force field—like, a stealth shroud that envelopes the airplane as its flying around. Reality is less fun...
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Why Are the Windows on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner So Much Bigger Than Normal...
The windows in the Boeing 787 Dreamliner are awesome. You can electronically dim them for five different levels of sunlight and visibility. That’s so much better than the typical airplane window shade...
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Air Force Leaders Say It's High Time Our Planes Shoot Deadly Lasers
Military bigwigs gathered in Orlando this week for the annual AirWarfare Symposium to discuss big plans for big weapons that do big damage. According to a report, the biggest unfunded project that U.S....
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This Is What Happens When Your Headphones Explode on an Airplane [GRAPHIC]
Oh great, another thing to worry about. First, it was exploding hoverboards. Then, it was exploding phones. Now we have exploding headphones—on airplanes!Read more...
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This Plane With KFC Buckets for Wings Flies Remarkably Well
In the land of no wings, the KFC bucket is king. That’s the theory YouTube supergeek Peter Sripol set out to prove recently by building an RC plane with nothing but greasy KFC buckets for wings. And...
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Every Game In My Delta Airplane Seat, Reviewed
To kill time on an airplane, I usually play games on my phone. I can usually squeeze a good five or six hours out of the battery. But last month when I flew from New York to Hawaii, the trip ended up...
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Why Did This Company Let Me Fly a $2 Million Aircraft?
Somewhere over the Hamptons, the pilot told me to take the controls. To my left, there was a joystick, roughly the same size and dimension as my favorite ‘90s arcade game, After Burner. I clutched it,...
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You Can Own the Original 'Just Two Years Away' Flying Car for Five Million Bucks
After spending 40 years and unspeakable amounts of investor money to make his dream a reality, Paul Moller’s flying car is finally available for purchase. But because flying cars are perpetually “just...
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How to Exit an Airplane Like You're Not an Idiot
THE SITUATION: You’re on a plane and the plane has landed. NOW: Let me explain to you what NOT to do—and what to do instead. Read more...
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Most Insurance Won't Cover the Expensive Electronics in Your Checked Bags
With an electronics ban in place for most flights coming from the Middle East and North Africa, and the threat of a laptop ban hanging over our heads, there’s a good chance you’ll have to check your...
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NASA Uploads Hundreds of Rare Aircraft Films to YouTube
NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center is currently in the process of uploading hundreds of extremely rare films to YouTube. And I’d advise you to stop reading if you want to get any work done...
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Court Rules the FAA Has to Come Up With a Less Bullshit Reason Not to...
It’s no secret that airline travel is more miserable than ever, with increasing lengths of time spent on the tarmac, “family fees,” lines to pass through security growing and growing, and the...
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Thanks to a Bankrupt Russian Airline, Trump May Get the Air Force One Deal He...
Donald Trump loves a good deal. And the United States Air Force just found one for the president, sitting in a Mojave Desert boneyard: two brand new Boeing 747-8's, the very same planes that the...
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Borrowing a Clever Trick From Birds, This Smart Glider Could One Day Fly...
While scouring large swaths of land for prey, predators like hawks and eagles will often take advantage of rising thermals to stay airborne and glide for extended periods with minimal effort. Humans...
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Crashing This Flying Tortilla RC Plane Is a Delicious Disaster
Peter Sripol is a talented engineer with an obsession for building RC planes using unorthodox materials. Instead of balsa wood, he’s built working aircraft using Lego, and even Kentucky Fried Chicken...
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This Video Taken From A Plane Inside The Eye Of Hurricane Irma Is Very Intense
Irma, a Category 5 hurricane, is currently making landfall in the Caribbean on the islands east of Puerto Rico, and, like they have with other storms, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
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The F-35 Had A Week Full Of Good And Bad News
Maybe the F-35 program is just not supposed to work out. Despite a week where the system appeared to display a growing sense of maturity, old problems of reliability, pilot hypoxia and lagging airframe...
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This Pilot Had the Most Spectacular View Flying Into New Zealand
It doesn’t matter what seat you choose on an airplane, your view will never be as breathtaking as what the pilots get to see during your flight. But sometimes the high-altitude scenery is so stunning...
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