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Amazing Lego SR-71 Blackbird Is Motorized, Controlled by Joystick
The Blackbird SR-71 is a legendary Cold War spy plane, faithfully recreated here with Lego. Built by Lego Technic expert Pawel "Sariel" Kimiec, it features "motorized elevons, rotating and illuminated...
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This Gorgeous Warbird Is More Phoenix Than Mustang
The P-51 Mustang is one of the most iconic aircraft in aviation history. These long-range, single-seater fighter-bombers served throughout the Second World War as well as during in Korea before being...
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What Your Flight Number Actually Means
Traveling this summer? Don't forget to pack the suntan lotion. And check in to your flight online. And check if your flight is delayed using your flight number. Speaking of, how the hell do airplanes...
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This Awesome Arcade Cabinet Looks Like a MiG-23
Crack out your flight sims: this arcade cabinet has to be the ultimate way to dogfight, resembling as it does the iconic MiG-23 fighter jet. Put together by Radek Michalowski, the cabinet is numbered...
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Before Jetpacks, We Were Promised Butterfly Wings
The jetpack would emerge in popular American science fiction of the 1920s, and later become cemented into the popular imagination after World War II. But the idea of single-flyer personal...
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How to Find Out If Your Flight Has Wi-Fi, and How Much It'll Cost
Nowadays many planes come with internet access for an arguably small fee. Some airlines offer Wi-Fi across their entire fleet while others only on certain types of planes and flights. If you want to...
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Investigators: London Dreamliner Fire Was Again Caused by Batteries
An international team of investigators has concluded that the battery inside the emergency locator transmitter is the likely cause of the fire aboard a Boeing 787 Dreamliner parked on the tarmac at...
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Watch the Crazy Aftermath of a Drone Crashing Next to a Florida Highway
So remember how traffic was pretty bad in Florida yesterday? You know, because of an unmanned drone unexpectedly spiraling down from the heavens and blowing up next to US 98 Highway by Tyndall Air...
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How These Simple Scimitar Winglets Make the 737 a Whole New Plane
In what will be its first widespread commercial use, Split Scimitar Winglets have officially been giving the go-ahead to grace United Boeing 737-800s all across the country. While winglets themselves...
View ArticleWatch the Fiery Crash After Southwest's Landing Gear Collapse
This has not been a great month for commercial airlines—or anything that's supposed to stay in the sky without crashing down amidst flames, really. The most recent mark against flying contraptions...
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Photo of Crashed Southwest Plane Shows Majorly Mangled Landing Gear
So remember how officials were pretty sure that the Southwest Airlines 737 crash landing at La Guardia was caused by a problem with the landing gear? Well, guess what—there was a problem with the...
View ArticleThe Scary, Passenger's Eye View From Inside the Crashed Southwest Plane
The newest installment in the saga of the Southwest 737 airplane that skidded to a fiery halt as its nose gear collapsed during landing gives us markedly different perspective than we've seen thus...
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ACI Cockpit360° for iOS: 360-Degree Cockpit Porn in the Palm of Your Hand
Dying to get a first-hand look at some of the greatest exhibits places like the Museum of Flight, Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum, and Tillamoook Air Museum have to offer, but don't have the time...
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This Electric Plane Could Be the First to Top 250 MPH
While Boeing's Dreamliner can't seem to stop blowing batteries, there's a new breed of light aircraft emerging that hope to use them rather than jet fuel. This e-plane, dubbed the Long-EZ, aims to be...
View ArticleNight vs. Day Aircraft Carrier Landings in One Harrowing Video
YouTube user Carl Vause recently uploaded a side-by-side shot of two identical aircraft carrier landings—one during the light of day and one in pitch black. The result is absolutely stunning.Read more...
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A Plane Getting Struck By a Lightning Bolt is Always Scary
Though most of us know that lightning bolts striking planes aren't too much to worry about these days, seeing the actual bolt go through the plane is always a frightening sight. There are hundreds of...
View ArticleMan, Watching Airplanes Take Off and Land Is Like Playing a Video Game
This timelapse video shows the controlled chaos that is airplanes taking off and landing at San Francisco International Airport. If you ever played Flight Control on your phone, it's pretty much...
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Laser-Equipped Planes Detect Turbulence Before Passengers Get Jostled
Rough weather caused by clouds and storms is easy for pilots and ground crews to spot and avoid when planning a flight route. But even perfectly clear skies can be full of invisible pockets of CAT—or...
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The Ridiculousness of Why We Can't Use Our Phones on Airplanes
One of the great mysteries of life, along with who framed Roger Rabbit and like, what's included under the umbrella term of global warming, is why can't we use our dang phones and other electronics on...
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Here is your chance to fly the legendary B-17 Flying Fortress bomber
If you are a fan of aviation or just beautiful design you should attend the Aluminum Overcast tour: this perfectly preserved B-17 Flying Fortress will touch down on airports all over the American North...
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