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By Jesus DiazComment by Hello Mister Walrus: Er, you should check out the source article. There is a runway with a highway underneath it, and another runway... 15 Responses | Other threads
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design
Stuka Airplane Kit Is a Flying Carpet, Literally
My career in model making finished with a P-51 Mustang which ended looking like Dick Dastardly's airplane with an epoxy overdose. Fortunately, this JU87-G Stuka carpet kit by Katharina Wahl doesn't require any glue. [Mocoloco]
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By Jesus DiazComment by Nick: hmmm, seems like it may give new meaning to carpet bombing. 15 Responses | Other threads
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The Future, Conan?
Enough With the Flying Cars Already
Look, the future didn't happen in 1956, it's not going to happen this year, and it's never going to happen, ok? No matter how cool these flying cars may look like. More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by krispykrink: The future is never going to happen? That's kind of a bullshit statement. 7 Responses | Other threads
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retromodo
Concorde's Knobstastic Cockpit Looks Like a Strategic Nuclear Bomber's
Damn, we missed the Concorde's 40th Anniversary yesterday. I love this amazing view of its cockpit. Looks like the cockpit in a military plane or spaceship rather than one in a passenger airliner. [Fast Company]
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By Jesus DiazComment by root02: You'd think it was the Shuttle... alll those switches, and every one of them actually does something. 10 Responses | Other threads
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breaking
Plane Crash Kills 49 in Upstate New York
Flight 3407, a commuter plane crashed into a home in upstate New York and erupted in flames earlier tonight. Authorities say the death toll is currently at 49 people. Update More » -
airline wi-fi
Live in Air: 10 Things You Need To Know About In Flight Wi-Fi
I'm live from Virgin America's Beta run of their Wi-Fi service, over San Francisco, and there are a few things you should know about how its going to work when most airlines go live in 2009. And yes, I am posting this live from 15k feet over the Pacific Ocean. More » -
science
Buckypaper: Silly Name, Incredibly Strong and Light Material
Flying in a plane made of a material called 'buckypaper' may not seem too appealing at first, but this new type of carbon nanotube may be the future of lightweight, high strength composite. Discovered accidentally while trying to create the same conditions that exist in a star, buckypaper is far from reaching its potential, but what a potential it is. More »
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By Dan NosowitzComment by purple-pillows: isnt there a carbon fiber shortage already... this is just a variation of carbon... using even more atoms per allotrope...... 6 Responses | Other threads
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porn on planes
Which Airlines Block Porn on In-Flight Wi-Fi (and Which Don't)
Following American Airlines' and Delta's decision to cockblock your RedTube habit at 30,000 feet, MSNBC has produced some serious service journalism, finding out who'll be filtering their in-flight Wi-Fi and who won't. Besides Delta and American, the other major airline doing so is Southwest, who says theirs will be "much like you have a filter at work." Uh, hopefully it's not that locked down. Don't fret, though, you have much better choices. More »
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Comment by dragon:ONE: They couldn't replace the water bottle in the laptop guy's left hand with... a black censor block? Woulda looked a lot... 3 Responses | Other threads
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C-17 Globemaster III
C-17 RC Model Airplane Can Probably Carry a Real Tank
I don't know if this Boeing C-17 GlobeMaster III is the biggest RC airplane model in the world, but comparing it to the now-dead previous record holder it looks like we almost may have a tie. In any case, its 19.68 feet of wingspan, four turbine engines, and perfect detail make it a worthy competitor for the Top Gun competition. Check the stills to get an idea of this model's majesty. More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by kris120890: Now try to get the real thing to do those stunts. 6 Responses | Other threads
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airplane
Weird FanWing Airplane Looks Like Flying Harvester
The FanWing has to be weirdest aircraft ever devised: it doesn't use rotors or jets for propulsion, but a patented "distributed-propulsion vortex-lift" technology which is similar to the blade cylinders used in harvesting machines. In fact, that's exactly what it looks like, a flying harvester. This prototype was presented at the recent Farnborough International Air Show, and seeing it flying in the video is weird, to say the least. More » -
b-2 bomber
New B-2 Bomber Crash Photos Show Carnage Up Close
Joe Pappalardo got some crisp, high quality military close-ups of the Spirit of Kansas, the $1.2 billion stealth B-2 bomber that crashed in Guam last February. We published other images of the crash scene before (because we like to see a billion dollars burning), but all the mess was cleaned up then. Here you can see the carnage right after it happened, including Air Force personnel trying to deactivate explosives in the ejected pilot seats: More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by KeepingTheForeName_GitEmSteveDave: Correct me if I am wrong, but if the seat ejected, how could there be explosives left? Also, those... 1 Responses | Other threads
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chinese farmer
Chinese Farmer Flies Self-Built Airplane, Doesn't Wet Pants
Seeing as we crapped ourselves twice from just watching this clip, it's a wonder that this Chinese farmer manages to keep it together while flying this death-trap through the skies. The camera only points rearwards at the guy's crotch, but that's probably to show what gigantic balls this guy must have. The guy built this thing out of what looks like dirt and spare parts from broken aircraft, which is pretty much something we wouldn't want to be riding up 300 feet in the air. This reminds us of Mr. Woo, the Chinese Robot Farmer, who built working robots out of stuff he's found at the junk heap. [YouTube via MAKE]
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By Jason ChenComment by -Core-: That must of been the most farking awesome feeling ever! To not only build the plane, but to get it... more » | Other threads
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tron guy
Tron Guy Buys Custom-Painted Aircraft To Match Tron Outfit
Tron Guy, whose wife calls him Jay Maynard, has just purchased a $140,000 aircraft. Why would the internet phenomenon spend so much money on a plane when it could be so much better used on some home exercise equipment? "I wanted a design that would leave no doubt in anyone's mind that it was Tron Guy's airplane." Well, alright then. [Wired] -
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Boeing Working on Real-Life Colonial Marines Dropship
The US Air Force wants a new cargo aircraft, a pressurized airplane capable of carrying 65,000 pounds for 1,500 nautical miles without refueling. They call it the Speed Agile Concept Demonstrator—it's supposed to travel at a minimum Mach .8 at 30,000-feet—but they may as well have called it the UD-4L Dropship, because it looks like the Colonial Marines' Cheyenne in Aliens. Boeing is going to get a mere $7.5M to work on it to get the technology ready for 2010—which doesn't mean having the airplane by then, just the pretty drawings for us to post about. [Defense Tech]
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By Jesus DiazComment by mcryder: They're coming outta the walls. They're coming outta the goddamn walls. Let's book! aliens quotes that is!!! coming outta the walls more » | Other threads
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exclusive
A10 RC Model vs the Real Thing at Top Gun 2008
Here's the 1:5 scale A-10 Warthog remote control model in some video action at Top Gun 2008, in Lakeland, FL.—the biggest remote controlled airplane competition in the world. And to match it, a real A-10 appeared on the scene, taking off from a parallel runway. We interviewed Mike Selby, one of the model creators, and got all the technical details about this amazing $12,000 beast, with two jet turbines, three on-board microprocessors, 24 servos, a 1" OLED display in its cockpit and a fully-functional gatling gun. Jump to see all its amazing details in a 26-photo gallery. [Video and images courtesy of Bob Parrish] More » -
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Why: Heathrow Airport Terminal 5's High Tech Failings
London Heathrow airport's latest building, Terminal 5, launched last month after almost two decades of planning, $8.5 billion dollars in cost, and 100 million hours in manpower. It is a glass and concrete and steel marvel, the largest free standing building in the UK, with over 10 miles in suitcase moving belts, and was supposed to be a cure for the Airport's famous congestion by way of massive automation. But on its opening day it just did not work right. This week, British Airways' plans to move its long haul operations from the crowded main terminal to the new terminal were pushed back til June. Much of the press was quick to say that tech was the source of the failings in parking, luggage handling and check in, but here are the details I can find on what exactly caused endless lines and delay for so many passengers of Terminal 5. More » -
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By Jesus DiazComment by LOLLYJOLLY: I HOPE NORMAL PEOPLE WON'T BE TRICKED BY THIS RUSE OF HYDROGEN POWER RESEARCH. JUST BECAUSE HYDROGEN IS A MAIN... 1 Responses | Other threads
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r/c aircraft
Snelflight Jump Jet, a Fast R/C Micro-Aircraft That Hovers Too
You know, remote control micro-aircraft are cool, whether they hover like 'copters, fly like birds, or do both: like the new Jump Jet from Snelflight. It's a kind of mashup toy, with four rotors to keep it aloft in the hover, or tilted to propel it forward, vectored-thrust style. From the demo video of a prototype in flight, it looks much easier to control than the multiple-crashing Chinook: More » -
uavs
Raytheon's "Killer Bee" UAV Looks to Sting Boeing in Drone Race
A fierce battle is brewing between Boeing and Raytheon to become the main supplier of unmanned aerial vehicles for the US Navy and Marine Corps. Currently, Boeing holds that title with their battle-tested ScanEagle drone. However, Raytheon's updated Killer Bee design is ready for sale, and the company claims that their aircraft has advantages over its competitor like more room for payloads, more than 100 miles of range, infrared feeds, and guide precision munitions with an on-board laser designator. More »
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By Sean FallonComment by txtanner88: @aec007: You must be one of those kids who was socially repressed growing up. I don't think Billy going... more » | Other threads
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airplane
Pilot Gets Fired After Extremely Low Flyby in Brand-New Boeing 777
Captain Ian Wilkinson got fired after doing a crazy 322mph flyby at 28 feet over the 9,000-foot runway at Paine Field, a regional airport located next to Boeing's Everett facilities, the manufacturing site of the new 777-300 he was flying to Hong Kong, and the 787 Dreamliner. Reportedly, first he was congratulated upon arrival (as shown in the picture,) but when the video of his stunt hit the web, he was fired: More » -
crash
F-15 Eagle Literally Breaking Apart
As part of the ongoing investigation on the accident that has nearly one third of the US F-15 Eagle fleet grounded, Boeing Phantom Works has released this simulation reconstructing the "structural failure of a US Air National Guard F-15C, caused by fatigue cracking of a forward fuselage longeron, slowed down to one-fifth the actual speed of the event!" In other words: "ZOMG! The cockpit broke apart!" Fortunately, the pilot survived the extremely violent accident, which is amazing although not as incredible as the Israeli pilot who managed to land his Eagle after a crash ripped off an entire wing: More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by Justifan: the wtf face that pilot had musta been epic:) more » | Other threads
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virtual travel
Video of the Backyard Airline Experience in India
Remember the retired Indian Airlines engineer whose stationary airplane parked in his backyard was pulling in the punters? Well, Reuters toodled off to Delhi to clock Bahadur Chand Gupta's Airbus 300 experience for themselves, alongside a bunch of underprivileged kids who are flying for free. Anyone who scoffs at the idea, just check out the testimony of a 16-year-old passenger. "Today, my life's dream is fulfilled." Gupta's wife, who plays flight attendant, and guides the kids down the emergency chute (see? Loads better than flying for real) says of the experience, "Their happiness gives me the utmost pleasure." [LiveLeak]
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By AddyDugdaleComment by gizmodohomepage: Fire it up! Let the kids play in jet wash!!!A sure fire way to blow trash off the streets. more » | Other threads
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radio-controlled daredevil
Tunnel-Flying an RC Airplane, Chasing With a Car
Check out these guys who took a radio-controlled airplane with an 80-inch wingspan capable of a 120mph top speed and flew it through tunnels under Stockholm, Sweden, as they followed along just behind it in a car. A stunt like this is certainly not recommended for those of you who just got a radio-controlled airplane for Christmas, but if you're a good enough pilot, you just might be able to pull it off. Just make sure you attempt this feat when there's not too much traffic around. [YouTube] -
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Indian Guy Sells Flights in Plane that Never Takes off
An Indian entrepreneur has come up with the ultimate low-cost airline: one that doesn't fly anywhere. Bahadur Chand Gupta, a retired Indian Airlines engineer, bought an old Airbus 300 from an insurance company in 2003, rebuilt it, and it now sits in a Delhi suburb where people pay $4 per "trip" so they can experience what it must be like to fly. More » -
cheap flights
Skybus Airline Service Offers Flights As Low As $40 Round Trip
Skybus is a new value airline that focuses itself around cheap flights costing as little as $10 dollars one way (before additional fees and taxes). A round trip ticket can cost as low as $40 out the door. While the Columbus, OH company offers service to 14 cities across the nation, this idea isn't as perfect as it seems. More »
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Comment by Tieara: love to fly and keep talking to my near by pasangers they seem to love my boos breath{lol-lol}And of course... more » | Other threads
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whale ship
Aeroscraft ML866 Flying Yacht
Set to be launched next month, the whale-looking Aeros ML866 uses a combination of buoyancy (like a blimp) and lift (like a plane) to cruise comfortably through the air with over 5,000 square feet of interior room, it has more lounge space than some houses. It can take off vertically, without taking up runway time at crowded airports. And although this thing is designed to fit a "business center" with video conferencing, I'm actually thinking it deserves a swimming pool with adjoining hot tub, and a few of those 103-inch plasmas from Panasonic. The downside is a rated 120 knots of top speed, which means a world tour on this baby wouldn't be nearly as quick as it would be roomy. [GizMag] More »
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By Brian LamComment by Eric Tolle: I wonder why it is, whenever people try to resurrect an obsolete transportation technology it's always the dirigible. Why not... more » | Other threads
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charger
InflightPower's Chargers Turns Airplane Headphone Jacks into iPhone/iPod USB Power
Inflight Power's Airline chargers could be just the thing to save you from total boredom the next time you're on a transoceanic flight. How? By taking the audio jack in your seat's armrest and turning that into actual power to charge up your iPhone or iPod (or any device) via USB. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by cheesebubble: I heard about Inflight's Charger last year and looked for some online reviews. The feedback I read was overwhelmingly... more » | Other threads
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n700
Japan's Type N700 Bullet Train Almost Half as Fast as an Airplane
Despite its maiden voyage at 6AM on Sunday, the first public N700 drew quite a crowd. 1300 passengers enjoyed the 342 mile trip to Tokyo from Shin-Osaka Station, and in only two hours and twenty five minutes—five minutes shorter than previous trains. If that doesn't impress you, bear in mind the N700 covers the ground almost half as fast as an airplane. Without limiting its speed, the N700 is capable of 186mph. Come inside for some gallery love. We got a shot of the cockpit! More »
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By kevinhall2Comment by sonoronos: @BINKLES I've taken the Osaka/Tokyo route a few times and I can tell you that the curves you take in the... more » | Other threads
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poll
Should Cellphones Be Allowed On Airplanes?
Airbus just got permission from the EASA (the Eurotrash FAA) to allow cellphones on European flights. More » -
sun power
Solar Impulse: Around the World in a 100% Sun-powered Airplane
The Solar Impulse is Bertrand Piccard's 100% solar-powered airplane. He plans to go around the world with it in 2011, but the pilots have started training today using an extremely complex virtual simulator that takes into account all its features. It has a 262-feet wingspan full of photovoltaic cells that power its 40kW engines. The Solar Impulse can move its 4,409-pounds carbon-fiber body at an altitude of 39,370-feet, while maintaining a 43.9mph average speed. Full specs and a picture of the team after the jump. More »
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By Addy DugdaleComment by ishred: lets see...24k/43mph = 558 hours = 10 days +/- are they doing this in one shot??? 2 Responses | Other threads
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gadgets
Virgin America's Airplanes Play Doom
Want even more reason why Virgin America should be approved by the Department of Transportation? Take a look at this video that focuses on the seat-back entertainment on each seat. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by t1bbs: "You'll be taken to a list construct" - Exactly how is that different from a list? Lame pseudo-technical marketing speak... more » | Other threads
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laptops
Apple Releases Magsafe Airline Adapter
Now even 30,000 feet in the air you can ensure your exploding MacBook and MacBook Pro battery always has a full charge. Along with the Core 2 Duo MacBook Pros announced today, Apple also unveiled a Magsafe Airline Power Adapter. More » -
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Airplane Toilet IPod Causes Chaos
A poster on the Word of Warcraft forums claims that he accidentally dropped his iPod into the toilet of an airplane on a flight to Canada, and one of the stewardesses found it. This then triggered a series of events that lead to an emergency landing, the passengers being evacuated and him spending several hours being grilled by the authorities. At the risk of spoiling the ending, it all turned out allright in the end, but he doesn't say if he took the, erm, soiled iPod back. Personally, I'd just write it off to experience and buy a non-flushed one. More »
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By gizcontribComment by Joe Alien: what was the emergency? iPoo ... oh dear. more » | Other threads
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gadgets
Tomy Indoor Aerosoarer
As a child, or even now, you wished for a radio-controlled airplane on your birthday. Here's the one you always wanted: The "TOMITECH Aerosoarer" (6.7 x 7.8 inches), an infrared controlled model airplane made for the indoors. It comes in six colors, and because it's made out of styrene foam it weighs just 0.12 oz. That means you can navigate it through your McMansion without worrying that it will crash into your wife's favorite vase, or that 50-inch HDTV you unwrapped during the holidays. Available on the Japanese market starting April 1, the price is about $22. More »
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