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Obama: If You Sit on the Tarmac for Three Hours, You Deserve Pretzels
The Complete Inflight Wi-Fi Cheat Sheet
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Remember the secret plane spotted in Kandahar? The one that looked like a Nazi stealth plane? Well, it's been spotted again, but this time the picture is crystal clear, and it doesn't look like anything in the US arsenal. More »The Talking Luggage Locator Needs Better Range
Unlike most luggage locators, this version plays a 30 second user-recorded message in addition to lighting up like a Christmas tree whenever the remote is pressed. Of course, it would be better if the range extended beyond 45-feet. More »The Perfect Solution for Leg Room in Airplanes
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This is the Shinshin ATD-X, the prototype of what could be Japan's very own stealth fighter if they don't get to buy Lockheed Martin F-22s. It's very sleek, but I'm sad it doesn't transform like a Varitech. More »Idiot Civilian Passenger Ejects Himself Out of Plane
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This is Lockheed Martin's Sabre Warrior, a next-generation plane that looks like something Batman and Darth Vader would fight over for. Instead, some good-turned-evil computer will get a fleet, as part of a plan to destroy us all. It's impressive. More »USAF's Ultrawideband Laser Networks
The US Air Force is not only experimenting with lasers to kill missiles. They are now using them to transmit data from planes and drones, at 22 miles and enabling quantum encryption. They did it with adaptive optics: More »FAA Mildly Concerned About Flight Attendants Carrying Handheld Bombs
They're on pretty much every flight now: Handheld credit card readers to buy snackies and soda. None have exploded, yet, but the FAA just issued special advisories to airlines, since they're powered by explode-y lithium ion batteries. More »Man Spends $50,000 to Recreate a First-Class Pan Am Cabin in His Garage
Anthony Toth is so obsessed with perfectly recreating a vintage Pan Am first-class cabin in his garage that he once traveled to Thailand for—wait for it—original Pan Am branded headphones. And his obsession goes much deeper than that. More »Lost Northwest 188 Pilots Were Probably Dicking Around on Their Laptops
Last week, Northwest Flight 188 blew past its destination by over 100 miles and didn't respond to air traffic control for 75 minutes, prompting panic. Most guessed the pilots fell asleep. Now, it appears they were messing around on laptops. More »