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more about #airbus more comments → MaWeiTao: I'm always enthusiastic about unconventional designs, but Boeing's Sonic Cruiser concept, which eventually turned into the conventional 787, was more ... more » Ypoknons: So what's the planned advantages of all these new designs? The current airline shape been around so long because it's been working for a long time..... more » F1Morgan: NASA says the future of air travel is with aircraft that have the body inside a giant wing, all together, to lower the fuel consumption greatly.The on... more » Hello Mister Walrus: I like how the second one on the top row has freaking propellers at the back. more » Pessimippopotamus: Why do companies bother with pointlessly futuristic designs when all of them will be at least half a century behind this? more » wagnerrp: Why are they going with forward swept wings? The advantage of forward swept wings is that your wing root is highly loaded, and is the start of the st... more » Hello Mister Walrus: This is great. As all of us know, 15-year advance renderings have an extremely high probability of making it into production. The pics make it real! more » GitEmSteveDave_My Brute Dojo CDIAFIFE: Will this also come equipped with Aero-Mech Droids, which can repair the plane in flight, if you come under attack from a Sith Infiltrator? more » Xeno: I wonder if they'll continue to insist on using those crazy loud actuators. I swear Airbus' have more whirs and clicks and any other craft in history. more » Noobs-R-Us: Yea, I don't want to die. more » Complexified: Mine is bigger that yours. That is all. more » Kaiser-Machead: Has no escape pod Has no cool computer lab with superfluous monitors and scantily clad lab workers Has no shark tank Has no proper game room for death... more » Jestermeister: Just out of curiosity, does anyone know if there's anything in the Koran about living a humble life or something like that? I'm wondering if all thes... more » Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected: It's things like this that make me wish that some miracle fuel would come and save us from this bullshit, even though all forms of alternative energy ... more » Visionsguy02: So I see this is the reason gas is going back up so I see what the good ol Usa is buying now. Sigh more » -
#airplanes
New Airbus A30x Planes Look Straight Out of Coruscant Skies
While Boeing is struggling to get the Dreamliner into the skies, Airbus is already planning their A30X next generation aircraft, which include really cool stuff like forward swept wings, u-tails, and lower-placement engines. Their five-decker A380 replacement is even crazier. More » -
#airplanes
Inside the $485-Million Airbus A380 Flying Palace
What's 239 feet long, flies at 647mph, and has three floors that include a grand staircase, four giant full suites, boardroom with hologram projector, a full spa, concert hall, car garage, and a space-age lift that drops onto the runway? More » -
#overkill
Luxury A380 Interior is Just What We Need to Start a Populist Revolt
With the economy the way it is, I can think of no better time to announce a two-level mansion-like interior for your personal Airbus A380. For when you want to shame the dudes with Cessnas. More » -
#scary
What Happens When an Airplane Engine Blade Gets Loose
Here's a crystal-clear video showing what happens when an airplane engine fan blade gets loosewhen you fire a chicken at 250 knots into a turbojet using a chicken gun. Result: (Contained) Boom. Update: Corrected. More » -
#airplanes
Europe Working on SpaceShipTwo Competitor and Hypersonic Passenger Plane
It looks like the Europervs got a bad case of penis envy: They are now working on a suborbital plane—in the image—similar to the SpaceShipTwo and a hypersonic passenger plane called SpaceLiner. More » -
#airplanes
Timelapse Video: US Airways Airbus 320 Being Raised from the Depths of the Hudson River
Here's a time-lapse video of the whole rescue operation of US Airways Airbus A320, down from the bottom of the Hudson river. I still can't believe the pilot was able to pull that one off. More » -
#planes
Flight Simulation of the Hudson River Waterlanding
The BBC commissioned a flight-sim reproduction of the last week's near-miraculous US Airways incident. So, in case you were wondering, this is what it looks like to pilot a commercial jet onto a river. More » -
#airbus
Airbus A380 Interior Too Quiet, Eliminates Precious Privacy
The last bastion of privacy on airplanes is their blanket of white noise, but that may soon vanish: Pilots are complaining that the Airbus A380 jumbo is so quiet, they can't get any rest. -
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#crazy
Airplane Cabin for Sale Will Make You Apartment Commander
If you are looking for a complete apartment makeover and a cheap private plane, head to eBay now because someone is selling the interior of a passenger airplane. The 19-square-foot "real Boeing aircraft model Airbus aircraft seats" includes everything but the trolley dollies: first class double seats, two fully-equipped airplane toilets, kitchenette, storage lockers, and onboard in-flight video equipment. Jump for more pics and the sellers' psychedelic "business ideas" for this contraption. More »
