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more about #airplane more comments → d_r_e: Japanese rocket, Japanese airspace, Japanese TV broadcast, Japanese Reporters, and Japanese writing. So, what exactly is "Chinese" about this? more » rlee: Yeah, I'm not buying the coincidence. But note that the text is Japanese and the voices are well (I think; hard to to tell with all the noise). What'... more » Coolmodo: 2nd video: "do you see it?, do you see it? do you see it? holy, do you see it? holy shit, do you see it? look how fast, do you see it?" I would have ... more » Coolmodo: They seem to have been expecting it, the moment the rocket appears above the clouds the guy makes a sound like he was anticipating it and then you hea... more » BeyondtheTech: "The Chinese obviously do the same, but somehow their perimeter seems smaller than NASA's..." Damn, us Asians will always get the bad rep of having s... more » Golf_Nut: Are these cell phone cameras taking video? Maybe it just my Blackberry, but I have never been able to take a decent video with a cell phone. more » Noobs-R-Us: I'm sure it's no problem since they know what path commercial airlines take. They can shoot anywhere else. more » Jesus Diaz: So, where are all those people who wrote in the comments about how this was a [Insert Erroneous Plane Here]? more » dimsum4u: I believe all UAV's have started out not carrying weapons. I'm pretty sure they are considering strapping on a few missiles to this bad boy guaranteed. more » DustyButt™: "...its light color is unusual for a high altitude UAV." Unless it changes color with altitude... more » blakeharjes: The captain and his copilot are heros of the highest regard. That said, I don't know what scares me more... 1) That these types of pilots are getti... more » avi.weiss: "Foaming the runway" is more about preventing fire outbreak, than to act as a cushion. Even though there was lots of flame activity due to metal on ... more » NNTPgrip: Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue more » bishop24: why do we only get a picture? when do we get to see the video? more » dcartist: Pets are in the bottom of the plane in carriers right? Ugh. Actually I hear there's a lot of doggie and cat die-off even on regular flights... more » -
#airplane
Video of Chinese Rocket Swooshing By Commercial Airplane
I wouldn't get nervous if I was flying through Chinese air space, and saw a rocket breaking its way through some clouds, just a couple of kilometers away. Nope. Nooooot nervous at all. More » -
#airplane
USAF Confirms New Secret Stealth Plane
The existence of a new secret plane photographed this week has been confirmed by the United States Air Force. The secret aircraft now has an official denomination: The RQ-170 Sentinel, a flying wing developed by Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works. More » -
#imagecache
Airplane Crash Landing Definitely Needed More Foam
This morning, the crew of this Fokker had 90 minutes of fuel to troubleshot an unsafe gear alert reported by its onboard computer. Unfortunately, they couldn't fix it on time. Updated: Added video of the crash landing. More » -
#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] -
#thefutureconan
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 » -
#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] -
#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 » -
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#airlinewifi
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 » -
#airport
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 »
