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more about #airplanes more comments → Serolf Divad: You'd think that a guy holding up his lighter would do, no? more » dimsum4u: hey at least it's not 6 of airbus a380 super first class seats. more » Jacubious: Woot woot! Can't wait until they get here! more » twoeightnine: Maybe it's just me or maybe people are now sitting 2 to a seat but there's 6 lanterns on 3 seats. Yeah, the BP got it wrong. more » Nathan Obbards: At least they're not fat. more » Hello Mister Walrus: They put it in economy class? Those cheap asses! How come they never let me bring fire on airplanes? I get that more lanterns means lower chances th... more » Pessimippopotamus: The business class on the Emirates A380 take it one step further by putting cubicles in place. more » The5thElephant: I don't know her series, but is there any value to it? Does she ever criticize things? Is she only there because she's hot? I'm asking honestly, do... more » Duckspwn: Want. more » dimsum4u: um..i fly southwest and most of the time i'm in the C category which is more equivalent to my grades in highschool..when I'm in the A category I jump ... more » Hello Mister Walrus: So if business class in these new airplanes resembles first class, then does economy class resemble business class? If so, wouldn't this create a new ... more » PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:: Wow, that's almost like having your own private plane. I'm sure those seats/cabins won't be cheap, especially the ones with the showers. Oh, and also... more » Thangka: Exhaust isn't right for any of the iterations of either the x-47 or the x-45. Phantom Ray, possibly. more » jayhawk11 hates hangovers: Yeah....this certainly resembles the X-45 or X-47. This picture is straight from DARPA's website. more » Nathan Obbards: Looks more like a Boeing X 45 or Northrop Grumman X 47b to me. more » -
#what
The Olympic Flame Gets Six Airplane Seats to Itself
I love symbolic gestures as much as the next guy, but is flying the olympic flame from Greece to Canada in a bunch of miner's lanterns spread across six airplane seats really necessary? [The Big Picture] -
#airplanes
Get Into the Most Luxurious Airbus A380 On the Planet
Mary Kirby is one lucky, spoiled Runway Girl: She gets to fly all around the world in the best seats of the best planes. However, she has never experienced anything as amazing as her trip in Emirates' Airbus A380. More » -
#airplanes
US Secret Plane Uncovered
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 » -
#travel
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 » -
#cartoon
The Perfect Solution for Leg Room in Airplanes
Looking at the most recent solutions to save space in airplanes, I wouldn't be surprised about this being the future of air travel. Add astronaut leggings to every hole, and you are done. [Runway Girl] -
#airplanes
Your Move, Captain Sullenberger
Hudson River water landings? Those are so yesterday, man. Somewhere in the Congo today there's a pilot who, after a slight, um, miscalculation, crash landed his plane into a lava field. More » -
#airplanes
Japan Developing Its Own Stealth Fighter Jet
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 » -
#airplanes
Idiot Civilian Passenger Ejects Himself Out of Plane
My guess is that when the rockets under his seat fired and he suddenly found himself over 300 feet away from the PC-7 Mk II he was riding in, he probably realized the error of his ways. More » -
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#airplanes
Sinister Sabre Warrior Drone Will Kill Us All One Day
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 » -
#networks
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 » -
#planes
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 » -
#retromodo
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 » -
#airplanes
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 » -
#airplanes
Your Next Plane Seat May Well Have an Airbag
This week, a long-brewing FAA regulation requiring planes to protect passengers from 16 G crash forces will come into full effect. What does this mean for you? Well, your next seat—or more accurately, seat belt—could have an airbag. More » -
#wifi
Google Footing the Bill for Virgin America Wi-Fi During the Holidays
How's this for a nice gift from Google? They're paying for Virgin America to make the Wi-Fi on all its flights free from November 10th to January 15th. More » -
#imagecache
The Eye of Death
Esquire has the Nth feature on unmanned air vehicles changing the face of war. The opening photo, however, is a sleek, quite unique view on the dome that houses all the sensors is a Reaper UAV. Cool, deathly design. [Esquire] -
#airplanes
Panasonic Fusion Will Make You Want to Steal an Airplane Economy Seat
Would you like a free touch tablet, with sleek interface, video, email, games, chat, Twitter and Facebook integration, and a USB port? Runway Girl says you may get one in your next flight. One the size of a seat. More » -
#iphone
At Last, an iPhone Travel Case That Makes Sense
SeatBuddy is a case with two flexible straps that lets you hang your iPhone on an airplane seat tray, a car seat, a glovebox, and even on a treadmill—for the benefit of Mr. Chen. More » -
#airplanes
Insanely Rich People Get New Insanely Awesome and Shiny Flying Toy
You saw the 3D images more than a year ago, and here's the real thing: The all new, amazing, and near-supersonic Gulfstream 650. More » -
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Air Combat Command Converting Actual Pilots Into Drones
The sensors dome mounted on this Cessna 182 comes from a Predator. And it's under that wing because there's a shortage of Predators and Reapers, so pilots can't get training with real drones. The solution? Convert other pilots into drones. More »
