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more about #aviation oddgit: This is awful news, i tend to travel with a dSLR or 2 and quite a few lenses. My bag is fits my camera gear, laptop, and not much else, so i always u... more » egoods: I flew from DTW-PHL on the 26th, nothing really seemed out of the ordinary on that flight. They did leave the seatbelt sign on... and no drinks were s... more » tomsomething: The first person who chimes in with some unhelpful, sanctimonious crap along the lines of "I always just read a book anyway" or "can we really not go ... more » NanoChaos: Is there any word on how long these regulations will last? Or is this a permanent thing? more » ☆Giroro G66☆: The way people have reacted over something so stupid is a clear indicator that the terrorist attack was a success. more » r.p.goodfellow: Just to be clear, there rules are for international flights only--or all flights? I'm headed from L.A. to Chicago on tuesday and don't think I can sur... more » The Donut Pirate: So what if the flight is 57 minutes long? more » Gerard Nagle: Why didnt the landing gear go up? more » spiegel1: Trying to listen to the air traffic controller chatter but the announcer wont stfu :( more » KGthasme: The problem with this plane that no one is talking about is even though its late, its still waay over weight. Lots of the composite innovations have b... more » Rejexted: Enable ATC Audio, it's pretty cool! more » njdevil: Website crashed. Lets hope that's the only crash today.... more » Deckard: I'm optimistic they'll achieve first flight before EOY. more » nutbastard: between the Hindenburg and the Titanic, i've decided that participating in maiden voyages really isn't my thing. more » oburstein: that should be 10 am PST more » SeattleTed is proud to like Robert Zimmerman: Just to be safe, can someone check to see if Boeings stock was shorted by a couple million in the last couple days. I saw this documentary once wh... more » Deckard: They completed a high-speed taxi test on the 12th. The nose came off the ground. I think they'll get it done. more » Noobs-R-Us: Yes, I won't be thinking of this... more » The Dude: A friend of mine works for Boeing and when given the opportunity to be one of heads the 787 project he ended up instead opting with the current gen 77... more » Kaiser-Machead: Nothing can possiblie go wrong. more » -
#terror
The Unofficial Guide to Flying After the Underwear Bomb
The TSA hasn't explained jack. But we found this audio of a pilot explaining the new in-flight security arrangements. Based on that, and what else we know, here's an unofficial guide to travel in the age of the underwear bomb. More » -
#airplanes
The Webcast of the Boeing Dreamliner's First Flight Starts Now
It's 9:40 a.m. PST/12:40 a.m. EST and the webcast of the Boeing Dreamliner's first flight should be starting right now. Here's hoping that this is the last time I use this particular image and that the 787's daydreams become reality. More » -
#airplanes
Boeing Dreamliner's First Flight Being Webcast Tomorrow at 10 A.M.
The Boeing 787. The Dreamliner. The plane that keeps letting my hopes down is supposedly finally taking to the skies during a live webcast tomorrow morning, sometime after 10 a.m. PST. Let's just hope this isn't another letdown. More » -
#imagecache
Bird's Eye View of Some Fast Birds
The GeoEye-1 satellite snapped a picture of the Dubai Airshow and we can see all the pilots' pretty planes, lined up and waiting to zip-zip-zoom through the sky. Anyone wanna play Guess the Aircraft? [PopSci] -
#thiscyborglife
This Flight Helmet Collection Will Kill Your Childhood Dreams
I often daydream about piloting a super-speedy, highly experimental spy plane, but I lost all hope of ever doing that when I saw these flight helmets. Real, modded, new, or old, they're freaky enough to turn daydreams into night terrors. 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 » -
#airplanes
Boeing Swears Dreamliner Will Fly This Year, Really
Do you know that sinking feeling when people tell you they are going to do something again and again and again—and then once more—but they never, ever do it? That's what I'm feeling right now with the Dreamliner: More » -
#imagecache
This Is What a Helicopter Firing High-Speed Rockets Looks Like
Here's something you don't see every day: a Mi-24 helicopter firing off dozens of rockets at once. This one is Macedonian, and is from a "training exercise." All bow before the might of the Macedonian army! [Big Picture] -
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#bigthings
10 Machines So Huge They'll Destroy Your Sense of Scale
With consumer technology companies locked in an endless race to to make the smallest, sleekest gadgets they can, it's easy to forget the primal joy of seeing mindblowingly huge hardware. More » -
#bigthings
Massive Machines Gallery
The Overburden Conveyor Bridge F60, used in open mines. It looks pretty huge here, sure, but how big is it? More » -
#airplanes
Seriously, Is the Boeing Dreamliner EVER Going to Fly?
We've been following the progress of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner for a long, loooooooooong time, so we're excited that it's finally ready to—oh, wait is that wing coming apart? More » -
#aviation
Japanese "Origami Airplane" Enthusiast Breaks World Record for Longest Paper Plane Flight
Takuo Toda, head of the Japan Origami Airplane Association (classy!) set a new world record with his 27.9 second flight. His greatest ambition, however, is to launch a paper plane...from space. More » -
#sleep
Finally, I've Found the Bed Of My Dreams
If my girl can't appreciate sleeping in the hollowed out arc of a real Boeing 747 engine nacelle (fine Italian satin apparently included!), I don't want her in my life. [Motoart via OhGizmo] -
#financiapocalpyse
Once the Ultimate Sign of Universal Mastery, Private Jets Are Now Totally Uncool
Now is a really good time to pick up a second-hand Gulfstream. Why? In our bailout-ridden times, a private jet has become as stigmatic as those knockoff L.A. Lights you had on the playground. More » -
#watches
Osama Bin Laden's Brother Invents Must-Have Tourbillion Watch For Pilots
Osama and his half-brother Yeslam have two very different professions. One is the world's most notorious terrorist and the other is a pilot that makes fancy watches like those in his new "Aviator" line. More » -
#designmodo
Beautiful U.K. Stamp Series Features Britain's Most Iconic Industrial Designs
So the English get to lick and stick ten beautiful icons of modern design, and we get Elvis? I see how it is. More » -
#airliners
Boeing's 787 Dreamliner Delayed Again
Boeing's next-gen all-composite airliner, the 787 Dreamliner, has taken another hit to its production schedule which has set the project as a whole two years behind.
