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more about #boeing Daedalus454 with a 207: Just a couple of comments from an aircraft mechanic's perspective. First off, jet planes do indeed have an ABS system. It's very important that this... more » AacidusX: what if it had split in the air? more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Early Christmas miracle in Jamaica... more » Canadian Impostor: Does anyone else hate it when people clap when the plane lands? I guess it's not as dumb as people who clap after movies but sheesh. more » blash: Anyone want to bet that the official investigation will find a poor record of preventative maintenance that could have prevented this issue by catchin... more » Kimrod: Were the pilots smoking ganja and gaming on their new laptops? That airport is hairy at best to land at from what I'm told. Trying to land in the d... more » twig05: My guess is that fatigue, most likely induced by repeated flights in the humid tropics, will be mostly to blame for the splitting in half. As for the... more » Peter M Zanetti: A little more than the ABS must have failed. I can see if the foot brakes didn't work, desperately over using the flaps and reversing thrust may have ... more » GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: So the front fell off? more » Jake712: American Airlines flight 435 now arriving at gates 4 and 28. more » Hilo: If only they had been designed more effectively... more » Pessimippöpötåmus: It always amazes me that a massive mess of metals and in this case, composite materials can take off to the skies like that. And the arcing of the wi... more » Deckard: 20% more fuel efficient, supposedly. more » superstrikertwo: What's that black thing hanging off the tail? more » jakebathman: Why is the title to this page on the main page "army of transvestites celebrate lego minifig anniversary"?? more » Noobs-R-Us: Jesus, those bent wings during flight doesn't exactly inspire confidence. 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 » -
#happyending
Boeing 737 Splits in Two at Landing
Details are unclear at this time, but an American Airlines' Boeing 737-800 plane split in two, overrunning the runway at Jamaica's Norman Manley International Airport, in Kingston. One of the passengers' description is frightening. More » -
#airplanes
Boeing Dreamliner First Flight Video: IT FLIES!
They made it! It flies! IT FLIES! After countless tests, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner is finally flying. As in, taking off, going around a few times, and then landing without any problem. Here's the first video. And another one here: 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 » -
#furniture
Obviously, a Bar Made of a Boeing 747 Engine Attracts Girls In the Skimpiest Dresses
Say whatever you want. It may be naff. It may be tacky. It may not attract buxom women in tiny black dresses. It will make me look like that guy. What. Evah. The Motoart PW-747 Cowling Bar rocks my world: 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 » -
#airplanes
The Boeing Dreamliner 787 Could Be the Next Spruce Goose
The headline takes certain exaggerated liberties, sure, I admit that, but nevertheless today marks the second time in two months that the Boeing 787 Dreamliner has been delayed due to structural failures during the testing process. 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 » -
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#imagecache
That's One Weird—and Huge—Motorhome
Actually, it's a Boeing C-17 fuselage on its way to Seal Beach, California, where it will be used for loading and unloading training. But I would definitely want that as my movable home, even while it'll be slow. [Jalopnik] -
#airplanes
When Big Toys Break: Boeing's Dreamliner Delay Explained
Everything seemed OK a few days ago, but as you probably know already, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and its orgy room have been delayed once again. Airplane expert Jon Ostrower explains why their toy broke again. More » -
#space
Couple Says "I Do" In Zero Gravity, Leads Subsequently More Boring Life Together
It's not hard to spend $16,000 (or much, much more) on a wedding. So you might as well get a zero gravity flight out of the deal. More » -
#airplanes
20,500-Gallon Firefighting Boeing 747 Supertanker In Action
The fire season has started in half of the world and I wish there were more of these 747 Firefighting Supertankers. They can drop 20,500 gallons of water in one go, as you can see in the video. More » -
#airplanes
Dreamliner Starts Its Engines for the First Time
Remember the Boeing 787 Dreamliner? You know, the eternally-delayed wonderplane? Well, rejoice because it has started the engines in a huge puff of smoke. All on its own, which is a first according to Boing: More » -
#drones
Boeing Goes The Marvel Route With Naming Of New Stealth Drone
Boeing's experimental unmanned "Phantom Ray" drone is scheduled for testing in 2010. Either Boeing is out of military-sounding code names or it, too, is caught up in the comic book craze that's seized Hollywood. More » -
#airplanes
The Interior of the Boeing 747 Intercontinental
Unlike the delayed Dreamliner, the new 747 Intercontinental—based on the 747-8 Freighter—is right on schedule at 25% of its design phase. Its interior is inspired by the Dreamliner—orgy room included, I can only hope. More » -
#pewpew
Boeing Working on Free Electron Lasers for the US Navy
The US Navy has contracted Boeing to work on a Free Electron Laser, which would provide ships with an ultra-precise weapon capable of striking targets with lethal force, causing minimal nearby damage. More » -
#airplanes
New F-15 Silent Eagle Is Cheap Stealth Plane for Recession-minded Warmongers
Here you have the F-15 Silent Eagle, a classic fighter with special coating and sightly angled surfaces to reduce its radar signature. Check out its completely new weapons bays, integrated in the fuel tanks. More » -
#airplanes
50 Years of Boeing Bombers in a Picture
The legend started with the mighty Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress, and ends—for now—in the B-52 Stratofortress. 50 Years of beautiful destruction on two wings flying together in a rare picture. [FlightGlobal] -
#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] -
#obamatoys
This Is The Worst Obama Action Figure You Will Ever See
And it's only one of several entrepreneurial efforts to make some green while people still feel HOPE. I also love the model we found of BHO's 757, a.k.a. Hope Force 1. And so does America. More »
