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more about #planes ManfredSnookie: You just know that after we get used to having security search our underwear Al Qaida will start stuffing bombs in their anuses and vaginas. Maybe the... more » gmaxwell447: Few are discussing the real weak link in this chain of events, that the kidnapper boarded in Nigeria with a stopover in Amsterdam. Given the state of ... more » PhineasJW: Arm all the passengers! Imagine how much safer we'd be if the female flight attendant person walked down the aisle and handed out AK-47s before take-... more » crashfrog: "It's pretty unbelievable that twice—twice!—this stuff has snuck by security in various articles of clothing, and both times we've been incredibly... more » jepzilla: Backscatter X-ray machines are about to get a lot more popular. more » Twisk: Whoa, I think I read some suggestion of possible body cavity searches in the future thanks to this? That's going too far. No, the most reasonable co... more » LoadStar: I'd like to know if back-scatter x-ray machines would have picked up on this. If so, I think the people screaming "Oh, GOD, someone will see my naught... more » Alfisted: I knew it all along - Al Qaeda has small detonators. In this instance, the bomber also attempted to explode prematurely. more » RT100: It's easy to say "I hope that the TSA stops being assholes and figures out this stuff!" It's much harder to actually figure out said plan, and implem... more » Noobs-R-Us: Just goes to show you how cheap the airlines are and what measures they will go to try to save 1 once of fuel. They should just have a rule to have fu... more » ruthabagah001: Yep there is some Airbus bashing going on here.... The fact is: Airbus went building no plane 30 years ago to have 50 % of the market for one good rea... more » AmphetamineCrown: Wait. My safety on an airplane depends upon some dude weighing the plane and typing that measurement into a computer? Sorry, still trying to wrap my... more » etaylor3971: they should make the pilots type in the weight twice, like we have to type our email address twice when placing an on-line order, etc. more » GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: IIRC from watching a documentary on the 777, the 777 has what amounts to a wood railroad tie strapped/attached to the underside of the tail to prevent... 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 » -
#terror
Underwear Bomb: The New, Stained, Patted-Down Crotch of Terror
First there was the shoe bomb. Now Al Qaeda has taken it to the next level: Yesterday's failed terrorist attack was supposed to be delivered by a suicide bomber with the payload sewn into his underpants. More » -
#planes
Typo Caused Airbus Plane Tail-Strike During Takeoff in Australia
Currently, there's a typo in a trending topic on Twitter, and it's doing my head in, though at least it won't be responsible for a plane tail-strike like the one that occurred at Melbourne Airport in Australia earlier this year. 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 » -
#takebacktakeoff
Can My iPod Make This Airplane Explode?
Listening to an iPod or reading a Kindle during takeoff isn't dangerous. It's time the airlines stopped pretending that it is. More » -
#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 » -
#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] -
#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 » -
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#rides
Design Epcot's Newest Roller Coaster Each Time You Ride
Opening today, Epcot's Sum of All Thrills ride will change every time you ride. That's because you'll draw your design on a touchscreen computer before hopping on. More » -
#wifi
Southwest and Alaska Airlines to Test Ad-Supported Wi-Fi
Paying for Wi-Fi stings, even at 30,000 feet in the air. Luckily, we may not be paying for much longer. More » -
#diy
Crazy Teenager Takes Off In Homemade Pedal-Powered Aircraft
Everyone wishes they could fly, but this 19-year-old kid spent three years building his dream from balsa wood, rip-resistant foil and plastic wrap. And amazingly, the 85-foot-wingspan craft has already hopped a distance of about 35 feet. 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 » -
#planes
Jetpod Flying Taxi Creator Falls to His Death Testing Prototype
We've been all about the air lately, but sometimes we just forget what some do to give us our future areo technology. The inventor of the Jetpod flying taxi, Michael Robert Dacre, died yesterday while testing his latest twin-engine aircraft. More » -
#airtravel
How Budget Airlines Undercut the Majors (Spoiler: Infographics)
Personal theory: Man has a natural propensity to question what he reads but believe anything he sees in neat infographic form. And this is one heck of an infographic, comparing budget airlines (like Southwest) to traditional companies like Delta. 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 » -
#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 » -
#planes
Airplanes Getting Stronger Seats and
Starting this fall, all new planes will be required to have heartier seats that can withstand 16x gravity without popping out of place. Plus, they'll be getting airbags in select areas. More »Better PillowsAirbags -
#rc
R/C Gliders Cruise the Mountainside at 392MPH
An R/C glider with no engine can reach speeds of 392MPH in the right conditions by using a principle called dynamic soaring, as you can see in this clip. More »
