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Feds Think Passengers Should Decide If They Want Phone Calls on Planes

Federal Communication Commission ban certain radio frequencies on airplanes, meaning traditional voice calls are prohibited, but Thursday, the Department of Transportation proposed the consumer should decide whether it’s OK to make wi-fi calls on planes. “Consumers deserve to have clear and accurate information about whether an airline permits voice calls before they purchase a ticket…

Tech News Eve Peyser Dec 8

This Fighter Jet Flew So Close to the Ground That It Basically Knocked Down a Guy

Yowza. Watch this Sukhoi Su-27 make the lowest of low passes at an air base in Ukraine. Like, it flies so impossibly close to the ground that you can see a guy duck and essentially get blown over as the fighter jet flies above his head. The video shows the entire insane approach: the jet…

Sploid Casey Chan Nov 28

Slo-Mo Video Reveals How WW1 Fighters Didn’t Shoot Their Propellers Off

There are endless documentaries that explain the clever technology that allowed World War I fighter planes to fire their machine guns through their propellers without hitting the blades. But The Slow Mo Guys use their high-speed cameras so you can finally see exactly what’s happening. Developed by a few countries, but first installed in a…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski Nov 21

You Can’t Even See the Airplane Trying to Land Through This Impossibly Thick Fog

What the hell. The fog at London’s Gatwick Airport was basically eating up any airplane that was trying to land on the runway. Some of the planes essentially disappeared into the unknown, never to be seen again (they were probably sent around). Others were able to land when the fog cleared up a bit but…

Sploid Casey Chan Nov 1

Second Plane of the Day Explodes in Florida

Earlier today, an American Airlines plane with 170 people aboard caught fire at O’Hare Airport in Chicago. Everyone was evacuated alive, though there are some minor injuries. But now a second plane, this one operated by FedEx, has exploded at the Ft. Lauderdale airport in Florida. It’s unclear what exactly caused the explosion of the…

Tech News Matt Novak Oct 28

Plane Catches Fire at O’Hare on Fire Drill Day

A Twitter user at Chicago’s O’Hare airport just tweeted out the photo below, showing a plane on fire. Popular conservative columnist Michele Malkin also tweeted out her own photo from a plane where she just landed. Ironically, this is the same day that O’Hare was conducting fire drills and telling people on social media not…

Tech News Matt Novak Oct 28

Neiman Marcus Wants You to Put a $1.5 Million Rose Gold Private Plane On Your Christmas List

If you’re the type who insists that your rose gold smartphone matches your wardrobe, then Neiman Marcus has got the perfect accessory for you: a $1.5 million three-seater private plane featuring a rose gold finish—inside and out. The Cobalt Valkyrie-X doesn’t actually debut until 2017, at which time it will be one of the fastest…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 21

Why Smaller Airplanes Are So Much Better Than Bigger Airplanes

The Airbus A380 is an amazingly ginormous airplane that can fit over 600 people inside. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner tops out at around 300. But bigger isn’t better. The smaller Boeing 787 Dreamliner is used more by airlines across the world. In fact, the Boeing has 1,200 orders for the 787 Dreamliner, while Airbus has…

Sploid Casey Chan Oct 11

Video Shows a Dude in a Wingsuit Getting Caught on an Airplane

These daredevil dudes are total pros, so they aren’t fazed at all when one of their guys gets his wingsuit caught on the wheel of an airplane. But holy shit, can you imagine yourself in that holy horror show? You just jumped out of a damn airplane and instead of plummeting to the ground (the…

Sploid Casey Chan Oct 7

Crazy Camera Zoom Finds an Airplane From Miles Away

It’s a bird? It’s a… wait, yeah, it’s a plane. But the only reason you’d know that there’s a plane flying above you is because you randomly pointed your ridiculously powerful 200x zoom camera towards the sky and managed to spot an airplane flying through. The zoom is so strong that you know exactly what…

Sploid Casey Chan Oct 6

Watch a Totally Crazy Low Pass Flyby and Aileron Roll from Inside a MiG-21 Cockpit

The Libyan Air Force sure loves pulling wild stunts from inside its MiG fighter jets. This time we get to see the perspective of an insane low pass—and the plane flies so low that you’d think it was trying to land and touch down on the ground—from inside the cockpit. It’s a crazy new angle…

Sploid Casey Chan Sep 19

Win the Airplane Elbow Rest Fight With This Clever Portable Wall

Building a wall between the US and Mexico is a bad idea, but building a wall between you and your seat mate while flying is complete and utter brilliance. As soon as you find your assigned seat the war over the armrest begins, but this tiny portable pop-up wall ensures both sides get equal use…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Aug 22

Turbulence on a JetBlue Flight Was So Bad a Toilet Blew Off the Wall

Last night, a JetBlue flight destined for Sacramento, California encountered turbulence so bad it sent 24 people to the hospital. After taking off from Boston, the flight had to be diverted to Rapid City, South Dakota because of what CNN described as weather-related turbulence. Though a replacement flight eventually landed Sacramento, 22 passengers and two…

Tech News Sophie Kleeman Aug 12

Why You Should Always Put Your Oxygen Mask on First

“I don’t want to die.”That’s what Destin from Smarter Every Day says as his oxygen level drops dangerously low and yet he’s completely unable to put his oxygen mask back on to save himself because his brain isn’t functioning properly. Destin went to NASA to test what it’s like to be inside a depressurized cabin…

Sploid Casey Chan Jul 22

Watch a Plane Fall Off an Aircraft Carrier After a Cable Suddenly Snaps

Here’s an E-2C Hawkeye trying to land on the USS Eisenhower. Everything seems normal until the arresting cable on the carrier—which is supposed to snare an aircraft as it lands—suddenly snaps. The airplane almost looks like a runaway car until it drops and disappears out of view, off the carrier. Luckily, the aircraft managed to…

Sploid Casey Chan Jul 11

Luggage Made From Recycled Airplane Seats Might Just Be Indestructible

When you think of the daily abuse that airplane seats have to endure, it’s a minor miracle they aren’t torn to shreds after just a week of air travel. The fabrics used for the upholstery must be just short of indestructible, so it makes sense to eventually recycle those materials into bags and packs that…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jul 11

Crazy Airplane Flies Under a Biker Doing a Backflip and a Guy Walking on a Tight Rope

Which one of these crazy people would you rather be? The person making a low pass on a stunt plane knowing if you fly any higher you’re definitely going to end up in prison? The dude doing a backflip on a motorcycle while jumping over that stunt plane? Or the totally exposed lunatic walking on…

Sploid Casey Chan Jul 8

Doubts About the Airplane in 1909: ‘Emotion Has Run Away With Reason’

When prominent pilots were dying in the 1900s some people started to wonder if aviation really had a future. French daredevil Leon Delagrange died in early January of 1910, leading magazines like the Literary Digest to have doubts about whether air travel could become a serious means of transportation. “The death of Leon Delagrange, crusht…

Tech News Matt Novak Jun 30

What’s Actually Inside An Airplane’s Black Box?

Whenever you hear about a tragic plane crash, you always hear about the mythical black box. What exactly does the black box do and what’s even inside it? What’s Inside took a look by cutting the black box (it’s not actually black) in half and ripping it open to see its guts. The black box…

Sploid Casey Chan Jun 29

Here’s How Many Weapons a B-52 Bomber Can Hold

The Air Force’s B-52 Bomber has been around since the 1950s and can hold up to 70,000 pounds of weapons. It’s a legendary beast that stretches 156 feet long, has a wingspan of 185 feet, and hits 40 feet tall. Known as the BUFF (that’s for Big Ugly Fat Fucker), it can hold nine weapons…

Sploid Casey Chan Jun 20

Feds Think Passengers Should Decide If They Want Phone Calls on Planes

This Fighter Jet Flew So Close to the Ground That It Basically Knocked Down a Guy

Slo-Mo Video Reveals How WW1 Fighters Didn’t Shoot Their Propellers Off

You Can’t Even See the Airplane Trying to Land Through This Impossibly Thick Fog

Second Plane of the Day Explodes in Florida

Plane Catches Fire at O’Hare on Fire Drill Day

Neiman Marcus Wants You to Put a $1.5 Million Rose Gold Private Plane On Your Christmas List

Why Smaller Airplanes Are So Much Better Than Bigger Airplanes

Video Shows a Dude in a Wingsuit Getting Caught on an Airplane

Crazy Camera Zoom Finds an Airplane From Miles Away

Watch a Totally Crazy Low Pass Flyby and Aileron Roll from Inside a MiG-21 Cockpit

Win the Airplane Elbow Rest Fight With This Clever Portable Wall

Turbulence on a JetBlue Flight Was So Bad a Toilet Blew Off the Wall

Why You Should Always Put Your Oxygen Mask on First

Watch a Plane Fall Off an Aircraft Carrier After a Cable Suddenly Snaps

Luggage Made From Recycled Airplane Seats Might Just Be Indestructible

Crazy Airplane Flies Under a Biker Doing a Backflip and a Guy Walking on a Tight Rope

Doubts About the Airplane in 1909: ‘Emotion Has Run Away With Reason’

What’s Actually Inside An Airplane’s Black Box?

Here’s How Many Weapons a B-52 Bomber Can Hold

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