Air powered RC Plane
I hold a deep love for the amateur engineers pursuing unique things. There is the guy who did vertical landing on his home rocketry, or RC 3d printing engineers. And I use amateur here to mean they are pursuing a project off the clock, sometimes these folks are actual engineers.
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Airlines required to make bathrooms accessible on big jets
I am 6'5" and I am extremely shocked and excited at this news. It is likely TMI, but normal airplane lavatory dimensions make it quite difficult for me to properly use the facilities during flights. So, this will be a direct improvement for me and many others who have it even harder than I do.
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When a F-117 crashed two years before it was revealed, the Air Force replaced it with a crashed F-101A
I had always loved the look of the F-117. So sharp and angular. Today on Reddit I spotted a post which shared this story and it explains perfectly why people believe conspiracy theories.
Someone on Reddit asked why they bothered replacing it, and instead didn't just haul it away and say it was a F-101A. I suspect it had to do with limiting the secret. If they just hauled it away, more people ask questions, etc.
Anyways, fascinating stuff.
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EU okays 5G equipment on planes
Within the European Union, airlines will be able to install the latest 5G technology on their aircraft, allowing passengers to use their smartphones and other connected devices just as they do on the ground.
The European Commission has adapted the legislation on mobile communications to the most modern standards. As a result, 5G coverage can also be made available on aircraft.
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Two WWII planes collide midair at Dallas airshow
Two planes collided during an airshow in Dallas, ripping apart mid-air before falling in a fiery crash. A Boeing 17 Flying Fortress was struck by a smaller Bell P 63 King Cobra; both were World War II-era planes. The FAA says it's unknown how many people were on board each plane and what caused the well-rehearsed airshow to take a terrifying turn.
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The Sky Thief: Beebo Russell's Last Flight
How did Beebo Russell — a goofy, God-fearing baggage handler — steal a passenger plane from the Seattle-Tacoma airport and end up alone in a cockpit, with no plan to come down?
I remember the evening this happened. I was sitting at my computer and pulled up an online feed of the air traffic radio as I followed it also on Twitter.
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What It Feels Like to Fly an A-10 Warthog
As a kid, I was obsessed with fighter planes. I convinced my parents to subscribe to this service which delivered me glossy hole punched single page info sheets about various fighter planes, and they were kept in a 1.5" ring binder. I loved reading them, looking at the pictures, and imagining the amazing air battles.
Of the planes, I was fascinated by the stubby rounded nose and weirdly not aerodynamic design of the A-10 Warthog. "It was like flying in a bathtub" is a quote I recall describing flying the plane because the only armor was around the cockpit to ensure the plane's pilot was safe while flying in for the bombing runs.
I am far from pushing to save the plane, but I enjoyed reading this about flying the Warthog for the nostalgia it brought me about being obsessed with these planes as a kid.
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