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The most expensive weapons program in U.S. history is about to get a lot pricier. More »
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It's like the Sons of Anarchy and Evel Knievel conceived a kinky lovechild while jumping over the Grand Canyon aboard rocket sleds. More »
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...and there's no one around to hear it, does it make a sound warp space-time? Inquiring minds want to know. Here's the answer, from a man who watched it happen. More »
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The dash of the ex-Emerson Fittipaldi, Pratt-and-Whitney-engined 1971 Lotus 56B turbine Indy car at last weekend's Goodwood Festival of Speed. Tachometers with percentage rings = 100 percent win. Photo Credit: F1Fanatic More »
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This F-16 Fighting Falcon kicks up a giant plume of steam and snow as the pilot lifts the nose and the afterburners do their job. Awesome. (Photo Credit: U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse.) More »
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A French-British organization is working to determine if Air France's Concorde could return to limited "heritage" flight. The powerful Rolls-Royce engines last pushed the planes to supersonic speeds in 2003, but such magnificent beasts shouldn't lay silent. Photo: James Gordon More »
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Haven't you always wanted a fire-breathing jet engine to power your car/motorcycle/Vespa/skateboard? Of course. Here's a handy, step-by-step guide. Have fun, and don't burn the house down! —Ed. More »
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The Black Eagles are the South Korean version of the Blue Angels, or possibly the Thundebrids, flying T-50 jets and performing awesome aeronautical acrobatics. The North Korean analog, the Deadly Bouffants, is only allowed to walk in formation. More »
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An obvious candidate for Planelopnik heaven is Princess Juliana International Airport on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin. This is the airport where heavy passenger jets come in for the landing directly above cars and people on Maho Beach. More »
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Times are tough and, with numerous companies and executives losing their cash flow, they can no longer afford the winged luxuries they once could. Sounds like a job for Nick Popovich: Aeronautical Repo Man. More »
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Chrysler has finally gotten around to asking the bankruptcy court to cancel those pesky private jet leases. To show how truly humbled they are, execs will now travel everywhere in a Sebring. [Detroit News] More »
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Boeing revealed the newest iteration of the F-15 Eagle, the original Countach of the skies, this week. This new Boeing F-15 Silent Eagle is more stealthy, more ninja and more re-vamped for the 21st century. More »
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Jet. Powered. Se7en. The Dax Rush is a pretty well respected kit se7en to begin with, but somebody has gone and built an homage to mad-scientist manliness with a Bell Jet Ranger powered Dax Rush. We're reminded of the Home Improvement episode where our hero straps the same motor into his riding lawnmower to comedic effect and we can only imagine what this thing can do on the street. More »
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Soon to be the number one automaker in the world, Toyota has a little extra coin just sitting around the office. Originally, they were going to spend that extra 10 billion yen on something awesome, like an indoor karting track. Instead, they're going to probably throw $100 million into a passenger jet company with Mitsubishi, which already makes small planes under its Mitsubishi Regional Jet project. We wonder if this isn't a case of industrial peer pressure. More »
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We have no idea how this didn't pop up when researching France's Aérotrain but during the 1960's, New York Central was up to its own gee-whiz tricks in the form of the M-497 experimental. Searching for ways to attract passengers in the post-freeway era of dwindling train ridership, Central was investing in several projects, including high speed rail. One of the questions that hung over the prospect was the whether or not the existing rails could handle high speeds. To answer that question, they built a high speed train - on the cheap.
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