Why The Boeing 787 Doesn't Have Winglets
The 787's distinct wing profile skips the usual efficiency-boosting upturned tips, but why?
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Ever Heard A Barking Noise On An Airbus Plane? Here's What It Is
If you hear a barking noise on an Airbus plane, it could be a service dog. But if it's not, there's no need to fret. We know what it really is.
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Why Boeing Retired Its Iconic C-17 Globemaster III
Boeing's massive C-17 Globemaster III is still flying around the world, and Boeing may make more of them. But why did it kill the C-17 in the first place?
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Here's How Much Horsepower Boeing's T50 Engines Can Have
Boeing has made generations of T50 turboshaft engines, and they've been installed in all kinds of places. Here's how much horsepower those engines can have.
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Scientists Find New Way To Power Your Next Flight With Rotten Food
The banana peel rotting in your trash right now just might save the planet, if we can just find a way to turn it into jet fuel on the cheap.
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Air India Crash Investigation Honing In On The Cockpit's Engine Fuel Control Switches
Investigators have hinted that pilot error will likely be deemed the cause of the disaster, with a focus on the engine fuel control switches.
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Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Electra 10E May Have Been Found Under The Waters Of This Uninhabited Island
The university where Amelia Earhart taught is going to find out if her legendary plane is sitting at the bottom of the ocean near her likely final resting place.
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Air Force Halts SpaceX Hypersonic Cargo Rocket Tests To Save Seabirds From Potential Blasts
The U.S. Air Force announced last Thursday that it's suspending plans for testing hypersonic rocket delivery systems on a remote Pacific atoll.
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China Resurrects A Soviet Water-Skimming Plane Design In Secret
China appears to have built a new prototype of a mostly ignored military aircraft; a Wing-in-Ground Effect (WIG) plane.
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Shoes Stay On: TSA Is Considering Dumping Flying's Most Annoying Rule
The awkward shuffle of taking off your shoes to put them through an X-ray scanner at airport security may be finally over.
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Air India Was Caught Faking Safety Records Even Before The 787 Crash
Air India Express has been accused of falsifying safety records weeks before before a deadly Boeing 787 crash killed over 200 people.
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Russian Passenger Planes Are Nearly Doubling In Price As Sanctions Take Their Toll
Airliners made in Russia are skyrocketing in price, sometimes nearly doubling, as Western sanctions imposed in response to the Ukraine War continue to bite.
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What It Takes To Get To An Antarctic Research Station More Remote Than The International Space Station
You may think your commute is brutal, but what does it take to get to your job at the most remote place on Earth?
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The Absolutely Wild Horsepower Numbers Behind Your Next Flight
Converting thrust to horsepower takes some math, but the results are pretty astounding. Here are the staggering power figures propelling you through the sky.
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Why Are Boeing 737 Engine Casings Flat On The Bottom?
There's something unique about the Boeing 737: the flat-bottomed casings on its engines. So why do the 737's engine casings have this odd design?
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Money Dropped From Helicopter Over Funeral Of Detroit Car Wash Owner
The sons of a Detroit car wash owner paid tribute to their father by showering his funeral with rose petals and cold hard cash dropped from a helicopter.
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Snake On Plane Delays Flight, And Of Course, It Was In Australia
A snake on a plane? That's going to be a no from most people, including the folks on this Virgin Atlantic flight.
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Claims Cannibal Ate Himself On Deportation Flight
Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem spun up fear around immigrants by telling the story of a cannibal who began to eat himself on a deportation flight
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Plane Dives From 36,000 To 10,000 Feet In Just 10 Minutes
Passengers had a wild ride on a Spring Airlines Japan flight that appears to have suffered from a cabin pressurization issue on Monday evening.
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Drone Offers Faygo, Death To Bank Robbery Suspect
A frosty Faygo Red Pop is tempting on a hot summer evening but that temptation brought a fatal end to a bank hostage situation in Saginaw Township, Michigan.
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Iran Was The Last Country Flying The F-14 Tomcat, Here's Why
Despite their "Top Gun" fame, the United States decommissioned the last of its F-14 Tomcats in 2006. But Iran had them, and kept flying them. Here's why.
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The Boeing 747 Still Uses Floppy Disks For Software Updates: Here's Why
It may seem incredible, but the giant Boeing 747 is still using the old-fashioned floppy disk to update its software. And it's unlikely to change. Here's why.
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United Airlines Quietly Turned Off Starlink Wi-Fi On All Regional Flights, Here's Why
United Airlines has run, or should we say flown, into issues with its Starlink Wi-Fi. In fact, it's turned it off on all regional flights. Here's why.
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Why You Can't Use A Boeing 737's Rear Exits In A Water Landing
If the plane you're in lands in the water, you'll want to use every available exit to scramble out. But you can't use a Boeing 737's rear exits. Here's why.
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Hawaiian Airlines Hit By Cyberattack, The Latest In A String
Cyberattacks against commercial aviation are on the rise generally.
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Which US Airlines Have The Largest Boeing Fleets?
Given the problems with Boeing airplanes over the last few years, you may be trying to avoid them. These airlines fly the largest numbers of Boeing planes.
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Lockheed's Infamous Skunk Works Actually Tested Metal That Was Part Of A UFO Con Job
Lockheed Martin's supersecret lab that developed stealth technology wound up getting a mysterious, possibly extraterrestrial metal fragment from the military.
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