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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Both GameStop And Love's Truck Stop Feature In Massive $1.4 Million Nintendo Switch 2 Heist
More than 2,800 Nintendo Switch 2 consoles were stolen from a tractor trailer at some point between Washington and Colorado.
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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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Flight Forced On 8-Hour Detour After Missing Munich Airport Curfew By 10 Seconds
The flight was forced to land at a diversion airport 233 miles away and passengers didn't reach their destination until the next day after traveling all night.
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Missing Bolts Were Thrown Away In Boeing 737 Max Door Plug Blowout, Says NTSB
The agency didn't pull punches in laying blame on the aerospace giant.
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Norwegian Tourist Detained By ICE Then Sent Home From Newark Airport For Having Bald JD Vance Meme On His Phone
Before being sent back to Norway, the tourist was strip-searched, fingerprinted, had his blood taken and was left in holding for five hours.
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NYC's Upset Election Was Drawn Along An Odd Line: Car Ownership
Car ownership and transit ridership serve as a shorthand for someone's entire living situation — and, apparently, their politics.
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Boeing Didn't Sell Very Many Planes At The Paris Air Show, And That's Okay
The Paris Air Show recently wrapped up, and Boeing didn't have very much to show for it.
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Why The Boeing 737 Flies With Its Wheels Exposed
Most planes fly with their landing gear and wheels fully retracted, but Boeing's 737 still has its wheels exposed when it's aloft. Here's why.
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Amsterdam's Parking Situation Is On A Whole Other Level
While a minority of people own cars, bikes actually outnumber the population of Amsterdam.
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Why The Aviation Industry Abandoned Tri-Jet Commercial Planes
The three-jet-engine plane was a common sight in the skies for decades, and then it wasn't. What led to the rise and fall of the tri-jet commercial plane?
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Boeing Demonstrates The Potential Of MQ-28 Drone Fighter Jets For Paris Air Show
Boeing has flown a first-ever demonstration of an in-air pilot commanding multiple drone fighter jets.
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Pilot Takes Failing Turboprop Plane For Crash Landing Atop Hangar
First responders pulled two people out of a plane that crashed on a hangar's roof at a small public airport outside Kansas City on Monday.
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President Trump Says He's Pulling Federal Funding From Active California High Speed Rail Project
At worst, the project has doubled its projected costs.
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These Airlines Would Be Hardest Hit By A Boeing 787 Grounding
If the FAA does put safety first and decides to ground the Dreamliner, nearly 1,120 Boeing planes would be taken out of service.
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