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One of my favorite things to do in Manhattan is stopping by the real state agencies' windows, to see the homes I will never buy. It's property porn. This is the airplane equivalent. It's the latest and bestest…
February 11 2010, 6:00pm | Comments
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The Unofficial Guide to Flying After the Underwear Bomb [Terror]
The TSA hasn't explained jack. But we found this audio of a pilot explaining the new in-flight security arrangements. Based on that, and what else we know, here's an unofficial guide to travel in the age of the…
December 28 2009, 3:38am | Comments
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This Is How It Feels To Be a U2 Spy Plane Pilot [Airplanes]
I love Top Gear, but when James May gets the opportunity to fly to the edge of space on board a U2 spy plane, my love turns to plain, absolute, complete, overwhelming hate. Bloody good video indeed. The…
August 7 2009, 5:12am | Comments
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The Nazi Stealth Planes That Could Have Dropped a Nuclear Bomb in NYC [Airplanes]
Nazis or aliens or Nazi aliens are back and they have invaded Northrop Grumman's top secret grounds in California, where engineers have been testing the surprising anti-radar capabilities of the Horten 2-29 fighter. The results: It could have…
July 1 2009, 9:20am | Comments
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Guy Builds F-35 Fighter Jet On His Own [Airplanes]
Arthur van Poppel took our Guide to Build Your Own F-35 Lightning II Fighter Jet too seriously and actually built the damn thing. Sure, it is a scaled version and it doesn't come with a demonic helmet, but…
November 2 2008, 8:30pm | Comments
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EA-18G Fighter Jet Growls Enemy Networks Away [Airplanes]
When I first came across this photo I thought it was a new classified starfighter being tested by the Navy and Boeing Phantom Works in a secret underground anechoic chamber in the Moon. Then I realized it had…
October 27 2008, 11:30pm | Comments
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Long Overdue GPS Upgrade Could Save Airlines $10 Billion a Year [GPS]
Technically speaking, you have better navigational capability in your car than the entire airline industry. Why? Because they are still relying on an antiquated WWII era traffic network that often takes aircraft on zigzagging routes towards radar beacons—costing…
October 13 2008, 7:10pm | Comments
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Reminder: Red Bull Air Race Pilots Are Absolutely Nuts [Airplanes]
Maverick, schmaverick. Here's a Red Bull Air Race pilot showing that, to participate in these races, you don't only need to know how to control these perfect flying machines—handcrafted and engineered with the latest technologies—while doing 12 g…
September 24 2008, 3:15pm | Comments
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F-117 Stealth Fighter + Caterpillar Crusher = Pile of Sadness [The End]
The last F-117 stealth fighter was retired a few months ago. Most of the fleet is now stationed in a special retirement village all its own at the Tonopah Test Range in Nevada, where they await their fate.…
September 19 2008, 3:15pm | Comments
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