Science

US Air Force’s Experimental Hypersonic Aircraft Disappears Over Pacific Ocean

HAPPENING NOW: I don’t know what the hell is going on with the Falcon Hypersonic Test Vehicle 2, but the Air Force just lost it again. Last year, the first Falcon vanished over the Pacific Ocean, leaving absolutely no trace.


August 11, 2011
News

How An F-16 (Might Have) Avenged The Taliban’s Helicopter Killing

The Pentagon’s got some nice heads to stick on the proverbial pike: CENTOM’s General John Allen claims an F-16 airstrike killed the Taliban RPG gunners who blew up a SEAL-filled helicopter last week. How? The old-fashioned way: huge explosion.


July 18, 2011
Cameras

What Is This?

This is more than a moment captured in time. These are several moments, three to four seconds to be precise, and what they depict is a hellish scene that men far braver than I will ever be experienced over France.


July 11, 2011
Science

World War 2 Bombing Runs Changed The Weather Over England

According to scientists, climate change is real. Humans have, are and will continue to affect this planet’s weather with their CO2 shenanigans. This includes WW2, where there was a demonstrable human-created invention that had a measurable impact on the weather.


July 8, 2011
Geek Out

Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner Almost Here! Stuffed With Hi-Tech

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After three years of delays, the 787 landed in Japan this week for testing ahead of its launch on ANA this August or September. And as you’ll see in this video, there’s lots to like: each passenger gets access to a power outlet, USB port, iPod connector and touchscreen entertainment. Plus, it’ll have fancy Japanese-style toilets that spray your butt.


June 18, 2011
Geek Out

A Hyper-Detailed 3D Map Of NYC, Made By Laser Airplanes

New York is fairly forward-thinking when it comes to energy innovation, but it’s pretty terrible when it comes to solar. City College of New York wants to change that, so they created an interactive solar map of the city using laser airplanes.


May 20, 2011
Geek Out

Drug Smugglers Flying High On Ultralights

Drug laws are stupid. You can’t stop people from using drugs, or smuggling them into the country. And now, in addition to overground, underground, and aquatic crossings, smugglers are flying ultralights to ferry pot over the U.S.-Mexico border.


April 18, 2011
Geek Out

FlyNano Single-Seater Aircraft Requires Death Wish, But No Pilot’s License

Fun fact I learned of this morning: To skirt the annoying “pilot’s license” thing that’s typically required to take a potentially deadly craft into the wild blue yonder, just build something that’s super-light and does not qualify as a plane.


March 30, 2011
News

Why Are Spectres And Warthogs Attacking Gaddafi’s Forces Now?

In case you had any doubts about where the war in Libya is going, the Pentagon has confirmed today that two new weapons are now part of the coalition forces: the A-10 Warthog and the AC-130 Spectre.


March 9, 2011
Entertainment

The History Of Qantas Documentary Has Some Seriously Amazing Footage

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To celebrate Qantas’ 90th anniversary last year, boutique film production company The Film Bakery created a documentary tracking six of the most pivotal aircraft in the airline’s history called “From the Outback to the World”. Some of the footage they found is unbelievable!