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Obviously, A Bar Made Out Of A 747 Engine Attracts Girls

2:45AM Jesus Diaz | Say whatever you want. It may be naff. It may be tacky. It may not attract buxom women in tiny black dresses. It will make me look like that guy. What. Evah. The Motoart PW-747 Cowling Bar rocks my world. More »
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Boeing Swears Dreamliner Will Fly This Year, Really

7:20AM Jesus Diaz | Do you know that sinking feeling when people tell you they are going to do something again and again and again—and then once more—but they never, ever do it? That’s what I’m feeling right now with the Dreamliner: More »
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The Boeing Dreamliner 787 Could Be The Next Spruce Goose

12:15PM Jack Loftus | The headline takes certain exaggerated liberties, sure, I admit that, but nevertheless today marks the second time in two months that the Boeing 787 Dreamliner has been delayed due to structural failures during the testing process. More »
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Seriously, Is The Boeing Dreamliner EVER Going To Fly?

11:00AM Rosa Golijan | We’ve been following the progress of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner for a long, loooooooooong time, so we’re excited that it’s finally ready to—oh, wait is that wing coming apart? More »
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That’s One Weird—and Huge—Motorhome

2:10AM Jesus Diaz | Actually, it’s a Boeing C-17 fuselage on its way to Seal Beach, California, where it will be used for loading and unloading training. But I would definitely want that as my movable home, even while it’ll be slow: More »
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When Big Toys Break: Boeing’s Dreamliner Delay Explained

12:09AM Jesus Diaz | Everything seemed OK a few days ago, but as you probably know already, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and its orgy room has been delayed once again. aeroplane expert Jon Ostrower explains why their toy broke again. More »
Random Stuff

Couple Says “I Do” In Zero Gravity, Then Leads More Boring Life Together

3:20AM Mark Wilson | It’s not hard to spend $US16,000 (or much, much more) on a wedding. So you might as well get a zero gravity flight out of the deal. More »
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20,500-Gallon Firefighting Boeing 747 Supertanker In Action

7:00AM Jesus Diaz | The fire season has started in half of the world and I wish there were more of these 747 Firefighting Supertankers. They can drop 20,500 gallons of water in one go, as you can see in the video. More »
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Dreamliner Starts Its Engines for the First Time

3:00AM Jesus Diaz | Remember the Boeing 787 Dreamliner? You know, the eternally-delayed wonderplane? Well, rejoice because it has started the engines in a huge puff of smoke. All on its own, which is a first according to Boing: More »
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Boeing Goes The Marvel Route With Naming Of New Stealth Drone

10:00AM Jack Loftus | Boeing’s experimental unmanned “Phantom Ray” drone is scheduled for testing in 2010. Either Boeing is out of military-sounding code names or it, too, is caught up in the comic book craze that’s seized Hollywood. More »