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  • King Charles’ Coronation Coach Is Aluminum and Has a Hydraulic Suspension

    King Charles’ Coronation Coach Is Aluminum and Has a Hydraulic Suspension

    Seventy years after Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation, the coronation of King Charles III was always bound to be a different ceremony. For example, the advancements in transport technology have been unbelievable. Britain had co-developed a supersonic passenger airline with France, and the Concorde was retired after 27 years in service. The monarch, though, will still be…


  • 11 of the Weirdest X-Plane Designs

    11 of the Weirdest X-Plane Designs

    X-planes are a class of experimental aircraft designed to test and demonstrate new innovations in flight — some were created for NASA, others for DARPA or the U.S. military. The first X-plane, X-1, was flown by Chuck Yeager in the 1940s and was the first craft to fly faster than the speed of sound. Over…