News

New FAA Rule Turns Aeroplane Lavatories Into Deadly Traps

Air Worthiness Directive 2011-04-09. That’s the name of the new FAA rule that may kill you one day. It dictates that all emergency oxygen masks should be removed from lavatories in every commercial plane in the United States.


March 1, 2011
Software

Some Pilots Can Now Use IPad Apps Instead Of Paper Maps

Despite all the technological advances made over the years, pilots are still frequently relying on paper maps when it comes to navigation. That’s about to change though.


February 4, 2011
Mobile

Mobile Phones Don’t Crash Aeroplanes

No one wants their plane to crash, and no one wants to cause a scene during a flight. So, diligent passengers that we are, we turn off our gadgets when we’re told to. But no one’s dying if you don’t.


January 7, 2011
Science

Airport Adjusting Runways Because North Magnetic Pole Is Shifting

Did you know that the north magnetic pole is shifting at a rate of 60km per year? Most don’t because it doesn’t affect their lives. Unfortunately for Tampa International Airport it does! They’re in the process of adjusting their runways.


November 24, 2010
Science

SpaceX, You’re Cleared For Reentry

The FAA granted aerospace outfit SpaceX the first-ever commercial licence to reenter spacecrafts to earth from orbit. What it really means, however, is that SpaceX can finally start testing the reentry capabilities of the the Falcon 9 craft.


October 28, 2010
Cars

Subaru-Powered Flying Car Gets FAA Approval

The i-Tec Maverick, a roadworthy dune buggy powered by a Subaru engine, has won the first certification from the Federal Aviation Administration for a flying car. Its first mission: saving the Third World.


October 9, 2010
Gadgets

Your Batteries Could Take Down A Plane

Ready for mass hysteria? Apparently the FAA has acknowledged that aeroplane cargo holds can get hot enough to cause lithium batteries to ignite. And there’s more! There was a large quantity of such batteries on a plane that crashed recently:


June 27, 2010
Cars

FAA Exemption Moves Flying Car Closer To Road-Ready

The folks at Terrafugia have moved the flying car even further into the mainstream this weekend thanks to a weight exemption granted by the FAA.


June 11, 2010
Cars

The FAA Is Looking Into Pilotless Commercial Flights

The FAA wants to bring the aviation industry into the 21st century, and one particularly terrifying area of their research, announced today, is the possibility of commercial planes that fly themselves. What could go wrong besides just about everything?


January 20, 2010
Cars

The Danger Of Hackers Getting Into Aeroplane Flight Computers

As if we didn’t have enough with crotchbombs and the TSA, the FAA is now saying that “[passenger networking]may result in security vulnerabilities” exposing flight systems to hackers. But, how serious is this danger?