aeroplanes
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Doubts About The Aeroplane In 1909: ‘Emotion Has Run Away With Reason’
When prominent pilots were dying in the 1900s some people started to wonder if aviation really had a future. French daredevil Leon Delagrange died in early January of 1910, leading magazines like the Literary Digest to have doubts about whether air travel could become a serious means of transportation.
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A Drone Probably Didn’t Collide With A British Airways Jet
Remember how a week ago, British Airways thought that they had collided with a drone? British authorities are speculating that they might have hit something a bit more harmless: a plastic bag.
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A Prototype Of DARPA’s Badass Vertical Take-Off Aircraft Can Already Fly
Earlier this year, DARPA unveiled its latest concept design for a new vertical take-off and landing craft. Now, a working scale prototype has already made its first successful flight.
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Every Aeroplane Needs These Giant In-Flight Entertainment Screens
This is the future of in-flight entertainment according to the aerospace giant Thales. Called Digital Sky, the prototype system provides 21-inch touchscreens that take up a huge swathe of the seat back.