aeroplanes
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Boeing’s New 737 MAX Is About To Make Flying A Little Less Horrible
Two incremental but important changes — wider seats and redesigned bins — have been announced for Boeing’s new 737 MAX, which will take to the skies in 2017. This isn’t just about passenger comfort either. The changes are also intended to make flying a lot more affordable.
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Here’s Why A Single Aeroplane Seat Can Cost Airlines $300,000
Massagers! Sliding doors! Airbags! THE AMENITIES ALONE! The space race between airlines to design fancier first class and business class seats is well-known. But all that luxury comes at a price to the airlines — a price that is, oh, more than the average cost of a home in the United States.
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Watch A B-2 Bomber Refuel And Then Make Its Fuel Receptacle Disappear
Video: Damn, that thing really is stealth. This video shows how the B-2 stealth bomber refuels and rotates its fuel receptacle so that it can maintain its stealth. You see the receptacle in clear view when it’s ready for fuel but after it’s all filled up, it’s gone and the whole plane is back to…
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Just The Blue Angels Doing Their Awesomeness
Briefly: Excuse me for putting up another aerobatic shot this week, but I couldn’t resist this image posted by the US Navy. Their position in the sky seems counterintuitive, yet it is perfectly normal for them.