aviation
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America’s Southwest Airlines Says ‘Firewall Failure’ Temporarily Grounded Planes
The flying punching bag that is Southwest Airlines once again had to temporarily cancel flights due to computer issues. Mid-morning on Tuesday in the U.S., Southwest said it halted operations at some airports due to “intermittent technology issues.” The company wrote on Twitter that it was working to get things operational again after users complained…
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How Do You Mount a Boeing 747 to the Roof of a Museum? Very Carefully
The Technik Museum Speyer had to get its Boeing 747 to its location 96kms from the nearest airport.
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This Weird Australian Drone Is a Tailsitter Biplane That Can Launch From a Helipad
Nearly 120 years into the history of modern flight, I did not expect biplanes to make a comeback in drone form. Yet the STRIX, from the Australian wing of defence giant BAE Systems, is exactly that. What’s more, this odd duck of a biplane drone is a tailsitter, resting on its wheels at an angle…
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Russian Jet Caused U.S. Drone to Crash Into the Black Sea, Military Says
A Russian Su-27 aircraft struck part of an unmanned, U.S. drone over the Black Sea, causing the MQ-9 aircraft to crash into the water, the U.S. military claimed in a statement published Tuesday afternoon.