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Visualization of the World’s Air Traffic – Unbelievable
This comes in courtesy of Robert Heron. It’s a fascinating animation of the world’s air-traffic. I cannot believe how much air traffic takes place over the US and during any given day, I don’t think I really ever see an airplane in the sky or hear one.
Continue reading...Scramjet Engine Technology “Nearing” Launch
Friday, December 14, 2007
Popular Science has a technically-awesome article on scramjet technology getting closer and closer to deployment in military aircraft. The “technically awesome” part comes from what exactly a “scramjet” engine is, and how it works. Existing jet airplane engines are based around turbines moving air through an engine as fast as possible with turning blades. The problem [...]
Continue reading...Airbus A380 Gets Bunk Beds
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Thank god this is finally getting done. Looks like the Airbus A380 is going to get triple-decker bunk beds for folks that want to sleep while they fly. Hopefully this is a trend to replace all seating with bunk beds, which will only make travelling easier and easier for folks, helping to compensate for the [...]
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Friday, December 12, 2008
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