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Watch A Firefighting Airtanker Rain Red Death On A Ford Expedition
Forest fires are getting bigger, thanks to climate change, and when it comes to fighting forest fires, bigger fires require bigger planes. This training video was released during the height of the destructive 2019 fire season by folks who know a thing or two about big fires and fighting them: the California Department of Forestry…
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West Germany’s Cold War-Era Hovering Jet Transport Just Couldn’t Cut It
West Germany did its best to introduce a jet transport that could take off and land within its own footprint. They called it the Dornier Do 31. It never ultimately made it, but damn was it a good shot.
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The First Aeroplane To Fly In England Was Absolutely Ridiculous Looking
Most of us can roughly picture what the first real powered aircraft, the Wright Flyer, looked like: two big parallel and rectangular wings, held in a flimsy-looking structure of wire and slats that held a prone Wright brother and an engine with a propeller. It’s general look sort of makes inherent sense when we think…
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Man Reacts Like Giant Idiot Toddler To Reclining Aeroplane Seat
Here’s a quick reminder for those of you who haven’t checked in with the realities of air travel in a while: aeroplane seats are designed to recline. I’m not saying that means you should recline or that it’s the ethical thing to do (personally, I don’t) but they can and people do and it’s just…