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Windowless Airplanes: The Future of Flight?
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A Boston-based company plans to manufacture a supersonic business jet that will replace windows with video screens.
What Does Airplane Mode Do? And Can It Save Battery Life?
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Why do flight attendants instruct us to turn our mobile devices on airplane mode before takeoff? And what does airplane mode even do?
Do Smartphones Really Charge Faster in Airplane Mode?
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Smartphones stop talking to satellites and cell phone networks when put in airplane mode. Does that make them charge fatster?
'Pilot's Glory': Why a Rainbow Encircles an Airplane Shadow on Clouds
Very specific atmospheric conditions and just the right perspective are necessary to see the phenomenon.
Guy Who Set the Paper Airplane World Record Shows How It's Done
Paper airplanes are much more than child's play.
How Do Airplanes Get Inflight WiFi and Live TV?
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Ever sat on an airplane and wondered how your laptop works at 30,000 feet?
Airplanes: Can You Name the Equipment From an Image?
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Let's face it -- a giant metal tube hurtling through the sky at hundreds of miles per hour is pretty wild when you stop to think about it, but millions of people fly each year thanks to the wonders of this technology. Think you can name all the parts and equipment involved? Prove it with this quiz.
Airplane Seat Cushions: Stealthy Fart Filters of the Future?
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There are so many tweaks we wish airlines would implement, especially if future seat configurations mean stacking passengers with butts suspended above heads.
Aviones: ¿Puedes nombrar el equipo a partir de una imagen?
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Enfrentémoslo: un cilindro gigante de metal que va a toda velocidad por los cielos a cientos de kilómetros por hora es algo bastante loco cuando te detienes a pensarlo, pero millones de personas vuelan todos los años gracias a la maravilla de esta tecnología. ¿Crees que puedes nombrar todas las partes y equipo involucrado? Demuéstralo con este quiz.
If Cars Have Shoulder Seat Belts, Why Not Airplanes?
Commercial flight is extremely safe. But could it be even safer if airplanes had shoulder harnesses instead of lap belts?