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Paper manuals and 1960s design: Why the Boeing 737 MAX is 'not a good airplane for the current environment'

Paper manuals and 1960s design: Why the Boeing 737 MAX is 'not a good airplane for the current environment' New York Times report on the 737 MAX republished in the Brisbane Times. "Some engineers were frustrated they would have to...

Posted by Michael Bates on April 10, 2019 1:25 AM

Experts sound alarm as biometric data from driver's licences added to government database - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Experts sound alarm as biometric data from driver's licences added to government database - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) This report from Australia illustrates what Real ID is all about. Worries about your ability to get on an airplane was...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 14, 2018 8:38 PM

Surely you can't be serious: An oral history of Airplane! · The A.V. Club

Surely you can't be serious: An oral history of Airplane! · The A.V. Club On the 35th anniversary of the cult classic, the A. V. Club talks to the film's producers and writers and as many stars as they could...

Posted by Michael Bates on April 22, 2015 5:59 PM

What's Wrong With This Picture? « Ambiance

What's Wrong With This Picture? « Ambiance Via Dustbury. I'm reminded of the Red Dwarf novel Better Than Life. "Matter is a corrective. Matter exerts a resistance, a counterforce, like wood to a carving knife or water to a ship's...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 21, 2013 5:36 PM

High fliers: 5 great paper airplane designs | Games Blog - Yahoo! Games

High fliers: 5 great paper airplane designs | Games Blog - Yahoo! Games The Record Holder, the Sabretooth, the Cobra, the Arrow, and the Spirit, with YouTube demonstrations of how to make each one....

Posted by Michael Bates on August 30, 2011 5:46 PM

Airline Seating Charts - Best Airplane Seats - SeatGuru

Airline Seating Charts - Best Airplane Seats - SeatGuru Travelers' advice on pros and cons of each seat on just about every kind of commercial passenger airplane -- where you'll find extra legroom, under-seat obstructions, power ports, too-narrow armrests, etc....

Posted by Michael Bates on April 1, 2009 1:48 AM

Military Airplanes and UFOs -- U-2, B-2 Spirit and Nighthawk UFO Links - Popular Mechanics

Military Airplanes and UFOs -- U-2, B-2 Spirit and Nighthawk UFO Links - Popular Mechanics The aircraft most often mistaken for flying saucers. (Via Joe Kelley.)...

Posted by Michael Bates on February 20, 2009 6:26 PM

flightglobal.com: PICTURE: Boeing installs laser weapon on C-130

flightglobal.com: flightglobal.com: PICTURE: Boeing installs laser weapon on C-130 Cool. A propeller-driven airplane with a laser weapon....

Posted by Michael Bates on December 11, 2007 11:31 PM