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  Massive NASA-funded airship prototype takes off for the first time

  By Kimber Streams on January 30, 2013 05:46 pm + 43 comments

  Earlier this month, Aeroscraft — a 36,000-pound airship prototype — successfully lifted off for Continue reading…

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  Is the 787 Dreamliner a lemon?

  By Chris Ziegler on January 17, 2013 01:15 pm + 208 comments

  Yesterday's decision by the Federal Aviation Administration to ground all US-based Boeing 787s — Continue reading…

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  Boeing 787 Dreamliner hits problems after launch

  By Sam Byford on January 16, 2013 07:47 pm

  Boeing's 787 Dreamliner has finally come into service in Japan, the US, and elsewhere. The light Continue reading…

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  Learn how to fly a U-2 spy plane with the CIA's declassified manual

  By Ben Kersey on January 8, 2013 10:44 pm + 5 comments

  Have you ever wanted to learn how to fly a Lockheed U-2 spy plane? Now’s your can. Jalopnik has Continue reading…

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  Do the FAA's rules make flying with electronic devices more dangerous?

  By T.C. Sottek on December 30, 2012 01:35 pm + 103 comments

  Nick Bilton at The New York Times writes that the Federal Aviation Administration's controversial Continue reading…

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  Quantum imaging could be the end of radar jamming

  By Aaron Souppouris on December 14, 2012 04:41 am + 52 comments

  Physicists have used quantum mechanics to create an unjammable imaging system that could be used in Continue reading…

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  Dreamliner's emergency landing is just the latest Boeing 787 issue

  By Ben Kersey on December 5, 2012 06:22 am + 52 comments

  A United Boeing 787 Dreamliner was forced to perform an emergency landing yesterday following Continue reading…

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  Boeing X-48C's first flight showcases fuel-efficient aircraft design

  By Andrew Webster on August 8, 2012 06:02 am + 39 comments

  The Boeing X-48C took its very first flight on Tuesday morning as part of a NASA project exploring Continue reading…

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  Delta adding Wi-Fi to international flights in 2013

  By Andrew Webster on June 29, 2012 02:24 pm + 12 comments

  Starting early next year, Delta will be adding in-flight Wi-Fi to its long-haul international Continue reading…

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  Gamera II human-powered helicopter breaks flight record, falls short of 60-second goal

  By Chris Welch on June 24, 2012 03:11 am + 21 comments

  Students from the Clark School of Engineering at University of Maryland made history with their Continue reading…