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F-35: Looking at most expensive weapons system ever
60 Minutes gets an inside look at what makes the $400 billion F-35 Joint Strike Fighter the most expensive weapons system in history
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Flying the world's fastest plane: Behind the stick of the SR-71
Spencer Hall interviews former SR-71 Blackbird pilot Rick McCrary about what it's like to fly the world's fastest plane. Spoiler: It's terrifying.
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Boeing reports wing cracks on 787 Dreamliners in production
Boeing Co said on Friday that "hairline cracks" had been discovered in the wings of about 40 787 Dreamliners that are in production, marking another setback for the company's newest jet. The cracks have not been found on planes that are in use by airlines and therefore posed no safety risk, Boeing said, adding the problem also will not alter Boeing's plans to deliver 110 787s this year.
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Malaysia Airlines: experts surprised at disappearance of 'very safe' Boeing 777
Aviation experts have expressed surprise at the sudden loss of contact with the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777, which has an almost flawless safety record. Mohan Ranganathan, an aviation safety consultant who serves on India’s Civil Aviation Safety Advisory Committee, said it was “very, very rare” for an aircraft to lose contact completely without any previous indication of problems.
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Search boat reports debris possibly from missing Malaysia plane
A Singaporean vessel participating in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane has informed Vietnamese authorities that it has found some “suspicious objects” that may be from the missing aircraft, Vietnamese media said Sunday afternoon.
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Missing Malaysia Airlines Plane Remains Mystery
Investigators say a yellow object seen floating in the sea is not a life raft from the Malaysia Airlines plane that disappeared with 239 people on board. The reported sighting, made by the crew of a Vietnamese jet around 90 miles southwest of Tho Chu island, was another false alert for the teams of rescuers searching for flight MH370.
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Gogo plans to release an app that lets travelers call and text during flights
Those who travel frequently know the woes that come from flying 35,000 feet in the air. While some airlines provide in-flight internet and other communication services, travelers are often faced with the consequence of not being able to receive calls or text during their flight. In-flight internet company 'Gogo' may soon have the answer: they plan to launch an app which allows you to make calls and even text while in the air.
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The greatest plane mysteries
The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is not the first airborne drama that has raised more questions than answers. Did the jet disintegrate on its own? Did a bomb blow it up? Was it hijacked? For now, the answers are lost at sea. Here are some of the biggest past mysteries involving plane crashes and disappearances
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Inside the Nearly Impossible Task of Finding an Airplane in the Ocean
Two-thirds of the planet is covered with water, which makes finding something lost at sea an imposing task. Four days after Malayasia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared enroute to Bejing, search and rescue vessels scouring the region have found no trace of the airliner or the 239 people aboard.
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Could The Malaysia Airlines Missing Jet Be An Act Of Piracy?
The associated press has reported that some U.S. investigators are now looking into the possibility of the jet’s disappearance being an act of piracy. Based on this theory, the investigators are now looking into whether the flight deck was compromised and if the plane may have landed somewhere rather than crashed.
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Malaysia leader: Plane's disappearance was deliberate
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said Saturday that missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 was diverted due to “deliberate action” by either a passenger or crew member.
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Malaysian authorities examine pilot’s flight simulator
Police search the homes of the pilots as the Malaysian prime minister says the plane’s disappearance was “deliberate.”
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Questions remain as India continues search
On a day when the hijack theory on the mysterious disappearance of Beijing-bound Malaysian flight MH370 with 239 passengers on board gained considerable traction, Indian forces intensified the search of the seas abutting the east coast and the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago for wreckage of the jet, but without any result.
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Another plane like Malaysia Airlines flight 370 vanished with GPS tracking
IN an age of constant information, the missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370 has been dubbed the biggest mystery in aviation history. A plane of its size has never dropped out of the sky. Or has it?
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Questions Over Absence of Cellphone Calls From Missing Flight’s Passengers
When hijackers took control of four airplanes on Sept. 11, 2001, and sent them hurtling low across the countryside toward New York and Washington, frantic passengers and flight attendants turned on cellphones and air phones and began making calls to loved ones, airline managers and the authorities. But when Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 did a wide U-turn in the middle of the night over the Gulf of Thailand, there was apparently silence
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Malaysia 370, Day 10: One Fanciful Hypothesis, and Another That Begins to Make Sense
I rejoin the Internet after a day away to find no additional hard evidence about the fate of Malaysia Air flight 370, but a number of new rumors and possibilities.
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Buddha's World of the Arts and Beyond: After Flight MH370 is Found, What Happens Next? (Op-Ed)By Geoffrey DellDate: 20 March 2014 Time: 07:53 PM ET
Showcase of my artistic talents plus, articles about conspiracy theories, news, health matters, and more!!
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The extreme tests planes go through before taking off
To ensure safety, modern airliners go through exhaustive testing – from bending the wings at alarming angles to shooting chickens at the cockpit.
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MH370’s Pilots Behaved As They Should in an Emergency, Not as Sinister Killers
New information shows the aircrew was trying to bring the Boeing 777 to safety, not commit mass murder as the Malaysian government implied.
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Thai satellite detects 300 floating objects near search area for MH370
A Thai satellite has detected 300 floating objects in the Indian Ocean, about 200 kilometres from the international search area for the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370. Mr Anond Snidvongs, executive director of Geo Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency, said that Thaichote satellite or Thailand Earth Observation Satellite, has recorded the objects, ranging from two to 15 metres, about 200 kilometres south-west of where the ill-fated flight is thought to have come down.
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