Category: Technology
She Loves To Fly Naked
An attractive, completely nude woman decides to take to the skies and enjoy the scenery.
What You Need To Know About Drones
FAA estimates 7 million drones to be buzzing around in the airspace system by 2030. As a pilot, there are understandable concerns about what it means to have so many people sharing the same airspace.
27 Things You Didn’t Know About Air Force One
There are a lot of things you don’t know about Air Force One. While you may have thought this airplane was cool based on the Harrison Ford movie or by virtue of being the United States presidential plane…
Former NASA Engineer Builds World’s Largest Functional NERF Gun
You know what our childhood NERF battles were missing? Accurate separation of duties. Everyone either had a “machine gun” or…
How Many Star Trek Technologies Are Here Today?
“Beam me up Scotty!”
Star Trek recently celebrated its 50th anniversary, and the logical way for us to celebrate this milestone is to have a quick glance at the impact this franchise has had and continues to have on science and technology.
Teenager, 19, One Of Youngest Ever Airline Pilots
A teenager has become one of the UK’s youngest ever airline pilots. Luke Elsworth, 19, was offered a job with easyJet after taking one of the fastest possible routes to becoming qualified…
How does the control joystick in Airbus aircraft work?
Are you a fan of the Space Shuttle? There are a lot of misconceptions about this sidestick, mainly by hardline Boeing fans who just don’t want to let go of that huge misfit between their legs…
Guy straps into falling helicopter to prove Neil deGrasse Tyson wrong
There aren’t many people who’d strap themselves into a plummeting helicopter voluntarily, but apparently when you really, really love science, you’ve got to do whatever it takes to demonstrate the laws of physics.
Or, at least, that’s Destin’s excuse over at YouTube channel Smarter Every Day, as he puts his life on the line, all to prove Neil deGrasse Tyson wrong…
LA Speed Story, World’s Fastest Aircraft Hitting Mach 3
This may be the single greatest aviation story ever told, it’s about the iconic SR-71 Blackbird whose full operating specs are still classified to this day. The story, from the now out-of-print book Sled Driver by former SR-71 jockey Brian Shul (available used on Amazon for just $700). Here’s the ultimate aviation troll…
11 Highest Paying Countries for Pilots
An airline pilot is one of the most in-demand jobs currently in the world, as evidenced by the 11 highest paying countries for pilots. Becoming a pilot is no easy feat. It requires nerves of steel, as you are in charge of a large piece of metal flying thousands of feet…