The man who fully marketed the character of Bozo the Clown died today at age 83. Here is the full story from CNN. I got to see a number of shows produced live at WGN-TV, and that character in the hands of talented performers really got the kids going. It was a beautiful thing. Thanks [...]
See the sky in a plane. When I got my first BMW a few years ago, I had to run out and buy more lights for my apartment because my car was better lit than my livingroom. So it’s no surprise that BMW is helping Airbus with lighting.
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So he steps out of a plane, into free fall, opens his wings to glide a bit and then fires up the jet engines on his back and voom! I’m not sure there’s a real world application for this, but it is very cool to see that someone has managed to fly with wings strapped [...]
Step into the most modern “front office” available on a jetliner today. See the 360° view of an A380 flight test aircraft’s cockpit. Very cool.
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Build a tank out of balloons. Why not? Ah the irony!
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OK, this a beautiful video and though this looks smooth, these are some really tight moves.
This cool image was created by the photo/video artist Homato. I’d hate to be the ATC person at this place.
Kids, don’t try this at home. Amazing that these guys can nail landings like this.
For most people, it’s enough to see their paper plane fly for a few feet. The Japanese, however, want to send one 240 miles. . .through space. Cool!
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This is a nice summary of the two leading contenders in the glass panel cockpit battle. I’ve been usig one, so it was nice to learn more about the other.
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