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In Photos: Decommissioned Airplanes Provide Shelter for Bangkok's Homeless
In the sprawling suburbs of the Thai capital, between a busy thoroughfare and a pungent canal, more than half a dozen scrapped passenger jets have become makeshift homes for a number of families.
When Astronomers Chased a Total Eclipse in a Concorde
In the 1970s, a small group of astronomers used the first prototype of the Concorde to pursue a total eclipse across the Sahara at twice the speed of sound.
Drones Keep Nearly Hitting Aircraft and We Have No Idea What Would Happen if One Did
Drones nearly hit aircraft in UK airspace 23 times in just six months last year. Pilots say research is urgently needed to see what could happen if they collide, because it could be catastrophic.
360-Degree Bubble Lets You Ride Atop a Plane
Windspeed Technologies' concept canopy puts you in the best seat onboard.
Can Physics Prove If We're Being Lied to About the Downed Russian Jet?
It can at least offer the suggestion that something is amiss.
The Spaceship Engineers Who Build Their Own Planes
When they’re not building futuristic aircraft at the Mojave Air and Space Port, Elliot and Justin test DIY airplanes for the right stuff.
Boeing Says It's Made the Lightest Metal Material in the World
Boeing has created a structure that is 99.99 percent air.
Moonshots for Planes: NASA's Got Out-There Concepts for Aviation Too
"It just might be that it's not feasible, but that's OK."
Rock Climbing, Jet Planes, and the Delicate Art of Technological Redundancy
Why systems fail in unanticipated ways.
Solar-Powered Plane Forced to Land Due to Cloudy Skies on Round-the-World Trip
Solar Impulse 2 will make its bid across the Pacific at a later date.