Tag Archives: Airplanes
By Jeff Belanger - January 7, 2014
Royal Air Force jets are using 3D printed parts
The UK's Royal Air Force (RAF) has recently started to use parts in their Tornado fighter planes that have been made using a 3D printer. It was in late December that they tested out the 3D printed components in a series of ...
By Jeff Belanger - December 15, 2013
FCC wants to allow in-flight calls… but USDOT wants to ban them due to annoyance
Just as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is considering allowing the use of cell phones on airplanes, the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) is considering banning in-flight calls. The ban is being considered beca...
By hamza - November 28, 2013
Introducing remote-controlled paper airplanes. Yep.
One thing that is really mesmerizing about the 21st century is the immersion of life in technology. Things that had to be independently operated in the past can now be controlled by a few buttons and circuit boards. As a result, ...
By Denise - November 25, 2013
FCC is considering lifting cell phone ban on airplanes
It's not news that in recent weeks the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has lifted the ban on most electronic devices during take-off and landing. While the FAA now allows tablets and e-readers to be used throughout the enti...
By Jeff Belanger - November 17, 2013
You can now use 3G and 4G LTE while flying in Europe
The European Commission has just decided that they will allow the use of 3G and 4G networks vis-a-vis mobile devices during flights. This goes above and beyond the ability to use electronic devices during takeoff and landing R...
By hamza - November 7, 2013
Lockheed Martin is developing Mach 6 capable SR-72, the fastest airplane in the world
Lockheed Martin is one of the giants in the U.S air industry. It has manufactured one of the best airplanes for the U.S Air Force, and at present, the crown of having manufactured the most advanced jet fight in current use, F-22 ...
By Denise - November 4, 2013
JetBlue, Delta first airlines to allow use of electronic devices during takeoff and landing
Earlier this week the Federal Avionics Administration (FAA) announced that it was changing the policy regarding whether or not you had to shut your cell phone off prior to take off and landing. No longer do we have to power down j...
By Vamien McKalin - October 4, 2013
Wi-Fi in airplanes is safe to use during takeoff and landing, according to FAA panel
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the U.S. has been doing the rounds on trying to loosen the type of electronics that can be used while in-flight. Recently an FAA panel recommended to allow flyers to use their smartpho...
By Enrique Manalang - September 27, 2013
Boeing turns F-16 fighter jets into unmanned drones
Boeing and the US Air Force have tested F-16 fighter jets (which have been retired from the Air Force and used for research, such as this) without any pilots in the cockpit. The aircraft were basically turned into drones that wer...
By Vamien McKalin - September 15, 2013
Always wanted to purchase an airplane? Now you can buy one off the Internet from China's Alibaba
Gone are the days when an online retailer only sells consumer products such as electronics and clothes. Let us welcome the age where anyone will have the ability to purchase an airplane via the Internet, or to be more specificall...
By Vamien McKalin - August 14, 2013
The Brits lied to us: carrots don't let you see in the dark
When we were growing up back in the days, our parents or guardians usually claim if we eat lots of carrots, our eye sight would magically improve so much we could see in the dark. I thought this was true for a while, until I grew...
By William E. - July 30, 2013
Forget open source software, this is an open source airplane and it costs just $15,000 to build
An open source airplane is being developed in Canada and it could possibly cost as little as $15,000. The Maker Plane team plans to develop an airplane classified as a light sport aircraft which, in addition to being affordable, ...
By Ashraf - April 11, 2013
Hacker develops Android app that can hijack airplanes
Hugo Teso is a security researcher at N.Runs, a Germany-based IT consultancy firm. He is also a licensed commercial pilot. So he did what any other regular person would do with two seemingly unrelated interests: use one to exploi...
By Ashraf - January 21, 2013
These are the airplanes of the future [Amazing Photo of the Day]
How many dotTechies are airplane enthusiasts? (I am not.) If you are, then you probably know about the evolution of airplanes, aka how airplanes have changed since they were first invented by Orville and Wilbur Wright on December ...