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The Most Absurd And Weird Airplanes

By: Eva Huang, Journalist

Have you ever heard of these weird and wacky aircrafts? These quirky aircrafts have interesting stories to them too.

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Jet Engines

By: Cesar Marin, Journalist

There are 4 parts of turban engines. The fan is the first part of the turbofan that you can see in front of the jet.

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The Path to Making the First Airplane

By: Josslyn Wellck, Journalist

The dream of human flight most likely began with observing birds soaring through the sky. For ages, however, progress was delayed by attempts to design aircraft that simulated the beating of a bird’s...

106-Million-Year-Old Footprints Reveal Dinosaurs Used Their Wings To Run Faster Not Fly

By: Miles Kowalewski, Journilist

An an exciting discovery, researchers have dug into a 106-million-year-old dinosaur footprint, revealing that these prehistoric giants used wing-assisted running to boost their speed.

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How Airplanes Were Used to Change the World

By: Kaden Brock, Journalist

The ability to fly lit a spark of hope and inspiration in scientists who wished to gain space travel. Wernher von Braun was the creator behind the ideas of the Apollo space missions and the mastermind behind it. He studied aeronautics with a dream to one day reach the stars.

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How Drones have Changed Warfare

By: Rory Peterson, Journalist

When you think of war, what do you think of? Maybe, massive fast-paced tank battles, or slow slogs over a few miles of territory? Well, as Russia's Invasion of Ukraine progresses, these ideas of how war works are becoming increasingly outdated.

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Boeing’s Starliner Set To Launch Soon

By: Rory Peterson, Journalist

Boeing's Starliner is finally launching with crew to the International Space Station, after several delays and a failed mission. It will launch to the ISS on June 1st, with two crewmembers, Barry "Butch" Wilmore, and Suni Williams, both are former U.S. Navy test pilots.

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Indian Brothers Build Car-Copter

By: Gary Taylor, Journalist

Ishwardin Prajapati and Parmeshwardin Prajapati, two Indian brothers from Uttar Pradesh, India, transformed their Suzuki Wagon R into a helicopter-like vehicle. They purchased the car for 100,000 rupees (about $1,300) and made extensive modifications over several weeks in their makeshift workshop.

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Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571

By: Tiger Deng, Journalist

Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashed in the Andes mountains on October 13, 1972. The crash and the resulting 72-day ordeal of the survivors led to the deaths of 29 of the 45 people on board, until two survivors hiked out of the mountains and were able to find help.

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The F15 EX

By: Gary Taylor, Journalist

The F-15EX, also known as the eagle 2, is a next generation fighter aircraft being made boeing for the US air force. The F-15EX is the latest version of the F-15 Mission Design Series and is an upgraded version of the fourth generation F-15 fighter jet.

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NASA’s Ingenuity Finally Retires After 72 Flights

By: Andrei Daquioag, Journalist

On January 18th, 2024, NASA's infamous Ingenuity mars helicopter was discovered to have a broken rotor blade, making Ingenuity unusable. Bill Nelson, NASA administrator, states: "Ingenuity, the 'little helicopter that could'—and it kept saying, 'I think I can, I think I can'—well, it has now taken its last flight on Mars".

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B-1B Lancer Bomber

By: Benjamin Plowgian, Journalist

The B-1B Lancer bomber has the largest internal payload of any bomber, despite being developed in 1986. It is highly versatile, and is capable of reaching speeds upwards of 900 mph.

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