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At 29,000 feet, the air is so catastrophically thin that helicopter rotor blades literally have nothing to grab onto to generate lift. While a few insane,…
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There is no propulsion or thermal trickery involved. By filling a thin membrane with an incredibly light noble gas, the entire object essentially weighs less…
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Why do commercial airlines absolutely refuse to provide emergency parachutes for passengers?
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If you've ever wondered why we don't have supersonic helicopters zipping around, blame physics. A helicopter flies by spinning blades through the air. But as…
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By casually ignoring the sound barrier, the Concorde essentially allowed wealthy passengers to outrun the rotation of the Earth itself. On early evening…
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