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    Another Boeing 737 failure.

    Boeing 737 Max-9 window blows out in flight. May have also lost an (empty) seat overboard too. Alaska air grounds their 737 fleet. BBC News link If you were an airline, would you buy even a single rivet from 21st century Boeing?
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    JAL on fire in Tokyo

    No reported injuries. Live Feed (still burning) : BBC news: Japan Airlines plane in flames on runway at Tokyo's Haneda airport
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    3d printed Eiffel clubs?

    As per title. Is current affordable 3d material strong enough to make an Eiffel club up to say 50 hp? If so, someone could put together a program / spreadsheet, you enter hub type and appropriate power / rpm, and presto! it prints you out a set of test clubs. If someone did calibration runs on...
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    Reno 2023 photos

    This thread popped up on another forum: Pistonheads link Albums samples:
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    Aircraft design inspired by birds

    Edit: yes, I know it's not really a dive bomber.
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    Anyone seen my F-35?

    F-35 missing after pilot ejects
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    Restoration project for the brave

    Anyone fancy an FW-190 in need of a little work? For Sale
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    Aussies - is this your Subsonex?

    ABC (Aus) article on a homebuilder. News Link
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    Cardboard flat-pack drones

    An Australian company is selling flat-packed drones (partly) made from waxed cardboard. 100 km range, 3 kg payload, package comes with a tablet for programming the drone. Or you can bulk-buy and they include spares and a launch ramp. Register link
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    Soviet aircraft graveyard

    Cross-post from another forum; Forum link
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    Global Rotax thefts

    Apparently people are stealing Rotaxes. According to the company website, more than 130 Rotax 912 engines and six Rotax 914 engines have been stolen worldwide between 2000 and 2021. Drive article
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    Fighting in the cockpit

    Two Air France pilots suspended after fight in cockpit prompts cabin crew to intervene
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    Antarctic Aviation

    I've been re-reading the story of the '57 Trans-Antarctic expedition. Lots of fun stuff, but the aviation is hair-raising. They were using (among others) a pair of Austers for reconnaissance, powered by a 145 hp Gypsy Major. They also had a DH Beaver and Otter, but it's the Austers I have a...
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    How to land a flying brick - 1st space shuttle

    Fun video on space shuttle landing test - with intersting PIO Scott Manley
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    KLM / Delft flying V model tests

    The KLM flying-v project have been doing scale model tests. Article with video
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    Self-landing Cessna

    I don't know if this belongs here or in new technology, but this in an interesting article: Ars/Wired article Baby steps on the way to pilot-less freight?
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    Ejected on retirement

    French pensioner ejected from fighter jet after accidentally grabbing bang seat* handle
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    BMW R18

    I started a thread on the new BMW flat twin in the Auto Conversions thread - should I have posted here instead?
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    Interesting new BMW 1800

    BMW have announced the R18. It's an 1800 cc air/oil cooled flat twin. With pushrods. 91 hp @ 4750 rpm, 111 lb.ft from 2000 to 4000 rpm. So thats 84.5 hp at 4000 rpm, 74 hp at 3500. It will cost the earth, but at what weight would it be a viable candidate? Edit: added image
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