Archive for January, 2008
Airliners Flying Close to the Ground = Cool!
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008Sure its dangerous, but as long as I’m on the ground outside the crash-zone, it’s just down-right cool.
Finding Beauty in Air Traffic
Saturday, January 19th, 2008There has been a lot of buzz lately about the different ways to depict maps. This presentation shows the beauty of mapping with air traffic. Absolutely fantastic!
BA 777 Lands Short of Runway
Thursday, January 17th, 2008A British Airways 777 landed short of the runway at London’s Heathrow airport this morning. Passengers were told to brace for landing, and the aircraft hit 400 meters short of the runway. Look cloesly at the circle portion of these photo’s and you will be able to see where the left main gear pierced the [...]
The Ugliest Airplanes That Actually Fly
Friday, January 11th, 2008It’s one thing to design an ugly airplane, but its an entirely different thing to design one that actually flies. Here are some of the ugliest airplanes ever created…and flown.
Delanne Duo-Mono
This one was actually a French design commandeered by the Germans. The cockpit is actually the back of the airplane, which made 6 [...]