Yeah, apparently there are flight control audio clips to back it up. On Sunday, August 30, 2020, pilots on final approach at LAX reported seeing a guy flying in a jetpack about 300 yards off their right wing while they began to land.
Tag: airplanes
Just how fast does a space probe travel? Experience the movement of a space probe without turning to mush!
If you’ve ever ridden in a commercial airplane, such as a Boeing 747 jet, you know the plane is travelling fast (about 550 MPH) but the scenery outside the plane seems to move sooooo slow. An SR-71 Blackbird plane, the airplane the United States government uses to spy on eh, overseas governments, travels significantly faster…
Meet Solar Impulse 2- the solar powered airplane that hopes to fly around the world
The AVE Mizar – the historic “Flying Pinto” car that ended up killing its inventor
Man’s’ preoccupation with the capability to escape his earthly domain and soar amongst the clouds has led to innumerable ingenious methods of getting aloft. Some methods have been practical – others not so much. Case in point – the AVE Mizar flying car, affectionately known as “The Flying Pinto”. Yes, “Pinto”, as in the “death…
Next year, DARPA will put powerful laser weapons on aircraft to defend against rearward enemy attacks
DARPA (United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) has awarded Lockheed Martin a $9.5 million contract for the third and final phase of the DARPA Aero-Adaptive/Aero-Optic Beam Control (ABC) program. The intent of the “ABC” program is to provide rearward protection of U.S. aircraft using high-energy lasers, which is no easy feat given the rear…
Mitt Romney complains because airplane windows won’t roll down when you need like, oxygen and stuff
After his wife experienced an in-flight emergency last week, Mitt Romney complained at a Beverley Hills fundraiser on Saturday, about how airplanes don’t allow you to roll down the windows. Mrs. Romney’s plane was forced to make an emergency landing en route to Santa Monica after a fire broke out on the airplane. According to…