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NASA to test spanwise folding wings in flight
NASA is developing and validating a system that will allow part of an aircraft’s wing to fold in flight, to test the feasibility of increasing efficiency through wing adaptation.
http://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-to-test-in-flight-folding-spanwise-adaptive-wing-to-enhance-aircraft-efficiency
You weren't kidding. Says 1086 or 1089 if you count the 3 babies that were born on the flight -> http://didyouknow.org/most-passengers-on-an-airplane/
Most ever passengers on a plane and most ever babies born on a single flight no doubt. Nuts.
This was just a reminder that it is up to us to inspire the next generation of aviators as we were no doubt inspired. A simple wave can go a long way ;)
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London - One stowaway survives 10-hour flight in 747 wheel well, another found on rooftop
A suspected stowaway has been found on the roof of a west London office building after plunging to his death from a British Airways flight. A second man, understood to be 24 years old, survived the journey and is in a serious condition in hospital. He is believed to have been found unconscious in the undercarriage of the plane at Heathrow before the other man’s body was discovered.
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jun/19/stowaway-fell-to-death-plane-london-shop-heathrow-richmond