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design

Blinged Out Future Airplane Only Needs A Hot Tub

The airplane of the future may be open-air, so you can actually feel the jetstream on your face. Think prom limo, with champagne and a sun roof, except it flies. The next-generation aircraft, from designers Andree Putman and Jaime Hayon, is a white gold mosaic hangar plane with a glass cabin, leather wings, and colored missiles with hearts on them, called Jet Set. More »

2:40 PM on Mon Apr 14 2008
By LISA KATAYAMA
738 views, 11 comments

Latest by n/a: Also, anyone looking at the wings will be able to tell you right now: there's no way that thing is making it off the ground, even if you remove the hot tub on top. more »

japan

Japan to Send Peace Message from Space on a Paper Airplane

This week, researchers in the Tokyo area are testing an ultra-strong, heat-resistant paper airplane for space flight in a high-speed wind tunnel. The plane is shaped like a space shuttle and can endure Mach 7 winds. Since they don't know exactly where on earth it will land upon execution, they're going to write a universal peace message that will warm the hearts of humans and aliens alike. Japan Origami Airplane Association via Pink Tentacle

2:30 PM on Fri Jan 18 2008
By LISA KATAYAMA
1,355 views, 10 comments

retro futurism

The Ugliest Plane in the World

This Canadian Vickers Velos airplane is infamous as the ugliest and most worthless plane in the world. Not only does it have the distinction of appearing in Popular Aviation's "Ugly Plane Gallery," but even the Royal Canadian Air Force (who commissioned it as an "Aeroplane for Photographic Surveying" in 1926) called it "most unsuitable for any operation." Only one was ever made, and it flew for part of the year in 1928. More »

6:40 AM on Fri Jan 11 2008
By Annalee Newitz
885 views, 9 comments

Latest by Eac_o_System: The Caproni Ca-60 Transaero would have to be the ugliest plane ever, since it was just a boat with three sets of wings. more »

hypersonics

Space Jet Tested in Hypersonic Wind Tunnel

Yes, you are about to have your hypersonic space jet capable of going Mach 6 (that's six times the speed of sound). But first you'll want to check out this kickass hypersonic wind tunnel at Purdue University where the space jets of tomorrow are being tested. It's actually hard to find a hypersonic wind tunnel that doesn't blast your eardrums out. More »

12:00 PM on Wed Jan 2 2008
By Annalee Newitz
742 views, 10 comments