Airplane : Discovery News

Youngest Persons to Fly Solo, Climb Seven Summits

Posted Sat Sep 17, 2011 08:57 AM ET | 0

These two young record-holders are being added to the Guinness World Book of Records for the first time. Read more

What Happens If You Get Sucked Out of a Plane?

Posted by Emily Sohn Fri Apr 8, 2011 07:00 AM ET | 0

Here are the details -- in case you were wondering after a hole blew out on a recent Southwest Airlines flight. Read more

DNews Quiz -- Test Your Smarts on the Top News Stories!

Posted Fri Aug 6, 2010 01:44 PM ET | 0

Test your smarts with the DNews Quiz. Feel the brain burn! Read more

Airplane Sky Hole: Big Pic

Posted Wed Jun 16, 2010 03:18 PM ET | 0

Clouds like these form when turboprop and jet airplanes fly through them and change water droplets into ice crystals. Read more

Napping Common, Often Helpful, Say Pilots

Posted Mon Oct 26, 2009 12:03 PM ET | 0

Despite strict federal rules against it, experienced airline pilots say it's not uncommon to sneak a nap inside the cockpit. Read more

Earhart's Final Resting Place Believed Found

Posted by Rossella Lorenzi Fri Oct 23, 2009 11:03 AM ET | 0

Legendary aviatrix Amelia Earhart most likely died on an uninhabited tropical island in the southwestern Pacific republic of Kiribati. Read more

South Pacific Coasts Reeling From Tsunami: Discovery News

Posted Fri Jul 31, 2009 04:48 AM ET

A massive tsunami hurled by a powerful earthquake flattened Samoan villages and swept cars and people out to sea, killing at least 100 and leaving dozens missing Wednesday. The toll was expected to rise. Read more

Hypersonic 'WaveRider' Poised for Test Flight: Discovery News

Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:26 PM ET

Hoping to bridge the gap between airplanes and rocketships, the U.S. military is preparing to test an experimental aircraft that can fly more than six times faster than the speed of sound on ordinary jet fuel. Read more

Baby Pythons Escape on Passenger Plane: Discovery News

Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:26 PM ET

Four baby pythons escaped from a container aboard a passenger plane in Australia, leading to a search that forced the cancellation of two flights, the airline said Thursday Read more

Switching Tower Lights Could Save Birds: Discovery News

Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:26 PM ET

Millions of birds die every year from nighttime collisions with communication towers. But there may be a simple way to save tons of avian lives -- without tearing down towers or sacrificing airplane safety. Read more

At Microgravity University, Zero-G Is the Prof : Discovery News

Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:25 PM ET

NASA launches a new initiative to give university students a chance to fly experiments in weightlessness. Read more

Flying Car Lifts Off in Maiden Flight: Discovery News

Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:25 PM ET

It was one short flight for a car, one significant step for a Boston-area start up developing what may be the ultimate hybrid. Read more

Lightweight Metallic Glass Is Strong as Steel : Discovery News

Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:25 PM ET

A new kind of glass, made from a stiff metal alloy and honeycombed with soft crystals, is both harder and tougher than stainless steel, yet can be molded into any shape with much greater ease. Read more

Radar Could Help Reduce Bird Strikes: Discovery News

Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:25 PM ET

A new radar and software system allows planes to detect and then avoid flying birds like the two Canada geese that brought down U.S. Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River. Read more