Collaborate Disseminate
The blimp, the airship, the dirigible. Whatever you call them, you probably don’t find yourself thinking about them too often. They were an easy way to get airborne, predating the …read more Continue reading Could Solar-Powered Airships Offer Cleaner Travel?
A few weeks ago, I found myself the victim of flights from hell. My first flight was cancelled, leaving me driving home late at night, only to wake again …read more Continue reading Ask Hackaday: Could Rating Airlines Stop Flights From Spreading Diseases?
It’s realistic looking. If I drop it in a bin with my keys and wallet, will the TSA confiscate it?
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The aviation industry is always seeking advancements to improve efficiency and reduce carbon emissions. The former is due to the never-ending quest for profit, while the latter helps airlines maintain …read more Continue reading Sharkskin Coating Reduces Airliner Fuel Use, Emissions
I can’t remember the last time I thought about the US no-fly list: the list of people so dangerous they should never be allowed to fly on an airplane, yet so innocent that we can’t arrest them. Back when I thought about it a lot, I realized that the TSA’s practice of giving it to every airline meant that it was not well protected, and it certainly ended up in the hands of every major government that wanted it.
The list is back in the news today, having been left exposed on an insecure airline computer. (The airline is CommuteAir, a company so obscure that I’ve never heard of it before.)…
Two men have been convicted of hacking the taxi dispatch system at the JFK airport. This enabled them to reorder the taxis on the list; they charged taxi drivers $10 to cut the line.
Continue reading Hacking the JFK Airport Taxi Dispatch System
Ask any airline executive what their plans were back in January 2020, and you’d probably get the expected spiel about growing market share and improving returns for shareholders. Of course, the coronovirus pandemic quickly changed all that in the space of just a few months. Borders closed, and worldwide air …read more
Continue reading Airlines Seek Storage For Grounded Fleets Due To COVID-19
Europe and Asia know what’s up. Continue reading Want to Fix American Airports? Build a Better Train Network
How do you manage to get an electric off-road longboard past TSA and onto an international flight? Simple — make it a collapsible longboard that fits into a carry-on bag.
The mechanical and electrical feats accomplished by [transistor-man] may not be the most impressive parts of this hack. We’re pretty impressed by the build, starting as it did with the big knobby tires and front truck from an unused mountain board and the hub motor from a hoverboard, turning this into a trike. The incredible shrinking chassis comes courtesy of a couple of stout drawer slides and cam locks to …read more
Continue reading This Electric Longboard Collapses for Air Travel
We’re already getting used to the notion of autonomous cars, but are we ready for autonomous aircraft? Continue reading How do you feel about getting on a plane with no pilot?