The UK’s Royal Air Force (RAF) has recently started to use parts in their Tornado fighter planes that have been made using a 3D printer. It was in late December that they tested out the 3D printed components in a series of t...
Just as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is considering allowing the use of cell phones on airplanes, the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) is considering banning in-flight calls. The ban is being considered becau...
One thing that is really mesmerizing about the 21st century is the immersion of life in technology. Things that had to be independently operated in the past can now be controlled by a few buttons and circuit boards. As a result, e...
It’s not news that in recent weeks the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has lifted the ban on most electronic devices during take-off and landing. While the FAA now allows tablets and e-readers to be used throughout the entir...
The European Commission has just decided that they will allow the use of 3G and 4G networks vis-a-vis mobile devices during flights. This goes above and beyond the ability to use electronic devices during takeoff and landing ̵...
Lockheed Martin is one of the giants in the U.S air industry. It has manufactured one of the best airplanes for the U.S Air Force, and at present, the crown of having manufactured the most advanced jet fight in current use, F-22 R...
Earlier this week the Federal Avionics Administration (FAA) announced that it was changing the policy regarding whether or not you had to shut your cell phone off prior to take off and landing. No longer do we have to power down j...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the U.S. has been doing the rounds on trying to loosen the type of electronics that can be used while in-flight. Recently an FAA panel recommended to allow flyers to use their smartphon...
Boeing and the US Air Force have tested F-16 fighter jets (which have been retired from the Air Force and used for research, such as this) without any pilots in the cockpit. The aircraft were basically turned into drones that were...
Gone are the days when an online retailer only sells consumer products such as electronics and clothes. Let us welcome the age where anyone will have the ability to purchase an airplane via the Internet, or to be more specifically...
When we were growing up back in the days, our parents or guardians usually claim if we eat lots of carrots, our eye sight would magically improve so much we could see in the dark. I thought this was true for a while, until I grew ...
An open source airplane is being developed in Canada and it could possibly cost as little as $15,000. The Maker Plane team plans to develop an airplane classified as a light sport aircraft which, in addition to being affordable, w...
Hugo Teso is a security researcher at N.Runs, a Germany-based IT consultancy firm. He is also a licensed commercial pilot. So he did what any other regular person would do with two seemingly unrelated interests: use one to exploit...
How many dotTechies are airplane enthusiasts? (I am not.) If you are, then you probably know about the evolution of airplanes, aka how airplanes have changed since they were first invented by Orville and Wilbur Wright on December ...
