Tag: flying

New airline flying out of Dulles; one-way fares start at $46

LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) said Tuesday that people looking to fly to New England will have another travel option come July. MWAA formally welcomed Avelo Airlines to the lineup at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) in a post on X, which included a link that provided […]

Poor Fiat Topolinos Stopped at Italian Border for Flying Illegal Italian Colors

Poor Fiat Topolinos Stopped at Italian Border for Flying Illegal Italian Colors photo Fiat and parent company Stellantis have found themselves in hot water again for allegedly violating the “Made in Italy” law, which either the Italian government apparently takes very seriously or Fiat is somehow just woefully unaware of the provisions in the strict […]

Ukraine’s pilots are flying high-risk ‘wild weasel’ missions first developed in the Vietnam War by the USAF, says defense analyst

Ukrainian pilots fly dangerous “wild weasel” missions to suppress Russian air defenses. Advanced US-supplied missiles have played a critical role in these missions. The arrival of F-16 fighter jets will help level out Russia’s air superiority. Pilots in Ukraine’s Soviet-era airforce, a fraction of the size of Russia’s, are using a tactic first developed by […]

My favorite flying selfie camera

Move over, selfie sticks. The HoverAir X1 is a flying camera that captures photos and video of you from mid-air, and does so whether you’re standing still, running on the beach, biking a trail or the like. It’s a pretty remarkable device, especially considering that it can fold in half and ride along in your […]

NASA simulation mimics flying into black hole’s “point of no return”

A new “immersive visualization” will allow users to experience the plunging into a black hole and falling beyond the “point of no return” within the phenomenon, the NASA said in a news release. The visualization, produced on a NASA supercomputer, allows users to experience flight towards a supermassive black hole. The simulation then orbits the black […]

Biologists studying elusive Kansas flying squirrels make surprising discovery

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Biologists are making progress in studying one of Kansas’ most elusive and mysterious nocturnal species. Flying squirrels may not be the first animal that comes to mind when thinking about the Sunflower State, especially given the abundance of prairie habitat. However, biologists have found them living in the state’s few forested areas, […]