Photo: AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images (Getty Images) Turbulence in the skies is so consistently awful now that an airline will no longer hand out cups of scoldingly hot water to passengers. Korean Air announced earlier this week it will drop ramyeon instant noodles from its economy class in-flight menu starting August 15. However, the popular snack won’t … Read more
The angle at which the light hits the panel, θ, is measured from a line perpendicular to the surface. This means you will get a maximum solar panel power when the light is shining straight-on (θ = 0), since cosine(0) = 1. OK, let’s do a quick calculation. The intensity of sunlight at the location … Read more
When I was a kid in the play park I wanted to go higher, faster and farther than everyone else. Always pushing the swings that little bit harder, bouncing that little bit higher on the trampoline or getting a longer run up to go even faster down the slide. Little has changed since then, so obviously … Read more
The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile, racing’s global governing body, has unveiled a new set of Formula 1 regulations that will be implemented in 2026. While the rulebook’s top-line selling point of smaller, lighter and nimbler cars is appealing on its own, F1 is heading in a direction that admits the current racing product is lackluster. … Read more
Singapore Airlines made international news earlier this month when severe turbulence left one person dead and more than 30 injured. Then, just a few days later, a flight attendant broke her back during severe turbulence on a Turkish Airlines flight. The 2024 Indy 500 Will Be Remembered For Years To Come Several other incidents of … Read more
Millions of consumers trust airlines with their lives each day, but few passengers understand how these massive flying tubes stay airborne and why they look the way they do. I don’t remember jets having winglets when I was a kid, but on a recent work trip I took notice of the winglets on all the … Read more
In a magical time called the 20th century, there were supersonic passenger jets that could fly rich people from New York to London in less than three hours. These days, numerous startups are promising to replicate that feat, but it turns out that if you want to fly faster than the speed of sound you … Read more
Note the wild rear wing on the GasGas KTM RC16Photo: Hazrin Yeob Men Shah/Icon Sportswire (Getty Images) MotoGP preseason testing is currently underway at Sepang International Circuit. The teams have rolled out motorcycles featuring aerodynamic upgrades that look close to cartoonish out on track. While the focus on aero development over recent years has created … Read more
