Aerospace engineering

Delta Flight Blows Out Passengers’ Eardrums After Cabin Fails To Pressurize

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Delta Flight Blows Out Passengers’ Eardrums After Cabin Fails To Pressurize

Photo: Charly Triballeau / AFP (Getty Images) A Delta Air Lines flight on Sunday from Salt Lake City to Portland, Oregon immediately returned to Utah’s capital when the flight crew realized the Boeing 737-900 was suffering cabin pressurization issues. The 140 passengers onboard were met by paramedics at the gate when the plane landed and … Read more

Supersonic Passenger Travel Is Back Thanks To Super Strong Winds

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Supersonic Passenger Travel Is Back Thanks To Super Strong Winds

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