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Chile eruption: How volcanic ash stops a jet engine
Chile has raised its alert status to the highest level after a volcano began erupting on Saturday. The 3,000-meter Copahue volcano, located in Argentina's Neuquen Province, began spewing ash into the air on Saturday morning. Planes...
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How volcanic ash stops a jet engine
This animation explains how volcanic ash, when sucked into a jet engine, can clog up the turbine blades, causing the engine to stall.
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Jet stream getting faster, causing more powerful storms
Scientists used powerful computers to calculate the speed of high-altitude jet streams as long ago as 1871. They then used these computer models to come to some shocking conclusions.
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Chinese warplanes practice cutting Taiwan off from US help
China ups the pressure even more by invading Taiwan’s airspace from three sides.
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The next Concorde: Aviation startup to test prototype of supersonic airliner
Nearly 17 years after the Concorde’s last flight, a U.S. aviation startup is about to test a prototype for the next supersonic commercial passenger jet.
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U.S. sends large F-22 force to counter China
Dozens of F-22 stealth fighters are deploying to the western Pacific as tensions with China increase daily.
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F-35s to strike from rough jungle airstrips in Pacific
The US military is preparing for what could happen if China launches military strikes to take out its major runway facilities in the Pacific region.
Fun Kids
Spelling Song - Vehicles
Let's learn to sound out and spell 3 letter words! Sing along with us and learn to spell these vehicle names. After we sing and practice together, can you spell them by yourself?
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Boeing’s two new airliner families: S vs XXL
Boeing’s 737 MAX family of jets have finally been cleared to fly again in the US, following a worldwide ban that started 20 months ago. Boeing is also preparing to roll out its giant new 777x airliners.
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China turning South China Sea into electronic dead zone
Satellite images show that China has dramatically increased its electronic warfare installations in the waterway.
NASA
NASA | We Did All That in 50 Years!
Humans have always looked up at the sky. They used astronomy to track time, orient their cities, decide when to plant their crops, and even based their religious practices on their celestial world. But there was much more to learn.<br/>
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Ukraine’s MIG killer: how the Stinger missile works
The Stinger missile system is the world’s most legendary MANPAD, or Man-Portable Air Defense System, and the U.S. is sending many to Ukraine.
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Climate change to push North Atlantic jet stream northward
If this weather-controlling air current moves northward, the U.S. and Europe are in for centuries of nasty weather.<br/>
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Twenty years later: why the 9/11 twin towers collapsed
The two skyscrapers were both designed around two vertical systems that were held together by a weaker horizontal link.
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Alien life might be making methane on Saturn’s moon
Scientists found that Enceladus’ gas plumes contain unexpected amounts of methane, and methane is usually produced by living organisms.
University of Nottingham
Sixty Symbols: Symbols of Physics and Astronomy: Propulsion Efficiency
A University of Nottingham physicist explains how a jet engine works, and demonstrates a jet engine's propulsion efficiency using a water-propelled rocket made from a soda bottle. [6:01]
Learn Engineering
Learn Engineering: Gas Turbine Engine: How It Works
A video investigating how a gas turbine engine produces power and thrust force in an aircraft. [4:27]