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Just read about Kingfisher Airlines. Kingfisher is (the leading?) beer company in India, so I suppose it makes sense they operator an airline, too.
Anyways, according to the Economist, the differentiator with Kingfisher Airlines is an "all-female crew wearing distinctive tight-fitting red skirts".
3 FaversShareViewed: 375 TimesVery complete video interview of Marc Olson the day after his airplane accident.
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click to playMarc Olson, another of my Microsoft Office buddies, crashed his plane yesterday (this is close to the 1 year anniversary that Jeff Harbers was killed in a plane crash).
Mark apparently walked away from the crash, which is pretty amazing given the pictures of the damage to the plane at the crash site (just N of Paine field).
1 FaverShareViewed: 95 TimesQuoted: EVERETT, Wash. -- A small plane crashes into trees as its pilot was trying to land at Paine Field in Everett. Monday, July 9, 2007.
MarcO pictured being loaded onto a stretcher after his accident on July 9th.
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click to playThis flying fish has an amazing wing-span (fin-span). I had no idea they could propel themselves with their tail fin, while holding their wings aloft and continuing to soar.
2 FaversShareViewed: 92 TimesQuoted: An NHK camera crew has captured a flying fish traveling through the air for 45 seconds, in what could be a new world record.The footage was taken on Monday, ...
For just $2,500 you can buy a complete Jet Engine system. Make your own flying wing, jet-powered boat, model airplane. This small model creates 13 lbs of thrust (3.25" in diameter wieghing under 2 lbs). Large jet turbines producing up to 34 lbs or even turbo-props up to 55lbs of thrust are available.
How about a jet-power kayak! 13lbs of thrust would probably get you moving real nice!
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Today is the (3rd) anniversary of one of the worst railway crashes in Japan's history. The Osaka area train was traveling too fast (in order to make up time from a previous delay) around a curve and derailed. 106 passengers were killed and 555 were injured.
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