12 of the Weirdest X-Plane Designs

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X-planes are a class of experimental aircraft designed to test and demonstrate new innovations in flight—some were created for NASA, others for DARPA or the U.S. military. The first X-plane, X-1, was flown by Chuck Yeager in the 1940s and was the first craft to fly faster than the speed of sound. Over the decades,…

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Terrible flight turbulence compelled 2 strangers to bond. They survived the bumpy ride with whiskey and TikTok.

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Lila Smith and Sabrina
They were sitting in the back row.

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Terrible flight turbulence compelled 2 strangers to bond. They survived the bumpy ride with whiskey and TikTok.

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Lila Smith and Sabrina
They were sitting in the back row.

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I'm a flight instructor who converted an old cargo plane into an Airbnb and home for my students. See how I did it.

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Jon Kotwicki turned an airplane into a house which he now rents out on airbnb and uses for his flight students. .
Jon Kotwicki turned an airplane into a house which he now rents out on airbnb and uses for his flight students.

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A plane passenger smuggling weapons was caught after he lit up a cigarette in the bathroom and flight attendants smelled the smoke, prosecutor says

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Discarded and crumbled cigarette on the aisle floor of an airplane.
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An American Airlines passenger paid for 3 seats to fly with his beloved Great Dane dog from LA to New York

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Great Dane
A Great Dane dog.

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We became the first mother-daughter duo to copilot an international flight — here's how the FedEx trip happened and what it was like

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Teri Eidson and Nicole McCallister
Teri Eidson and Nicole McCallister.

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Flight attendants reveal the nasty passenger habit that makes them cringe

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A woman's bare feet propped up on the business class cabin for Iberia Airlines.
A woman's bare feet propped up on the business class cabin for Iberia Airlines.

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A United Airlines flight declared an emergency after an 'unlatched' cockpit window 'popped open' in mid-air, reports say

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United Boeing 737-900
The incident involved a United Boeing 737-900 aircraft.

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What first, business, and premium economy classes are like on Singapore Airlines ft. MrBeast

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