Former SR-71 engineer talks NASA's Blackbird revival program(twz.com)
93 points by rkagerer | 64 comments
TWZ article interviewing a former SR-71 engineer about NASA's effort to return SR-71 #844 to flight and its possible uses.
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NASA asked several former SR-71A staffers to help secret restart(aviationweek.com)
302 points by ilamont | 353 comments
Aviation Week article reporting that NASA asked several former SR-71A staffers to help with a secret restart effort.
Why it's so hard to build a jet engine(construction-physics.com)
411 points by mhb | 198 comments
A Construction Physics essay by Brian Potter explaining why designing and manufacturing jet engines is so difficult.
Boeing workers vote to strike(washingtonpost.com)
512 points by isaacfrond | 481 comments
Washington Post article reporting that about 96% of Boeing union members voted to strike, rejecting a proposed contract with raised pay and benefits.
Indian startup 3D prints rocket engine in 72 hours(spectrum.ieee.org)
408 points by pseudolus | 231 comments
IEEE Spectrum news article on Indian startup Agnikul, which 3D prints a rocket engine in 72 hours and completed a successful launch toward on-demand rocket launches.
AeroSpace is an i3-like tiling window manager for macOS(github.com)
477 points by loughnane | 153 comments
GitHub repository for AeroSpace, an open-source i3-like tiling window manager for macOS under the MIT license.
Boom announces successful flight of XB-1 demonstrator aircraft(boomsupersonic.com)
439 points by rbanffy | 374 comments
Boom Supersonic press release from March 22, 2024 announcing the successful first flight of its XB-1 supersonic demonstrator aircraft, a step toward its Overture airliner.
Boeing missing key elements of safety culture: FAA report(ainonline.com)
327 points by elorant | 268 comments
AIN news article on an FAA expert panel report finding Boeing lacks key elements of a safety culture, including employee awareness of how to report safety concerns.
Launch HN: Radical (YC W23) – Autonomous high-altitude solar aircraft
382 points by jthomaslm | 199 comments
Launch HN post where Radical (YC W23) founders introduce their autonomous solar-powered aircraft designed for months-long flight in the stratosphere.