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Even Planes Are Not Safe From An LS Engine Swap, Apparently
All sorts of cars have seen their engines replaced by General Motors' LS small block. Now some enthusiasts are even swapping them into airplanes.
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Why GM's Beautiful 1950s Aerotrain Was A Nightmare For Passengers
In 1950, GM created the Aerotrain to revolutionize the train industry. But several issues made it awful for passengers to use, and it didn't last long.
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FAA Shuts Down El Paso International Airport For 10 Days, Except It's Already Open Again, Because The Army Fired Lasers Against Mexican Cartel Drones, Except There Weren't Any
Everything's going just fine in the most powerful country on Earth, why do you ask?
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Highway Mile Markers Are Still Essential, Even If You Don't Use Them
In the age of technology, many drivers may ignore mile markers or consider them to be useless. However, here's why mile markers remain an essential feature.
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Trump Is Trying To Use An International Bridge We Didn't Pay For As A Hostile Bargaining Chip Against Canada
Trifling details like ownership aren't stopping President Trump from threatening the opening of Canada's Gordie Howe bridge.
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FAA Inspector Sues United Airlines For $12.75 Million Over Lifetime Ban
In fairness, it's not common for the passenger with the phone out, taking pictures of the cabin, to be an off-duty FAA inspector.
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Diesel Engines Need Air, Submarines Run Underwater, So How Do Diesel Submarines Work?
If diesel engines need air for combustion, then how can submarines use them? Here's what you need to know about the clever engineering behind diesel subs.
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These Plastic Navy Boats Are Designed To Be Sunk For Target Practice
If you’re ever out at sea and come across a brightly colored plastic boat riddled with bullet holes, chances are it was used by the Navy for target practice.
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America's Most Powerful Locomotive Was So Extreme, Cities Had To Ban It
In the 1950s, a new kind of locomotive made even extreme hills easy for trains to climb. But this extra-powerful engine came with significant downsides.
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This Cargo Ship Will Be The First To Run On An Ammonia Engine
Skarv says the ship will be optimized for lower speeds, so don't expect ammonia-powered ships to cross oceans just yet.
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9 Of The World's Fastest Superyachts And Their Top Speeds
Rough waters can hamper a boat's ability to go as fast as it possibly can. Even so, some of the world's fastest superyachts can achieve some impressive speeds.
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After November Crash, UPS Sends All Of Its Ancient MD-11 Planes Into Not-So-Early Retirement
These elderly aircraft were already slated to be pulled out of the air in the next few years anyway; it's now obvious that they should have been pulled already.
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Greg Biffle's Plane Suffered Instrument Failure Prior To Crash, NTSB Preliminary Report Claims
New information revealed in the National Transportation Safety Board's preliminary report, however, sheds a little more light on what may have caused the crash.
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Two F-15s Refuse To Retire, Join NASA's Quesst For Civilian Supersonic Instead
Not content to watch these young whippersnapper planes take all the glory, the F-15s will be kitted out with sensory and data collection gear.
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It Wasn't The Pilots: NTSB Says The Black Hawk-Airliner Crash Was Due To FAA Failures
The NTSB accuses the FAA of a wide range of mistakes, both in the long, intermediate, and immediate term before the crash.
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Plane Crashes In Maine During Snowstorm, At Least 6 Dead
Weather is one of many factors the NTSB will be investigating, and it is far from the only potential cause of the crash.
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Crashing Out At The Detroit Airport Is Understandable, But Actually Crashing Into It Is Still Inadvisable
Jalopnik's official position is that you should not crash your car into the airport.
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Trump's Doomsday Plane: What's Inside The Government's Last-Resort Jet
Essentially, the doomsday plane is meant to let the President and Secretary of Defense coordinate the military from 30,000 feet, even in times of war.
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Man Spends 200 Days Building Solar-Powered Yacht That Can Travel Forever Without Fuel
After a few months on the water, it's safe to say this boat is functional, and according to Lukas, it has infinite range.
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This Is What Our Readers Would Name Their Big Boats If They Could Afford One
Jalopnik may mainly be known as a car blog, but we love all sorts of other things that move, too.
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Government Realizes That Throwing Money At Air Traffic Control Is A Good Idea, Funds More Hiring And Pay Raises
That 3.8% raise for air traffic controllers is strangely conditional: the FAA administrator gets to decide whether or not to pay it out,
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Why Semi Trucks Are Required To Weigh In So Often
We've all seen semi trucks pulling into weigh stations on the highway. But why exactly must big rigs face weight inspections? Here's what to know.
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Boeing Knew About The UPS Plane's Problem Long Before The Fatal Crash In November
Unfortunately, we're going to continue seeing aging aircraft in our skies for a long while.
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The Massive Engines That Made The SS United States The Fastest Ocean Liner In History
The SS United States is the fastest ocean liner in the world, but what kind of mighty powerplants gave the huge ship such immense grunt?
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Boeing Finally Overtakes Airbus In Annual Sales Again
Boeing seems to finally be pulling out of its years-long nosedive.
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Larry Ellison Had To Change The Name Of One Of His Yachts After Finding Out It Spelled 'I'm A Nazi' Backward
Don't you just hate it when that happens?
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Former U.S. Navy Sailor Sentenced To 16 Years In Prison For Selling Ship Info To China For Just $12,000
How much money would it take for you to hand over military secrets to a foreign country?
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