The pilot behind the February crash of TransAsia flight GE235 was quoted just before impact as saying, “Wow, pulled back on the wrong throttle.” According to Reuters, prior to the crash the Chinese pilot accidentally...
Author - Matthew Blockus
Matthew Blockus
The Torch That Uses Diesel Fuel to Cut Steel
New technology has allowed for diesel, biodiesel, kerosene, and military JP fuels to be burned at such high temperatures, that the fuels are capable of cutting straight through steel. Introducing the Petrogen Multi-Fuel...
The Man Who Survived 11 Hours Inside a Plane’s Wheel Well
According to a TIME article, a 24-year-old man survived an 11-hour flight from Johannesburg, South Africa to London while hiding inside of a wheel well on a British Airways plane. The man, who has not been named, was...
Lego Makes Owning a Ferrari Possible for Everyone
Almost 30 years ago, Ferarri released what some consider to be their most iconic car; the F40. Although it is technically an antique, the Ferarri F40 is still widely revered as one of the greatest supercars ever created...
The Difference Between Cetane and Octane
Whether you realize it or not, you’ve seen octane ratings on a regular basis. It’s what makes one type of gas at the gas station more expensive than another. The octane rating is the 87, 91, 93 (or numbers close to...
Airbus Reveals Concept for Super Puma Successor
According to an Aviation Week article, aircraft manufacturer Airbus has unveiled its successor to the highly popular Super Puma helicopter. The new model X6 will share similar design features with the company’s H160...
Freightliner Reveals Concept For Self-Driving Semi-Truck
Truck manufacturer Freightliner has recently unveiled the first-ever prototype of a semi-truck that has the capabilities to drive itself autonomously, named the Inspiration. According to a VICE Motherboard article...
Anti-Corrosion Market to be Worth $26.5 Billion by 2019
According to a February 2015 report from wallstreet:online, the anti-corrosion coating market could be worth upwards of $26.5 billion by 2019. It states that, “Power generation, infrastructure, and automotive &...
Don’t Be Fuelish: A Look Back At the 1973 Oil Crisis
Imagine sitting on your favorite piece of living room furniture and enjoying some quiet time. Only you aren’t in your living room… you’re smack dab in the middle of a four-lane highway. It seems unlikely that...
The Truth About the FBI’s Mysterious Surveillance Planes
Earlier this week, many news media outlets reported on suspicious planes flying over numerous major metropolitan areas across America. Following a report by the Washington Post last month, which investigated the...