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Plane Passenger Captures Video of Broken Wing Out Their Window Mid-Flight

Delta passenger Shanila Arif recorded the video onboard an Austin-bound flight from Orlando on Aug. 19 A Delta Air Lines passenger recorded video footage of a piece of a plane's wing detaching ...
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Delta confirms plane’s wing flap was ‘not in place’ on Texas-bound flight

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A Delta Air Lines aircraft experienced an issue with a wing flap on a recent Texas-bound flight, a representative for the airline has confirmed. Delta flight 1893 departed from Orlando ...
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Part of Delta plane wing breaks off mid-flight: See video

A Delta Air Lines flight heading from Orlando to Austin experienced a malfunction that caused a part of one of its wings to detach. Delta flight 1893 flew from Florida to Texas on Aug. 19 with “a ...
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Longer, thinner plane wings being tested in US, can provide smoother ride while saving fuel

When creating lift, longer, thinner wings can reduce drag, making them efficient. However, they can become very flexible in ...
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Wing flap breaks on Delta plane mid-flight between Orlando, Texas

ATLANTA - A Delta Air Lines flight landed safely in Texas on Tuesday after part of a Boeing 737’s wing broke off during descent. What we know: Delta Flight 1893 was carrying 62 passengers and six crew ...
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Boeing Takes a Half-Plane Into NASA Wind Tunnel to Test Longer and Thinner Wing Design

American space agency NASA and aircraft maker Boeing have been researching longer and thinner wing designs, they are now ...
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This Plane Is Cursed - The Forgotten Flying Wing…

The XB-35 flying wing could have only existed thanks to one man, Jack Northrop, a brilliant engineer who realized that aircraft design had gone in the wrong direction. The sole purpose of a plane is ...