blog.bookmach.com » Aircraft http://blog.bookmach.com life is a series of tubes Sat, 07 Jan 2012 17:31:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 Cloud City http://blog.bookmach.com/2009/05/cloud-city/ http://blog.bookmach.com/2009/05/cloud-city/#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 02:24:15 +0000 Brian Fox Dougherty http://blog.bookmach.com/?p=939 Nighttime footage from a plane as it overflies cities with their lights illuminating the clouds.

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]]> http://blog.bookmach.com/2008/04/rocketman/feed/ 0 Speedriding http://blog.bookmach.com/2008/04/speedriding/ http://blog.bookmach.com/2008/04/speedriding/#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:45:25 +0000 Brian Fox Dougherty http://blog.bookmach.com/2008/04/08/speedriding/ Adding a parachute to your ski trip transforms it into an exhilarating extreme sport.

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]]> http://blog.bookmach.com/2008/03/extreme-rc/feed/ 0 Air Ray http://blog.bookmach.com/2008/03/air-ray/ http://blog.bookmach.com/2008/03/air-ray/#comments Fri, 07 Mar 2008 05:13:22 +0000 Brian Fox Dougherty http://blog.bookmach.com/2008/03/07/air-ray/ A prototype aircraft that combines the efficiency of a blimp with the locomotion of a stingray. Can’t wait to see a full size version of this puppy…

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