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"That’s one reason I don’t miss IT, because programmers are very unlikable people… In aviation, for example, people who greatly overestimate their level of skill are all dead."

-Philip Greenspun, co-founder of ArsDigita, excerpted from Founders at Work

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43 Why was Concorde never sold as a private business jet? Nov 13 '18
38 Why is the 787 tail cone made out of titanium? Dec 29 '17
29 What is the rationale behind very short distance flights? Dec 28 '15
23 Why is rotating engines in opposite directions more important for a propeller-driven plane than a jet? Jan 7 '16
22 Could anyone (non-military) in the present day “exceed mach 1 over a regulated area”? Dec 28 '18
22 Was the miracle on the Hudson saved exclusively by the APU? Jun 30 '17
21 What was used instead of the failed engine when ferrying the Air France Flight 66 aircraft back? Nov 5 '17
20 What are these “pimples” on the jet engine for? Dec 10 '18
20 Why are the cockpit controls of airplanes so complicated? Apr 19 '14
19 What makes snow on the wings during take off so dangerous? Jan 14 '17
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