Hacker News with Generative AI: Aviation

After Crash FAA Change Requires All Aircraft at Reagan to Broadcast Positions (nytimes.com)
All aircraft flying near Ronald Reagan National Airport will now be required to broadcast their positions to air traffic controllers, the acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration told a Senate subcommittee on Thursday.
Aviation, Safety, Technology, Government
19 points by bookofjoe 23 hours ago | 10 comments
Sacked Marine Pilot Whose F-35B Flew Without Him After Ejecting Gives His Side (twz.com)
The Marines partially blamed Charles “Tre” Del Pizzo for the loss of his F-35B Joint Strike Fighter that flew pilotless for nearly 12 minutes before slamming into the ground following his ejection back in September 2023. Now the 48-year-old retired colonel is giving his side of the story.
Military, Accidents, Aviation, F-35, Military Aviation
37 points by nradov 2 days ago | 16 comments
A decision to eject from a failing F-35B fighter and the betrayal in its wake (postandcourier.com)
Col. Charles “Tre” Del Pizzo's harrowing ejection from a $135M fighter jet, and what happened to him afterward
Military, Aviation, Betrayal, Accidents
245 points by po 3 days ago | 206 comments
Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler incident (1943) (wikipedia.org)
The Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler incident occurred on 20 December 1943, when, after a successful bomb run on Bremen, 2nd Lt. Charles "Charlie" Brown's B-17F Flying Fortress Ye Olde Pub of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) was severely damaged by German fighters. Luftwaffe pilot Franz Stigler had the opportunity to shoot down the crippled bomber but did not do so, and instead escorted it over and past German-occupied territory so as to protect it.
Aviation, Military History, Germany, United States
66 points by smitty1e 6 days ago | 7 comments
B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers Begin Unannounced Deployment to Diego Garcia (theaviationist.com)
Using open source information from websites such as LiveATC, Flightradar24, and Airframes.io, some details of a significant surprise deployment of U.S. Air Force strategic bombers have been pieced together by aviation enthusiasts on social media.
Military, Aviation, Air Force, Deployment, Diego Garcia
60 points by sorokod 6 days ago | 86 comments
Trump Spoiled the F-35, America's Most Popular Fighter Jet (nymag.com)
Not so long ago, the F-35 fighter jet was the hottest ticket in the international arms market.
Military, Politics, Aviation
19 points by speckx 7 days ago | 12 comments
Airbus to test new engine design for successor to A320 (ft.com)
Airbus, Aerospace, Aviation, Engineering, Transportation
19 points by supermatou 8 days ago | 13 comments
How Airbus Took Off (worksinprogress.news)
Would you rather fly in an Airbus or a Boeing? It seems like an easy question.
Airbus, Boeing, Aviation, Industry
4 points by alexicon 8 days ago | 0 comments
A pilot makes a tough call and cancels the flight because of some alarming signs (reddit.com)
A pilot reluctantly makes an extremely tough call and cancels the flight because of some alarming signs on the aircraft
Aviation, Safety, Decision Making
13 points by perihelions 8 days ago | 2 comments
Plan to Attack Switzerland Before Business Hours (2014) (medium.com)
On the early morning of Feb. 17, the copilot of an Ethiopian Boeing 767 airliner flying from Addis Ababa to Rome hijacked the plane and its 202 passengers while the pilot was in the toilet.
Aviation, Hijacking, History, International Relations
7 points by eatonphil 9 days ago | 0 comments
National Grid boss says Heathrow had 'enough power' after substation fire (bbc.co.uk)
National Grid's chief executive has said Heathrow had "enough power" from other substations following Friday's fire that caused the airport to shut down.
Power Outages, Infrastructure, Aviation, UK
3 points by edward 10 days ago | 0 comments
$9B in pre-orders for super-slow, super-quiet aircraft (newatlas.com)
Electra's aircraft looks conventional enough, but it generates ludicrous amounts of lift, to take off and land at incredibly slow speeds, using almost no runway. With US$9 billion in pre-orders, it's outselling anything from the eVTOL world.
Aviation, Technology, Startup, Transportation
14 points by harambae 11 days ago | 6 comments
First US sixth-gen fighter jet will be the F-47, and Boeing is going to build it (businessinsider.com)
Boeing has been selected to build the US Air Force's sixth-gen fighter aircraft.
Military, Aviation, Technology, Boeing, United States
12 points by donnachangstein 12 days ago | 23 comments
Counter-terror police investigating 'unprecedented' fire that shut Heathrow (theguardian.com)
Counter-terror police are leading the investigation into the “unprecedented” electrical substation fire that has closed down London Heathrow, stopping more than 1,300 flights, as engineers tried to restore power to the airport on Friday.
Counter-terrorism, Aviation, Accidents, Infrastructure
7 points by suraci 13 days ago | 3 comments
The F-35 as a Subscription Service (xxtomcooperxx.substack.com)
When countries purchase the American-made F-35 fighter jet, they aren't just buying an aircraft—they're subscribing to an ecosystem.
Military, Aviation, Technology, Subscription Services
114 points by sorokod 13 days ago | 181 comments
Boeing blamed for whistleblower's death in new lawsuit (seattletimes.com)
The family of John “Mitch” Barnett, a Boeing whistleblower whose death last year brought fresh attention to the company’s persistent struggles with quality, filed a wrongful-death lawsuit Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Charleston, S.C., blaming the aerospace company for Barnett’s suicide.
Lawsuits, Boeing, Whistleblowers, Aviation
13 points by iancmceachern 13 days ago | 0 comments
ACARS Drama (acarsdrama.com)
A question I’ve been asked a few times since I took a little project I had for a year or so operating privately under my desk, and turned it into a social media bot.
Social Media, Aviation, Technology
218 points by jmwilson 13 days ago | 103 comments
Toroidal Propeller (wikipedia.org)
A toroidal propeller is a type of propeller that is ring-shaped with each blade forming a closed loop.
Aviation, Engineering, Mechanics
23 points by amichail 16 days ago | 10 comments
Power bank likely caused S Korea plane fire – investigators (bbc.com)
A portable power bank likely caused a fire that engulfed and destroyed a passenger plane in South Korea in January, according to local authorities.
Aviation, South Korea, Accidents, Fire, Safety
6 points by pseudolus 19 days ago | 0 comments
Swedish Pirate Bay co-founder Carl Lundström dies in plane crash (thelocal.se)
Swedish businessman Carl Lundström, co-founder of illegal file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, has died in an aeroplane crash in Slovenia, according to the far-right party he was linked to.
Death, Business, Piracy, Sweden, Aviation
40 points by Jerry2 21 days ago | 12 comments
The FAA's Troubles Are More Serious Than You Know (theatlantic.com)
The agency responsible for air safety is facing deep cuts and interference by Elon Musk.
Aviation, Government Regulation, Elon Musk
36 points by isaacfrond 21 days ago | 50 comments
Sikorsky Successfully Flies Rotor Blown Wing UAS in Helicopter and Airplane Mode (lockheedmartin.com)
STRATFORD, Conn, March 10, 2025 – Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT) has successfully validated the advanced control laws to successfully fly a ‘rotor blown wing’ uncrewed aerial system (UAS) in both helicopter and airplane modes.
Robotics, Aviation, Technology, Military
8 points by iancmceachern 21 days ago | 5 comments
The F-35 'Kill Switch': Separating Myth from Reality (theaviationist.com)
Military, Aviation, Technology, Fact Checking
8 points by nradov 23 days ago | 3 comments
Planes are having their GPS hacked. Could new clocks keep them safe? (bbc.com)
As a Ryanair flight from London approached Vilnius, Lithuania, on 17 January, its descent was suddenly aborted.
Aviation, Cybersecurity, Technology
190 points by justin66 26 days ago | 277 comments
Flights halted at some Florida airports over SpaceX debris (bbc.com)
US aviation authorities temporarily halted flights at several Florida airports over concerns about debris from SpaceX's Starship, which spun out of control shortly after launch.
Space Exploration, Aviation, Florida
17 points by jmward01 27 days ago | 3 comments
Flights to Reagan National Airport in D.C. received false collision alerts (cbsnews.com)
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after several airliners on approach to land at Washington Reagan National Airport Saturday morning received what appear to be false alarms from their onboard Traffic Collision Avoidance System.
Aviation, Technology, Safety, Washington D.C.
12 points by pdx_flyer 29 days ago | 1 comments
'Fighter Drone' Designations Assigned to Collaborative Combat Aircraft by USAF (twz.com)
The U.S. Air Force has designated the drones that General Atomics and Anduril are currently developing as part of the first phase, or Increment 1, of the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program as the YFQ-42A and YFQ-44A, respectively.
Military, Drones, Aviation, Technology
5 points by howard941 29 days ago | 1 comments
Launch HN: Enhanced Radar (YC W25) – A safety net for air traffic control (ycombinator.com)
Hey HN, we’re Eric and Kristian of Enhanced Radar. We’re working on making air travel safer by augmenting control services in our stressed airspace system.
Safety, Startups, Technology, Aviation
166 points by kristian1109 29 days ago | 113 comments
What European Fighter Jets Have Critical US Components? (2024) (simpleflying.com)
Military, Aviation, Europe, Technology, US
13 points by doener 30 days ago | 0 comments
Planes receive mysterious false midair collision alerts near Reagan Airport (cnn.com)
Aviation, Safety, Technology, Washington D.C.
8 points by hackernj 30 days ago | 6 comments