Drivers in Taiwan with cameras mounted on their car dashboards captured the dramatic footage of TransAsia flight GE235 crashing into a river near the capital of Taipei earlier today.
About a month ago my family and I went on vacation to Durango, Colo., and instead of driving the 16 hours to get there like we did a couple of years back, we decided to trade in our airline miles and fly. The flight was on time and we were having a great time until we noticed our camera was missing.
Last weekend, an Emirates Airbus 380 was struck by a jagged bolt of lightning as it began its descent into London's Heathrow Airport. Luckily, none of the passengers aboard were harmed, and the plane made it safely to the ground.
Believe it or not, airplanes generally sustain a couple of lightning strikes per year, and are designed so that their bodies act as a conductor, allowing the lightning to