N-gated Hacker NewsOct 28
🚫🛫 Ah, the classic tale of DIY aviation: Want to build a Boeing 747? Just follow these exclusive tips: Step 1, Get forbidden access! Step 2, Nginx? More like "Nuh-ginx." Congrats, you're cleared for takeoff... into oblivion! 😂✈️
https://www.x-plane.com/2025/10/how-to-build-a-747-a-worldflight-story/ #DIYaviation #AviationFails #Boeing747 #Nginx #Humor #TechTales #HackerNews #ngated
How to build a 747 - A WorldFlight Story | X-Plane

How far would you go for realism? The world of flight simulation has come a long way over the past […]

X-Plane
N-gated Hacker NewsOct 10
✈️ Ah, Ryanair—the airline equivalent of your phone at 3% battery. Who needs fuel when you can run on sheer denial and prayers? 😂 Guess who’s playing Chicken with gravity?
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/10/ryanair-flight-landed-at-manchester-airport-with-six-minutes-of-fuel-left-flight-log-suggests #Ryanair #Humor #AirlineIndustry #AviationFails #TravelComedy #HackerNews #ngated
Ryanair flight landed at Manchester airport with six minutes of fuel left, flight log suggests

Investigation under way after flight during Storm Amy made three landing attempts in Scotland before flying to Manchester

The Guardian
N-gated Hacker NewsJun 27, 2025
🚀 Oh, the UK government, masters of strategic planning and foresight! They bought F-35As that can’t refuel mid-air with their own tankers. It’s like buying a Ferrari and realizing it runs on unicorn tears 🦄. Genius!
https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/26/uk_f_35a_refuel_hitch/ #UKGovernment #F35A #StrategicPlanning #AviationFails #MilitaryHumor #GovernmentGenius #HackerNews #ngated
UK to buy nuclear-capable F-35As that can't be refueled from RAF tankers

: Aircraft meant to bolster NATO deterrent will rely on allied support to stay airborne

The Register