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Stewardess Uniform Collection

Trurl — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 16:51:55 -0800

In the seven years since its last^* appearance in the blue, Cliff Muskiet's Stewardess Uniform Collection has grown to more than 1,000 different uniforms from more than 400 different airlines. Strangely missing: the saris of Air India

Would you fly with them?

semmi — Wed, 27 Mar 2002 08:04:39 -0800

Would you fly with them? Having the information, whatever you think it proves, would you get on the plane to find out what's behind it?

Avogadro — Thu, 26 Jul 2001 12:32:50 -0800

"I think the potential of the small-plane technology revolution is to make small planes seem more reasonable to people below the millionaire class," says James Fallows, author of Free Flight, a book in which Fallows advocates the use of safe next-generation compact airplanes to act as air-taxis, thus offering the masses an alternative to the hub-and-spoke system of air travel.

Presenting the no-gasoline, no-pollution, no-engine personal flier

zeoslap — Thu, 22 Feb 2001 11:57:56 -0800

Presenting the no-gasoline, no-pollution, no-engine personal flier Hydrogen peroxide is used to fuel individual rocket motors at the tips of helicoptor like rotors.... James Bond eat your heart out :)