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Wandering views/Shutterstock The United States Navy has christened nine ships with the name Enterprise since 1775. When the last vessel to bear the name, the nuclear USS Enterprise (CVN-65), was decommissioned in December 2012, then-Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus, made an announcement: The legacy of «Big-E» wouldn’t actually end with that ship. Instead, the […]

In the world of aviation, Cessna has been an iconic and longtime fixture starting all the way back in 1927. Motivated by a passion for flying, Kansas farmer Clyde Cessna began what would become one of the largest manufacturers of aircraft during the last century. In 1997, Cessna launched a new model of light business jet

Jetlinerimages/Getty Images Flying fascinates many people, both pilots and non-pilots alike. However, many aviation enthusiasts may overlook certain elements of a pilot’s role, or be unaware of key things that make an aircraft function. So SlashGear took some time to talk to a couple of pilots about their jobs and experiences. One is a now-retired

Submarines give nations unprecedented stealth capabilities, allowing them to sink enemy ships without exposing themselves visually and even threaten cities with mass destruction. However, even though the first submarine was made in 1620, and the modern submarine made its debut in the 1880s, sailing one is still an inherently dangerous endeavor. For example, the American

Kirill Gorshkov/Shutterstock In the 1920s, soon after Andreas Stihl developed the first electric chainsaw, Emil Lerp introduced a more powerful and robust gas-powered alternative. Ever since, if you own or manage a wooded property, regularly cut large timber into firewood, or need to perform seasonal brush-clearing duties over a large area, a gas-powered chainsaw is

Vanderwolf-images/Getty Images These days, helicopters are nearly ubiquitous, as they’re flown about cities by news crews, emergency medical personnel, and police. Hyundai is even building a flying taxi helicopter for Uber you could one day ride. Of course, helicopters aren’t solely used by civilian organizations and wealthy folks looking to get around a city. They’ve

Sergei Elagin/Shutterstock In recent years, buying goods online has become the norm for most consumers. People are now looking for fun ways to shop on e-commerce giant Amazon, and sifting through the sites of their favorite brick-and-mortar stores for deals on the things they love (ideally using some of the best browser extensions to save money

The Air Force has been planning to replace most of the aging Cold War-era fighter jets in its service, such as the F-16 Fighting Falcon, with the F-35 for a long time. As a result, the U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff General David Allvin discussed the service’s ideal future force structure: a combination of

Lukmanazis/Shutterstock If you are experiencing display issues while playing games on your PC, and none of the graphics settings are making a difference, it might be due to the refresh rate of your display. A refresh rate — measured in hertz (Hz) — is the number of times a display screen refreshes with a new frame

Alvin Man/Getty Amidst ongoing concerns with Boeing and its 737 Max aircraft, it’s helpful to cut through the negativity and remember that air is still the safest domain of travel. The real problem with air travel is comfort, and if you’ve been flying on common commercial airliners within the United States, chances are you’ve felt

By Brad Hill/May 28, 2024 7: 15 am EST The Italian submarine, the Scirè, wasn’t a large boat like some of the most advanced nuclear submarines in the ocean today. It only held a crew of 36, measured fewer than 200 feet in length, and was 21 feet wide. By comparison, a modern day American Ohio-Class submarine,