The gist
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The Announcement
In a development that has stunned absolutely everyone standing near a window, the fictional Institute for Things That Already Exist has announced that airplanes — the large metal tubes long confined to gently rolling along runways — will soon be capable of leaving the ground entirely. Officials describe the breakthrough as 'the natural next step' and 'honestly a little overdue.' Sources close to the project confirm that the airplanes will achieve flight by going up, a technique researchers reportedly discovered by 'watching a bird and taking detailed notes.' Skeptics remain, mostly because they have flown in one already, but analysts advise ignoring them until further data emerges.
How It Works, Allegedly
According to lead engineer Dr. Bartholomew Skyward, a person we invented for this article, the process is 'deceptively simple.' 'You take the plane,' he explained, 'and then, and this is the part people struggle with, you lift it.' The prototype reportedly features wings — a controversial addition — as well as engines, seats, and a small cart that comes by later than you'd like. Insiders whisper that the technology has existed for over a century but was suppressed by Big Ground, a shadowy cabal of people who really wanted us all to stay down here. We cannot confirm this. We also cannot deny it, because that would require doing research, and frankly the airport parking is expensive.
What This Means For The Future
Should flying airplanes launch on schedule — a phrase that has never once occurred at an airport — experts predict sweeping consequences for travel, commerce, and the human spirit. Grim forecasters warn the skies may eventually become 'quite full,' and that one day we will look up, see the machines circling, and quietly wonder what we have done. But that is a problem for tomorrow's anchor. For now, the outlook is clear, cruising altitude is optimistic, and the fasten-seatbelt sign remains, as always, mysteriously illuminated.
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"We're ninety percent confident these planes will fly. The other ten percent is why we're calling them 'planes' and not 'promises.'" — Dr. Bartholomew Skyward, fictional Chief of Upward Motion (fictional)
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The DopaNews verdict
Book early, sit near the wing, and remember: if it's flying, it's supposed to. Probably.