Recently unveiled at the Aero Expo in Freidrichshafen, Germany, Pipistel's new Panthera four-seater plane can be ordered with a standard, albeit highly efficient, gas engine. But it's also available in an all-electric model for those preferring an aircraft that produces less air and noise pollution. Read More >
They are a group of five high school students from Marin and San Francisco, who have built projects for MakerFaire before. But now they're trying their hand at building something really amazing: a full BSG Viper simulator with 360-degree motion in all direction. Read More >
Zeppelins are actually quite an impressive species of aeronautical engineering—you know, when they aren't on fire. That's especially true considering the level of technological prowess in the 1920's. Our friends at Oobject have assembled 12 shots of these magnificent air-borne cruisers before they ever lifted off. Read More >
These are America's USS Abraham Lincoln and the USS John C. Stennis, two of the ten nuclear-powered Nimitz-class aircraft supercarriers in service with the United States Navy. They've just been deployed to the Strait of Hormuz as tension is mounting in the area. Read More >
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"I really don't understand where these oil percentages are coming from. I read in Lloyd's List that the amount of oil exported through the Strait is 20..." More »
There's a simple reason why this Boeing 737 wasn't destroyed this week at Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport, China, and instead destroyed this concrete runway using its landing gear: it's neither a runway nor concrete. At least, not in the traditional sense. Read More >
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"A rope at the end of the runway that has some desired tension would have the same effect... provided of course the rope get longer whilst keeping tens..." More »
In Manchester Airport’s Aviation Viewing Park sits Concorde G-BOAC, known as ‘Alpha Charlie’. It is an engineering marvel; a feat of Anglo-French avionic brilliance that could cross the Atlantic in under three hours. Yet since 2003, it and the other 19 Concordes once in service have become tourist exhibits leased to airports and museums by British Airways and Air France. Read More >
This is not a fantasy project. This is going to be real: a gigantic 385-foot wing span, 544-tonne plane powered by six 747 engines that will serve as a flying launch platform for 490,000 pound orbital rockets. Read More >
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"WOW! That really is revolutionary; no-one has thought of doing that before.
http://www.spacesafetymagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Virgin-Ga..." More »
Flight Global's Jon Ostrower has flown in the Boeing 787 Dreamliner a few times already. He just posted a video along with a detailed account of his experience inside ANA's newest toy. It seems like a great experience, as promised: Read More >
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"hey udimion, air is completely re-circulated every 5-10 minutes, and any re-circulated air is passed though HEPA filters to keep the air free of parti..." More »
The extensive use of composite materials makes the Boeing 787 one of the most advanced commercial aircraft ever built. And while it's already been approved for flight, safety officials are concerned about the long term viability of those materials, which are now being used in the aircraft's wings and fuselage. Read More >
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"I'm afraid I have to agree with John. I'm a non distructive test engineer working on fast jet aircraft. We have regular occurrences of damage, either ..." More »
We've seen Japan's magic flying ball before, but this is the demo where the fumbly bumbly spheroid finally won my heart. The device could be used for reconnaissance, search and rescue, or as the world's greatest piñata. Also: it's adorable. Read More >
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