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HondaJet Remains the Most Delivered Aircraft in Its Class for the Fifth Year in a Row
HondaJet Remains the Most Delivered Aircraft in Its Class for the Fifth Year in a Row

28 Feb 2022, 10:24 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Honda Aircraft takes pride in its HondaJet plane being the most delivered one in its class for the fifth consecutive year.

 
Stratolaunch's Mammoth Carrier Aircraft Nails Fourth Test Flight
Stratolaunch's Mammoth Carrier Aircraft Nails Fourth Test Flight

25 Feb 2022, 03:30 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Stratolaunch's massive carrier aircraft has successfully completed its fourth test flight. This moves Roc closer to launching the first hypersonic vehicles

 
SWISS to Cover Its Boeing 777 Fleet With Shark-Like Skin Tech
SWISS to Cover Its Boeing 777 Fleet With Shark-Like Skin Tech

25 Feb 2022, 01:13 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Swiss Air Lines (SWISS) plans to equip all of its 12 Boeing 777-300ER with AeroSHARK in order to reduce fuel consumtion and CO2 emissions

 
New Mini-Doc Shows Us How the World's Smallest, Coolest, Personal Aircraft Was Created
New Mini-Doc Shows Us How the World's Smallest, Coolest, Personal Aircraft Was Created

24 Feb 2022, 17:32 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / The inventor of the "world’s most powerful, compact & safest aircraft that can transport a person standing on top" lets us take a peek at his entire journey.

 
Tiny Combat Arena Is All About Having Fun Flying Stylized Aircraft
Tiny Combat Arena Is All About Having Fun Flying Stylized Aircraft

23 Feb 2022, 04:47 UTC · By: Cosmin Vasile / A labor of love that focuses more on the fun factor of flying rather than the simulation elements, MicroProse’s new approachable combat flight sim is out on PC

 
Airbus to Test Trailblazing Hydrogen Propulsion System on A380 Super Jumbo Jet
Airbus to Test Trailblazing Hydrogen Propulsion System on A380 Super Jumbo Jet

23 Feb 2022, 01:17 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Airbus announced plans to test various innovative hydrogen technologies by the middle of this decade. An A380 Super Jumbo jet will serve as a test bed

 
Forget a Catamaran, This Amphibious Private Aircraft Could Steal Its Thunder at a Marina
Forget a Catamaran, This Amphibious Private Aircraft Could Steal Its Thunder at a Marina

22 Feb 2022, 06:27 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / At a price of $215,000 from a private dealership in Delray Beach, Florida, it'd be quite the challenge to justify this over a large private yacht for some folks

 
Airbus A400M Airlifter Launches Drone in Mid-Flight for the First Time
Airbus A400M Airlifter Launches Drone in Mid-Flight for the First Time

21 Feb 2022, 23:22 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / An Airbus A400M multi-role airlifter has successfully launched a Do-DT25 drone in mid-flight. The drone "talked" with the aircraft throughout the exercise

 
Merlins and Wildcats Hide in Snow Clouds Deep Inside the Arctic Circle
Merlins and Wildcats Hide in Snow Clouds Deep Inside the Arctic Circle

21 Feb 2022, 19:04 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / A fleet of Merlin and Wildcat helicopters from the Royal Marines will have to endure the harsh conditions of the Arctic for two months

 
Airplane Gets Its First Wash in 17 Years, Tons of Elbow Grease Required for the Job
Airplane Gets Its First Wash in 17 Years, Tons of Elbow Grease Required for the Job

21 Feb 2022, 17:54 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Washing an airplane is no different than cleaning an automobile, at least up to a point. As you will observe, one that sat outside for 17 years got a bit dirty

 
Nuclear-Powered Airliner Can Carry 600 Passengers at Mach 6, But Only in Sim
Nuclear-Powered Airliner Can Carry 600 Passengers at Mach 6, But Only in Sim

21 Feb 2022, 12:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Video simulation shows a non-descript airliner powered by nuclear reactors, is should be capable of seating 600 and hitting Mach 6

 
Conviair YB60: Colossal, Jet Powered, and Slain By the Stratofortress
Conviair YB60: Colossal, Jet Powered, and Slain By the Stratofortress

21 Feb 2022, 00:47 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / First taken to the sky on April 18th, 1952. Pilots were impressed by the capabilities of the YB-60 airframe, and it looked like a full production was next

 
Bell Moves Forward With Development of Its Military High-Speed VTOL Aircraft
Bell Moves Forward With Development of Its Military High-Speed VTOL Aircraft

17 Feb 2022, 00:38 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Bell will advance the development of its high-speed vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (HSVTOL) for military applications

 
Elbit Systems Unveils New Hybrid, Small, Tactical Drone That Boasts 18 Hours of Operation
Elbit Systems Unveils New Hybrid, Small, Tactical Drone That Boasts 18 Hours of Operation

14 Feb 2022, 17:05 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Israel-based company Elbit Systems will showcase a new, hybrid, small tactical UAS (unmanned aerial system) at the Singapore Airshow 2022

 
Hermes StarLiner Aircraft Is the First UAS Allowed to Fly in Israel's Civilian Airspace
Hermes StarLiner Aircraft Is the First UAS Allowed to Fly in Israel's Civilian Airspace

11 Feb 2022, 15:28 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Israel issued its first Type Certificate ever to an unmanned aerial system, allowing Elbit Systems' Hermes StarLiner aircraft to fly in civilian airspace

 
Wildcats and Merlins Battle Extreme Weather During Five-Day Journey to the Arctic
Wildcats and Merlins Battle Extreme Weather During Five-Day Journey to the Arctic

9 Feb 2022, 16:03 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Royal Marines' Merlins and Wildcats had to battle strong wings, snow showers and fly over mountainous terrain in sub-zero temperatures

 
MagniX and Desaer Join Forces to Create the ATL-100H Hybrid-Electric Aircraft
MagniX and Desaer Join Forces to Create the ATL-100H Hybrid-Electric Aircraft

8 Feb 2022, 17:03 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Electric motor manufacturer MagniX teamed up with Desaer to create the ATL-100H, a hybrid electric version of Desaer's ATL-100 aircraft

 
Treat Yourself to a McDonnell Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk, It Costs Less Than a Chiron Pur Sport
Treat Yourself to a McDonnell Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk, It Costs Less Than a Chiron Pur Sport

8 Feb 2022, 15:49 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / The McDonnell Douglas TA-4J is a dedicated trainer version of the A-4F, meaning it comes with a downrated engine and no weapons systems

 
Here's the Boeing B-17 "Sentimental Journey" Sitting Pretty in a Hangar
Here's the Boeing B-17 "Sentimental Journey" Sitting Pretty in a Hangar

8 Feb 2022, 13:58 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / It was never flown into battle, but "Sentimental Journey" still gets airborne regularly almost 80 years since it left the assembly line

 
Boeing Gets Closer to Green Flying, Will Pump Two Billion Gallons of SAF Into Its Aircraft
Boeing Gets Closer to Green Flying, Will Pump Two Billion Gallons of SAF Into Its Aircraft

7 Feb 2022, 18:06 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Boeing has purchased two billion gallons of sustainable aviation fuel from EPIC Fuels, which will be used for commercial applications