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Boeing Launched the Largest, Longest-Range and Most Capable Twin-Engine Freighter
Boeing Launched the Largest, Longest-Range and Most Capable Twin-Engine Freighter

1 Feb 2022, 10:16 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Boeing recently launched what it claims to be the largest, longest-range, and most capable twin-engine freighter in the industry

 
Natilus Drone Claims It Can Cut Air Freight Costs by 50 Percent, Features a Large Payload
Natilus Drone Claims It Can Cut Air Freight Costs by 50 Percent, Features a Large Payload

1 Feb 2022, 08:56 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Air freight needs an upgrade to become more affordable and less harmful for the environment. That's what Natilus claims to offer with its next-gen cargo drone.

 
Can This DIY Guru Finally Get an Abandoned Airplane Started After 20 Years?
Can This DIY Guru Finally Get an Abandoned Airplane Started After 20 Years?

28 Jan 2022, 21:48 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / When we last saw the Free Abandoned Airplane series on the channel, it appeared like someone who'd seen the videos online was trying to buy the plane out

 
AutoFlight's eVTOL Has Got What It Takes to Be an Air Taxi and There's Footage to Prove It
AutoFlight's eVTOL Has Got What It Takes to Be an Air Taxi and There's Footage to Prove It

28 Jan 2022, 10:32 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Prosperity I is AutoFlight's approach on eVTOL air taxis, promising to fly over 150 miles on a charge, at a maximum cruising speed of 124 mph

 
Private Jet Rental for Pets Is Booming, and Not Among the Rich
Private Jet Rental for Pets Is Booming, and Not Among the Rich

28 Jan 2022, 04:09 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Working- and middle-class pet owners are pooling resources to charter jets for their “furry children” out of Hong Kong, as pet travel really takes off

 
Hybrid-Electric Chaparral VTOL Can Carry 500 Lb for 300 Miles in Its Boat-Like Cargo Pod
Hybrid-Electric Chaparral VTOL Can Carry 500 Lb for 300 Miles in Its Boat-Like Cargo Pod

27 Jan 2022, 10:00 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / The Chaparral C1 from Elroy Air is more than your regular delivery drone, boasting a payload capacity of up to 500 lb and a range of up to 300 miles

 
Airbus C295 Test Bed Aircraft Takes to the Skies for the First Time
Airbus C295 Test Bed Aircraft Takes to the Skies for the First Time

26 Jan 2022, 17:45 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Airbus C295 Flight Test Bed 2 (FTB2) has successfully completed its maiden flight. The aircraft will begin a flight campaign meant to demonstrate its new tech

 
Big Collection of Derelict Vehicles Brings Together Hawker Hunter and Rally Cars
Big Collection of Derelict Vehicles Brings Together Hawker Hunter and Rally Cars

25 Jan 2022, 15:56 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Not a fan of aircraft and military stuff? Well, this collection also includes a few interesting cars, including rally-spec vehicles and a Nissan GT-R R33

 
Belarus Officials Charged With Aircraft Piracy by the U.S., Following a Forced Landing
Belarus Officials Charged With Aircraft Piracy by the U.S., Following a Forced Landing

25 Jan 2022, 05:13 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The U.S. Department of Justice charged several Belarus officials, after an aircraft with U.S. nationals on board was forced to land over a fake bomb threat

 
MQ-8C Fire Scout UAV Ready to Fly with the Navy, No Xbox Controller Required
MQ-8C Fire Scout UAV Ready to Fly with the Navy, No Xbox Controller Required

24 Jan 2022, 19:43 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / What sets the Fire Scout apart is its ability to operate for a duration exceeding ten hours and with a range of over 1,000 miles (1609.34 km).

 
Boeing Pumps Almost Half a Billion Into Wisk’s Self-Flying Air Taxi Development
Boeing Pumps Almost Half a Billion Into Wisk’s Self-Flying Air Taxi Development

24 Jan 2022, 13:40 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Wisk, an urban air-mobility company, has secured a $450 million investment from Boeing to accelerate the development of its sixth-gen eVTOL aircraft

 
Joby Aviation Claims Its Air Taxi Recently Achieved the Fastest Flight of an eVTOL to Date
Joby Aviation Claims Its Air Taxi Recently Achieved the Fastest Flight of an eVTOL to Date

24 Jan 2022, 09:05 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Joby Aviation announced that it achieved the fastest flight of an eVTOL to date, with its air taxi reaching a top speed of 205 mph (330 kph).

 
P-26 Peashooter: Before The Super Hornet, This Was the Last Fighter Built by Boeing
P-26 Peashooter: Before The Super Hornet, This Was the Last Fighter Built by Boeing

22 Jan 2022, 17:54 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The Peashooter derives its name not from its comparatively puny stature or armament. Instead, from the long and slender gun-sight tube.

 
Rolls-Royce Spirit of Innovation Is Officially the World’s Fastest All-Electric Aircraft
Rolls-Royce Spirit of Innovation Is Officially the World’s Fastest All-Electric Aircraft

20 Jan 2022, 16:47 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Rolls-Royce Spirit of Innovation became the world's fastest all-electric vehicle. The World Air Sports Federation has officially verified two speed records

 
European Union Aviation Safety Agency: 5G Technology Doesn't Interfere With Aircraft
European Union Aviation Safety Agency: 5G Technology Doesn't Interfere With Aircraft

19 Jan 2022, 20:07 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / 5G may not be a worry for European aircraft, but over in the United States where 5G uses higher frequencies, it certainly is for the time being

 
Meet the World's First Flying Racing Car Pilots, Set to Be the First of Many
Meet the World's First Flying Racing Car Pilots, Set to Be the First of Many

18 Jan 2022, 17:14 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Airspeeder has announced its first three pilots for the upcoming EXA series. Their first task is to fly many hours in the VR simulator

 
AutoFlight Plans to Unlock European Skies for Its New Prosperity I Air Taxi
AutoFlight Plans to Unlock European Skies for Its New Prosperity I Air Taxi

18 Jan 2022, 15:35 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Chinese eVTOL manufacturer AutoFlight has revealed plans to achieve European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for its air taxi by 2025

 
Giant Carrier Airplane Roc Aces Test Flight, Prepares to Launch Hypersonic Vehicles
Giant Carrier Airplane Roc Aces Test Flight, Prepares to Launch Hypersonic Vehicles

18 Jan 2022, 00:48 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Stratolaunch massive carrier aircraft has successfully completed its third test flight, moving closer to support the launch of the company's hypersonic vehicles

 
Zeva's Flying Saucer Is Back, This Time With Video Proof That It Can Stay in the Air
Zeva's Flying Saucer Is Back, This Time With Video Proof That It Can Stay in the Air

17 Jan 2022, 10:14 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Zeva Aero shared video proof that its UFO-looking eVTOL can actually stay in the air. The company started untethered hover tests of its flying saucer

 
VTOL Drone Looks Like a Stingray Made for the Sky, Can Stay Up for 60 Minutes on a Charge
VTOL Drone Looks Like a Stingray Made for the Sky, Can Stay Up for 60 Minutes on a Charge

17 Jan 2022, 08:28 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / This flying stingray is in fact a VTOL drone that sits on its tail when it takes off. It makes for a great drone for survey and inspection.