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Otto Aviation’s “Bullet” Plane Celera 500L Is Here to Change Everything
Otto Aviation’s “Bullet” Plane Celera 500L Is Here to Change Everything

30 Aug 2020, 04:14 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / 460 mph and incredible fuel economy will make Celera 500L the most convenient way to fly across the U.S.: commercial flight pricing, private jet experience

 
Like a Boss: Tom Cruise Lands Helicopter at Golf Club for Lunch Date
Like a Boss: Tom Cruise Lands Helicopter at Golf Club for Lunch Date

20 Jul 2020, 04:46 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / When you’re Tom Cruise, you drop from the sky for important meetings. Actor shows up at the Richmond Golf Club in London, causes a stir

 
Bell Proudly Flies Past 85 Years of Incredible Aeronautical Achievements
Bell Proudly Flies Past 85 Years of Incredible Aeronautical Achievements

11 Jul 2020, 13:30 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Bell, the company that created the first supersonic aircraft and some of the world's most renowned helicopters has turned 85 on July 10th, has virtual museum

 
It's Here, Folks! A Zero-Emission Aircraft Capable of Commercial Flight
It's Here, Folks! A Zero-Emission Aircraft Capable of Commercial Flight

23 Jun 2020, 07:50 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / One of the most anticipated event in aviation. The International Paris Air Show. The talk of the town during 2019 was Alice of Eviation

 
Fully Electric Flight! That's Right Folks. Fully Electric. No More Fossil Fuel
Fully Electric Flight! That's Right Folks. Fully Electric. No More Fossil Fuel

21 Jun 2020, 10:20 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / Bye Aerospace launches fully operable line of electric aircraft. The eFlyers are setting new standards in aviation. Perfect for leaving the car at home

 
Embraer Pulse Concept Is Both eVTOL Air Taxi and Self-Driving Car
Embraer Pulse Concept Is Both eVTOL Air Taxi and Self-Driving Car

22 May 2020, 06:38 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The future of executive transportation in 2070 looks promising thanks to a modular cabin that can attach to an eVTOL aircraft or a driverless chassis

 
World’s Largest Aircraft, Airlander 10, Gets Even Bigger Before Production
World’s Largest Aircraft, Airlander 10, Gets Even Bigger Before Production

27 Jan 2020, 22:56 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Airlander 10 receives several updates reducing drag, improving efficiency and maximizing functionality, with a 2024 estimated delivery date

 
PigeonBot Drone Uses Wings and Actual Feathers to Fly Like a Bird
PigeonBot Drone Uses Wings and Actual Feathers to Fly Like a Bird

23 Jan 2020, 22:28 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Researchers are able to recreate movement used by birds in flight, hoping to pave the way for improvement in wing design for small aircraft and drones

 
Stratolaunch: A Million Pounds, Six Engines and the Wingspan of a Football Field
Stratolaunch: A Million Pounds, Six Engines and the Wingspan of a Football Field

3 Dec 2019, 16:30 UTC · By: Alex Carausu / A million pounds, six Boeing engines and a wingspan of 358 feet, Stratolaunch Model 351 is surely one of the most impressive engineering exercises

 
What Happened to Airships and Do They Have a Future?
What Happened to Airships and Do They Have a Future?

1 Nov 2019, 16:17 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Airships reached their peak in the 1930s and eventually fell out of favor, but improvements to their formula may bring them back

 
Chinese Super Great White Shark Is a Blend of U.S., Russian and Martian Aircraft
Chinese Super Great White Shark Is a Blend of U.S., Russian and Martian Aircraft

17 Oct 2019, 14:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Super Great White Shark concept show in China previews a future when attack helicopters could be invisible to radar too.

 
Tom DeLonge and His To the Stars Academy Have Pieces of Crashed UFO
Tom DeLonge and His To the Stars Academy Have Pieces of Crashed UFO

1 Oct 2019, 14:56 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The team has uncovered several pieces of “exotic material samples from UFOs,” former rocker says in New York Times profile

 
HAV, Design Q Unveil Airlander 10, the King of Luxury Expeditionary Tourism
HAV, Design Q Unveil Airlander 10, the King of Luxury Expeditionary Tourism

20 Jul 2018, 12:54 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / World’s largest aircraft will soon be ready for private use, accommodating 19 passengers and crew for 3-days expeditions

 
Magnus Effect RC Airplane Looks Like A Lawn Mower Yet Flies
Magnus Effect RC Airplane Looks Like A Lawn Mower Yet Flies

24 Apr 2018, 19:22 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / I've seen a guy make a couple of KFC paper cups fly with the Magnus effect. Buth is is cooler, and not that much more expensive

 
Niki Lauda Seals New Airline Deal with Ryanair
Niki Lauda Seals New Airline Deal with Ryanair

23 Mar 2018, 10:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NIki Lauda's new Austrian airline has been taken over by Ryanair, who plans to expand aircraft portfolio to include Airbus planes

 
NASA's SAW Shape Memory Alloy Wings to Fold In-Flight
NASA's SAW Shape Memory Alloy Wings to Fold In-Flight

29 Jan 2018, 09:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA testing folding wing aircraft aimed at reducing fuel consumption and allow for more controllability for both sub- and supersonic flights

 
These Are the Five Coolest Airplane-Engined Cars Ever Made
These Are the Five Coolest Airplane-Engined Cars Ever Made

21 Nov 2016, 17:25 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Fitting an airplane engine inside an automobile is something that does not happen anymore, but a few have stood the test of time. We listed the coolest

 
Kitty Hawk Shows More Behind-The-Scenes Action With The Flying Bike
Kitty Hawk Shows More Behind-The-Scenes Action With The Flying Bike

9 Jun 2017, 15:02 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The Kitty Hawk Flyer project is still on the right track with the company releasing a behind-the-scenes video showing it at work

 
Gigantic Fokker Triplane and Blériot XI RC Aircraft Bring Back World War I
Gigantic Fokker Triplane and Blériot XI RC Aircraft Bring Back World War I

5 May 2017, 12:57 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / World War I is like the cradle of the aeronautical industry. Before that, they weren't deemed as a killing tool or a mode of transportation

 
Airbus Wants To Test Flying Car By the End of the Year
Airbus Wants To Test Flying Car By the End of the Year

18 Jan 2017, 09:12 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Airbus, the world's second-largest aircraft giant, wants to test a prototype of a flying car before the end of 2017. It might become available by 2030