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Google Exec's Secret Electric Flying Car Spotted. It Flies, But It's Not a Car
Google Exec's Secret Electric Flying Car Spotted. It Flies, But It's Not a Car

26 Oct 2016, 12:14 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / It's great that people who made lots of money off the explosion of the Internet are willing to put it back in developing new technologies

 
World's Largest Aircraft Crashes In World's Smoothest Accident
World's Largest Aircraft Crashes In World's Smoothest Accident

24 Aug 2016, 15:38 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The blimp named Airlander 10 has crashed. Fortunately, it was the world's slowest and smoothest plane crash, and nobody was even injured. Looks safe to us!

 
World's Largest Aircraft Successfully Masters First Flight, It Looks Different
World's Largest Aircraft Successfully Masters First Flight, It Looks Different

19 Aug 2016, 14:06 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Occasionally, we also write about aircraft on autoevolution, and we couldn't miss the maiden flight of the world's largest airplane. Its shape is also curious

 
Aircraft Jet Engine Exhaust Officially Recognized as Pollution Source in the US
Aircraft Jet Engine Exhaust Officially Recognized as Pollution Source in the US

28 Jul 2016, 11:10 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / It may sound a little ridiculous that it took EPA so long to come to this conclusion, but let's be a little more understanding here: it's been busy lately

 
HondaJet Plane Receives European Certification, Deliveries Also Begin
HondaJet Plane Receives European Certification, Deliveries Also Begin

24 May 2016, 17:28 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Honda's Aircraft division has proudly received European Certification for the HondaJet. The airplane can reach a cruise speed of 486 mph and fly at 43,000 feet

 
Here's a 3D Printed Jet Engine Model That Works
Here's a 3D Printed Jet Engine Model That Works

29 Apr 2016, 00:30 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Metal 3D printing is a really complex procedure using lasers and metal powder, but you can make a jet engine using such techniques

 
Are Drones Becoming the Next Flying Saucers? BA Plane Incident Not Confirmed
Are Drones Becoming the Next Flying Saucers? BA Plane Incident Not Confirmed

22 Apr 2016, 16:27 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / According to new developments, the incident at London's Heathrow airport with a drone might not have involved anything more than a plastic bag

 
Spectacular Shots of Fighter Jets in Flight Might Just Be the Best Thing Ever
Spectacular Shots of Fighter Jets in Flight Might Just Be the Best Thing Ever

16 Apr 2016, 16:23 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / This clip featuring a Saab JAS-39 Gripen fighter jet is the best airplane video we've seen this side of Top Gun, and it all has to do with stability

 
Join the U.S. Air Force for the Chance to Name the New B-21 Stealth Bomber
Join the U.S. Air Force for the Chance to Name the New B-21 Stealth Bomber

22 Mar 2016, 15:53 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Not exactly the best line for recruiting new USAF airmen, but naming "the bomber for the 21st century" is a significant incentive nonetheless

 
The Fastest Aircraft in the World Is the X-15, and It's Literally a Rocket
The Fastest Aircraft in the World Is the X-15, and It's Literally a Rocket

21 Mar 2016, 23:51 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Development of the X-15 research plane as the latest in a series of experimental aircraft reached over 100 kilometers in altitude

 
Iron Maiden's Tour 747 Jet "Ed Force One" Gets into a Fight with a Tug in Chile
Iron Maiden's Tour 747 Jet "Ed Force One" Gets into a Fight with a Tug in Chile

14 Mar 2016, 13:51 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Airplanes - and especially the Boeing 747 - are indeed large, but they don't handle themselves great in a fight. The tug was always going to be the winner

 
DARPA Moves Forward with Vertical Takeoff and Landing Electric Aircraft
DARPA Moves Forward with Vertical Takeoff and Landing Electric Aircraft

4 Mar 2016, 18:15 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Looking like an angry mosquito, DARPA's electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft is starting to get shape, but it will be a few years until it flies

 
Windspeed Aircraft Skydeck Is the Poor Rich Man's Alternative to Space Travel
Windspeed Aircraft Skydeck Is the Poor Rich Man's Alternative to Space Travel

12 Dec 2015, 14:56 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Let's face it: flying inside an airplane is as boring as driving on a highway. Flying inside with a 360-degree view outside, now that's something else

 
Trent 7000 Is Rolls-Royce’s New Engine Built Exclusively for the Next Airbus A330neo
Trent 7000 Is Rolls-Royce’s New Engine Built Exclusively for the Next Airbus A330neo

30 Nov 2015, 14:00 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The commercial aircraft industry is just as competitive as the automotive one, even though things are a little simpler with just two major manufacturers

 
World’s Largest Aircraft Floats for the First Time, Will Be Ready for Flight Next Year
World’s Largest Aircraft Floats for the First Time, Will Be Ready for Flight Next Year

19 Nov 2015, 16:29 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / There is more than one company currently developing zeppelin-inspired aircraft, but it appears this is the biggest ever created

 
World’s First Solar-Powered Airplane Is Developed to Teach Kids About Engineering
World’s First Solar-Powered Airplane Is Developed to Teach Kids About Engineering

19 Nov 2015, 12:20 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / If humans are living in a world of innovation, we may as well discover new ways of educating children that challenge their creativity

 
China Has Developed an Aircraft “Wrap” to Keep Their Jet Fighters Under the Radar
China Has Developed an Aircraft “Wrap” to Keep Their Jet Fighters Under the Radar

14 Nov 2015, 12:27 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Billions are invested in research and development of new-generation aircraft, but the way they stay hidden from radars is still an issue

 
Japan's New Passenger Jet Completes First Flight
Japan's New Passenger Jet Completes First Flight

12 Nov 2015, 11:08 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / After China announced their new passenger jet recently, Japan's new-generation twin-engine regional jet has just performed its first test flight

 
Airbus Unveils New Helicopter Created with Peugeot Design Lab
Airbus Unveils New Helicopter Created with Peugeot Design Lab

9 Nov 2015, 18:59 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Believe it or not, Peugeot does have a separate design house that takes care of non-automotive projects such as this chopper it created for Airbus

 
Aircraft's Parachute Saves Ex-Walmart CEO in Emergency Crash <span>· Video</span>
Aircraft's Parachute Saves Ex-Walmart CEO in Emergency Crash · Video

6 Nov 2015, 17:59 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / The small-sized Cirrus SR22T has one important safety feature that could make the difference between life and death, just like in this case