Aviation

The Airbus Perlan 2 Glider Sets New Altitude Record

The Airbus Perlan 2 aircraft set a new gliding altitude world record recently. The pressurized glider flew to the edge of space to an altitude of an astonishing 76,000 ft. — well over 14 miles. The Perlan…

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Forget Flying Cars … Here Comes the Flying Train!

Transportation is about to get a technology-driven reboot. Recently, Akka Technologies, an innovative engineering and consulting company based in France, unveiled its mind-blowing Link & Fly aircraft design. The new vehicle is both a flying…

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Boeing Hypersonic Passenger Jet Could Cut Flight Times by 85 Percent

Recently, Boeing unveiled its first concept design for a hypersonic passenger jet. This plane is expected to revolutionize air travel by cutting down a transatlantic flight from New York to London from seven hours to…

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Uber Unveils Prototype to Create Flying Taxi by 2023

Recently, Uber unveiled a new design for its futuristic “aerial taxi,” which looks more like a giant drone than a helicopter. Uber shared the designs for its electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) “flying car”…

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World’s Largest Plane Will Take Off This Summer

The world’s largest plane, the Stratolaunch, is lumbering toward its first flight. The plane, a 500,000-lb. beast, recently completed a runway test in anticipation of its debut flight, which is planned for some time this summer.…

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NASA’s Test Dummies Crash Planes for Safety Research

Every now and then, NASA gives us the pleasure of seeing footage of their test dummies crashing into a whole bunch of things. Recently, NASA’s Langley Research Center published another video of their test dummies…

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World’s First Nuclear-Powered Airliner Flies at Mach 3

Aircraft emit staggering amounts of CO2, and the pace at which the number of flights is increasing is a matter of concern. However, this breathtaking new nuclear-powered airliner concept proposes a future of flight that is…

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Lunativity Is a Backpack-Like Jetpack Designed for Jump Augmentation

A team of University of Tokyo students has developed something that’s a bit tough to even describe, but perhaps “hover backpack” gets the job done? The nonfunctioning prototype, called Lunativity, is described as a backpack…

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Chandrayaan-2 Mission: Cheaper than a Hollywood Movie, Packs More Power than Apollo Missions

Chandrayaan-1, India’s first mission to the moon, was launched successfully on Oct. 22, 2008, at a cost of $59 million. India’s Mars Orbiter Mission, launched in 2013, cost $74 million — less than the production…

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World’s Biggest Airplane, Stratolaunch, Taxiing at 46 MPH

We’re no stranger to the Stratolaunch, last reporting on it prepping for its maiden flight a few months ago. Here we are in March and while it still hasn’t taken to the skies, the world’s…

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Aviation

The Airbus Perlan 2 Glider Sets New Altitude Record

Forget Flying Cars … Here Comes the Flying Train!

Boeing Hypersonic Passenger Jet Could Cut Flight Times by 85 Percent

Uber Unveils Prototype to Create Flying Taxi by 2023

World’s Largest Plane Will Take Off This Summer

NASA’s Test Dummies Crash Planes for Safety Research

World’s First Nuclear-Powered Airliner Flies at Mach 3

Lunativity Is a Backpack-Like Jetpack Designed for Jump Augmentation

Chandrayaan-2 Mission: Cheaper than a Hollywood Movie, Packs More Power than Apollo Missions

World’s Biggest Airplane, Stratolaunch, Taxiing at 46 MPH

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