Aviation

Daredevils In Wingsuits Fly Over Manhattan At 120 MPH!

Recently, five members of the Red Bull Air Force stunt team pulled off yet another daring feat, this time soaring over Manhattan’s financial district in wingsuits! Did I mention the fact that they were moving…

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Northrop Grumman’s XS-1 Supersonic Spaceplane Looks to Secure DARPA Contract

Northrop Grumman’s XS-1 Spaceplane concept is competing with a few other companies in order to score a “space taxi” contract from the Defense Advanced Research Products Agency (DARPA). To entice us, the company recently showed…

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New Spectacle: Quadcopter (UAV) Video Footage Inside Exploding Fireworks

We have been watching pyrotechnic shows for millenia but it is not until the last couple of years that we could view a show from such close quarters: now we can watch a show from…

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3D Printed Beehive Could Provide Housing on Mars

For years, people have speculated about the likelihood of life on Mars due to the planet’s proximity and similarity to Earth. To kill the curiosity, NASA’s $2.5 billion Mars rover Curiosity landed on Mars in…

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Watch Rosetta Spacecraft’s Philae Lander Attempt To Land on a Comet LIVE

WATCH THE LIVE STREAM HERE! The Rosetta spacecraft is finally ready to do the unthinkable, reach its final goal of landing a probe on a high-speed comet, after a decade-long journey. The spacecraft has been…

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NASA Military Helicopter Crash Tests Improve Survivability and Durability

One of the most spectacular, harrowing and deadly human events is the crash of a helicopter. One moment, it’s flying smoothly through the air and the next pirouetting toward the ground, sometimes sailing back and…

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This Crash-Proof Drone Can Fly Virtually Anywhere

Robots are loaded with a complex network of sensors that help them analyze their surroundings and avoid any obstacles like walls or debris. But these sensors are fragile; one crash can break robot’s sensors and…

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More Than an Impulse: Solar Plane (Impulse 2) Uses Photons, Not Fuel, on Its Maiden Test Voyage

In preparation for a round-the-world solar powered journey in 2015, the “Impulse 2” just made its “two hour tour” maiden test flight on June 2nd from Payerne, Switzerland. Last year the Impulse, which was a…

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Pars is a Search and Rescue Drone Capable of Saving Lives

Iranian company RTS Ideas is in the process of developing a search and rescue drone called Pars, capable of saving lives. The remote-controlled drone can drop up to three life rings for someone or a…

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AeroMobil’s Flying Car Prototype Completes Its Maiden Flight

AeroMobil’s flying car prototype has been popular on the Internet for years. We’ve covered the concept of bypassing interstate traffic by flying your own AeroMobil to work here on IndustryTap too. But the vehicle inched…

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