Hacker Turns Hijacked Drones into “Zombies”
Will there be any blue skies and white puffy clouds to see in our future or will the view be muddled with a traffic jam of drones? We’ve been hearing a lot of talk lately…
Aviation
G650 Breaks Around-the-World Speed Record But Will Its Reign Be Short-Lived?
The Gulfstream G650 was declared the fastest certified civilian aircraft by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after it reached an average speed of 568.5 miles (914.9 km) per hour. Built by Savannah-based Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation,…
Amazon Prime Air Faces Many Pre-Flight Challenges
On Sunday, December 1, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos revealed Amazon Prime Air on the US TV show 60 Minutes; an unmanned drone that will deliver your order to your porch in 30 minutes. It’s both…
Almost 40 Years Later, Apache AH-64 Still Plug and Play with New Technologies
The primary role of the US Army’s Apache AH-64 attack helicopter is to attack aircraft and engage targets on the ground such as tanks. The first extensive use of the Apache was in Operation Desert…
Delivery Drones: Amazon “Octocopters” Flying Packages To Your Doorstep
Amazon’s CEO Jeff Bezos has done it again. As early as 2015, Amazon Prime Air could be available to the public, specializing in package-delivering drones called “ocotocopters”. What Is An Octocopter? An octocopter is a…
Boeing Banks $100 Billion in Orders for World’s First Folding Wings Commercial Airplane
Boeing has revealed plans for new energy efficient jet planes, the 777X with foldable wings. The new wings are longer than the traditional 777 planes, which Boeing is crediting for its fuel efficiency, but longer…
Say Goodbye to Quiet Flights and Hello to Cellphone Calls?
Have you ever been tempted to use your phone on a flight? There’s good news. You may soon be able to talk all you want on the plane. The bad news is, everyone on else…
B-2 Stealth Bomber Not So Stealthy Anymore
For a cool $737 million “flyaway cost”, Northrop Grumman builds the US military’s B-2 Spirit aka the Stealth Bomber. It was once billed as the replacement for the famous Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, which began service…
Meet SR-71’s Mach 6 Successor, “Son of Blackbird”
According to a report in Aviation Week, Lockheed Martin plans to manufacture a new follow-up plane to the “legendary” SR-71 spy plane that was retired from the US military over 20 years ago. Lockheed’s Skunk…
$75,000 Balloon Ride Takes You to the Edge of Space
For a vacation that’s out of this world, appropriately-named World View might be able to help you out. As the availability of private expedition to space becomes more of a reality, these engineers have developed…
