Collaborate Disseminate
The aviation industry is always seeking advancements to improve efficiency and reduce carbon emissions. The former is due to the never-ending quest for profit, while the latter helps airlines maintain …read more Continue reading Sharkskin Coating Reduces Airliner Fuel Use, Emissions
Airliners have looked largely the same for a long time now. The ongoing hunt for efficiency gains has seen the development of winglets, drag reducing films, and all manner of …read more Continue reading Truss-Braced Wings Could Bring New Look To Runways Worldwide
When one thinks of getting into a flight simulator, one assumes that it’ll be from the pilot’s point of view. But this alternative flight simulator takes a different tack, by …read more Continue reading Flight Simulator Focuses on the Other Side of the Cockpit Door
Airliners have become an unremarkable part of modern life, but unless you happen to be an aircraft enthusiast, you’d be forgiven for thinking the latest Airbus model looks more or …read more Continue reading From Tube And Wing To Just Wing: The Future Of Airliners
Every nation has icons of national pride: a sports star, a space mission, or a piece of architecture. Usually they encapsulate a country’s spirit, so citizens can look up from their dreary lives and say “Now there‘s something I …read more
Continue reading The Politics of Supersonic Flight: the Concord(e)
Ask any airline executive what their plans were back in January 2020, and you’d probably get the expected spiel about growing market share and improving returns for shareholders. Of course, the coronovirus pandemic quickly changed all that in the space of just a few months. Borders closed, and worldwide air …read more
Continue reading Airlines Seek Storage For Grounded Fleets Due To COVID-19
Since the last Concorde rolled to a stop in 2003, supersonic flight has been limited almost exclusively to military aircraft. Many have argued that it’s an example of our civilization seeming to slip backwards on the technological scale, akin to returning to the Age of Sail. There’s no debating that …read more
Continue reading Boom Hopes to Reignite Supersonic Travel with XB-1
It’s possible that some of you will have thought about making a custom camper for yourselves. Some of you may even have gone as far as to build a teardrop caravan. It’s very unlikely though that you’ll have gone as far as [Steve Jones] though, who took an outer engine …read more
Continue reading Jet Airliner Nacelle Becomes A Unique Camper
Large scale RC aircraft are pleasure to see on the ground and in the air, but putting in the months of effort required to build them requires special dedication. Especially since there is a real possibility it could end up in pieces on the ground at some point. [Ramy RC] …read more
Continue reading Giant Scale RC A350 Airliner Using Carbon Fibre And 3D Printing
Something strange has been going on in the friendly skies over the last day or so. Flights are being canceled. Aircraft are grounded. Passengers are understandably upset. The core of the issue is GPS and ADS-B systems. The ADS-B system depends on GPS data to function properly, but over this …read more
Continue reading GPS and ADS-B Problems Cause Cancelled Flights