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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
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has announced that the world’s fastest hypersonic wind tunnel is up and running, a detonation-driven shock tunnel that’ll allow aerodynamic testing for aircraft, spacecraft and missiles at air speeds up to Mach 30…. Continue reading China’s record-breaking Mach 30 wind tunnel harnesses timed explosions
Characterizing the aerodynamic performance of a vehicle usually requires a wind tunnel since it’s difficult to control all variables when actually driving. Unless you had some kind of perfectly straight, …read more Continue reading Victorian Train Tunnel Turned Test Track
Almost all entry-level physics courses, and even some well into a degree program, will have the student make some assumptions in order to avoid some complex topics later on. Most …read more Continue reading Remote-Controlled Hypercar Slices Through Air
We at Hackaday are great fans of hands-on classroom projects promoting science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) subjects – after all, inspiring kids with technology at a young age will …read more Continue reading Optimize Your Paper Planes With This Cardboard Wind Tunnel
Following the development and rollout of a “big hole” hybrid three-wheeled scooter for police and emergency services, UK-based R&D outfit White Motorcycle Concepts has teamed up with Mahle Powertrain to produce a fully electric version.Continue Reading… Continue reading WMC and Mahle partner for electric “big hole” three-wheel police scooter
When you burn as much fuel as an airline does, a single-digit fuel efficiency tweak adds up to massive savings. Take the drag-reducing Aeroshark film Swiss Airlines has stuck all over its 12 Boeing 777s – it delivers a 1% efficiency gain, and as a resu… Continue reading Boeing to build braced-wing airliner, shooting for 30% efficiency gain
Blainjett’s fascinating hemispheric rotor concept is a totally unique and left-field approach to VTOL flight. The company (no relation to me, for the record!) came up with the bones of the idea while working on the Horizon eVTOL hoverbike, which we cov… Continue reading Blainjett’s hemi-rotor concept promises unprecedented VTOL performance
The fastest ground vehicles on earth are not driven by their wheels but by an aircraft jet engine. At world record speeds, they run on an aerodynamic razor’s edge between …read more Continue reading High-Speed RC Car Needs A Flight Controller
AGV’s ultra-lightweight Sportmodular helmet is still my all-time favorite flip-face brain bucket, and the company has backed it up with a more affordable Tourmodular lid focused on longer rides, with the option to add an integrated Cardo comms unit.Con… Continue reading AGV Tourmodular flip-face helmet has zero dynamic weight on the highway