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Rolls-Royce and Gulfstream Aerospace have scored a double first as the Gulfstream G700 business jet and two Rolls-Royce Pearl 700 engines made their maiden flights at the same time. On February 14, 2020, the G700 powered by the Rolls-Royce engines took… Continue reading Gulfstream’s flagship G700 business jet makes its maiden flight
One of the challenges in designing micro air vehicles (MAVs) lies in the fact that if their battery is large enough to provide much range, it’s too heavy for them to carry. Scientists have developed what could be an alternative, though, in the form of … Continue reading Light-powered wing flaps as long as the sun shines
Another stunning milestone for the Jetman team, as pilot Vince Reffet demonstrates the new ability to take off from the ground, then hit the gas on the carbon jet wing’s four turbine engines and soar away into the sky.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft… Continue reading Transition to winged flight marks another world-first for Jetman
For many of us who grew up in the 1970s, “VertiBird”, the fly-it-yourself indoor helicopter, was a toy that was begged for often enough that it eventually appeared under the Christmas tree. And more than a few of the fascinating but delicate toys were defunct by Christmas afternoon, victims of …read more
Continue reading Classic Toy Helicopter Flies Again as DIY Version
We’ve been reporting on David Mayman and Jetpack Aviation for some years now, and this weekend he was in Sydney with his roaring jet turbine JB-10 jetpack to take another stab at a flight he tried to perform 10 years ago. We were privileged t… Continue reading David Mayman flies the JB-10 jetpack around Sydney Harbour
Boeing is lifting another suite of experimental technologies into the air as part of its EcoDemonstrator program, again packing a modified jetliner with forward-looking features hoped to one day improve air travel. Traveling aboard this time around are 50 projects in all, including ones geared toward smart toilets and others toward improving passengers’ view outside the plane.
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Unlike their larger, commercial airliner cousins, small private aircraft aren’t required to be equipped with flight data recorders. As a result, many pilots don’t bother with them, in order to save money. A new system could change that, thoug… Continue reading SkyVU uses computer vision to make flight data recording more affordable
There’s plenty happening in the world of environmentally friendly aviation, with a string of clean-burning aircraft notching up milestones in recent years, including the first flight of an electric light sport aircraft in Australia, the first… Continue reading First public flight for largest hybrid-electric plane to ever take to the skies
Purdue’s Bio-Robotics lab has been working on a robotic hummingbird and, as you can see in the videos below, have had a lot of success. What’s more, is they’ve shared that success on GitHub. If you want to make a flapping-winged robot, this is definitely where you start.
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If you want to play around with high altitudes, weather balloons are the way to go. With a bit of latex and some helium, it’s possible to scrape up against the edge of space without having to start your own rocketry program. [Blake] was interested in doing just this, and …read more