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H2Fly’s twin-fuselage aircraft makes world-first liquid hydrogen flight

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Taking off from Maribor, Slovenia, the modified double-fuselage Pipistrel Taurus G4 made a historic first piloted flight running on cryogenic liquid hydrogen

Liquid hydrogen is a giant pain to handle, but it’s one of the few technologies with a genuine chance of decarbonizing long-range flight. So it’s huge news for clean aviation that H2Fly has now landed the word’s first piloted liquid hydrogen flight.

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NASA’s X-66A transonic plane doesn’t have a perfect wing, but it tries

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NASA’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator full-scale single-aisle research plane designed to explore net-zero aviation emissions and faster, more economical passenger flight near the speed of sound has been named the X-66A by the US Air Force.Continue Rea… Continue reading NASA’s X-66A transonic plane doesn’t have a perfect wing, but it tries→

Bee-inspired flying robot gains yaw control via angled wings

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Robotic versions of flying insects hold a lot of promise for numerous applications, but controlling their yaw axis while in flight has proven challenging. A new bee robot, however, addresses that problem with a clever design.Continue ReadingCategory: D… Continue reading Bee-inspired flying robot gains yaw control via angled wings→

Adding Variometer Functionality to a GPS

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Flying a glider, or similarly piloting a paraglider or hang glider, can all be pathways into aviation with a lower barrier of entry than powered flight. Sacrificing one’s engine does …read more Continue reading Adding Variometer Functionality to a GPS→

Stratolaunch successfully releases test vehicle ahead of hypersonic flights

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California aerospace company Stratolaunch has taken a major step closer to the realization of its planned hypersonic flight launch system. Last weekend, the firm successfully released the TA-0 test vehicle from its Roc carrier aircraft.Continue Reading… Continue reading Stratolaunch successfully releases test vehicle ahead of hypersonic flights→

Wind-cheating Morpho combines qualities of copters and fixed-wing drones

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Both multicopter and fixed-wing drones use up a lot of battery power when fighting the wind. The Morpho VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) drone addresses this problem with morphing wings that adapt to lessen its wind resistance. In fact, they can eve… Continue reading Wind-cheating Morpho combines qualities of copters and fixed-wing drones→

Ingenuity Mars helicopter celebrates 50 flights with new altitude record

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The first aircraft to fly on another planet has hit a new milestone. NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has recently clocked up its 50th flight, and achieved a new altitude record in the process.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Mars, Helicop… Continue reading Ingenuity Mars helicopter celebrates 50 flights with new altitude record→

Ingenuity Mars helicopter celebrates 50 flights with new altitude record

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The first aircraft to fly on another planet has hit a new milestone. NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has recently clocked up its 50th flight, and achieved a new altitude record in the process.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Mars, Helicop… Continue reading Ingenuity Mars helicopter celebrates 50 flights with new altitude record→