Aeroplanes
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Short takeoff and landing aircraft might prove an efficient alternative to eVTOLs in the early days of electric flight, using super-short runways – maybe even on top of buildings – while flying much farther on a charge than the eVTOLs.
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With the move towards electric aviation comes new opportunities to explore what a powertrain looks like, and Airbus is experimenting with a new design that builds entire hydrogen propulsion units, tanks and all, into detachable pods along the wings.
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Finnair's Departure 2093 website lists five aircraft that could grace our sky in the not-too-distant future.
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Northrop Grumman has received a $5.1 billion, seven-year contract for construction of the CVN 78, which is scheduled to be delivered in 2015.
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The MotoPOD RV-10 cargo pod fits underneath a light aircraft and carries a street-legal motorcycle.
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Delta Airlines is set to introduce broadband Wi-Fi access onboard more than 330 aircraft operating in the continental United States. The company's passengers will be able to surf the web at 35,000 feet from next year at a cost of $9.95 on flights lasting up to three hours and $12.95 on longer trips.
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The MQ-9 Reaper, a hunter-killer UAV with long loitering capability, has completed its first operational mission in Iraq.
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ICON Aircraft has passed a key hurdle in the development of its innovative, amphibious, folding-wing sport plane design by successfully completing its maiden test flight.
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Soaring oil prices might be putting the squeeze on margins for airlines around the world, but that hasn't deterred United Arab Emirates national carrier Etihad from splurging more than $20 billion on orders for Boeing and
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By incorporating a gearbox system into the engine, aircraft can achieve a 12% reduction in fuel burn and CO2 emissions, a 50% reduction in NOx emissions, and a 50% reduction in engine noise.
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Wildfires have destroyed an area the size of Oregon over the last 18 years in the USA alone - and they're getting worse every year. Evergreen hopes to deploy the most effective aerial firefighting tool ever when it launches its 747-based Supertanker, with a massive 24,000 gallon carrying capacity.
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Boeing has been awarded a $14.9 million contract by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to develop airborne electronic attack technologies that can be used over long distances.