Aeroplanes

UK based marine aircraft developer Warrior has commenced flying its 4-meter wide GULL 36 amphibious UAV over the English Channel.

Boeing and the US Missile Defense Agency have completed the first laser activation testing for the Airborne Laser missile defense program.

Aerospace engineers at Bristol University have developed a self-repairing aircraft that secretes a hardening epoxy resin from any hole or crack that forms on the craft.

The Hummingbird A160T Rotorcraft has unofficially broken a world record for UAVs weighing between 1,102 and 5,511 pounds by remaining in the air for 18.7 hours.

The first Boeing 777 Freighter plane has lreached another manufacturing milestone as it heads towards a scheduled service launch later this year.

SpaceCam Systems' "Snakehead" is a plane-mounted, gyroscopically stabilized, fully-articulated high-resolution movie camera that allows pilots to fly as aggressively while preserving a stable shot.

Diamond Simulation has developed a new generation of flight simulators adapted to ergonomic requirements and featuring intuitive touch-screen functionality.

Boeing has begun assembly on the third flight-test airplane for the Dreamliner and says the first airplane to fly is still on track for "power on" in June.

Aurora has revealed the design of the aircraft it hopes will achieve the ambitious goals set out in DARPA's ambitious Vulture program: sustained uninterrupted flight for over five years.

Tilt-rotor aircraft offer the speed, flight ceiling, fuel economy and long range of turboprop aeroplanes, with the VTOL and hovering ability of a helicopter. Falx's hybrid concept, to debut later this year, will add quiet, efficient electric engines and inbuilt solar charging to the equation.

UK classic aircraft fans are in for a treat next month as more than 70 pre-1967 planes take to the skies at the 2008 Goodwood Aero Club Vintage Fly-In and Air Display.

Tourists won’t have to travel far after arrival to experience China’s latest superstructure. Terminal 3 of the Beijing Capital International Airport became fully operational on March 26, becoming the largest airport terminal complex built in a single phase.