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Federal Aviation Administration Exploring Possibilities of Unmanned...
Insitu's ScanEagle DroneBoeing subsidiary Insitu will provide two unmanned aerial systems for the FAA's flight tests.InsituPassenger drones may take wing soon The Federal Aviation Administration wants...
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China Plans Commercial Jet, Challenger to Boeing and Airbus
A Scaled-Down Model of Comac's C919Boeing BlogsBoeing BlogsFull-size models were unveiled today It's been a tough couple of weeks for the world's two premier builders of large commercial jets. An...
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NASA Wants Airliners Wrapped in Self-Healing, Lightning-Proof,...
NASA this week awarded four research groups a total of $16.5 million to continue their development of quieter, more fuel efficient, and ultimately safer and better airliner technology. But while we've...
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Yes, This Exists: An Indiegogo Campaign For A Luxury Airship RV
Luxury Airship RVRhy ThorntonI want to believe in the airship revival, but this crowdfunded luxury airship RV project just seems like, uh, dead air. The U.S. military might have given up on the modern...
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Invented: A Much Better Way To Predict Airline Delays
Airport Traffic in DubaiWikimedia CommonsCalculating air travel is a surprisingly tough math challenge. If you consider how many things have to go right for it to work, passenger flight is a seamless...
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Federal Aviation Administration Exploring Possibilities of Unmanned...
Insitu's ScanEagle Drone Boeing subsidiary Insitu will provide two unmanned aerial systems for the FAA's flight tests. Insitu The Federal Aviation Administration wants you to fly the robot-friendly...
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China Plans Commercial Jet, Challenger to Boeing and Airbus
A Scaled-Down Model of Comac's C919 Boeing BlogsBoeing BlogsIt's been a tough couple of weeks for the world's two premier builders of large commercial jets. An Airbus A380, the new crown jewel in...
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NASA Wants Airliners Wrapped in Self-Healing, Lightning-Proof,...
A Protective Coating for Airliners GE/Cessna via http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/aviation_week/on_space_and_technolo...NASA this week awarded four research groups a total of $16.5 million to...
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Yes, This Exists: An Indiegogo Campaign For A Luxury Airship RV
Luxury Airship RV Rhy Thornton The U.S. military might have given up on the modern airship, but there's a slim chance crowdfunding could resurrect it.Very slim.At indiegogo, Rhy Thornton is trying to...
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Invented: A Much Better Way To Predict Airline Delays
Airport Traffic in Dubai Wikimedia Commons If you consider how many things have to go right for it to work, passenger flight is a seamless experience almost all of the time. Except when it isn't, and...
View ArticleFederal Aviation Administration Exploring Possibilities of Unmanned...
The Federal Aviation Administration wants you to fly the robot-friendly skies, but the regulatory overseer has more than a few challenges to overcome before it can extend…
View ArticleChina Plans Commercial Jet, Challenger to Boeing and Airbus
It's been a tough couple of weeks for the world's two premier builders of large commercial jets. An Airbus A380, the new crown jewel in Airbus's fleet, suffered an engine explosion after taking off...
View ArticleNASA Wants Airliners Wrapped in Self-Healing, Lightning-Proof,...
NASA this week awarded four research groups a total of $16.5 million to continue their development of quieter, more fuel efficient, and ultimately safer and better airliner…
View ArticleYes, This Exists: An Indiegogo Campaign For A Luxury Airship RV
The U.S. military might have given up on the modern airship, but there's a slim chance crowdfunding could resurrect it. Very slim. At indiegogo, Rhy Thornton is trying to secure funding for what he's...
View ArticleInvented: A Much Better Way To Predict Airline Delays
If you consider how many things have to go right for it to work, passenger flight is a seamless experience almost all of the time. Except when it isn't, and your flight is…
View ArticleSoon You'll Be Able To Buy A Tiltrotor Aircraft
For years the military's V-22 Osprey had a monopoly on the ability to take off and land like a helicopter but fly like an airplane. Now, thanks to AgustaWestland, civilians…
View ArticleCould Drones Pose A Threat To Airplanes?
We already know what happens when a bird hits a drone, and we know what can happen when birds hit airliners, but what about a drone colliding with a commercial jet?
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Airbus Wants To Literally Seat Plane Passengers On Top Of Each Other
United States Patent and Trademark OfficeAirbus Seating Patent ArrangementForget complaining about not enough legroom on an airliner and be thankful that there’s still headroom. A new patent filed by...
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Electric aircraft could soon become an industry standard
Aviation The aviation industry is on the verge of a major shift in propulsion, experts say. Siemens Innovation Day offered the U.S. a first look at the company's electric GA aircraft, a Magnus LSA...
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Meet the test dummies NASA uses to simulate and study aircraft crashes
Technology Here's how the space agency gathers data when planes (purposely) hit the ground hard. At NASA’s Langley Research Center, engineers subject aircraft to what they call “severe but survivable”...
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