Flying Paris to Tokyo in less time than it takes to watch two movies, with barely a wisp of exhaust? That's the plan for the Zhest rocketplane being developed in Europe. READ»
You know the computerized voice that intones "Terrain! Terrain! Pull up!" when Tom Cruise is about to crash his plane in Mission Impossible 2? It's real; a company called Honeywell invented it. They followed it up with the SmartView ...READ»
NASA's contracted three of the biggest names in aircraft design to dream up the kind of airliner we'll see in 2025, and has just shown the initial concepts. They're weird, eco-friendly, and wonderful.READ»
Every time we catch up with developments in quadrocopter technology they seem to be getting even more astonishing. What's next, construction on the moon? Don't laugh. READ»
China's now test-flying its new J-20 stealth fighter, coincidental with a visit to the nation by Defense Secretary Robert Gates. But exactly how does the Chinese aircraft stealth tech work?READ»
Colin Dunn, a Baltimore-based graphic designer, has sent us a fun little infographic on what is objectively humanity's greatest shared misery. We refer, of course, to air travel.
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It seems obvious: flying short distances is less efficient than taking the train. We never expected an airline executive to admit as much, but JetBlue Chief Operating Officer Rob Maruster surprised us all at the recent "Airports: ...READ»
Quadrocopters: One very likely future for all sorts of autonomous flying vehicles. New research is even showing how these 'bots can cluster together in swarms to lift anything from human-sized upwards. Sci-fi never seemed so ...READ»
Proof positive that working for a scary-ass defense company can be fun: the Samari mini monocopter. It's a research project to develop an innovative unmanned spy drone, sure. But it also looks like the fun hybrid of a boomerang and an ...READ»
Three Swiss pilots have broken the round-the-world flight record, smashing Steve Fossett's four-year-record by almost ten hours, reports Reuters. The flight touched down yesterday in Geneva, 57 hours and 54 minutes after taking off, ...READ»
By now you'll know all about the Christmas Flight 253 bomb attempt, and the draconian restrictions in place for in-bound U.S. flights. But do the TSA's emergency regulations make sense, or are they dumbly throwing us back into a ...READ»
This holiday season Virgin America has announced a plan to reward travelers who save the stuffing for their turkeys rather than their carry-on bags. But you'll need a few extra skills to get where you're going without breaking your ...READ»
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