Boeing has an exciting new aircraft in the pipeline. The aerospace company and its research subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences just unveiled a “game-changing” X-plane that combines the agility of Vertical…
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Who said sustainability and speed can’t go together? The Racer just launched a new era for high-speed helicopters—or, more accurately, a new version of mixed-design aircraft. First announced in 2017,…
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This Bonkers 656-Foot ‘AirYacht’ Concept Can Transport 40 Guests Around the World
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The 656-foot-long AirYacht is moving closer to reality, but its latest iteration might force the designers to change its name. Instead of a two-part structure that includes a 197-foot superyacht…
Who says you need flaps and rudders to fly a jet? Aurora Flight Sciences is working on a new X-65—the latest in the government’s long-running experimental X-Plane series—that uses active…
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Watch: This Bonkers Supersonic Drone Almost Hit the Speed of Sound on a Test Flight
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Supersonic drones may sound like a far-off fantasy, but at least one new model is edging closer to reality. Venus Aerospace’s test drone completed its first flight last week, paving…
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This Bonkers Jet Has an Engine With No Moving Parts. It Just Completed Its First Flight.
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A jet engine with no moving parts. Sounds like something out of Dune. But a Baltimore start-up successfully flight-tested a scaled version to prove that the concept worked. Wave Engine…