Electric-powered aircraft may seem like a vague, future promise in the pursuit of decarbonizing aviation, but a handful of battery-powered planes are already in flight. These days, it’s mostly limited…
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Will China eventually dominate the electric flying car market, much as it has done with electric vehicles? That’s the goal, according to a Chinese trade group that predicts the country…
Published on November 27, 2024 James Lipman, courtesy of Bentley Motors Limited Image Credit: James Lipman, courtesy of Bentley Motors Limited Bentley’s hybrid Flying Spur Speed, the marque’s most powerful…
CARS
First Drive: Bentley’s Flying Spur Speed Is a Muscular Heavyweight That Sets a New Benchmark
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“Remember, it’s 25 years in jail for damaging a cactus,” warns Wayne Bruce, communications czar for Bentley Motors Limited, as he tosses us the keys to the marque’s newest and…
PLANES
This Flying Car Just Got an Aerodynamic Makeover That Makes It Fly—and Drive—Faster
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Samson Sky just sharpened its Switchblade, improving the design aerodynamics of this novel three-wheeled, fixed-wing flying car. The improved design is the latest since the concept’s initial introduction in…
BOATS
The Previously Sanctioned 446-Foot Gigayacht ‘Flying Fox’ Has Returned to the Charter Market
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Flying Fox is flying free once again. The 446-foot gigayacht has been removed from the U.S. sanctions list, meaning it can be chartered globally without restriction. The US Treasury Department’s…
Jet-setters just got a luxurious new way to travel between Italy and the dreamy islands of South Asia. Beond, which markets itself as “the world’s first luxury leisure airline,” recently…
Simplifying flight—to make it as easy as getting into a car with automatic transmission—has long eluded the aerospace engineers creating new aircraft. While we’ve relied on flight controls such as…
Jetka’s bonkers flying boat is cruising into even crazier territory. The Swiss company just announced it is partnering with ZeroAvia to extend the range and payload of the Passenger Hydro…