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World's Second Largest Flying Boat Fails to Sell for Sixth Consecutive Year
World's Second Largest Flying Boat Fails to Sell for Sixth Consecutive Year

14 Mar 2022, 03:11 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Powering this aircraft is a set of four Wright R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone 18-cylinder radial engines generating 2,500 hp (1,900 kW) each

 
Student Who Tracked Elon Musk’s Private Jet Is Now Tracking Putin and Russian Oligarchs
Student Who Tracked Elon Musk’s Private Jet Is Now Tracking Putin and Russian Oligarchs

1 Mar 2022, 08:14 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / By popular demand, Jack Sweeney is now offering tracking of Russian millionaire’s private jets and helicopters, but it’s for fun only

 
Antonov AN-225, the World’s Biggest and Heaviest Plane, Has Been Destroyed
Antonov AN-225, the World’s Biggest and Heaviest Plane, Has Been Destroyed

28 Feb 2022, 14:09 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Mriya, a cult icon in the world of aviation due to its size and its many world records, has been destroyed at the Antonov airport in Gostomel near Kyiv

 
European Union Aviation Safety Agency: 5G Technology Doesn't Interfere With Aircraft
European Union Aviation Safety Agency: 5G Technology Doesn't Interfere With Aircraft

19 Jan 2022, 20:07 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / 5G may not be a worry for European aircraft, but over in the United States where 5G uses higher frequencies, it certainly is for the time being

 
Russia Releases Limited-Edition Fragrance to Match Checkmate, the Next-Gen Fighter
Russia Releases Limited-Edition Fragrance to Match Checkmate, the Next-Gen Fighter

16 Nov 2021, 10:56 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / What do glass and metal smell like? Checkmate is an interesting advertising tool for Russia's latest fighter, said to be inspired by the aircraft's smell

 
An Innovative Reactor Turns Ammonia Into Green Fuel for Aviation and Maritime Transport
An Innovative Reactor Turns Ammonia Into Green Fuel for Aviation and Maritime Transport

8 Nov 2021, 11:09 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A green ammonia-hydrogen blend, obtained with the help of a cracking reactor, mimics the performance of fossil fuel, with zero emissions

 
Turning CO2 From the Air Into Jet Fuel Would Be a Game-Changer for the US Air Force
Turning CO2 From the Air Into Jet Fuel Would Be a Game-Changer for the US Air Force

29 Oct 2021, 06:49 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / The US Air Force is looking into adopting a ground-breaking technology of creating aviation fuel by transforming the CO2 from the air

 
Watch an Abandoned Piper Aztec Airplane Come Back to Life After Years of Sitting
Watch an Abandoned Piper Aztec Airplane Come Back to Life After Years of Sitting

21 Oct 2021, 13:49 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Parked in a big yard about seven years ago, this Piper Aztec appears to be in a sorry state. But under that dirty fuselage lurks an airplane that can still fly

 
That Time Duesenberg Built a Monstrous 55.6-liter V16 Engine
That Time Duesenberg Built a Monstrous 55.6-liter V16 Engine

24 Sep 2021, 16:41 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Called the Model H, the monstrous engine was expected to generate 700 horsepower, but testing revealed that it was good for almost 900 horses

 
Rolls-Royce to Power RAF’s Future Game-Changing Five-in-One Military Aircraft
Rolls-Royce to Power RAF’s Future Game-Changing Five-in-One Military Aircraft

16 Sep 2021, 09:37 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Aeralis is developing the first truly modular, multi-mission jet, with Rolls-Royce engines, which will change the way the Air Force conducts its operations

 
Russia’s Toughest Army Jets Are Dropping 1.5-Ton Bombs Like There’s No Tomorrow
Russia’s Toughest Army Jets Are Dropping 1.5-Ton Bombs Like There’s No Tomorrow

15 Sep 2021, 10:09 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Russia's fighters and bombers go all out during a massive joint exercise, including a spectacular air strike that showcased the latest weapons and technology

 
Highest-Density Fuel Cells for Trucks to Be Tested on Aircraft for the First Time
Highest-Density Fuel Cells for Trucks to Be Tested on Aircraft for the First Time

8 Sep 2021, 08:55 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A pioneering aviation company, ZeroAvia, will test the fuel cell stacks with the highest-power density on the market, for its future hybrid-electric aircraft.

 
Balsa Model Flight Simulator Kicks Off Open Beta on PC
Balsa Model Flight Simulator Kicks Off Open Beta on PC

27 Aug 2021, 18:00 UTC · By: Cosmin Vasile / From the creator and lead developer of the original Kerbal Space Program, Felipe Falange, comes yet another game that focuses on aviation physics

 
U.S.-Made Drone Proves Outstanding High Altitude Performance During Endurance Flight
U.S.-Made Drone Proves Outstanding High Altitude Performance During Endurance Flight

19 Aug 2021, 08:01 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / This high-performance drone that's going to be deployed by the Bahamas Ministry of National Security just demonstrated amazing high-altitude capabilities.

 
Pyka P3 to Revolutionize Autonomous Electric Flight, With Patented Propulsion System
Pyka P3 to Revolutionize Autonomous Electric Flight, With Patented Propulsion System

16 Aug 2021, 09:11 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A bold, new aircraft is ready to conquer regional flight, with highly-advanced avionics, propulsion system and autonomous capabilities.

 
Military-Inspired eVTOL With Breakthrough Propulsion Tech Could Change Air Mobility
Military-Inspired eVTOL With Breakthrough Propulsion Tech Could Change Air Mobility

13 Aug 2021, 05:10 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / None other than the founding father of the "age of drones" has developed a game-changing eVTOL that's nothing like the current offers on the air mobility market

 
Airbus Aircraft to Integrate Collins’ Next-Gen Sensor for Enhanced Visibility
Airbus Aircraft to Integrate Collins’ Next-Gen Sensor for Enhanced Visibility

12 Aug 2021, 08:25 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Collins' advance sensor will offer Airbus aircraft enhanced visibility that can prevent fatal incidents, lower costs and even reduce fuel consumption.

 
ZeroAvia 600 kW Aircraft Powertrain Pulls 15-Ton Truck, in Milestone Ground Test
ZeroAvia 600 kW Aircraft Powertrain Pulls 15-Ton Truck, in Milestone Ground Test

11 Aug 2021, 04:21 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / It looks fun, but it's dead serious - ZeroAvia tested its innovative powertrain for hydrogen-electric aircraft, by pulling a military-inspired, heavy-duty truck

 
New Rolls-Royce Hypersonics Test Center to Play Key Role for the U.S. Military
New Rolls-Royce Hypersonics Test Center to Play Key Role for the U.S. Military

10 Aug 2021, 10:26 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / After recently unveiling a groundbreaking high-altitude testing facility, Rolls-Royce is now the founding member of a new Hypersonics Test Center.

 
U.S. Air Force 14,950-Pound Spy Drone RQ-4 Global Hawk Crashes Inexplicably
U.S. Air Force 14,950-Pound Spy Drone RQ-4 Global Hawk Crashes Inexplicably

7 Aug 2021, 09:27 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The Grand Forks Air Force Base reported that a RQ-4 Global Hawk suffered a crash yesterday in North Dakota and caught on fire - the causes are still unknown