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Causes of cloud hole formation
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Causes of cloud hole formation

Cloud holes can appear between the middle clouds due to the turbulence of the aircraft moving through.

December 16, 2018
Solar Impulse 2 solar plane ends flight test
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Solar Impulse 2 solar plane ends flight test

On June 2, Solar Impulse 2 solar powered aircraft successfully completed the first test flight, surpassing the biggest obstacle to the goal of making a round-the-world f…

December 16, 2018
Aircraft use cooking oil to save money
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Aircraft use cooking oil to save money

Before Air Canada's Airbus plane left Toronto in Canada to reach Mexico City, the capital of Mexico, on the afternoon of June 18, bio-fuel and jet fuel were poured into…

December 16, 2018
Turn waste plastic into jet fuel
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Turn waste plastic into jet fuel

Andy Pag, an engineer in the UK, came up with the idea of ​​extracting fuel for aircraft from plastic garbage - which recycling plants do not collect so they are often t…

December 16, 2018