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World's fastest civil aircraft launched in 2025
The Boom Supersonic company has set a goal of producing the world's fastest civil aircraft by 2024 and will launch it a year later.
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Sweden: Fly... by plane to work, saving 88% of the time
Tomasz Patan, co-founder of Jetson company (based in Sweden) first went to work by private jet taking off and landing
New technology
Supersonic spaceplane with a speed of up to 11,113km/h
At the UP Summit in Bentonville, Arkansas, startup Venus Aerospace showcased its first supersonic vehicle design, the Stargazer.
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Hydrogen plane sets world record, can fly higher than 2,000 m
The German-based startup's 4-seater hydrogen plane has set a world record for altitude and was able to complete the first flight between
Science story
How do jet engines work in heavy rain and ice?
How to remove water from jet engine in rainy conditions? Does rain or snow infiltration affect jet engine performance?
Science story
The story of the largest civil aircraft in the world that has never taken off from Russia
The plane was supposed to be able to carry 860 people around the world at once, but fell into oblivion due to the economic crisis of the 1990s.
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The aircraft black box is so important, why not sync its data to the 'cloud'?
Whenever there is an aviation incident, one of the most important tasks of the accident investigation team is to find the 'black box' on the plane. So why is the aircraf…
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The truth about 'stealth planes' and why they are so hard to hide in the sky
Stealth, should be understood as a range of technologies, designs, production methods, and combat tactics.
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The world's largest aircraft test flight high 4,500m
Roc transport aircraft with a wingspan of 117 m, more than twice as long as conventional commercial aircraft, successfully took off for the 4th time.
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Membrane like shark skin helps airplanes save fuel
Lufthansa and BASF have developed the AeroShark abrasive film that reduces fuel consumption and emissions for all aircraft.
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NASA will test supersonic aircraft later this year
Engineers are taking advantage of equipment available at the Texas facility to complete structural testing of the X-59 supersonic aircraft.
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Design of '2 in 1' aircraft with speeds up to 1,127km/h
The design that combines a high-speed jet system with an electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft of Valkyrie Systems Aerospace promises to reach subsonic speeds.
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Weird design of the world's fastest plane
Although first flown more than 60 years ago, the North American X-15 is still the world's fastest manned aircraft with its distinctive design, unusual take-off and landi…
Space science
Simple technology helped the Soviet Union to build stealth aircraft in 1936
Every country that manufactures military aircraft wants to own stealth technology that helps the aircraft avoid detection by enemy radars.
Space science
Self-inflating plane could search for life on Venus
Designing a lighter-than-air plane could help explore the clouds in the Venusian upper atmosphere in the future and detect signs of ancient life.