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Chinese researchers build supersonic aircraft prototype from NASA design
Chinese researchers say they have built a prototype of a supersonic flight engine based on a NASA design
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Discover a new type of secret armed UAV with great firepower of the US
American company General Atomics has built and tested a new type of extremely lethal drone.
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China researches supersonic aircraft 5 times faster than the speed of sound
The Chinese team built and tested a prototype of a supersonic engine based on a bold design by a NASA scientist more than two decades ago.
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The plane flew nearly 10,000km without refueling
The Aviation Technology Institute (ATI) on December 6 announced the design of a hydrogen-powered medium-sized long-haul aircraft that can carry 279 passengers with a ran…
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Airplane-like turbine design produces electricity from ocean currents
The new bladed turbine design will help the Faroe Islands generate all of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030.
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Explore the world's largest self-inflating aircraft hangar
Buildair's self-inflating warehouse can accommodate large passenger aircraft such as the Boeing 787 or Airbus A330 and has an extremely short construction period.
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The world's largest magnet can lift an aircraft carrier
The magnet of the world's strongest fusion reactor can lift a 102 million kg aircraft carrier to nearly two meters high.
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Development and testing of the world's largest zero-emissions commercial aircraft
Alaska Air Group and ZeroAvia are developing and testing an improved De Havilland Q400 76-seat aircraft with a range of 805km.
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Things not everyone knows about airplane tires
What are their sizes, how they are made and why do they need to be worn out or partially burned during landing?
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Why should you fasten your seatbelt until the aircraft comes to a complete stop?
Passengers should continue to wear their seat belts because the aircraft may still encounter certain hazards on the way to the station after landing.
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See the aerial refueling scene for Russian army Sukhoi fighters
Through a video shared by the Russian military, we learned a little more about how to refuel the fighters in the air.
Life
Why are aircraft susceptible to the infection of the Covid-19 virus?
Flight is a particularly risky situation during the time when new strain of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is raging.
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Why do pilots shoot guns without dangling the rotor blades?
How could a machine gun mounted on the nose of a World War I propeller plane be able to release bullets steadily without destroying the rotor blades that were rotating v…
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Why did the flying saucer project fail?
In the early years of the Cold War, the US military conducted a secret project called VZ-9
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The mysterious American X-37B aircraft returns to space
The Pentagon for the first time reveals quite a number of upcoming missions of the spacecraft that have performed top secret missions in the universe.