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Model of a plane controlled by smartphone
A group of Austrian students has successfully designed a model of aircraft capable of automatically flying based on smartphones.
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Bee pollinator for flowers
Researchers at Harvard University in the United States have developed tiny bean-sized drones to pollination the flowers, as the number of bees decreases.
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New Zealand licensed personal flying test equipment
Individual jet engine developers say the New Zealand aviation authority has granted them permission to test flight equipment.
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US unmanned aircraft to kill mosquitoes
The mosquito control agency in the Florida Keys in the southeastern United States has tested the method of killing harmful mosquitoes by using micro-drones equipped with…
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Aircraft made use of the composite finish first
Airbus' new A350 XWB composite aircraft has just finished a month of testing on the first leg of the test, which began June 14.
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Super-fast aircraft flies around the world in 4 hours
British aviation technology company Reaction Engines says it is producing a plane that can take passengers anywhere in the world in just four hours.
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Viettel: About to launch the first unmanned aircraft
The military unmanned aircraft of the Military Telecom Group (Viettel) will meet military duties and operate in accordance with Vietnam's extreme terrain and weather.
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Russian super weapons make aircraft, rockets frozen
Russian scientists have invented a super weapon that can stop tanks, planes, rockets, navigation devices, night vision equipment, mobile communications, GPS signals ...
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Solar powered aircraft landed in Washington
Solar Impulse, the name of the plane, landed at Dulles International Airport outside the city of Washington at 12:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time, AP reported.
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The strange future of aviation
Floating luggage or battery-powered aircraft are some of the dream ideas of young engineers thinking about the prospect of civil aviation.
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Dumbbells 'tiny lungs'
Many unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have the disadvantage of encountering strong winds or extreme weather. Thus, Aeryon Lab developed the type of UAV in this condition.
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Delivery services by plane
Matternet, a Silicon Valley-based company in the United States, tested the automated delivery service in Haiti and Dominica. In these two countries, Matternet's airc…
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Solar powered aircraft set a new record
On May 23, the first manned Solar Impulse solar powered aircraft set a new record of flight distance with the completion of a long distance of 1,541km.
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Unmanned aircraft take photos of marine ecosystems
Six unmanned aircraft of the Space Technology Institute (HTI) conducted 36 flights at the beach of Van Ninh district (Khanh Hoa) to record, take photos, measure the ecol…
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From robots to unmanned aircraft for agriculture
Moving slowly between rows of apple trees, two new workers are examining ripe and ground fruits to see if more fertilizer or irrigation water is needed.