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Technology to prevent luggage
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Technology to prevent luggage

The loss of luggage on flights is quite common and damages up to £ 2 billion annually. So Airbus has developed technology to help eliminate this problem.

December 11, 2018
Solar powered aircraft landed in Washington
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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.

December 11, 2018
Solar powered aircraft set a new record
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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.

December 11, 2018
Unmanned aircraft take photos of marine ecosystems
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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…

December 11, 2018
Testing unmanned passenger aircraft
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Testing unmanned passenger aircraft

In the UK, for the first time in the history of aviation the world has successfully tested unmanned passenger aircraft.

December 11, 2018
China: Production of oil-eaten aircraft
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China: Production of oil-eaten aircraft

On April 24, China successfully conducted the first test flight using self-produced biofuels, mostly palm oil and recycled cooking oil.

December 11, 2018
Robot dragons 'nuo' as real
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Robot dragons 'nuo' as real

Festo has launched the amazing BionicOpter dragonfly robot, which can perform complex flying moves such as dragonflies, including flying in place, flying, flying slowly…

December 11, 2018
Perspective of intelligent flying vehicles
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Perspective of intelligent flying vehicles

The future of flying cars is becoming clearer after experts study the ability to equip self-propelled mode, allowing the driver to be comfortable on the move.

December 11, 2018
Super-speed 6.700 km / h
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Super-speed 6.700 km / h

Passengers will be able to travel on a flight from England to Australia in less than four hours instead of the current 21 hours thanks to the invention of British scient…

December 11, 2018