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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
Environment

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
America helps Spain clean up contaminated areas
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America helps Spain clean up contaminated areas

The US announced that it would send a team of experts to help Spain with the issue of purifying the area of ​​radioactive contaminated soil by a nuclear bomb in 1966.

December 16, 2018
Icelandic volcano threatens European aviation
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Icelandic volcano threatens European aviation

On May 7, Eyjafjoell volcano in Iceland erupted a new cloud of ash into the sky of Europe, causing officials to worry that many flights will be canceled.

December 16, 2018