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Astronaut Bruce McCandless II - The first person to fly freely in space
40 years ago, Bruce McCandless II performed the first headless spacewalk, creating a milestone in the history of space exploration.
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The first heavy-duty self-driving bus in North America
New Flyer Company, based in Minnesota, USA, is developing a level 4 automated bus capable of carrying up to 80 passengers.
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The strange evolution of carnivorous plants
About 70 million years ago, dinosaurs roamed the Earth, a genetic anomaly that allowed some plants to turn into carnivores.
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Flying Cano can reach speeds of 160km / h
Kitty Hawk, the Google co-founder, tested more than 25,000 times the Flyer model in Las Vegas.
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The father of the aircraft will organize the aerial race in 2019
The 'flyer' race will take place next year, during which the athletes will wear jet suits to compete.
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The deadliest ship explosion in the United States, blowing away barges and aircraft
The video shows a horrific explosion in the American city of Texas, known as the Texas City Disaster.
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Who is really the first person to build an airplane?
If your answer is the Wright brothers, then you are not exactly right and not necessarily wrong. The first to build the Wright brothers (1900) - that is the most popular…
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The flight made history of aviation
December 17, 1903 opened a new era for world aviation history.
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Check out YouTube star Casey Neistat 'riding' the first flying car
The Kitty Hawk flying car is gradually being completed and put into test flight.
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View 'flying car' Kitty Hawk Flyer express 'class'
If you are wondering how the car will fly, the video below will be the answer for you.
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Dutch teenager turns mouse into a plane
Saddened by the death of Hamster mice, Pepeijn Bruins, 13, decided to do something special for his hairy friend.
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Improved hummingbird helicopters
Flyers use flying energy very effectively, can flap wings to stand still, suspended in the air.
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Aircraft like insects
A team of researchers from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands has made a breakthrough in making flying insect flyers, called DelFly Explorer.
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Jet engine powered by water
Looking at the pictures below, a lot of people associate James Bond in the 007 spy film. However, this is a special kind of engine that uses thrust from water.
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Fly with a jet engine
The device, called JetLev Flyer, operates through two water pressure lanes allowing the operator to fly over the water.