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Sweden: Fly... by plane to work, saving 88% of the time
Tomasz Patan, co-founder of Jetson company (based in Sweden) first went to work by private jet taking off and landing
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World's largest plane flies record high
Giant cargo plane Roc completed 7th test flight with record altitude - 8,200 m.
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Supersonic spaceplane with a speed of up to 11,113km/h
At the UP Summit in Bentonville, Arkansas, startup Venus Aerospace showcased its first supersonic vehicle design, the Stargazer.
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Hydrogen plane sets world record, can fly higher than 2,000 m
The German-based startup's 4-seater hydrogen plane has set a world record for altitude and was able to complete the first flight between
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Paper plane made a record flight of more than 77 meters
Together, 3 men have set a world record when folding and making a paper airplane flight. The recorded distance is more than 77 meters.
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Capture a rare image of a shock wave when the plane is near the speed of sound
Photographer Camden Thrasher was photographing a US Navy fighter jet display when he suddenly captured a remarkable close-up photo as the aircraft created
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Why is it difficult for planes to take off when the weather is too hot?
Summer is a time when everyone is on the go, but hot weather might not be good news if you're planning to fly.
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9 minutes after takeoff, the plane crashed, killing 160 passengers: Fault in the plug
A mistake when plugging in the plug on the flight caused the plane to plunge to the ground, killing 160 passengers.
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The story of the largest civil aircraft in the world that has never taken off from Russia
The plane was supposed to be able to carry 860 people around the world at once, but fell into oblivion due to the economic crisis of the 1990s.
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The captain miraculously escaped death after being sucked out of the plane
British Airways Flight 5390 32 years ago was one of the rarest survival events in the history of commercial aviation.
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Vehicles brake on the ground, planes also brake in the air, here's how they do it
Vehicles are on the ground so we can brake it by borrowing the force of friction. However, to brake an airplane is a different story
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Slide - 'Life saver' when the plane crashes
The escape slide was born decades ago, can be opened in an emergency situation for passengers to slide down safely from the plane door.
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X-37B: Compact spaceship with outstanding US capabilities
The X-37B is an American unmanned self-propelled space plane that worries rivals like China and Russia.
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The aircraft black box is so important, why not sync its data to the 'cloud'?
Whenever there is an aviation incident, one of the most important tasks of the accident investigation team is to find the 'black box' on the plane. So why is the aircraf…