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Strange flying car design with speed of 150km/h
CycloTech's flying car has a unique rotor design, reaches a maximum speed of 120 km/h and is expected to have a test flight early next year.
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How do planes operate in thick fog?
Dense fog can reduce visibility, forcing pilots and air traffic controllers to use special procedures for takeoff and landing.
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Development of hydrogen-fueled drones
With an initial investment of 3.6 million AUD (2.32 million USD), the Wildu project will develop a special type of medical drone, powered by hydrogen fuel.
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China's 100km/h speed balloon aircraft
AS700, a manned civil balloon aircraft developed by China, successfully performed its first delivery flight on March 30.
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NASA revealed a model of a solar-powered plane on Mars
The MAGGIE aircraft can fly 179km at an altitude of 1,000m, helping to study the atmosphere and geophysics on Mars.
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Video captured the moment the Boeing 777 was struck by lightning right after takeoff
An Air Canada plane was struck by lightning on March 3 while taking off from Vancouver International Airport.
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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 car flies at a speed of 155km/h for the first time in a race
Two vertical take-off and landing flying cars participated in a short test race with a length of 300 m and an altitude of 15 m.
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SpaceX builds a floating space airport to launch ships to Mars
SpaceX will use the floating outer space airport for takeoff and landing operations of the Starship carrying people to Mars and the Moon.
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Why are aircraft taking off and landing so dangerous?
If we were chosen, we would probably choose to die while eating a better meal than die in a plane crash. With 1 in 2.5 million fatal accidents, about half of those occur…
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Russia built amphibian transport of weight ... 1,000 tons
With a maximum takeoff weight of more than 1,000 tons, the Russian supernatural aircraft is 20 times heavier than the giant Beriev Be-200 seaplane.
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'Super quiet' electric airplane design takes off vertically
A startup developed by Heaviside could take off vertically like a helicopter but emit 100 times less noise.
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The plane carrying 189 people fell into the sea in Indonesia
The plane of Indonesian airline Lion Air crashed just 13 minutes after takeoff and lost contact with the air station.
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Meaning of numbers on airport runways
The digits on the two ends of the airport runway indicate the compass azimuth, which helps the pilot guide the standard when taking off.
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What happens inside the rocket when taking off?
An American engineer who discovered the process occurring inside the rocket when taking off was recorded by slow motion.