Airbus filed patent for highly unusual aircraft with vertical take-off and landing
Airbus filed patent for highly unusual aircraft with vertical take-off and landing

It’s a clever idea, but it’s easier said than done

This Embraer plane takes off like a rocket towards space
This Embraer plane takes off like a rocket towards space

Ready for blast off?

New Airbus A350-900s will be equipped with upgraded Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-84 engines
New Airbus A350-900s will be equipped with upgraded Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-84 engines

Bigger and more efficient

Diver finds the $80,000 Patek Philippe watch was lost a year ago in the Mediterranean Sea
Diver finds the $80,000 Patek Philippe watch was lost a year ago in the Mediterranean Sea

It’s worth a lot of cash

Lockheed had idea for double-decker super jet that could carry more passengers than an A380
Lockheed had idea for double-decker super jet that could carry more passengers than an A380

The bigger A380 that never was

Futuristic flying boat boosts range by up to 370 miles thanks to hydrogen-electric powertrain
Futuristic flying boat boosts range by up to 370 miles thanks to hydrogen-electric powertrain

The amphibious flying boat will get a boost to its range and payload

Evolution of the cockpit: from vintage to today
Evolution of the cockpit: from vintage to today

The difference is bizarre

High-speed Airbus helicopter smashes single-rotor speed record
High-speed Airbus helicopter smashes single-rotor speed record

It raced past the speed record

Chief Concorde pilot flies next-gen supersonic aircraft
Chief Concorde pilot flies next-gen supersonic aircraft

Spoiler alert: he loved it

First images of Boom Supersonic Overture cockpit show how different it is from Concorde’s
First images of Boom Supersonic Overture cockpit show how different it is from Concorde’s

Supersonic flight has come along way

Airbus A400M performs a highly unusual maneuver for a humongous transport plane
Airbus A400M performs a highly unusual maneuver for a humongous transport plane

The plane is very heavy, the wing alone weighs 6,500 kg

Collector Ken Goldin offered $28 million for collectible ‘everybody wants’ but still got turned down
Collector Ken Goldin offered $28 million for collectible ‘everybody wants’ but still got turned down

You know you’ve got something valuable in your hand if $28 million isn’t enough to buy it

Jaw-dropping footage captures world record for heaviest plane to complete a loop
Jaw-dropping footage captures world record for heaviest plane to complete a loop

A record that might never be beaten