Airplanes
NASA and Boeing really did put half a plane into a wind tunnel. Not because the other half fell off but because they only needed one wing to answer a big question. Future airplanes need to burn less fuel, and one of the best ways to do that is by changing the wings. The catch? […]
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One of these aircraft may surprise you
A plane landed in Colorado without human assistance in a historic first thanks to Garmin. When pilots lost pressurization, an onboard automated safety system took over the entire operation. The successful landing was a major milestone for real-world autonomous aviation tech and for pilots when they suffer emergencies. It could have been a disaster, but […]
Concorde could fly at twice the speed of sound
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What an achievement this was
Aircraft manufacturer Boeing has successfully completed its first autonomous test flight with its Wisk Gen 6 aircraft. The Gen 6 electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, aka eVTOL, took to the runway at the company’s test facility in California and wowed bosses by performing a vertical takeoff and several flight maneuvers. Now, the CEO has […]