Category Archives: News
Uber shares plan for urban flying transports
In a detailed 86-page white paper named “Elevate”, Uber outlining its concept of urban flying car (released on Oct. 27, … Continue reading
NASA will test folding wings to reduce the drag
Nasa is investigating whether folding the wing in flight could save more fuel. This study is called Spanwise Adaptive Wing … Continue reading
Engine core icing phenomenon and a new thecnical solution
Thunderstorm activity (strong convective weather) can lift high concentrations of moisture to high altitudes where it can freeze into very … Continue reading
Boeing recession? The company will decide in the next months whether to cut planned 777 jet and production increase of 787 Dreamliner
Boeing will decide in the next couple of months whether to further cut back planned production of its large 777 … Continue reading
Airbus could make decision to lunch the A350-2000 within end of year
In Farnborough International Airshow, Airbus has been talking about a further stretch of the A350, dubbed the -2000. The aircraft … Continue reading
India’s first space shuttle launch – test flight completed
A rocket carrying the Reusable Launch Vehicle Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD) lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 9:30 … Continue reading
The reusable rocket SpaceX successfully lands at sea for the first time
The private spaceflight company SpaceX successfully landed a reusable Falcon 9 rocket booster today the second such landing for the … Continue reading
Nasa is studing Truss-Braced Wings
One of severals potential design under study by Boeing and Nasa, is the transonic truss-braced wing (TTBW) concept. The concept, which … Continue reading
Aerion AS2 – the supersonic business jet
The Aerion AS2 is a supersonic business jet designed by Aerion Corporation scheduled to enter service in 2023. The unit cost is estimated … Continue reading
3D printer will be lunched into orbit to manufacture and assemble a large and complex structure
Soon the space companies could begin in-orbit manufacturing and assembly of communications satellite reflectors or other large structures, according to … Continue reading