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Pipistrel reveals design for hydrogen-fueled regional aircraft

Pipistrel reveals design for hydrogen-fueled regional aircraft Continue reading
Fuel Savings Possible from Aircraft ‘Surfing’ Winds During Transatlantic Flights

Fuel Savings Possible from Aircraft ‘Surfing’ Winds During Transatlantic Flights Continue reading
Aerospace Engineering: Aircraft Fundamentals and Advanced

Aerospace Engineering: Aircraft Fundamentals and Advanced Aerospace and Aeronautical Engineering: Master the Mechanics of Airplanes – Aerodynamics, Flight Maneuvers, JET Engines Requirments – Basic physics (High School Level). Not mandatory! – Interest in Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering Description … Continue reading
How Viruses Spread in Aircraft — and the safest place to sit

The World Health Organization defines contact with an infected person as being seated within two rows of one another. But people don’t just sit during flights, particularly ones lasting longer than a few hours. They visit the bathroom, stretch … Continue reading
Future Scenarios of Airline Industry after COVID-19

Future Scenarios of Airline Industry after COVID-19 Continue reading
Rolls-Royce reveals 300mph electric aircraft

Rolls-Royce reveals 300mph electric aircraft Continue reading
AlbatrossOne Airbus, Revolutionising Aircraft Wing Design

Airbus has commenced testing of a scale model demonstrator intended to explore the benefits of hinged wing-tips to alleviate gust loads and consequently reduce aircraft structural weight. While locking hinged wing-tips – such as those on the new Boeing 777X … Continue reading
Airbus invests in plant and equipment to test electric aircraft

Airbus is working on a variety of electric aircraft projects, including electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) demonstrators, both of which are now being flight tested. Its US-based Airbus project Vahana has so far developed a single-seat demonstrator which began … Continue reading
Startup aims for certification by 2025 for hybrid turboprop regional aircraft

UK-based startup Faradair plans to certify an 18-seat, hybrid electric aircraft by 2025 for passenger operations. The BEHA (Bio Electric Hybrid Aircraft) uses a patented “triple box-wing” high-lift configuration, to enable a Short Take-Off and Landing (STOL) capability of less … Continue reading