Will aviation engineer be able to “learn” passenger airplane take-off and land vertically safely? How strong this wish is could convince spectators of one of the latest Farnborough air show. Pilot of Japan Airline Company showed incredible trick: has scrambled 254-tone Boeing 787 Dreamliner during take-off almost vertically. It looked breathtaking. Analytics consider perspective to get “vertiplane” for civil aviation attractive. However, such technology (not…
In USA passenger airplane with vertical take-off was presented. One of American start-ups presented airplane with vertical take-off and landing. This airplane may accommodate 6 passengers. What is the main peculiarity of this hybrid? It doesn’t need airport, flight strip any suitable grounds will fit including grounds for heliport decks. Experts have calculated: flight on this machine will cost more than on business-jet. But journey…
Technology was developed by LanzaTech and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory specialists of one of national laboratories of US Department of Energy. Fuel manufactured after this technology was certified and approved for use in passenger aviation in mixtures with common aviation kerosene with part of synthetic fuel up to 50%. 50% is much: earlier airplane of Alaska Airlines flew from Seattle to Washigton on the fuel…
Airplane of Virgin Atlantic Company with fuel tanks filled with kerosene-fuel mixture resulted from recycling the waste of steelmaking industry made the first flight. Yesterday night from Orlando (Florida) to London took-off passenger airplane Boeing 747 of Virginia Atlantic Company. Fuel tanks of the aircraft were filled with mixture of aviation kerosene and fuel mad e of wastes of Chinese steelmaking plant. According to estimations…
China has successfully carried out taxiing-out tests on the water on high speeds of their amphibian airplane AG600 constructed by Chinese aircraft corporation (AVIC). As Xinhua agency informs this stage of tests on the water took place on Monday on one of the storage lakes in Jingmen city (central province of Hubei). During this run on high speeds on the water surface was tested stability…
Camera on the board of American airplane has registered unique scenes – the board that flew through dark clouds has reached the center of Florence storm. The video was taken on the board of hurricane hunter aerospace engineer Nick Underwood who wrote in social media: “This is probably the coolest thing I’ve filmed”. Hurricane hunters are US airplanes that fly inside tropic cyclone for getting…
American Aviation Company Boeing won tender on elaboration carrier-based unmanned aerial vehicle – fuel tanker MQ-25 Stingray. As Defense News informs the Company got the contract of US Navy on elaboration, construction and testing first four unmanned aerial vehicles. Amount of transaction has made 805 million USD. After successful end of this stage Boeing Company may receive contract for construction of 68 more unmanned aerial…
Stratospheric glider Perlan 2 that is being elaborated by division of Airbus concern has set flight altitude record during test flight. It is said in the company’s message. Record was set among non-motorized air vehicles. So, Perlan 2 climbed up to 18.9 thousand meters according to the data of pressure gauge device and 18.5 meters according to GPS data. As it is marked in the…
Japan government created flying cars’ development group which entered representatives of different companies including Uber, Boeing and Airbus. As Bloomberg informs from the beginning the group will consist of representatives of 21 companies. Among which – Airbus, Uber, Boeing, start-up Cartivator (in which Toyota Company invested), Japan Airlines and other. The group held meeting on August 29th on which further plans have been discussed. Japan…
Pilot of Jet2 Airline Company landed in Manchester airport at full speed with broken wings informs Daily Mail. Airplane flew from Greek island Crete and had to land in UK city Leeds. However, after making circles during one hour pilot has reported that flaps of the aircraft that are responsible for deceleration are disabled and he will have to make emergency landing in another airport….