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AFRL leads effort to develop, test Hybrid Halvorsen Aircraft Loader Prototype
Jun 14, 2022 (SPX)
Airlift and flightline cargo loading are critical for military operations and worldwide humanitarian missions. For successful operations and missions, a strong ...
Many pathways can lead to climate-neutral air transport
Jun 10, 2022 (SPX)
These include regional aircraft with distributed electric propulsion systems as well as short- and medium-haul aircraft with turboprop and turbofan drives. Thes...
Urban canyons prolong sonic booms in cities
Jun 10, 2022 (SPX)
In The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, published on behalf of the Acoustical Society of America by AIP Publishing, University of Lyon researchers ...
MIT unveils new Wright Brothers Wind Tunnel
Jun 10, 2022 (SPX)
"It was my very first day on MIT's campus, so I was just wandering around when I turned the corner and saw it - whoa! A wind tunnel! And it's a big one!" says D...
Iris system to digitalise airspace goes global
Jun 10, 2022 (ESA)
Passengers will experience fewer delays once the Iris system is fully implemented - and airlines will save fuel and reduce emissions of carbon dioxide. It could...
Slash airline emissions to meet Paris targets: report
Jun 09, 2022 (AFP)
Airlines must start to slash emissions before the end of the decade and by 2025 if possible, said the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) in a ...
One dead after fighter jet crashes into homes in central China
Jun 09, 2022 (AFP)
The plane, an Air Force J-7, "had an accident during training and fell in the vicinity of an airport... causing damage to private homes", according to state bro...
Five dead in US military aircraft crash
Jun 09, 2022 (AFP)
Their MV-22B Osprey came down during a training mission on Wednesday near Glamis, just 20 miles (35 kilometers) from the Mexican border. "We mourn the loss of o...
Venus Aerospace unveils mach 9 hypersonic spaceplane Stargazer
Jun 08, 2022 (SPX)
The Venus Vehicle Engineering Team has been working on this iteration since the company's founding in 2020. Backed by leading Venture Capitalists and with $1M i...
China intercepted jet in international airspace: Australia PM
Jun 08, 2022 (AFP)
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese responded curtly when asked about a spat between Canberra and Beijing over the May 26 incident, which Australia's government has...
Canada says Chinese jets put pilots 'at risk' in international airspace
Jun 02, 2022 (AFP)
The Canadian aircraft involved were deployed in Japan as part of a multinational effort to enforce United Nations sanctions against North Korea, which has faced...
B-21 Raider's path to flight readiness
May 27, 2022 (SPX)
Loads calibration, which focuses on calibrating instrumentation prior to flight and verifying structural integrity, has yielded positive and consistent results....
Successful loads calibration test reaffirms NGC's confidence in its digital models
May 27, 2022 (SPX)
During the ground test phase, in addition to loads calibration, the team will power up the aircraft, test its subsystems, and apply coatings and paint. The next...
Move to block Swiss F-35 purchase gains support
May 27, 2022 (AFP)
The left-wing Stop F-35 alliance said it had almost secured the 100,000 signatures required under Switzerland's direct democracy system to force an issue to a v...
Romania to fly Soviet-era fighter jets for one more year
May 26, 2022 (AFP)
"Our Air Force made an analysis based on objective criteria, like the regional security context, the solutions we have for defending our airspace and personnel ...
Advanced Air Mobility aims to shorten travel time
May 25, 2022 (SPX)
AAM can help make travel more efficient. This could look like requesting an air taxi on a cellphone app instead of a rideshare service to take you to the airpor...
Activists hand KLM ultimatum for 'greenwashing' case
May 24, 2022 (AFP)
The lawsuit, to be filed at the Amsterdam District Court, would be the first case to challenge airline industry "greenwashing", the Dutch Fossielvrij NL foundat...
NASA's HyTEC to help jets burn less fuel
May 20, 2022 (SPX)
Our aeronautical innovators are designing a new jet engine that, compared to current engines, will produce the same thrust and even look the same on the outside...
Liberty Lifter aims to Revolutionize Heavy Air Lift
May 19, 2022 (SPX)
The envisioned plane will combine fast and flexible strategic lift of very large, heavy loads with the ability to take off/land in water. Its structure will ena...
AFWERX Agility Prime Partner Joby Aviation announces acoustic data FROM NASA testing
May 19, 2022 (AFRL)
This announcement coincides with the two-year anniversary of the Agility Prime program, which launched April 27, 2020. In the past two years, Agility Prime has ...
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