The Perlan 2 Glider Will Fly 90,000 Feet Higher Than Most Aircraft
• popsci.comNo jet fuel required
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Transportation: Air Travel
Bench Seating Is the Latest Idea to Make Flying Even More Horrible
• http://www.wired.com, ALEX DAVIESTHE FACT THAT American butts are getting bigger would be less of a problem if the cheap seats on airliners weren't simultaneously getting smaller.
Amazing color photos of the Hindenburg Zeppelin show what luxury air travel...
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Benjamin ZhangAmazing color photos of the Hindenburg Zeppelin show what luxury air travel was like 80 years ago
Flying cars are just TWO years away:...
• http://www.dailymail.co.uk, By Ryan O'HareTraffic can be a real grind. For those travelling between work and home by car every day, the seemingly endless cycle of gas-brake-repeat at a snail's pace can wear thin.
Futuristic X-Planes Will Let NASA Push The Frontiers Of The Sky
• popsci.comLet us X-Plane
Cuba and US Sign Deal on Commercial Flights
• http://www.telesurtv.netThe deal will allow for up to 110 flights per day from the United States to Cuba.
How to Land a 737
• https://www.lewrockwell.comWhat air traveler hasn't considered the possibility of having to take over the controls of an airliner in an emergency?
Trump's plane makes emergency landing
• http://www.wnd.com, Douglas ErnstEngine problems force crew to divert to Nashville
UN Agency Pushing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rules For Planes
• https://www.technocracy.newsA U.N. panel on Monday proposed long-sought greenhouse gas emissions standards for airliners and cargo planes, drawing praise from the White House and criticism from environmentalists who said they would be too weak to actually slow global warming.
World's largest aircraft gets ready for take-off:
• dailymail.co.uk300ft-long Airlander 10 is put through its final preparations ahead of next month's flight
Elon Musk Reveals Plans To Build An "Electric Jet" To Revolutionize Air Travel
• True ActivistInventor and entrepreneur Elon Musk recently discussed his plans of creating an electric powered jet during a question-and-answer session at the Hyperloop Pod competition in Texas.
Aviation on Mars? Airbus Perlan 2 Glider To Help Test Its Limits
• http://www.forbes.com, Bruce DormineyBy pushing the atmospheric envelope at the edge of Earth's stratosphere, the Airbus Perlan 2 glider's next tests should pave the way for both future aviation on Mars and Earth-based commercial hypersonic aircraft, Allan McArtor, the Chairman and
The 70 kg US$39,000 FlyNano Electric Microlight
• http://www.gizmag.com, Mike HanlonFinnish aeronautical engineer Aki Suokas launched a remarkable new single-seat aircraft this week at Aero Friedrichshafen.
Boeing's newest airliner just flew for the first time
• Business InsiderBoeing's newest airliner took to the sky for the first time on Friday.
Qatar Airways is planning to launch the longest flight in the world
• Business InsiderQatar Airways may be about to launch the longest flight in the world.
This Ship Is A Hovercraft Until It's An Airplane
• popsci.comHow low can you soar?
A pinch of graphene could keep airplane wings ice-free
• http://www.gizmag.comThat's why scientists at Texas' Rice University have developed a new graphene-based coating that continuously melts ice by conducting an electrical current.
The three items you should ALWAYS pack
• http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travelCould you pack a suitcase for a flight in 10 minutes and remember everything? Who better to reveal how to do so than the crew who do it several times a week.
Dean of Invention- The Puffin - Personal Flying Machine
• https://www.youtube.com, Planet GreenThis personal aircraft, through NASA, may be the next best way to travel to work without worrying about rush hour traffic. It can even control itself on autopilot in case of emergency!
Fly from New York to London in 11 MINUTES
• http://www.dailymail.co.ukRadical 'Antipode' concept plane that uses rocket boosters revealed
Engineer Invents Plane Capable Of Ejecting Cabin In Case Of An Emergency
• True ActivistIf something were to go wrong mid-flight, this plane's cabin would detach and drift safely to the ground with the aid of parachutes.
More than 6,500 flights have been canceled this weekend -- this is what you need to know
• Business InsiderWith one of the largest blizzards in recent history expected to wreak havoc along the East Coast of the US this weekend, airlines have begun to cancel flights.
Special Report: Children and the TSA
• http://www.prisonplanet.comRex Jones examines what it's like for a kid growing up in a world where adults can legally fondle children in public and get away with it.
The airship finally takes off - Hybrid Air Vehicles has first civil customer
• gizmag.comThe famous and well documented Hindenburg disaster of 1937, when the hydrogen-filled airship burst into flames whilst attempting to tether to its moorings in New Jersey, killed off the 'lighter-than-air' aircraft industry, as well as 35 unfortunate s
Man uses microchip implanted in hand to pass through airport security
• telegraph.co.ukNo boarding pass required for Andreas Sjöström, who becomes the first person to use new microchip technology to breeze through an airport
Man uses microchip implanted in hand to pass through airport security
• telegraph.co.ukNo boarding pass required for Andreas Sjöström, who becomes the first person to use new microchip technology to breeze through an airport
Boeing's airplane of the future will blow your mind
• Yahoo NewsThe airline industry finally seems to be getting its act together. While the consumer electronics space over the last few years was bursting with innovations, the overall flying experience largely remained the same.
ARE AIRSHIPS THE ANSWER TO CANADA'S INTERIOR WOES?
• http://www.popsci.com...there's another alternative if humans want to traverse interior Canada before that happens: actual freakin' airships.
First production ICON A5 amphibian plane unveiled
• gizmag.comSmall amphibians are sort of the hot hatchbacks of the aviation world and one aimed at the beginner pilot is always worth a look see.
First manned flight of FanWing aircraft planned for next year
• gizmag.comWith a traditional airplane, a propellor or jet engine pulls it forward, and lift is created as air subsequently flows over the wings.
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