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Posts from the ‘Aviation’ Category

Hughes H-4 Hercules – Largest Flying Boat Ever

November 12, 2012

Hughes H-4 Hercules - Largest Flying Boat Ever

The Hughes H-4 Hercules (also known as the “Spruce Goose”), is the largest Flying Boat ever build, a prototype heavy transport aircraft designed and built by the Hughes Aircraft company.

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100th Test Flight of Boeing X-48

November 8, 2012

Boeing X-48

This is the 100th Test Flight of Boeing X-48 Blended Wing Body subscale research aircraft, in late October at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.    Image credit: NASA/Carla Thomas

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Dragonfly micro UAV flies like a bird

November 8, 2012

Dragonfly micro UAV flies like a bird (4)

A dragonfly micro UAV flies like a bird with the ability to both fly at high speeds and hover, developed by a team from Georgia Tech, called the TechJect Dragonfly.   Have a look at the video…

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Paragliding above Desert Sands

November 1, 2012

Paragliding above Desert Sands

In this video you can see the photographer George Steinmetz sailing above the dunes of the world’s most extreme deserts in his paraglider and captures astounding images of the beautiful landscapes below.

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Missile that knocks out a Building’s Power [Video]

October 25, 2012

 CHAMP Missile

A missile that knocks out a building’s power named CHAMP, or Counter-electronics High-powered Advanced Missile Project, is the new super weapon that’s been presented by Boeing.    Image credit: Boeing

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Aircraft Carrier touch and go

October 20, 2012

Aircraft Carrier touch and go

An incredible choreography of motion of Aircraft Carrier touch and go and the action at the flight decks. Great example of reliable and flexible US Navy’s Warfighting team.   Watch the fantastic video…

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NASA points the Future of Supersonic Flight

October 18, 2012

NASA Supersonic aircraft designed by Boeing

NASA points the future of supersonic flight, with this model of a potential low-boom supersonic aircraft designed by Boeing. The model here is actually upside down.  Image credit: NASA/Michelle M. Murphy.

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Felix Baumgartner breaks sound barrier on same day as Chuck Yeager

October 16, 2012

Felix Baumgartner breaks sound barrier on same day as Chuck Yeager

Felix Baumgartner breaks sound barrier on same day as Chuck Yeager did it with Bell X-1 rocket-powered airplane on October 14th, 1947!   Image credit: Red Bull Stratos, wikimedia

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Quadrotor Night Show [video]

October 16, 2012

Quadrotor Night Show

A troupe of 16 quadrotors dance at a night show, manipulate sound and light at the Saatchi & Saatchi New Directors Showcase 2012. In this video you admire the small electronic flying robots, hovering with music.

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Felix Baumgartner’s Space Jump First Head Cam Video

October 15, 2012

Felix Baumgartner’s Space Jump First Head Cam Video

A video has been released showing Felix Baumgartner’s Space Jump. You can see what it’s like a free fall from 24 miles above the Earth.   Watch the video and the Diagram of Stratos mission flight path…

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