The latest news on aircraft design and technology.
FlyShip
FlyShip, a next generation WIG (Wing in Ground Effect), can flight just above the surface of water at 250 km/h.
Grand Canyon from the Stratosphere
Grand Canyon from the Stratosphere- video! A space balloon story, from a group of friends that launched a weather balloon a few miles from Tuba City, Arizona…
First flight of the Swarm manned multirotor Super Drone
This is the first flight of the amazing 54-propeller, Swarm manned aerial vehicle multirotor super drone. Watch the video showing craft hovering 15 feet off the ground.
Hybrid Wing Body by Lockheed Martin
The Hybrid Wing Body designed by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics with great improvement in efficiency on existing transports, is moving forward in development.
Supersonic Shock Waves
NASA and the United States Air Force recently released what’s called a “schlieren” image of the shock wave, a massive update to a 150-year-old German photography technique,
Photographer gets doused in fire retardant
Photographer Eric Jensen and reporter Steve McCaron were covering (for KOMO) an advancing wildfire in the town of Chelan, when a DC10 tanker carrying fire retardant flew
Flare release in the evening sky
A stunning photo shows a Lynx Mk8 helicopter, light up the evening sky with an amazing flare release, with the HMS Richmond, a Royal Navy Type 23
Watch how NASA is testing flying machines
NASA’s Landing Impact and Research Facility used to conduct crash testing of full scale aircraft, under controlled conditions and splash testing of space capsule mock ups. Watch the
Passenger Jet can take off like a Helicopter
TriFan 600 passenger jet can take off and lands like a helicopter, uses three ducted fans, powered by two gas-turbine engines.
F-18 night launches from aircraft carrier
Amazing F-18 night launches from the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt. Watch the video…