New Expeditionary Tiltrotor Aircraft to Replace V22 Osprey
One of the more interesting flying machines, as well as one of a kind, is the US Marine Corps Bell Boeing V22 Osprey. The V22 Osprey project started in 1982 as a joint venture between Bell…
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Moon Express Hopes to Spark $1 Trillion “Gold Rush”
Moon Express was the first private company to receive US approval for a lunar mission. The company’s plan is to mine the moon in what it believes will be a $1 trillion market for mineral…
High Tech Airplane Communication More Critical Than Ever
If there has been an error, it is almost always human error on one level or another. With today’s complex technology, especially planes, the simple act of speaking can be distorted if pilots talk too…
The Advance of Liquid & Solid Fuel Rocket Technology
Humans love the sensation of speed. But when speed occurs too quickly in industries, currently favored companies can go out-of-favor and die quickly like dinosaurs. This is primarily due to innovation occurring on so many…
New Aviation Needs, Technologies Creating a New Generation of Airships
According to the Brief History of the Airship, airships trace their history to at least as early as 1785 when Sean-Pierre Blanchard and John Jeffries crossed the English Channel in a hydrogen balloon. Airships had…
Aerospace Composites Market Set to Double to $32 Billion by 2022
Composite materials are now widely used in many industries and products including airplanes, sailboats, ski equipment, wind turbines, racecars, and medical equipment. Materials science and engineering continue to evolve with new classes of materials with…
$705 Million Drone Services Market Taking Off
As might be expected, with a huge increase in the availability and use of drones, the drone services market is projected to expand from $705 million in 2016 to $1.8 billion by 2022 according to…
Jet Parts Engineering for High Performance
Many know manufacturer Rolls-Royce as an automobile manufacturer. But Rolls-Royce is a leader in aircraft engines as well. Rolls Royce built their first aircraft engine in 1915 which was used in the Hawk, Falcon, and…
Ever Wonder Why Planes Don’t Fly Faster?
Did you know that planes actually fly slower nowadays than they used to? Why is this? Shouldn’t planes be flying faster in 2017? The video below from the folks over at Wendover Productions explains it…
You Can Now Buy a Flying Car
The world’s first commercial flying car, “The PAL-V Liberty” by a Dutch manufacturer “PAL-V,” is now on sale. Prices start from $400,000 for the “Sport” base model and $600,000 for the “Pioneer,” which includes features…
