Pushing the Boundaries of Hypersonic Travel
The Boeing X-51 also known as WaveRider is a “scramjet” or a supersonic combustion “ramjet” in which combustion takes place in supersonic airflow. In a ramjet, the most basic type of jet engine, air is…
Aviation
“Man Portable” Flying Microbots
What starts out as a new technology that can be applied as a top secret military weapon often makes its way to the mass marketplace as a scaled down, innocuous version of its former self. …
Flying Robot Dragonfly, Hover and Fly
Tiny UAV is capable of hovering quietly in midair and taking high-definition pictures. Fancy yourself as James Bond and want to do some high-tech spying? Now you can with this palm-sized flying robot. Techject’s Robot…
Solar Powered Plane, can it make it around the world?
The Solar Impulse solar-powered plane is every green traveler’s dream come almost true. It has already demonstrated it can fly day and night without any fuel – could this be the future of air travel? Solar Impulse…
