Boeing and Porsche Will Work on a Flying Car
Ever since the Wright brothers invented the airplane and passenger vehicles became the norm a century ago, people dreamed of flying cars. In just a few months, we will approach 2020, the year when most…
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Electric Aviation Propulsion Nascent in the Private Jet Sector
Shrinking Carbon Footprints in Aviation The very idea of electric aviation seems absurd. But the same was said for decades about alternative energy sources, such as wind and solar. Today, in many ways, electric aviation…
Boeing Hypersonic Passenger Jet Could Cut Flight Times by 85 Percent
Recently, Boeing unveiled its first concept design for a hypersonic passenger jet. This plane is expected to revolutionize air travel by cutting down a transatlantic flight from New York to London from seven hours to…
Boeing Acquires Liquid Robotics to Expand Maritime Offerings
IndustryTap has reported on Boeing’s autonomous submarines in the past. The recent acquisition of Liquid Robotics expands Boeing’s capabilities with underwater drones. Unmanned Maritime Systems Technology The U.S. Navy is developing various forms of autonomous…
Flying Car & Sky Commuting: Cutting Commute Times Dramatically
Imagine cutting your daily commuting time from 1 hour to 15 minutes with an autonomous or semi-autonomous flying car! New technologies such as extremely accurate GPS are making science fiction ideas a practical possibility in the…
Replacing the Aging T38: Boeing T-X Aircraft & Simulation System Update
This week at the Air Force Association conference near Washington, DC, Boeing will introduce an early demonstration of its new T-X demonstrator or trainer, jointly designed with Saab. A trainer is a type of simplified…
Boeing’s Newest Autonomous Sub Goes for a Dip
IndustryTap reported on Boeing’s Echo Ranger 5 in Autonomous Undersea Vehicles (AUVs) Unveil Ocean’s Mysteries in 2013. Now Boeing’s Advanced Technology Program (BATP) has designed and manufactured the Echo Seeker, a larger version of Echo Ranger,…
Boeing’s Next Jet Engine to be Powered by Lasers and Nuclear Explosions?
Boeing has grand plans to eventually build a jet engine powered by lasers and nuclear explosions! No, really… Boeing’s latest approved patent application with the US Patent and Trademark Office details the company’s vision for the…
Boeing’s New Laser Nuclear Fusion Powered Aircraft
First Tests Expected by 2027 IndustryTap touched on fusion-powered aircraft in “The Birth of Atomic Powered Aircraft,” including the Convair NB-36H created by the US National Test Aircraft (NTA) program from the 1950s and its…
Boeing Has Great Quarter… Aircraft Demand On the Rise
Boeing has reported an 18 percent increase in quarterly profit as a result of increasing commercial aircraft demand. The company also increased its full-year core earnings forecast for the third time due to the big…
