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• Mahindra NM5 to Revolutionize Domestic Air Travel

  With its headquarters based in Mumbai, India, and a significant presence in Australia, the Mahindra Group launched its Aerospace Division in 2007 for the purpose of extending its design and ...

• VTOL X-Plane Development Challenge

  As aviation technology continues to develop at breakneck speed, the goal of producing aircraft with vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capabilities, that can fly as fast as a fixed-wing ...

• Flying Solo for the First Time

  I was terrified to take my first solo flight a few years ago. Sure, I worried about my personal safety, but mostly I was afraid of embarrassing myself. What if I bent the airplane? I thought of ...

• Sky-Sailor Aims For Mars

  The solar-powered aircraft, known as Sky-Sailor, recently set a world record for endurance by flying non-stop from Zurich to London. The autonomously controlled aircraft completed the 874.4 ...

• Historic Aircraft: Spruce Goose

  One of the highlights of the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum in McMinnville, Oregon, is the historic "Spruce Goose" – the one and only Hughes H-4 Hercules ever manufactured. With a wingspan ...

• The Next Generation Air Traffic System

  A recent New York Times article focused on the issue of replacing our current air traffic system. Much of the technology used today was developed during World War II when there were far fewer ...

• The 2008 NAS Oceana Air Show

  Airplane lovers will be thrilled and excited at this year’s NAS Oceana Air Show. The air show is proudly presented by the men and women working at Naval Air Station Oceana and takes place ...

• New Flight Procedure Reduces Emissions and Saves Fuel

  The world’s first in-flight demonstration of a new procedure that saves fuel and reduces emissions during flights was recently carried out by the partners of the CRISTAL ITP (In-trail ...

• Hollister Airshow

  Taking place on Memorial Day weekend, Hollister Airshow will feature aerobatics, warbirds, a fly-in, aircraft displays, vendors and a raffle. Performers confirmed for this exciting event include ...

• Pay a Visit to the Fascinating Helicopter Museum

  The Helicopter Museum, located in Weston-super-Mare on the south-west coast of England, is the largest all-weather undercover attraction in the area. The museum offers fun for the whole family, ...

• Airport Bird Strike Prevention Techniques

  Collisions between birds and aircraft are responsible for significant losses in the aviation industry in terms of aircraft damage, delays caused while an airplane that has been in a collision ...

• Bush Flying

  Bush pilots are often romanticized and portrayed in popular media as being rough and tough with a nonchalant attitude to danger and little regard for authority, flying their often un-airworthy ...