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• US Plans To Go Nuclear With Passenger Aircraft

  A nuclear-powered aircraft may sound like a concept from a science fiction movie, but it seems that it may well become a reality in only a few years time. The United States has made a big call ...

• Taxiing System Goes Green

  Safran and Honeywell will be undertaking a project to try to minimize emissions released into the environment while aircraft are taxiing. The new system will hopefully not only protect the ...

• Bluebonnet Air Show 2015

  Visitors to the 2015 Bluebonnet Air Show are in for a treat with a program that will see classic and contemporary aircraft taking to the skies as well as a host of static displays...

• US Energy Department Sponsors Aircraft Design Contest

  It’s not a rare thing to get high school students to participate in competitions that may have some implications on global markets but the most recent design contest has to be a first: ...

• Paintless Aircraft Technology in Military Aircraft

  One of the mostly costly undertakings in maintaining a military aircraft is the painting of the aircraft. After a few years, or flights, the paint needs to be stripped off and the aircraft ...

• Omaka Classic Fighters Airshow 2011

  The Omaka Classic Fighters is considered one of the most interesting an innovative airshows in the world. Visitors to the event will be able to watch history performed live as the Allies take on ...

• Wings and Waves Air Show 2012

  Hosted by the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Wings and Waves Air Show 2012 will take place off the Daytona Beach shoreline on 13 and 14 October...

• Electric-Powered Aircraft Designers Awarded $1.35 Million

  Encouraging eco-friendly innovation, the Google sponsored Green Flight Challenge that was conducted by the CAFE Foundation culminated in the $1.35 million prize being awarded by NASA to ...

• Second Tejas Enjoys Successful Maiden Flight

  The Bangalore light combat aircraft (LCA) known as the Tejas not only enjoyed a successful maiden flight when it zipped through the skies over Bangalore on Monday evening, but it managed to ...

• Boeing 747-8I Takes Flight

  The new Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental successfully completed its 4 hour 25 minutes inaugural flight, landing safely at Boeing Field in Seattle in front of a crowd of spectators gathered for the ...

• Composite Materials in Aviation

  The development of composite materials is considered to be one of the most important advances in aviation design since aluminum was introduced in the 1920s. Development of various composite ...

• Aviation Innovator Rex Buren Beisel

  Designed by American aeronautical engineer Rex Buren Beisel, the Vought F4U Corsair was the first fighter aircraft with the capability of exceeding a speed of 400 mph in level flight carrying a ...