New Atlas4h
Electra upsizes ultra-STOL hybrid electric plane to carry 9 passengers
Now, the ultra-short and take off technology is being used to create a production passenger aircraft that can carry nine ...
Interesting Engineering11h
Photos: Xpeng’s Land Aircraft Carrier merges car and aircraft for 621-mile range
Developed by Xpeng’s subsidiary, Xpeng AeroHT, the Land Aircraft Carrier seamlessly integrates ground and air travel, ...
Flightglobal12h
Start-up Electra reveals nine-seat ‘EL9 Ultra Short’ aircraft design
After months of flight-testing a prototype capable of taking off and landing with 46m (150ft) of runway, US aircraft ...
Smithsonian Magazine12h
The Secretive Spaceplane of the U.S. Space Force Conducts First-of-Its-Kind Maneuvers
Called aerobraking, the technique allows the highly classified craft to change orbit without using propellant—and some are ...
Interesting Engineering21h
US Air Force’s monster refueling aircraft to get AI pilot buddy for more autonomy
This joint USAF and Merlin project will evaluate the viability of scaling the AI copilot to large transport aircraft, ...
Firefly Aerospace rakes in more cash as competitors struggle for footing
"Firefly is extremely grateful for our existing and new investors whose support demonstrates a huge vote of confidence in our ...
Business Wire1d
Rocket Lab Granted Air Force Research Lab Award to Showcase Digital Engineering with New Archimedes Rocket Engine
Rocket Lab’s new oxidizer-rich staged combustion cycle rocket engine that will power the reusable first stage of Neutron and its second stage capable of delivering up to 13,000 kilograms of payload to ...
Flightglobal1d
Electra partners with NASA to explore scaling low-emissions technology to 200-seat aircraft
US aircraft developer Electra has secured a contract with NASA to explore future aircraft concepts that could dramatically ...
New Atlas2d
World's first aerospike rocket test mid-flight successful
In a feat that can only be described as legendary, and after many months and a catastrophic setback, Polaris Spaceplanes has ...
The Brighterside of News on MSN3d
Revolutionary new jet engine turns electricity directly into thrust
The global dependence on fossil fuels, especially in transportation, has dire consequences. These fuels are the largest ...
The National Interest4d
A Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Was Nearly Destroyed by A Massive Inferno
In 1969, a devastating fire erupted on the USS Enterprise, the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, as it prepared for a ...
The National Interest5d
NASA’s Supersonic X-59 Supersonic Aircraft Could Change Everything
NASA’s supersonic X-59 aircraft has taken another critical step toward flight, as its engine was powered up successfully on October 30. Developed by Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works for NASA's Quesst ...