Category: Airplanes
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Icon A5 Plane Crash Kills Two People
There is currently a Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board investigation into the crash of the experimental ICON A5 amphibious airplane. Jon Karkow, lead engineer, and coworker Cagri Sever were killed in the crash in Vacaville, California. Karkow was the pilot of the ICON A5 airplane which had been airborne for approximately 20…
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Cri-Cri Is The World’s Smallest Twin-Engine Manned Airplane
This awesome little airplane is the world’s smallest twin-engine manned aircraft. It was designed in the 1970s by Michel Colomban and is named the Cri-Cri. Cri-Cri features include a single seat, an enclosed cockpit, a cantilever low-wing, two front mounted engines, and fixed landing gear. The aircraft is made of klegecell foam and aluminum and…
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Using Drones To Help Make It Rain
Drones continue to make headlines as they are being used for fishing, videography, racing, human flight, and more. So, no surprise that they are soon going to be used for cloud seeding to help make it rain. Well that is the plan anyways. A group of researchers in Nevada completed their first flight of their…
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Flyboard Air By Zapata Racing
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A bit Iron Man and a bit Green Goblin. Either way it is totally awesome. The Flyboard Air by Zapata Racing begins where the water-jet Flyboards leaves off. No more tethering to a jetski and tons of water. The Flyboard Air runs on what seems to be a jet engine (don’t quote me on that)…
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EasyJet To Begin Testing Hybrid Planes
One way the budget airlines are able to offer such low airfare is by cutting costs. T’his means luggage fees, tighter seating, and now hybrid airplanes. How much can a hybrid fleet save a small airline like EasyJet? 35-million per year! This isn’t your typical hybrid though. Don’t expect an Prius styled airplane running on…
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Joby 16-Rotor Electric VTOL Aircraft
Fingers crossed that electric VTOL (vertical take off and landing) aircraft become a reality. The folks at Joby Aviation agree and have started showing off their S2 VTOL concept. It has two seats, a convertible clear top, and 12 tilting electric propellers for VTOL and flight, and 4 efficient props for forward only power. Once…
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Men With Jetpacks Chase Emirates A380 Jumbo Jet Over Dubai
Don’t get me wrong, this is pretty awesome but I can’t help thinking of all the ways this could go wrong. I mean, who needs to smuggle a bomb on to a plane when you can just fly one right up to the plane? I am sure the terrorist suicide bombers are scratching their heads…
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Saker S-1 Personal Fighter Jet
If, unlike me, you have $5-million kicking around and want your own personal fighter jet, pay attention. The Saker S-1 is getting closer to launching and expects the first deliveries to hit in 2019. The jet not only looks amazing, but it is fast as well. Users can expect speeds just short of Mach-1 (Mach…
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SpaceX Releases Video Of Emergency Escape Test
In an effort to get rated for human space flights, SpaceX is developing their Crew Dragon Launch Abort System (LAS). The video, after the break, shows real time footage of this life saving backup plan. The LAS is designed to trigger should there be any critical rocket issues. In the event of a problem, the…