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Austrian aerial stuntman and all-around maniac Peter Salzmann has already pushed wingsuiting to a whole 'nother level in strapping on an electric propulsion system to turn himself into what might be the closest thing we've ever seen to a human aircraft. Now he's back breaking boundaries once again, this time swapping out propulsion in favor of a dramatic new foil system designed to increase lift
It was just a year ago that the Switchblade flying car made its first actual flight, moving one step closer to real-world usage. Based on what was learned in the course of that flight, its makers have now unveiled the design for the production version of the vehicle.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: Switchblade Kamikaze Drone, Flying Cars
bespoke architects' design is driven by fractal geometry and the golden ratio, balancing form and function. The post futuristic villa by bespoke architects looks poised for flight above portuguese coastline appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Lockheed Martin's famous-yet-secret Skunk Works is conducting live flight tests of its Smart Adaptive Flight Control Environment (SAFE) autonomous AI system on the X-62A. The system can be reconfigured in real time while the X-plane is still in the air.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: Aircraft, Lockheed Martin, US Air Force, Autonomous flight
We're now one step closer to seeing tourists making balloon flights to the edge of outer space. Just last week, Florida company Space Perspective sent a balloon-lifted test capsule to the outer limits of our planet's atmosphere, followed by a successful splashdown landing.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Space Tourism, Balloon, Space Perspective
At the Air, Space, and Cyber Conference in Washington, DC, the US Air Force and prime contractor Northrop Grumman have released the first video of its B-21 Raider nuclear bomber in flight, along with an update on the B-21 program.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: Aircraft, US Air Force, Northrop Grumman
the flight was launched from marine spaceport voyager, the spaceship’s launching vessel, off the coast of st. petersburg, florida, on september 15th, 2024. The post space perspective completes uncrewed test flight of spaceship neptune excelsior off coast appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Piasecki Aircraft's Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded System (ARES) tilt-duct VTOL aircraft has completed its maiden flight. On September 6 at Piasecki's West Helipad in Essington, Pennsylvania the autonomous rotorcraft made two tethered hover flights.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: Tiltrotor, drones, Aircraft, Flight, Flight Tests
If you happen to live in Rhode Island, you may get a chance later this year to witness the first manned flights of the Regent seaglider, a unique ocean-hugging electric aircraft that relies on wing-in-ground effect (also known simply as ground effect) to extend its range.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: Ground Effect Vehicle, Hydrofoil, Electric Aircraft, Efficiency
Scaled Composites' Model 437 Vanguard Loyal Wingman prototype has taken to the air for the first time. On August 29, 2024, the aircraft took off from Mojave Air and Space Port in California with test pilot Brian Maisler at the controls.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: Northrop Grumman, Aircraft, drones


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