But even he can’t pinpoint what the plane of the future will look like. “If you look at the airplanes of the Wright brothers or Charles Lindbergh, it was difficult to believe that we would see ...
Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: What could a future with electric planes look like? $25 tickets, quieter airports, or even shorter runways. Companies have been betting on battery ...
For the next generation of aircraft, at least in Europe, this preponderance of prepreg is already changing. The advance is on multiple fronts, including resin transfer molding (RTM), thermoplastic ...
In the French Alps last summer, a plane set seven new world records. The two-seater aircraft climbed more than 20,000 feet in under two minutes, and reached speeds of 142 miles per hour.
Turbulence is the name we give to changes in air pressure that cause aircraft to shake. This is most apparent when an aircraft judders as it passes through changes in air pressure mid-flight.
But current research is not only focused on aerodynamics. There's also the question of how future aircraft are powered. For short-range flights, with a limited number of passengers, battery power ...
The airplane that many called “the flying barrel” is also widely considered the ugliest plane ever built. However, [Dark Skies] in the video you can see below argues that the Stipa-Caproni was ...
Turbulence in airplanes could become a thing of the past with FALCON, a new AI system that helps vehicles learn how to adjust to turbulence within a matter of minutes. Scientists have developed a ...