We are totally not surprised that Kitty Hawk’s supposed flying car is no longer a thing. The plug has been pulled on that one. Instead, the company is embarking on an electric plane proper which it dubbed Project Heaviside.
Category Archives: AIRCRAFT
In Pictures: Boeing Loyal Wingman Unmanned Aircraft For Royal Australian Air Force
Developed by Boeing in Australia for the Royal Australian Air Force, the Boeing Loyal Wingman Unmanned Aircraft Prototype uses artificial intelligence to extend the capabilities of manned and unmanned platforms.
Watfly Is A Single-Seater, All-Electric Personal Air Transport That Requires No License To Fly
Wouldn’t it be nice if we could just take off and soar the sky like a bird? Sadly, we are no X-Men and the closest a person can get to taking off just like that would be an air vehicle like the Watfly Atlas EVTOL.
Chinese Company Carried First Live Fire Fighting Drill Using Fire-fighting Drones
While China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation wants to use rocket launchers to fight high-rise fires, another Chinese company, Guofei Aviation, is banking on drones to do the job. The company has carried out its first live fire fighting drill using specialized eight-rotor fire-fighting drones.
As TU Delft Proposed Bunk Beds For Econ Class, Air NZ May Implement Its Own Patented Solution
The radical KLM Flying-V passenger jet conceived by Delft University of Technology we saw last year has been shortlisted for the Crystal Cabin Awards 2020 for its innovative economy flat bed concept.
Airbus’ Vision Of Future Passenger Is A Flying Wing And It Has A Scaled Demonstrator To Show Too
This is Airbus MAVERIC, a so-called “blended wing aircraft” demonstrator. MAVERIC, if you must really know, stands for Model Aircraft for Validation and Experimentation of Robust Innovative Controls.
After Over 200 Flight Tests, Airbus BelugaXT Is Finally Ready To Fly Parts Around Europe
Airbus may not have a new passenger jet to show off like Boeing has. However, it does have a new aircraft that just entered the service. This newest family member is the Airbus BelugaXL aka the flying whale.
Boeing 777X With Folding Wing Tips Successfully Completed First Flight
By now, Boeing 737 MAX had pretty much smeared the reputation of Boeing. But we are not here to dig into that. There’s something a little more uplifting coming from the American aircraft maker over the last weekend.
Dynetics ’Swarm’ Drone Demonstrated, But No ’Swarming’ Was Shown
In Spider-Man: Far From Home, the fictional swarming drones was as impressive as it is scary. And if you wish that is not the future we heading, well, we have bad news: the military wanted that kind of technology.
Toyota And Joby Aviation Sets Sight On Urban Air Mobility With eVTOL Aircraft
The aerospace industry must be feeling the heat of competitions. In addition to “traditional” competitors, aerospace companies now have deal with automakers getting into the business of flying too. The latest to join the short range air superiority race is Japanese automaker, Toyota.