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"Flying Cars" Are Part of China’s Economic Growth.

China is targeting a new economic growth driver by opening up the skies to drones and helicopters.

The Bizzare Looking Lear Fan-2100.

In the early 1970s, William Lear, the founder of Learjet, designed the Lear Fan 2100 as a lightweight and fuel-efficient composite aircraft. The design was not completed before Lear’s death in 1978.

The Supersonic Boeing-2707.

After the United Kingdom and France had built the ever-iconic Concorde and Russia developed the Tupolev Tu-144, the United States had similar competitive ambitions to create its supersonic commercial aircraft Boeing-2707.

Black Boxes: The History Of Flight Recorders.

In 1957, Dr. David Warren of ARL and his team, Kenneth Fraser, Lane Sear, and Dr. Walter Boswell, produced the world’s first black box flight recorder.

The History Of Delta Airlines.

Delta Air Lines is one of the major airlines of the United States and a legacy carrier headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. It is the oldest operating airline in the United States and the seventh-oldest operating worldwide.

The Party Jet From Dubai.

Airbus-220 called 9H-FIVE is an US$14200-an-hour Dubai party jet with flying dancefloor, restaurant and plush master bedroom for a disco nap.

Travelcoup - The Semi-Private Jet Airline.

Visitors flying to the Balearic Islands have always had the choice between scheduled low-cost and charter airlines, which ply these routes several times a day. But since the end of 2023, there is a carrier that stands out from the crowd.

Camelina Sativa – The Wonder Weed.

Could a weed, used by ancient Europeans to make oil, pave the way for carbon-negative jet fuels and also help revitalise land lost due to overuse and climate change?

The History Of Hovercraft.

Hovercraft appeared in 1958, when British engineer Christopher Cockerell convinced Saunders-Roe, a British aerospace and marine-engineering company, to build a new type watercraft.

Popular Trijet: Boeing-727.

Boeing built and delivered 1832 of the trijets Boeing-727, far surpassing its original target. 22 years in production.