Category: Aviation
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Luxury personal air mobility: Aston Martin Volante Vision autonomous flying car concept
Aston Martin’s first flying car concept is a door to the future air transport. Aston Martin took the Goodwood Festival of Speed by storm in 2018, with eight cars taking on the world- renowned hillclimb. Between 12th and 15th July, there were no fewer than three public debuts, as well as the new Vantage…
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Ready for liftoff? Two flying taxi startups got Pentagon funding
Exclusive: Self-flying vehicle firms got $2m last year, as US military envisions taxis as more Blade Runner than Back to the Future
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Gulfstream G600 – first appearance at the Farnborough International air Show 2018
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.’s newest clean-sheet model, the class-leading Gulfstream G600, debuts at the Farnborough International Air Show on display from July 16–22 in Farnborough, England. The G600 is joining the all-new Gulfstream G500, the four-living-area flagship Gulfstream G650ER and the super mid-size Gulfstream G280. More than 225 Gulfstream aircraft are based in Europe, with…
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SureFly hybrid-electric VTOL Multi-Copter aircraft is reinventing the helicopter
SureFly wants to change the helicopter industry. Now is the era of VTOLs and the time to discover the affordable, easy-to-pilot, safe answer to personal flight. The SureFly is a two-place, hybrid-electric VTOL multi-copter aircraft developed by Workhorse in Loveland, Ohio. It is designed to carry about 400 pounds of payload approximately 70 miles,…
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Built for a new world of three-dimensional transportation: BlackFly, the First USA-Qualified All-Electric VTOL
OPENER vehicles will be on display at EAA AirVenture 2018 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin from July 23 to July 29, 2018. The public is invited to view the vehicles in the Innovation Showcase, and also experience three- dimensional flight by operating the vehicles in a virtual reality simulation. BlackFly is the world’s first ultralight, all-electric,…
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Flying cars: why haven’t they taken off yet?
Despite their potential, no one has managed to take them from flight of fancy to everyday reality