Category: Aviation
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Supersonic flight has existed for over 50 years but hasn’t been efficient enough for routine travel. Until now.
boom technology is building the supersonic airliner anyone can afford to fly. Hangar 14 at Centennial Airport looks nondescript, but something historic is happening inside. Dozens of the best and brightest minds have gathered here to design, build, and fly XB-1, the first independently developed supersonic jet. XB-1 wil be 2.6x faster than any other…
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The Airbus Group’s Project Vahana flying car concept
The race for urban air mobility is on. For the Airbus Group the topic of autonomous flying is picking up speed. When a Volocopter from e-volo lifted off with a person on board a few months ago, it was a first for so-called multicopters. In June, the Chinese company Ehang obtained authorisation to test their…
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Cirrus Aircraft Launches G6: The Smartest, Safest, Most Advanced Cirrus Ever
G6 is also the brightest Cirrus ever. Cirrus Aircraft announced the launch of the all new 2017 G6 – the smartest, safest and most advanced models ever of the best-selling SR22T, SR22 and SR20 piston airplanes. The sixth generation Cirrus offers ultra-high speed Cirrus Perspective+ by Garmin flight deck, luxury automotive-inspired Cirrus Spectra wingtip lighting,…
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The world’s most advanced light jet sets two speed records
HondaJet Sets Two Speed Records Flying between the Northeast and South Florida. To demonstrate that the HondaJet will get customers where they need to be faster than any other light jet, the builders of the world’s most advanced light jet chose several of the busiest business aviation airports with extremely popular routes to secure its…
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Citation Hemisphere to have the widest cabin in its class
First flight of the Citation Hemisphere is expected in 2019. Last month, Cessna Aircraft debuted a full-scale Citation Hemisphere cabin at NBAA’s Business aviation Convention and Exhibition in Orlando, Florida. The Hemisphere, which will seat up to 19 passengers, is the widest cabin in its class at 102 inches. The three-zone cabin features a comfortable…
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Dassault Falcon 8X. Better on board — and less jet lag after arrival
While current airliners and even some business jets have cabin altitudes of 6,000 to 8,000 feet, the newly-launched Dassault Falcon 8X keeps you at a comfortable 3,900 while cruising at 40,000 feet. So you feel better on board — and less jet lag after arrival. Noise level is also low at a whisper-quiet 52 dB.…