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Space travel: Virgin Galactic’s new VSS Imagine will reflect whatever environment it is passing through
Virgin Galactic’s Mirror-Like Spaceship Brings Us One Step Closer to Space Travel. Virgin Galactic’s new ‘VSS Imagine,’ scheduled to enter commercial service next year, will reflect whatever environment it is passing through. Breakthrough livery design allows Imagine to mirror the surrounding environment as it moves from Earth to Space. Virgin Galactic unveiled the Company’s first…
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Will the electric-powered flight be turned into an everyday reality? NASA’s X-57 Maxwell moves towards first flight
X-57 Maxwell, NASA’s first all-electric plane moves from the prototype phase towards first flight. NASA to Begin High-Voltage Ground Testing on All-Electric X-57. Engineers, researchers, pilots, visual artists, and many other people from the four flight centers and business partnerships work together to make the X-57 Maxwell idea a reality. What is the X-57?…
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Brough Superior Lawrence is the most high end motorcycle of the world
Lawrence of Arabia: Eternal Brough Superior icon. Brough Superior is the first brand to have produced motorcycles that could go above 100 mph. It was recently bought (2014) by French motorcycle expert Thierry Henriette. After relaunching Lawrence of Arabia’s legendary S.S.100 and collaborating with Aston Martin to create the only existing bike of…
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The world’s first long haul airline certified with the 5-Star COVID-19 Airline Safety Rating
The COVID-19 Airline Safety Rating is the world’s only assessment and certification of airline health and safety measures during Covid that is based on professional and scientific investigation of the actual standards being provided by airlines. This is important to highlight, says Edward Plaisted of Skytrax, because there are some self-certifications that simply ask…
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United Airlines invest more than $1 billion in Archer Aviation’s eVTOL combating climate change
United Airlines will invest massively in Archer Aviation, the start-up developing electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. United Airlines has completed an agreement to work with air mobility company Archer as part of the airline’s broader effort to invest in emerging technologies that decarbonize air travel. Rather than relying on traditional combustion engines, Archer’s…
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Flying cars are getting closer to takeoff: Terrafugia Transition obtained FAA certificate
The flying vehicle that received the certificate is legal for flight and represents the initial version of the Terrafugia Transition roadable aircraft. Terrafugia Announces FAA Special Light-Sport Airworthiness Certificate. This roadable aircraft will require a Sport Pilot certificate and driver’s license to operate. Terrafugia has reached a significant milestone by obtaining an FAA…