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Flying cars are getting closer to takeoff: Terrafugia Transition obtained FAA certificate

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    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 … Read more

Loyal Wingman – Boeing’s largest investment in an unmanned aircraft outside of the United States

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    Boeing Rolls Out First Loyal Wingman Unmanned Aircraft. The Loyal Wingman prototype now moves into ground testing, followed by taxi and first flight later this year. The prototype will advance Boeing’s global Airpower Teaming System. Boeing-led Australian industry team has presented the first unmanned Loyal Wingman aircraft to the Royal Australian Air Force, … Read more

All-electric & whisper quiet: WatFly’s Atlas recreational eVTOL is safe, electric, and easy to fly

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    Flight isn’t about following tradition. It should inspire you. It should bring you surprising, beautiful experiences and a feeling of freedom. Free of runways: Wherever you decide to go, just keep enjoying the journey while the flight computer of this recreational eVTOL from Canada handles the controls. Watfly’s Atlas proprietary award-winning electric ducted … Read more

Airline Reviews Platform to better communicate the total value of a flight beyond the price

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An online travel reviews giant is rolling out a flight review platform. The aviation marketplace that has become increasingly difficult for consumers to make direct comparisons between flight options generated a response from TripAdvisor’s in the form of an “airline reviews platform.” With the launch of the new airline reviews platform, which will include all major … Read more

Near-space flight experience in a space balloon

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Inter-galactic business ventures. Clean-tech gate to near-space with a Space Balloon Low-carbon space travel is almost real. It is calm, it is quiet, it is private and it is bloon. zero2infinity from Spain is providing the dream of seeing the Earth from near-space and raising awareness of our place in the cosmos. bloon’s experience consists … Read more

Visionary thinking: Solar Impulse plane completed 72-hour simulated flight

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The wingspan of an Airbus A340: 63.40 m; The weight of a family car: 1600 kg; The power of a scooter: four 10 HP engines. Visionary thinking… Solar Impulse plane is moving forward. Swiss pilot André Borschberg completed a 72-hour non-stop flight — but in a simulator for the new Solar Impulse aircraft planned for … Read more