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    Silent Falcon unmanned aircraft flies 14 hours on solar energy alone

    Posted on August 17, 2012 by gavril

    Solar energy is indeed a promising way to power up not just our homes but also the modes we use to travel. It could take a while for the world of aviation to finally swing away from fossil fuels and … Continue reading3 →

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    FlyNano seaplane powers up completely with electricity!

    Posted on June 19, 2012 by gavril

    As the aviation industry looks forward to more environment-friendly ways to powering up aircraft, a team of like-minded nature-loving Finnish engineers have come up with a spectacularly clean electric seaplane, capable of flying at appreciable heights and landing on water! … Continue reading3 →

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    World’s first 3D printed aircraft uses electric motor

    Posted on August 3, 2011 by gavril

    3D printing is catching on these days in the technological world. A team from the University of Southampton has put this new found technology to use, creating the world’s first 3D printed plane called the Sulsa, short for Southampton University … Continue reading3 →

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    American Airlines places one of the largest order of fuel efficient aircrafts

    Posted on July 22, 2011 by gavril

    American Airlines is taking its clean-up act seriously, and in a bid to wipe out a darkened carbon footprint left on the environment by the aviation industry, the airline is now switching over to more fuel-efficient aircrafts, ordering a whopping … Continue reading3 →

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    Siemens unveils hybrid aircraft with 25% less emissions

    Posted on July 5, 2011 by gavril

    Bringing a bit of green to the skies above, Siemens in partnership with Diamond Aircraft and EADS has just pulled the veil of the world’s first high-flier with a series hybrid propulsion system. The airplane, a two-seater called the DA36 … Continue reading3 →

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    Alcoa develops light-weight aluminum to boost aircraft fuel efficiency

    Posted on June 13, 2011 by gavril

    Airplanes are in for a serious loss of weight up ahead, with aluminum producer Alcoa’s newest development, a light-weight aluminum alloy that can help aircrafts cut short on about 10% of their body weight. Alcoa claims the new aluminum to … Continue reading3 →

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    Airplane recycled and turned into diner at Coventry Airport, the DC6 Diner offers great food

    Posted on May 10, 2011 by gavril

    For those regularly following this site, planes having their insides scraped out and recycled into homes and hotels isn’t all that new. This however, doesn’t take away the wonder and appreciation we have for those who take up initiatives as … Continue reading3 →

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    AeroVironment’s unmanned aircraft, the GO-1 to fly for a week on hydrogen-liquid fuel

    Posted on August 17, 2010 by gavril

    The Global Observer, AeroVironment’s unmanned aircraft, will soon do much more than an hour-long, battery-powered flight, and will take to the skies for a whole week, using liquid hydrogen fuel. From Edwards AFB, California, the Global Observer-1 (GO-1) will fly … Continue reading3 →

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    Boeing develops hydrogen powered Phantom Eye aircraft capable of flying 96 hours

    Posted on July 16, 2010 by gavril

    Solar powered planes… Old news… Hydrogen powered airplanes… Now that’s something new! Boeing, the father of the skies today, is all set to churn out a new alternative-energy run planes for the future. In its infant stages currently, the firm … Continue reading3 →

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    Solar Impulse, the solar powered aircraft that flies at night

    Posted on June 18, 2010 by gavril

    We’ve seen solar planes on test runs before, trying to turn the aviation industry into a greener one. Here’s one more set of solar panels with wings, all ready to sail the skies, this time at night. Now, the sun … Continue reading3 →

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