Airbus A380 makes maiden voyage (Video)
Thursday, October 25th, 2007newVideoPlayer("a380_gawker.flv", 475, 286); [Source: BBC News]
Archive for the ‘Aircraft’ Category
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Mach 8 Hydrogen Hypersonic Airliner?
Thursday, October 25th, 2007It looks like that Boeing jet we showed you yesterday isn't going to be the only airplane using hydrogen if the European Union has its way. The European Space Agency just got $14.5 million in a second round of funding from the EU to study the idea of developing ...
Hydrogen Engine: the future of aviation
Thursday, October 25th, 2007Boeing has successfully completed tests for the engine that will power HALE, the extreme endurance plane that will be able to fly for seven days non-stop in the stratosphere. The wunderengine—developed by the Ford Motor Company—went for three days under the simulated conditions of a 65,000-feet flight, which is definitely ...
First A380 delivered to Singapore Airlines: Secret interior unveiled
Monday, October 22nd, 2007Singapore Airlines finally took delivery of the first production-line Airbus A380, unveiling some surprises; Singapore Airlines had been so secretive about the plane's interior design that many SA employees hadn't even seen it. So here's what the big bird's got: - 12 "Suites" heralded as "beyond first class" with seats nearly ...
Stunning R/C Aircrafts
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007newVideoPlayer("rcaircraft_gawker.flv", 475, 376); If you hadn't seen that guy standing in front of it, you'd have thought this was a full-sized jet taking off. Here's a montage shot this summer of some of the most state-of-the-art radio-controlled aircraft ever, including realistic-looking fighter jets, the Concorde and helicopters. Note ...