The solar-powered plane Solar Impulse made its maiden international flight on Friday
The solar-powered plane, Solar Impulse, made its maiden international flight on Friday.
Tag: aviation
Boeing’s Takeoff Torture Test for 747
An evening pause: How Boeing tests the brakes on its 747.
Ultralights!
An evening pause: Who says humans can’t fly?
Southwest cancels 300 flights to inspect planes after fuselage cracks open on Sacramento-bound flight
Yow! Southwest cancels 300 flights to inspect its planes after the fuselage cracks open on a Sacramento-bound flight.
Dreamliner: a nightmare for Boeing
Dreamliner: a nightmare for Boeing.
A new private commercial jet flew at 489 mph on a test flight March 11
Got $4.5 million? A new private commercial jet flew at 489 mph on a test flight March 11.
German electric airplane completes first flight
The first test flight of a German electric-powered airplane.
The single-seat Elektra One is claimed to have a three-hour endurance using rechargeable batteries and a range of more than 216 nm. The aircraft has a payload of 220 pounds and is claimed to cruise at 86 knots.
Boeing’s biggest-ever plane makes maiden flight
Boeing’s biggest-ever plane makes its maiden flight.
Flying car
An evening pause:
Continuing problems with Boeing’s new airplane
What does this tell us about Boeing’s manned spaceflight efforts? The problems continue to pile up with Boeing’s new airplane, the 787 Dreamliner.
The sad fate of the first 747
Airplane telescope flies its first observation mission
The telescope in an airplane flew its first observation mission today.