Tag: aviation
General Electric, whose CEO is a strong Obama backer, gets no flack from the NLRB for building an aircraft factory in a right-to-work state.
Most curious: General Electric, whose CEO is a strong Obama backer, gets no flack from the NLRB for building an aircraft factory in a right-to-work state.
When it came to Boeing, however, which is not a strong Obama backer, the NLRB has done everything it can to interfere.
The highest balloon airship in the world
NASA awards $1.35M to creators after their electric plane flies 200 miles
NASA awards $1.35 million to the creators of an electric-powered plane after it flies 200 miles.
A visual tour of Boeing’s new 787
Jetman flight at the Grand Canyon West may 2011
An evening pause: hat tip to George.
Both the FAA and European regulators have certified Boeing’s 787 for its first commercial flight
Both the FAA and European regulators have certified Boeing’s new 787 airplane for its first commercial flight
America’s first jet
An evening pause:
Boeing rolls out 787 Dreamliner after years of delay
Boeing unveiled its 787 Dreamliner airplane on Saturday after years of delay.
Virgin Galactic’s suborbital shuttle: Sydney to London in 4 hours
Virgin Galactic’s suborbital shuttle: Sydney to London in 4 hours.
I’ve been told that there are engineering reasons why SpaceShipTwo could not make this flight. Nonetheless, the possibility is quite alluring.
A senator’s flying violation causes him to introduce legislation to change FAA
Senator James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) and pilot, sanctioned by the FAA for landing on a closed runway — the closure of which had not been publicly announced by the FAA — has introduced a bill to change how the agency polices pilots.
Cockpit view of 747 takeoff
An evening pause: Note how long it takes for the 747 to get off the ground. The plane is big and heavy.
Is it a blimp? Is it a plane? It’s both!
Video: Is it a blimp? Is it a plane? It’s both!
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.
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.