Airbus has designed a hybrid-lift quadcopter, named Quadcruiser, for unmanned military and civil missions. The Quadcruiser uses the popular four-rotor architecture and adds wings and…
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NASA plans to launch StarShade spacecraft to image new Earths
The spacecraft will be launched as a single unit. Once in space, it will split into two units – The StarShade and the telescope. The…
Boeing plans to employ an IoT network to upgrade its aircraft manufacturing facilities
Boeing has been automating its manufacturing plants. They have filed several patents which disclose how these factories will operate. Check out the video below. Currently,…
Airbus has developed an anti-crash aircraft seat
Currently, the seats for aircraft incorporate energy absorber means for protecting passengers sitting on such seats in the event of a crash. These energy absorber…
Boeing plans to provide Location-based services onboard aircraft
Boeing plans to install wireless beacons dispersed at fixed locations within a passenger cabin of the aircraft. When passengers move in the aircraft with their…
These UAVs can travel at supersonic speeds
Unmanned vehicles (UAV’s) are used for a number of purposes including reconnaissance, carrying and deploying payloads both lethal and non lethal, providing attack capabilities and…
NASA scientists have created aircraft coatings that mitigate ice adhesion during the entire aircraft flight profile
Ice formation on aircraft surfaces affects performance by increasing weight, creating drag, and loss of lift. In general, icing can occur: 1) while the aircraft is…
Airbus patents a deflector to aid in take-off
Aircrafts with engines attached to the fuselage are well-known, such as the DC-9 aircraft. Now Airbus has found a way to efficiently tap into the…
NASA invents Bug-Proof Airplane Wings
Flight tests have shown that insect impacts on wing leading edge surfaces can leave residue with critical heights sufficient to disrupt laminar flow and decrease…