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For globe trotters, few experiences rival the thrill of touching down in a new city, the adventures that await just beyond the tarmac.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 11, 2022
AI powers breakthrough in faster-than-sound jet engines
New research using AI is streamlining simulations of hypersonic aircraft engines, which have defense and commercial applications.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 26, 2022
Introducing the world's first hands-free jetpack
Jetpack technology is slowly becoming a reality, with one company unveiling what it claims is the world's first hands-free jetpack
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 21, 2022
After 155 days, 19-year-old pilot becomes youngest woman to fly around the world
A 19-year-old pilot has completed her 155-day solo journey around the globe, becoming the youngest female in history to fly around the world
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 2, 2021
Stanford engineers create perching bird-bot
Like snowflakes, no two branches are alike, yet birds can land on just about any of them. This ability is of great interest to researchers.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 21, 2021
Introducing AIR ONE the personal eVTOL you can park in your garage
The company reimagining personal air mobility is now taking preorders for its sporty two-seater vehicle and plans to begin rollout in 2024.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 26, 2021
Winged microchip is smallest-ever human-made flying structure
The size of a grain of sand, dispersed microfliers could monitor air pollution, airborne disease and environmental contamination.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 15, 2021
UK-based start-up creates the first hands-free capable jetpack
The jetpack is designed to be operated hands-free, allowing people to make safer flights, and precision landings on structures.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 9, 2021
We found such happiness in the wake of such a disaster -- Woman meets husband on 9/11
Twenty years ago, Nick Marson and Diane Kirschke were strangers on board Continental Airlines flight 5 from London Gatwick to Houston.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 21, 2021
Teenage pilot Zara Rutherford takes off on youngest round-world solo flight attempt
As part of her circumnavigation attempt, Rutherford, 19, will take in 52 countries across five continents over the next three months
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