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NASA successfully tests shape-changing wing for next generation aviation
NASA successfully completed flight tests of a morphing wing technology. Flap angles were adjusted from -2 degrees up to 30 degrees during the six months of testing. Credit: NASA Enlarge NASA...
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Tests confirm plane safety-systems can’t prevent lithium-ion battery fires,...
FILE – This U.S. Federal Aviation Administration video still shows a cargo container packed with lithium-ion batteries on fire, in Atlantic City, N.J. (AP Photo/FAA) WASHINGTON — International...
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Pilot to fly solar plane across Pacific for 5 days and nights
In this photo released by Solar Impulse, Solar Impulse 2, a solar-powered airplane flies after taking off from Al Bateen Executive Airport in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on March 9, 2015. The...
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Appeals court: U.S. agency can allow passengers to use cellphones during...
WASHINGTON — U.S. aviation officials acted within their authority in allowing airline passengers to use cellphone and other electronics during takeoffs and landings, a federal appeals court ruled...
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European space agencies inaugurate altered-gravity aircraft
Zero-G takeoff. Credit: ESA Enlarge ESA, France's space agency CNES and the German aerospace centre DLR inaugurated the Airbus A310 ZERO-G refitted for altered gravity by running 12 scientific...
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Meet the teen who just won $75,000 for inventing a system to keep germs from...
Raymond Wang won the top prize at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair on Friday. (Kathy Wolfe/Intel) Canadian student Raymond Wang, 17, won the world’s largest high school science...
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Italy, Germany, France commit to developing ‘Euro-drone’
This undated photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows an unmanned drone used to patrol the U.S.-Canadian border. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection) BRUSSELS — Germany, France and...
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Greased Lightning! NASA Drone Advances Unmanned Craft
The drone, nicknamed "Greased Lightning" can take off vertically and hover like a helicopter, but also fly like a conventional airplane. Credit: NASA Langley/David C. Bowman Enlarge A huge, 10-engine...
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Solar Impulse faces ‘moment of truth’
It will be a test of man and machine. The Solar Impulse project is about to undertake its greatest challenge yet – to fly non-stop from Nanjing in China to Hawaii in the Central Pacific. For a...
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Weather concerns ground solar plane before Pacific flight
The Solar Impulse 2 undergoes maintenance in a hangar in Lukou International Airport in Nanjing © AFP PHOTO The most challenging leg of Solar Impulse 2's landmark flight around the world powered only...
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Solar Impulse plane begins Pacific crossing
Solar Impulse was held up for more than a month on China's east coast Swiss pilot Andre Borschberg has begun his bid to cross the Pacific, from China to Hawaii, in the zero-fuel Solar Impulse...
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Pilot of Solar Airplane Uses Self-Hypnosis to Stay Awake
The first flight of the Solar Impulse 2 is the dawn of a new era of green technology. Credit: © Solar Impulse | Revillard | Rezo.ch Enlarge On Sunday (May 31), pilot Bertrand Piccard took off in a...
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Solar Impulse to land in Japan because of poor weather
The Solar Impulse plane was crossing from China to Hawaii (file picture) A record-breaking attempt to cross the Pacific Ocean using a solar-powered plane has been aborted. Poor weather conditions...
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Gyrocopter Relaunches on Around-the-World Attempt
Northern Irish aviator Norman Surplus has resumed his attempt to fly around the world in a gyrocopter. Credit: im Vanek / Sportcopter Enlarge A man who is attempting to fly a special aircraft known as...
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Wind damages wing of solar-powered plane during global trek
Crew members push the aircraft Solar Impulse 2 piloted by Swiss Andre Borschberg out of a hangar before taking off at Nanjing Lukou International Airport in Nanjing in eastern China's Jiangsu province...
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Boeing Patents Drones That Never Need to Land
(Credit: Patent Yogi/YouTube) A bit bigger Limited flight times are such a drag — and Boeing seems to agree. The company just received a patent for its design for a drone that can remain airborne in...
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Fighting Forest Fires Before They Get Big—With Drones
The Meadow wildfire burns on September 7, 2014 in in Yosemite National Park, California. TIFFANY ROSE/GETTY IMAGES Enlarge AT 10 AM on Friday, May 15, wildland fire season kicked off in California....
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Solar-powered Solar Impulse plane fixed but waiting on weather
Swiss pilot Bertrand Piccard of the Solar Impulse 2 in Nanjing, China. (AFP PHOTO) TOKYO – A solar-powered plane that got stuck in Japan during an attempt to fly around the world is fixed and ready to...
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Solar Impulse set to take off early Wednesday
Crew members push the aircraft Solar Impulse 2 piloted by Swiss Andre Borschberg out of a hangar before taking off at Nanjing Lukou International Airport in Nanjing in eastern China's Jiangsu province...
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Delivery Drones Allowed to Fly in the U.S. Starting Next Month
A Flirtey hexacopter carries a package in Australia, where the company calls home. (YouTube screengrab) Enlarge Here in the United States, it seemed like legal red tape would stall the launch of...
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