Space
Scramjet with stamina ready for hypersonic test
An aero engine design tipped to make space flight affordable will soon try to set a new record by flying for several minutes at Mach 5
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Technology
Bertrand Piccard: Flying around the world on sunlight
Opinion
Technology
Engine strip-downs establish safe volcanic ash levels
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Earth
Can we fly safely through volcanic ash?
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Technology
Solar-powered night-flying plane makes its first ‘flea hop’
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Physics
Don’t pack your parachute: Totally free fall
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Earth
Stealthy wind turbines aim to disappear from radar screens
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Life
Albatross inspires ocean-skimming drones
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Earth
Better world: Offset your emissions
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Technology
Fly-by-wireless set for take-off
Planes could be made much lighter through replacing wired systems with wireless monitors 鈥� but the reliability of wire-free craft has yet to be proven
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Physics
Why large carbon-fibre planes are still grounded
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Earth
How to turn seawater into jet fuel
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Technology
Hover no bother for flapping ‘nano’ aircraft
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Technology
Black boxes to get back-up battery
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