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Airbus has solar powered stratosphere drone that has flown for nearly 26 days
Posted in Hardware on 15th Aug, 2018
by Alex Muller
It will offer local satellite-like services and runs on solar power. It flies in the stratosphere at an average altitude of 70,000 feet.
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Hypersonic aircraft are more realistic thanks to a ceramic coating
Posted in Science on 10th Jul, 2017
by Alex Muller
A carbide-based ceramic coating that's about 12 times more effective than current ceramics, making hypersonic aircraft more realistic.
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Solar Impulse completes historic round-the-world trip
Posted in Science on 26th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller
The first round-the-world solar powered flight has been completed, after the Solar Impulse aircraft touched down in Abu Dhabi.
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Paul Allen making the largest plane ever for Stratolaunch
Posted in Science on 23rd Jun, 2016
by Alex Muller
Stratolaunch will be a air-launch platform for orbital satellites and will rank among the largest aircraft in history; its wingspan alone will stretch the length of a football field.
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DARPA XS-1 Spaceplane Program to Ease Access to Space
Posted in Science on 8th Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller
DARPA has announced Phase 2 of the XS-1 program, which seeks to design and fabricate an experimental unmanned spaceplane, and fly the vehicle ten times in ten days.