# Articles tagged: Aviation

Technology

Iron Man Takes Flight: Italy Unveils First Flying Humanoid Robot

The Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) has unveiled iRonCub3, the first flying humanoid robot equipped with jet engi…

25 June 2025

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NASA Unveils a Nuclear Space Propulsion System That Operates Without Fuel or Moving Parts

NASA has announced the TFINER project, an initiative aimed at developing a nuclear space propulsion system that utilize…

30 May 2025

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Volonaut Airbike: A New Era for Personal Flight?

Polish startup Volonaut has unveiled a prototype of a flying motorcycle that relies on jet propulsion instead of tradit…

03 May 2025

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Hydrogen-Powered Aircraft: Fuel Cells or Combustion Engines — Which is Better?

Hydrogen-powered aircraft can be broadly classified into two main types based on their energy generation systems: hydro…

04 March 2025

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First Flying Car in the World Flies Over Another Car

Alef Aeronautics has opened a new chapter in the history of electric flying cars by releasing a video of their “Alef Mo…

22 February 2025

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Russian Plasma Engine Could Reach Mars in 30 Days Instead of 6 Months

Researchers at the Russian company Rosatom have unveiled a plasma electric rocket engine capable of propelling spacecra…

22 February 2025

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What is a Turbine and What is a Turbine Engine?

Turbine engines operate by combusting fuel to produce high-pressure gases that drive a turbine. In some designs, like j…

05 February 2025

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New Glenn: Jeff Bezos' Rocket Reaches Orbit in Maiden Flight

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket successfully reached orbit during its inaugural flight on Thursday, January 16th, markin…

16 January 2025

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From Trees to Stars: Why Wooden Satellites?

Researchers are exploring the use of wood to build satellites. Wood is a sustainable and environmentally friendly mater…

07 February 2025

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What are the differences between missiles and kamikaze drones?

Drones, particularly loitering munitions or kamikaze drones, have significantly transformed warfare tactics in recent y…

03 November 2024

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China Tests Supersonic Passenger Jet Faster Than Concorde

The Chinese company Space Transportation has successfully tested a prototype of a supersonic passenger plane capable of…

01 November 2024

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What are Suicide Drones (Kamikazes) and Do They Use AI?

A drone carrying an explosive warhead and programmed to collide with its target is known by various names such as loite…

27 October 2024

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Lilium: The Flying Taxis Landed Before Takeoff

Founded in 2015 by four engineers and doctoral students from the Technical University of Munich, Germany's Lilium aimed…

25 October 2024

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Airbus and Toshiba Partner to Develop a Superconducting Hydrogen Engine

Airbus Up Next, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Airbus, has announced a partnership with Toshiba to jointly develop superc…

22 October 2024

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Do American Fighter Jets Have Backdoors to Disable Them After Sale?

The backdoor exists, but not in the simple way you might see on social media, where specific signals and codes are sent…

24 September 2024

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China Utilizes Starlink to Detect American Stealth Aircraft

The United States possesses the latest stealth aircraft, such as the F-22 and F-35, capable of evading ground radar sig…

22 September 2024

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Is Yemen's Missile Hypersonic?

Yemen announced on Sunday, September 15th, the successful launch of a hypersonic ballistic missile that traveled 2040 k…

16 September 2024

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China's Tianmushan No. 1: World's First 100-Kilometer Hydrogen Drone

China’s Tianmushan N-1 drone successfully completed its inaugural flight on August 26th, marking a significant leap for…

31 August 2024

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The Saving Hero: Boeing Starliner's Failure Grants an Unexpected Victory to SpaceX

On August 24, NASA decided to return Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft to Earth without its crew. The spacecraft will retur…

25 August 2024

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China Unveils Its Largest Drone Cargo Plane

Sichuan Tengden Sci-tech Innovation has successfully conducted the maiden flight of China’s largest unmanned cargo dron…

14 August 2024

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China Pierces Aircraft Wings to Eliminate Sonic Booms

A research team at Northwestern Polytechnical University in China has developed a new wing design to reduce this sonic …

13 August 2024

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Chinese Airship AS700 Completes Its Maiden Voyage

A Chinese-made airship, the AS700, successfully conducted its inaugural test flight on August 1st, soaring for approxim…

04 August 2024

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A Turbulent Opportunity: Can China’s C919 Take Off on Boeing’s Woes?

The C919 enters the narrowbody (single-aisle) aircraft market, competing directly with Airbus’s A320 and Boeing’s 737. …

29 June 2024

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AI vs. Pilot: Dogfight of the Future

DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) staged the first air battle between a human pilot and an AI-controlle…

19 April 2024