Category Archives: Aviation News
Beriev A-60 armed with…A LASER TURRET!?!
As the US scales back its airborne laser program due budget constraints and performance issues, the Russians are moving ahead with their airborne attack laser which has the capability to blind and possibly disable American satellites. The A-60’s nose … Continue reading
Concorde to fly again?
The engines on a French Concorde are to be examined as the first move in a £15m project aiming to get the supersonic passenger jet back in the air. The Rolls Royce engines of the former Air France Concorde will … Continue reading
X-51 Waverider goes hypersonic
The scramjet engine in the experimental aircraft burned for a little over three minutes at around 10 a.m. PDT Wednesday in a test range over the Pacific Ocean, pushing the X-51A to the hypersonic speed of Mach 5, or five … Continue reading
New Airliner Design Uses 70 Percent Less Fuel
Today a team of researchers at MIT unveiled their latest feat of engineering — an airplane that uses 70% less fuel than conventional aircraft. The MIT team was one of six groups — and the only university led team — … Continue reading
How much is enough? Gates takes aim at the Pentagon
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is calling the Pentagon out on spending. “For example, should we really be up in arms over a temporary projected shortfall of about 100 Navy and Marine strike fighters relative to the number of carrier … Continue reading
Time lapse Boeing 737 construction video
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Army Spy Plane May Have Snooped on Bomber
Investigators were able to track wannabe terrorist Faisal Shahzad through his anonymous, pre-paid cell phone — exactly how, they won’t say. But there was a tantalizing explanation posted — and then quickly yanked — from the website of WCBS TV. … Continue reading
Rocket racing takes flight
Two rocket-powered competitive aircraft took off together Saturday to showcase the Rocket Racing League’s new aerial muscle machine as it kicks off a 2010 World Exhibition Tour. The league unveiled its new Mark III X-racer rocket plane in the high-flying … Continue reading
Navy goes green?
It’s the new secret weapon fueling the US military. A hardy plant capable of growing in poor soil, camelina sativa produces a bio-fuel that’s now the focus of the US Navy’s drive for alternative fuels in its planes. Last week … Continue reading
Russian Federation PAK-FA T-50 Presentation
PAK-FA T-50 Presentation includes detailed information and comparison to US aircraft DeconstructingSukhoi-PAK-FA-Su-50.pdf (4.54 mb)