Swiss aviation startup Sirius Aviation has introduced the world's first Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft powered by hydrogen, named the Sirius Jet. In collaboration with BMW's Designworks and Sauber Group, this hydrogen-electric VTOL aircraft combines a jet's aerodynamics with a helicopter's versatility.
I'm not sure why some #tech companies still think the #future of #transportation is everyone having flying #cars. Every year tech companies show off prototype #aircraft as flying cars. We already have small planes and helicopters which are pretty much the same thing minus being able to drive.
Not to mention the fact that flying is (understandably) heavily regulated. I highly doubt the FAA is ever gonna allow thousands of heavy aircraft to be flown by the common person.
Audio exchange between air traffic control and the #Boeing 737-9 MAX #aircraft that had a door fall off with 177 passengers onboard shortly after takeoff, leading to rapid depressurisation and the immediate need to turn back to #Portland
U.S. officials on Saturday ordered the immediate grounding of some Boeing 737-9 Max jetliners after an Alaska Airlines plane suffered a blowout that left a gaping hole in the side of the fuselage....
The miraculous evacuation of 367 passengers and 12 crew members on the Airbus A350 that burst into flames upon impact with a Japan Coast Guard plane at Haneda Airport in Tokyo has to be one of the airline industry’s biggest “saves.”
The next time the FA starts talking about safety before a flight, take off your Beats, pull out your Airbuds, STFU and LISTEN.
👀 CHP log: "RP WITNESSED HELICOPTER OR AIRPLANE CRASH INTO MTNS OF AGOURA" (Update: After extensive helicopter search, marked as UTL) #agouraHills#agoura#aircraft
No reconnaissance aircraft in history has operated globally in more hostile airspace or with such complete impunity than the SR-71, the world's fastest jet-propelled aircraft.
#OTD in 1964, the first flight of a SR-71A Blackbird was completed.
A good article by Russ Niles on #AVweb. The story deals with #aviation, but is widely applicable and well argued.
One of the most interesting, frustrating, entertaining and occasionally frightening tasks of the modern-day editor is monitoring the comments on the stories we run. Most outlets have disabled comments because it’s just too much damn work to filter out the mean, hateful and irrelevant missives that inevitably appear no matter what the topic. It must be all Trump’s fault. Or wait, maybe it’s Biden’s.
This hour’s random desktop background on my #MacbookPro is this A2A shot of the Terrafugia Transition. They were way to far ahead of the “flying car” curve.
When it first came out (can’t remember the exact year), I went to Oshkosh and pitched the company on a free advertising/marketing package from my ad agency in trade for a very early slot in their order book. Thankfully, that deal never came together.
These #Osprey aircraft are death traps. It seems like every few months we hear about another #tragic#accident involving these unique #aircraft. Perhaps the #military should ground the entire fleet until comprehensive remedial action can render them reliably safe.
U.S. officials ground certain Boeing 737-9 Max jets after panel blowout during Alaska Airlines flight | CBC News (www.cbc.ca)
U.S. officials on Saturday ordered the immediate grounding of some Boeing 737-9 Max jetliners after an Alaska Airlines plane suffered a blowout that left a gaping hole in the side of the fuselage....