
The futuristic flying car, AirCar, which can convert itself from road vehicle to air vehicle in under three minutes, has now completed its initial flight testing. The AirCar was invented and designed by professor Stefan Klein, with Klein having dreamed up the concept over three decades ago. His company, Klein Vision, has researched and developed

BAE Systems and Team Tempest industry partners, in collaboration with the Royal Air Force, have revealed some of the latest concepts under development for the Tempest, Britain’s next-generation combat air system. The pioneering technology is being delivered by Team Tempest, a UK technology and defence partnership formed by BAE Systems, Leonardo, MBDA, Rolls-Royce and the

A group made up of 11 US states and Washington, DC, has urged the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to further strengthen the first-ever proposed standards for regulating greenhouse gas emissions from aircraft in the US. The environmental protection body released its proposed emission rules for aircraft in July, which have been largely criticised as having

Joining in a growing trend, NASA recently revealed its plans for a zero-emissions, all-electric aircraft – the X-57. After all, it is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Aviation and aeronautics is as much a part of its mission as space travel. This visualiszation is generated from a supercomputer simulation of the X-57 “Maxwell” electric

An innovative and independent new aviation company has unveiled its new demonstrator supersonic passenger jet, the Boom XB-1. Since the fall of the Concorde in 2003, a number of companies have tried to reinvigorate supersonic passenger travel. But now, Denver-based company Boom Supersonic has officially introduced its new XB-1, the first supersonic passenger aircraft to

European plane manufacturer Airbus has revealed three new visual concepts for “zero emission” hydrogen-powered aircraft, in honour of Zero Emissions Day 2020. The planemaker has now set itself a goal to design and produce the world’s first carbon-free commercial aircraft by 2035, as European governments continue to push for the use of cleaner technology. Airbus’