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Daily Mail : The MEGADRONE big enough to carry a passenger: Chinese firm says self-flying craft could be used as a smart taxi * The all...

Global Flight-Path Maps: Five Interpretations -- BBC Michael Markieta's images depicting flight paths across the planet attract...

Flightradar 24 makes it possible to track flights all around the world Rush Hour In The Skies: Real Time Map That Shows You Every Plane In T...

10 Shocking Secrets of Flight Attendants -- Mental Floss Heather Poole has worked for a major carrier for more than 15 years and is the auth...

Artist's impression of the new supersonic commercial passenger aircraft which will fly at speeds of 2,500 mph The Race To Build A Succes...

High Spy: The Amazing U-2 -- Air & Space Smithsonian Who would have thought that the Lockheed U-2, Kelly Johnson’s late, uninvited, and ...

Japan Airlines' Boeing 787 arriving at the gate at Boston's Logan International Airport. Photo: GE Aviation Boeing 787 Dreamliner Be...

Credit: U.S. Air Force Navy Pilots Ejected From Jet Flying 170 MPH -- Discovery News Yesterday, just minutes after an F/A-18D jet took off f...

Fly For Fun Are Airline Pilots Screened For Mental Health? -- Air & Space Smithsonian The case of the ranting JetBlue captain—who went b...

Supersonic Biplane This biplane concept is based on a design by engineers at Tohoku University. MIT/Christine Daniloff The Supersonic Jet Of...

WNU Editor: OK .... I am impressed.

New Type Of Flying Vehicle In Development -- Voice Of America A California company is developing a new type of airship for transport...

Down to earth, after a bang (Image: Roslan Rahman/AFP/Getty Images) From New Scientist: Debris rained down on the island of Batam yesterday ...

From The Daily Mail: NASA is planning to build hypersonic jets that will fly through the Earth’s atmosphere and slash flight times around th...

High-speed: The X3 is equipped with two turboshaft engines that power a five-blade main rotor system and two propellers installed on short-s...

Unmanned airplanes could carry cargo loads across unpopulated areas or the ocean. iStockphoto From Discovery News: Would you be willing to t...

In demand: The U.S. Army has ordered three new airships to be built and fitted with high-tech surveillance equipment so they can be used in ...

From Der Spiegel: What will air travel look like in the year 2050? A special team of engineers from European aircraft manufacturer Airbus ha...

Faster Helicopters More Rotors, More Speed -- The Economist A new type of helicopter breaks speed records. THE ability of a helicopter to ho...

You Can Flex Your Quads In Flight! This new airplane seat is designed to mimic the incredibly comfortable experience of riding a horse. via...