helicoptersAircraftPrototypesThis odd-looking chopper just set a new world speed recordColin Druce-McFaddenTuesday, June 18, 2013 - 5:22pm Credit: Ugly duckling or no, this helicopter airplane hybrid is truly a thing of beauty when it comes to performance.
conceptsAircraftmass transitClip-Air reimagines travel with modular mass transit aircraftColin Druce-McFaddenWednesday, June 12, 2013 - 1:43pm Credit: Imagine a future where the TSA is out of a job and hopping on an airplane is as easy as catching a train.
militaryhelicoptersAircraftMeet the heir apparent to the U.S. Army's Blackhawk helicopterColin Druce-McFaddenFriday, June 7, 2013 - 11:34am Credit: This sleek, high-tech whirly-bird designed by AVX could be the new face of vertical-takeoff aircraft for the US Army.
AircraftPrototypesjapanJapan developing prototype supersonic passenger airplaneColin Druce-McFaddenMonday, June 3, 2013 - 5:50pm Credit: Too long have the masses suffered, travelling only at sub-sonic speeds. Thankfully, someone is doing something about this injustice.
Boeing X-51AScramjetAircraftA fond farewell to the X-51A, Boeing's hypersonic scramjetColin Druce-McFaddenThursday, May 23, 2013 - 1:22pm Credit: Goodbye dear X-51A WaveRider, we hardly knew ye.
aviationAircrafthistoryThe continuing controversy over history's first aviatorAmy Shira TeitelFriday, May 17, 2013 - 4:12pm Credit: Since 1937, the Wright brothers' first flight has been contested by supporters of Gustave Whitehead. And they may have a case.
airplaneAircraftinventionAvoid the airport by traveling in your own personal airplaneRobin BurksTuesday, May 14, 2013 - 11:28am Credit: The invention of the Synergy aircraft could allow us to fly anywhere without having to step foot into an airport.
AircraftconceptsboeingThis is the concept fighter Boeing wants to make real by 2030Evan AckermanMonday, April 8, 2013 - 10:51am Credit: This is the Boeing F/A-XX concept, and it could be what replaces the F/A-18 as the Navy's sixth-generation carrier-based fighter in the 2030.
Solar PowerAircraftrenewable energySolar-powered airplane to fly across AmericaTravis AndrewsSaturday, March 30, 2013 - 5:04pm This airplane will fly across the continent, powered by nothing but the sun.
AcrobaticsAircraftboeingHow to safely do a barrel roll in a Boeing 707Evan AckermanFriday, March 22, 2013 - 4:43pm Credit: Boeing test pilot Tex Johnson put a prototype Boeing 707 through this maneuver in 1955 just for fun, but it's not as crazy as it seems.