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NASA’s New X-48C Flying Wing Airplane Uses 50% Less Fuel Than Standard Aircraft

Researchers at NASA have developed a revolutionary flying wing aircraft that uses 50% less fuel than standard planes. The new manta ray-esque X-48C is based on the X-48B Blended Wing Body aircraft, which flew 92 flights at NASA Dryden between … Continue reading

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EasyJet to Trial Electric Taxiing System

EasyJet will be the first airline to trial an electric taxiing system being developed by Honeywell and Safran. The budget airline expects to start operational trials next year using the system, which is designed to reduce or completely eliminate the … Continue reading

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10 prototype aircrafts harnessing human power for a zero-emission flight

Dattatreya: A human-powered aircraft (HPA) by definition is an aircraft powered by direct human energy and the force of gravity, where the thrust provided by the human may be the only source of power. Novel and sylvan at the same … Continue reading

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