Aviation

NASA Develops Energy Efficient Airplanes

NASA is hosting a series of federal programs and initiatives aimed to develop a fleet of environmentally friendly aircrafts.

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Algae-Fueled Aviation Becomes Reality with Historic Flight

Airbus yesterday completed the first ever flight powered entirely by an algae-derived biofuel.

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Airbus Sponsors Student Challenge for Smarter Aviation

Airbus today announced that they are sponsoring a student aviation challenge, the Fly Your Ideas competition, to come up with more efficient ways to fly people now and into the future.

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Solar Plane Hopes To Break World Record; Stay Airborne For 14 Days

A solar powered drone, Zephyr, has already broken records for being in the air for the past seven days, and is now hoping to stay up for a continuous 14 days relying purely on solar energy.

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Cleaner, Greener Boeing 787 Dreamliner Lands

The revolutionary new Boeing 787 Dreamliner, that burns 20 percent less fuel than a similar aircraft, and has a 10,000 mile range on a full tank of gas, landed in England.

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Germany To Levy Tax on Air Travel

The 26-Euro tax is aimed at encouraging people to take more environmental-friendly transport means, such as trains.

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This Flying Car Gets FAA Approval

The vehicle has cleared a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulatory hurdle for craft classification by weight. A full-fledged production prototype might be just around the corner, according to multiple reports. At issue was Mass.-based company Terrafugia wanting its Transition vehicle to be classified as a “Light Sport Aircraft” by the FAA so people eager to

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