by Spyros Georgilidakis | Aug 3, 2021 | News
NASA is looking for industry partners, with whom to develop and build a subsonic flight demonstrator, likely following the TTBW concept. This initiative is part of the Sustainable Flight National Partnership (SNFP). NASA first announced the project last June, with the...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Jul 27, 2021 | News
The Mars Ingenuity helicopter has made 10 flights. It has evolved into an invaluable tool for the Perseverance rover, in unpredictable ways! It would have been successful had it made even ONE controlled flight. All it was supposed to achieve was a short demonstration,...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Jun 27, 2021 | News
We have mentioned distributed electric propulsion in a few stories, but what is it for? It’s not about the motors. It is what is behind them! There are different ways to approach a new technology like electrification. One way to go would be to simply replace...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Jun 8, 2021 | News
Many have shown interest in new rocket developments lately, but surely not for air cargo! However, at least one potential user disagrees. That potential user is the military – specifically, the US Air Force, through its newest branch, the US Space Force. It’s a...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Jun 6, 2021 | News
The AD-1 was one of the many strange aircraft that NASA tested, that are now forgotten. But could newer technologies make it relevant again? The post-WWII era saw a real boom in aviation development, both military and commercial. The advent of the jet age, along with...
