Sep 01 2010

Shape-Shifting Plane to Aid Maritime Rescues

Tag: Aviation, Emergency Response, Robotics, Robots, Safety and Prevention — David Teeghman @ 4:17 pm
The new unmanned aircraft could cut the cost of maritime search-and-rescue missions and reduce risks to human lives.

Aug 23 2010

Beyond the Black Box

Tag: Air Travel, Aircraft, Artifacts, Atlantic Ocean, Aviation, Batteries, Birds, Child, Colleges, Communication, Computers, Design, Devices, Disasters and Accidents, Electronics, Engaged, Engineering, Engines, Events, Experts, Eye, Fall, Father, Fear, Glass, Government, Health Insurance, History, Internet, Inventions, Investigation, Lawsuits, Logging, Mining, Movies, Murder, Navy, Oceania and Australia, Office, Officer, Polar Regions, Privacy, Radio, Safety, Satellites, Science, Seas, Sensors, Storage, Streams, Submarine, Suicide, Technology, The Future, Touch, Transportation — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 7:00 am
Instead of storing flight data on board, aircraft could easily send the information in real time to the ground.

Aug 02 2010

How High Will Virgin Galactic Fly?

Tag: Aviation, Private Spaceflight, Space Commercialization, Space Culture — Robert Lamb @ 10:16 pm
Just how high can you get for $200,000? If you pony up the money to the good folks at Virgin Galactic, you'll reach an altitude of approximately 68 miles (110 kilometers) above the surface of the Earth.

Jul 27 2010

Anthrax-Killed Bison Spotted with Infrared Camera

Tag: Animals, Aviation, Computer Peripherals, Infectious Diseases, Wildlife Conservation — Tracy Staedter @ 9:02 pm
The technology allows wildlife managers to find dead bison hidden under thick brush and dispose of the carcass before it can pose a threat to other animals or humans.

Jul 22 2010

Plane Lands Like a Bird on a Wire

Tag: Aviation, Flying Robots — David Teeghman @ 2:13 pm
The design could allow robotic planes better maneuverability and the ability to recharge batteries by alighting on lines.

Jul 07 2010

Solar Plane Takes Off in Historic Flight

Tag: Air Travel, Aircraft, Aviation, Solar Power, The Sun — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 3:15 pm
The Solar Impulse will attempt to demonstrate the value of solar energy by flying around the clock.

Jul 01 2010

Flying Car Gets FAA Approval

Tag: Aircraft, Aviation, Cars, Flies, Safety, Vehicles — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 12:26 pm
The Federal Aviation Administration has just removed a major hurdle from the path of a vehicle that may well be the first commercially viable flying car.

Jun 28 2010

NASA Surveys Oil Spill with Earthquake Aircraft

Tag: Aviation, Computer Simulation, Current Events, NASA, Photography, Space Technology, Spaceflight — Lauren Effron @ 7:54 pm
Earthquake surveillance technology that takes images of cracks and destruction after a quake on land could be the next line of defense for oil spill clean-up efforts in the Gulf of Mexico.

Jun 12 2010

Airborne Wind Turbines Lift Off

Tag: Alternative Power Sources, Aviation, Energy, Green Tech, Wind Power — Alyssa Danigelis @ 8:36 pm
At high altitudes, global winds have an estimated potential of 800 terawatts.

Jun 10 2010

How to Recycle an Airport

Tag: Aviation, Green Building, Military, Recycling, World War 2 — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 11:04 am
Germany's Templehof was decommissioned in 2008 and is slated to host a sustainable mobility event 2011.
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