Aircraft

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US military’s secret robot spaceplane conducting classified mission with SpaceX
US military’s secret robot spaceplane conducting classified mission with SpaceX

A secret plane for a secret mission.

Secretive new X-Plane boasts feature unseen in any previous aircraft
Secretive new X-Plane boasts feature unseen in any previous aircraft

The design of Aurora X-65 CRANE looks impressive!

UK government wants flying taxis to take off within two years
UK government wants flying taxis to take off within two years

Hello, Uber A

Man in jet suit astonishingly matches speed with Airbus A380 over Dubai
Man in jet suit astonishingly matches speed with Airbus A380 over Dubai

Like “mosquitoes flying with an eagle”.

China claiming to have developed wild new plasma tech that can make aircraft invisible
China claiming to have developed wild new plasma tech that can make aircraft invisible

It could be a game changer for the military.

Everything you need to know about the infamous Boeing Doomsday
Everything you need to know about the infamous Boeing Doomsday

It’s designed to be a flying control centre in the event of nuclear war, a major crisis or a large-scale terrorist attack

Jetpack paramedic flies to top of a mountain in 3-minutes
Jetpack paramedic flies to top of a mountain in 3-minutes

It was too cloudy for helicopters and it would have taken 70 minutes on foot!

A Concorde with a silencer: NASA’s X-59 brings back supersonic travel with no sonic boom
A Concorde with a silencer: NASA’s X-59 brings back supersonic travel with no sonic boom

It’s part of the NASA Quesst mission (the extra s is for supersonic).

‘We get a lot of honks’: Inside a military helicopter turned into a camper
‘We get a lot of honks’: Inside a military helicopter turned into a camper

A US couple bought the old helicopter off Facebook Marketplace.

This hybrid-electric jet will transport human body parts
This hybrid-electric jet will transport human body parts

It’ll literally be a lifesaver.

The fastest plane in the world doesn’t need armor – it’s faster than missiles!
The fastest plane in the world doesn’t need armor – it’s faster than missiles!

The super spy plane forged in the Cold War.

Pick up your groceries with this insane $92,000 octocopter
Pick up your groceries with this insane $92,000 octocopter

The Jetson ONE promises to make everyone a pilot in the future.

The first electric plane can charge in 20 minutes and plugs right into your wall
The first electric plane can charge in 20 minutes and plugs right into your wall

Could electric planes be closer than you thought?

Man takes insane homemade helicopter he created in garden shed on test flight
Man takes insane homemade helicopter he created in garden shed on test flight

It sounds like a lawnmower possessed by a demon.

The monstrous Mil Mi-26 is the biggest helicopter in the world and can lift a plane
The monstrous Mil Mi-26 is the biggest helicopter in the world and can lift a plane

It can carry armoured personnel carriers, ballistic missiles and even a small commercial airliner!

The biggest military plane in the world
The biggest military plane in the world

It’s so massive the wingspan is double a 737’s.