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ZeroAvia has taken the world’s largest hydrogen-electric plane into the sky, taking a step forward in sustainable aviation. The 19-seater Dornier 228 twin-engine aircraft is equipped with a prototype hydrogen-electric propulsion system that runs on ‘compressed hydrogen gas produced by a local electrolyser’. The test configuration included two fuel cell batteries and lithium-ion batteries, which […]
In Russia, airplanes break down almost every day, which leads to the cancellation of flights or emergency landings. The Russian mass media write about it. So, on January 16, the ‘Izhavia’ plane, which was flying from Bratsk to Nizhnevartovsk, was unable to take off. There was a bang during the take-off, the take-off was canceled […]
According to the ‘Belarusian Gayun’ group, the Russian fighter jet had an engine surge in the air after catching fire. The plane made an emergency landing at the ‘Machulyshchi’ airport. On January 19, information appeared in Ukrainian Telegram channels that a powerful explosion rang out in Belarus due to the flash of the engine of […]
The South Korean company Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) continues work on the KF-21 Boramae multipurpose fighter. On the eve of the test flight, the prototype was able to develop supersonic speed for the first time. The aircraft was tested over the southern waters of Korea. The prototype of the KF-21 multipurpose fighter climbed to an […]
At the end of 2022, the US Air Force conducted the debut flight tests of the fourth-generation fighter F-16 Fighting Falcon with artificial intelligence. The tests took place over the Mojave Desert in California and were completed successfully. The artificial intelligence system is called VISTA. The pilot lifted the plane into the air, after which […]
At the beginning of 2023, accidents involving aircraft continued in the Russian aviation industry. There were at least seven incidents involving aircraft during the week. The Moscow Times writes about it. First, on January 5, the board of the Utair airline was forced to land due to a malfunction of the air conditioning system. He […]
The Kremlin, according to the agency, is trying to avoid reputational damage and fears that the destruction of the Su-57 will lead to the leakage of modern technology. Russia is likely to use the latest Su-57 fighter jets to launch strikes against Ukraine, but is conducting attacks exclusively from its territory for fear of losing […]
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) continues work on the Hürjet light attack aircraft. It will be used for pilot training. Recently, the training aircraft left the hangar for the first time. He was taken through the territory of the Turkish company’s factory, where he still has to undergo a series of tests. The first flight is […]
The cost of 24 Russian Su-35 fighter jets does not abnormally correlate with the multiplied export price of Iranian Shahed-136 kamikaze drones. Russian Su-35 fighters, which are a deep modernization of the Soviet Su-27, will be transferred to Iran in the near future. We are talking about all 24 machines that became the subject of […]
We wrote that in the 2023 fiscal year, the US Air Force will spend $1.3 billion to purchase the first strategic bomber of the new generation, the B-21 Raider. But the purchases will not be limited to this. What is known The defense budget includes more than $216 billion for the US Air Force. $54 […]