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A video of the Sky Cruise air hotel, which will be able to stay in the air for several years without the need to land, has become viral on the Internet. Since the Sky Cruise will not land, visitors will have a question about how to get there. Here everything is elementary – on the […]
Therefore, London was forced to ask for an additional “aircraft” from one of its Pacific allies. The New Zealand Ministry of Defense has reported that their C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft has returned home after a 60-day stay in the UK. This New Zealand “aircraft” was involved in delivering military aid to Ukraine. In two […]
Turkey will host the Anatolian Eagle 2022 international exercise, which will be attended by units of the Air Force and Navy of the Turkish Armed Forces, the Air Force of Azerbaijan, Great Britain, Pakistan, Jordan, NATO elements will be involved, 13 more countries will join as observers. This was reported by the profile publication SavunmaSanayiST. […]
On June 15, European aircraft maker Airbus launched the latest A321XLR, which is set to revolutionize the long-haul market. The first test flight lasted 4.5 hours. The plane took off from Hamburg, where it was assembled, and then returned after checking the systems. A321XLR is a narrow-body airliner. Typically, such airliners operate medium-haul flights, for […]
According to journalists, since the introduction of restrictions in the airspace of the European Union, about 30 flights of private Russian planes and helicopters have been recorded. Planes of Russian oligarchs and businessmen continue to fly through the airspace of the European Union, despite the statement of the President of the European Commission Ursula von […]
The German company Volocopter reported on the successful completion of the debut test flight of the electric air taxi VoloConnect. The first test took place in May. During the tests, the air taxi performed several maneuvers. The flight lasted 134 seconds. The manufacturer claims that a prototype air taxi with operational and aerodynamic parameters of […]
China has closed its airspace to Boeing and Airbus aircraft of Russian carriers registered in two jurisdictions. About it writes RBC with reference to sources. One source explains the ban by saying that in May, China’s airline asked all airlines, not just Russian, to update electronic files (portfolio; it contains information about aircraft, airline owners, […]
The US Department of Defense’s Advanced Research Projects Authority (DARPA) has launched the Liberty Lifter initiative, which includes the design and production of a heavy screen plan for long-distance transportation of bulky cargo. The flight range of the aircraft will be at least 7.5 thousand km, and the carrying capacity will be more than 100 […]
Destroyed during the large-scale invasion of the Russian army An-225 Mriya will go down in history as the largest aircraft in the world. After the bitterness of losing the plane began to pass, the commander of the Dream Dmitry Antonov told an interesting fact about his airliner. It turns out that the fuselage of the […]
From the first days of the war, the people picked up the legend of the fearless defender, the ace pilot, calling him the “Ghost of Kiev”. Everyone wanted to know the name of this superhero. The Command of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine told about the legendary “Ghost of Kyiv”. And […]