By using electric and hybrid forms of propulsion, very different-looking aircraft may end up taking to the sky WHEN Didier Esteyne, an Airbus test pilot, flew a small two-seat electrically p... Read more
Imagine a battery-powered plane that has 10 engines and can take off like a helicopter and fly efficiently like an aircraft. That is a concept being developed by NASA researchers called Grea... Read more
The arrival of a unique experimental demonstrator at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center on February 26 may herald a future in which many aircraft are powered by electric motors. The Leadi... Read more
An aircraft with a parallel hybrid engine – the first ever to be able to recharge its batteries in flight – has been successfully tested in the UK, an important early step towards cleaner, l... Read more
Farming is one of the few human activities that can pull CO2 from the atmosphere and store it safely Farming is one of the few human activities that can pull CO2 from the atmosphere and stor... Read more
The Solar Impulse is getting ready for a promotional cross-country flight before embarking on a trip around the world. But the tech that has gone into it is already having an influence acros... Read more
European helicopter maker AgustaWestland has unveiled the world’s first electric tilt-rotor aircraft and says it has already made several flights. Like the more famous Bell Boeing V-22 Ospre... Read more
Electric aircraft are breaking records and beginning to gain aviation industry interest Dully whining electric motors may soon compete with roaring turbofans in the sky as battery-powered pl... Read more
The current design of the Lindbergh aircraft shows a wingspan greater than 100 feet Eighty five years ago, Charles Lindbergh became the first pilot to successfully fly from New York t... Read more
Whichever plane performed best would win its makers a prize of US$1.35 million Two years ago, aircraft designers were invited to build an electric airplane that could fly at least 200 miles... Read more
PC-Aero‘s single-seat Elektra One electric Ultralight is one of the most efficient transportation devices ever conceived. It’s lightweight composite construction and highly effic... Read more
Google has partnered with NASA to sponsor the Green Flight Challenge that offers a prize purse of $1.65 million for the design of quiet, practical and energy-efficient aircraft. Whether you... Read more
Just a couple of weeks after its maiden flight at the end of May, the e-Genius electric aircraft has now winged its way into the record books – managing to stay aloft for over two hour... Read more
An electric powered aircraft demonstrator has taken to the air for the first time with a 20-minute flight from Mindelheim, Germany. Intended for entry in the NASA funded CAFE 2011 Green Flig... Read more
Solar Impulse is on standby for its first international flight this week. Brussels has been chosen as the destination for the first venture outside Swiss borders, which follows the solar pow... Read more