aircraft

  • Toward 5G for Aircraft Communications

    Toward 5G for Aircraft Communications

    The innovation project Seamless DA2GC in Europe (ICARO-EU) addresses an integrated high capacity direct-air-to ground communications (DA2GC) system connecting network infrastructure of the aircraft to the ground cellular network, thus, providing aircraft passengers with broadband services and cellular coverage from gate to gate without losing connectivity. The system also integrates Machine-type Communications (MTC) to support…

  • 70 years of UK air traffic

    70 years of UK air traffic

    Based on independent historical research, flight records and CAA archive material, this visualisation charts the history of the UK’s skies from the 1950s to the present day. From the dawn of the jet-era and Concorde through to the advent of the low cost airlines and the modern age of mass air travel, it catalogues the…

  • Airbus: We Make It Fly

    Airbus: We Make It Fly

    Widely acknowledged as a leader in the aerospace industry – and fully equipped with the world’s most innovative products that address both the needs of today and tomorrow – we are uniquely positioned to tackle any challenge brought our way, and deliver solutions around the globe that help drive and expand our customers’ businesses. Airbus.…

  • Volocopter at Frankfurt Motor Show 2017

    Volocopter at Frankfurt Motor Show 2017

    Thomas presents the Volocopter 2x and takes you along inside. If you are not able to come to the Motor Show, you can get a little sneak peek here. Until 24 September 2017 you can come visit the Frankfurt Motor Show and see the Volocopter 2X live.

  • What’s Actually the Plane of the Future

    What’s Actually the Plane of the Future

    by Wendover Productions

  • Dünyanın En Büyük Uçakları

    Dünyanın En Büyük Uçakları

    Dünyanın en büyük uçaklarına hızlı bir bakış. Zeplin, Boeing 747, Airbus A380, Antonov An-225 ve diğerleri…

  • Electric propulsion: the future by Airbus and Siemens

    Electric propulsion: the future by Airbus and Siemens

    Airbus and Siemens have partnered to make electric propulsion a reality. Glenn Llewellyn, Airbus General Manager, Electrification, and CEO of Siemens, Frank Anton, discuss flying demonstrators and how electric propulsion can fundamentally change the future of aviation. Find more information about the future of electric flight here.

  • The Lilium Jet – The world’s first all-electric VTOL jet

    The Lilium Jet – The world’s first all-electric VTOL jet

    Lilium Jet successfully completed its maiden test flight from Bavaria, Germany on April 20 2017. The Lilium Jet successfully completed its maiden test flight series in the skies above Bavaria. The 2-seater Eagle prototype executed a range of complex maneuvers, including its signature mid-air transition from hover mode to wing-borne forward flight. Top speed: 300…

  • The Future of Airliners? – Aurora D8

    The Future of Airliners? – Aurora D8

  • Like a giant skateboard ramp: Helsinki-Vantaa’s new aircraft engine test run place

    Like a giant skateboard ramp: Helsinki-Vantaa’s new aircraft engine test run place

    Aircraft engines are tested on a regular basis. The noise caused by the testing of engines can be controlled at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport now better since the test run of the new site is ready.

  • Push-back of an Airbus A350-900XWB

    Push-back of an Airbus A350-900XWB

  • Turbulence: what pilot should know?

    Turbulence: what pilot should know?

    As a pilot you have to know a lot of tricks of nature, which may surprise. Especially, when we are talking about air! Air is the reason for pilots to take off, steer the plane, and do their job properly. But air can also be wayward. What to expect when flying the plane? What is…