A new Guinness World Record was set last week in north China’s Tianjin Municipality for the longest animation performed by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). A total of 600 drones staged an animation at 2 a.m. in Tianjin University and the show lasted for 26 minutes and 19 seconds. Continue reading
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2021 Super Bowl LV Flyover + Behind The Scenes
The 2021 flyover of Super Bowl LV in Tampa, Florida saw three US Air Force bombers – a B-2 Spirit, B-1B Lancer, and B-52 Stratofortress – join together for a rare formation over Raymond James Stadium. Continue reading
Bristol Brabazon 130 Ton Colossus – 1949 Newsreel
The Bristol Type 167 Brabazon was a British large propeller-driven airliner designed by the Bristol Aeroplane Company to fly transatlantic routes between the UK and the United States. The type was named Brabazon after the Brabazon Committee and its chairman, Lord Brabazon of Tara, who had developed the specification to which the airliner was designed. Continue reading
Lockheed’s Very Large Aeroplane – 900 Passenger Double-Deck Plane
Before the A380, Lockheed Martin had an idea for a double checker super transport plane. An insane aircraft designed in 1996 that was bigger than a 747, carried more passengers than an A380, and would have dominated the skies. Continue reading
P-80 Shooting Star – America’s WW2 Combat Jet
The story of the P-80 Shooting Star, the only US jet to see action in WW2 during a secret operation in Italy. Continue reading
Electric-Powered Wingsuit by BMW
BMW Group presented the first electric drive system for a wingsuit with which the centuries-old dream of flying can be realised in a completely novel way. The innovative drive module and the likewise entirely newly designed wingsuit were developed in a cooperation between BMW i, Designworks and the professional wingsuit pilot Peter Salzmann from Austria. Continue reading
The C.450 Coléoptère – A Plane Without Wings
Throughout the 1950s, aircraft designers around the world began developing a unique aircraft configuration, called a tail-sitter. Continue reading
2040 e-Bike with LiDAR Equipped Drone
Electric bikes come in all shapes and sizes, boasting impressive mileage and whatnot. But rarely does an e-bike come embedded with the actual emotion of riding. The pure joy of taking your machine, that’s aesthetically crafted for perfection, out on the countryside for a serene ride. And yes, it does have a LiDAR equipped drone that can take flight on your command for stunning 16K videos, the capability to zoom 36 times, and a range of 3 km. Continue reading