08/05/2011, Remember the Elektra One, the electricity-powered plane that PC-Aero developed for NASA and CAFE’s Green Flight Challenge? Well, it has just been announced that Google will be joining NASA and CAFE in sponsoring the Green Flight Challenge. The event, which [...]
05/02/2011, In an ongoing effort to make the world a greener place, everybody is either going electric, solar or some other form of renewable energy. While we’ve had quite a number of such cars, vehicles such as airplanes are rarely in [...]
05/12/2010, Every guy out there loves remote controlled toys, whether it’s a helicopter or a car. With that in mind, the unmanned airborne system (UAS) Phantom Ray is probably the dream remote-controlled aircraft for every guy. Being 36-feet long, it’s almost [...]
01/20/2010, Do you believe we’ll all be flying with our own personal aircrafts in the future? Well, NASA seems to believe that single-passenger aircraft could become a reality, thanks to Puffin. As can be seen in the video, it can take [...]
06/17/2009, The Solar Impulse Project, the first 100% solar-powered aircraft looks set to take off later this month on the 26th. This model will rely fully on the power of the sun, and has been dubbed the HB-SIA, featuring a superior [...]