All the stories tagged with flight
Microsoft Flight now available for free
02/29/2012, Right now, we are live blogging the Microsoft Windows 8 Consumer Preview event at Mobile World Congress that is happening in Barcelona, Spain, but that does not mean news on other items will come to a trickle. No sir, Microsoft [...]
Icarus revisited
01/30/2012, Humans must have looked up at the birds of yore, and wished that they, too, could one day traverse the skies. Fast forward to the 21st century and you have all sorts of machinations and contraptions that can ferry a [...]
Evolution Neck Pillow makes sleeping on flights comfortable
07/25/2011, We’ve had quite a number of crazy pillows featured on this site before, from the long distance relationship pillow, to the pillow tie, and of course who could ever forget the ostrich pillow? Well now we have a new addition [...]
Solar Impulse airplane takes to the international skies
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 [...]
AutoGyro Cavalon gyrocopter lets you take to the skies for $94,276
04/20/2011, If airplanes aren’t really your thing, you might prefer to take to the skies in a gyrocopter instead. AutoGyro will be unveiling their latest gyrocopter at the Aero Friedrichshafen this week. In case you didn’t know what a gyrocopter is, [...]
FlyNano plane lets you fly without a license
04/15/2011, If you want to have a go at piloting a plane but can’t be bothered to sit through flying lessons (or your flying license has been suspended) there is a way for you to be in the driver’s seat in [...]
NASA announces where space shuttles go to rest
04/12/2011, In a ceremony held at the Kennedy Space Center today, NASA’s Administrator Charlie Bolden announced where all the space shuttles that have taken their final flights will go to rest. In addition to announcing the resting places of the shuttles, [...]
Festo SmartBird can be mistaken for the real thing
03/24/2011, The folks over at Festo studied the flight of birds and managed to recreate its movement with their latest robot bird. Called the SmartBird, it can be easily mistaken for a real bird when observed from a distance. Its wing [...]
Boeing 747-8 lands its first flight successfully
03/22/2011, Over the weekend, Boeing’s latest jumbo jet, the 747-8 took to the skies for its first ever flight. It left Everett, Washington; accompanied by two Lockheed T-33 chase planes and landed at Boeing Field, Seattle after travelling in the skies [...]
Bing helps you look for the cheapest flights
02/28/2011, Microsoft’s Bing search engine seems to be in the spotlight a lot recently, but now it’s more for their improvements instead of accused search results thievery – which is a good thing. A new feature called Autosuggest Flight Prices has [...]
Gas turbine jetpack looks too hot to use
01/19/2011, Ever dreamed of touching the sky? I’m sure you’re not the only one. A German inventor spent hours of his life working on this crazy looking gas turbine jetpack he calls “The Monocopter”. This device looks like bad news and [...]
FAA-conforming HondaJet completes maiden flight
12/28/2010, Could we be flying to distant locations in a Honda jet in the future? We certainly seem to be moving in that direction as the first FAA-conforming HA-420 HondaJet has successfully completed its maiden flight, signaling the start of flight-testing [...]
Gogo, SkyMall Make It Easy to Shop In-Flight with Free WiFi Store Access
12/13/2010, Gogo and SkyMall have teamed up to provide free Gogo WiFi access on Gogo-equipped aircrafts making it easier for travelers to shop for their favorite gadgets and gears, or discover new toys to purchase. Currently, Gogo access is available on [...]
