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Advances in Aviation

Boeing's Hydrogen-Fueled Aircraft
What do you call a plane that can fly for up to 10 days, emits water vapor instead of toxic fuel and reaches altitudes topping 60,000 feet? Boeing calls it the future of flight.
Wi-Fi Up High
Sending an email from 23,000 feet in the air shouldn’t be as complex as rocket science -- so when will WiFi earn its wings?
Monitoring Pilts' Brains
Stress and fatigue can affect anyone’s work performance. But for airline pilots, work overload could mean endangering lives.
Biofuel Test Flights
The airlines are going green, or at least using green, in test flights that could ‘rev up’ the role of sustainable fuels in the skies.
Boeing 757 Hostel
Near an airport in Stockholm Sweden, an old jumbo jet will accommodate travelers in a new way.
Out of the Box
The world’s top minds are giving the future of flight some serious thought - with pie-in-the-sky concepts that would make sci-fi air travel a reality.
ADS-B
With airplanes crowding the skies, faster flights require a safer route.
Flying Cars
It can go from road to runway in a matter of seconds – and make traffic jams a thing of the past. Buckle up - because the world’s first flying car is preparing for take-off!
Global Hawk/GLOPAC
A renowned military aircraft is getting a second chance at flying high – all in the name of science!
Bird-Detecting Radar
Runways weren’t designed for both planes and birds. Radar might be the key to keeping the two from colliding.
E-Turbs & TAPS
Ladies and Gentleman, your attention please - we are not encountering turbulence! Thanks to new technology, airplanes could soon be steering clear of choppy air.
Moveable Morphable Winglets
In an effort to build greener, quieter planes, engineers are making winglets that move.
New Air Force One
The next big bid for the airline industry will determine who will carry the country’s most precious cargo.
The Alternative Aviation Fuel Experiment
Alternative fuels are being put to the test - because the future of aviation depends on it!
Mantis
The sighting of an unusually large mantis has set the aviation community abuzz – and put a European company in the spotlight.
Tailored Arrivals
A tailor-made landing program has aircraft fuel-efficiency looking up - and the airline industry flying high!
Geared Turbofan & Open Rotor
The aviation industry is working to clear the air – and two new engines could help them reach that goal!
Shape-Shifting Helicopter Blades
A science-fiction idea is becoming an aviation reality, with a shape-shifting material set to transform helicopter flight!
Sandblaster
Merging technologies could give pilots new vision for many happy returns.
Plane’s with Feathers
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a plane – with feathers!
Bird Deterrent for Airlines
New research may help shoo birds from airport runways.
Oil Seed Jet Fuel
A new alternative fuel is ready for take-off – and it could cut the aviation industry’s greenhouse gas emissions by 84 percent!
Phantom Ray
An aerospace giant is aiming high, with a futuristic project that is riding on the wings of the past.
Sunseeker
Who says planes need fuel to fly? The Sunseeker is proving ‘the sky’s the limit’ for solar powered planes.
Aircraft Nervous Systems
The next generation of jets can now detect their structural health by taking a cue from the human nervous system!
Forecasting Turbulence
Flying over the ocean puts planes at risk for unexpected turbulence. Now a NASA-funded project is about to make “crossing the pond” smooth sailing for commercial airlines!
Ikhana
NASA’s most pressing missions sometimes occur very close to home – especially when the job is combating wildfires.
Mid-Flight Morphs
In an effort to build greener, quieter planes, engineers are making winglets that move.
Aviation Hall of Fame Inductees
What do an astronaut, an actor, a CEO and a female trailblazer have in common? Their dreams of flight landed them in Dayton, Ohio.
Silk Worms in Space
A new idea for food in space has astronauts asking ‘where’s the beef’?!
English Channel Anniversary Flight
What do you get when you combine the power of a lawnmower with bicycle wheels and a wooden propeller? History repeating itself.