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Science and technologyBoeing: legal action against Honeywell for Wi-Fi interference on airplanes
Chicago, Usa - The blanking occurred during certification testing
Boeing is about to cease linefit installs of in-flight connectivity systems across its portfolio, including wide-body aircraft. The reason is that Honeywell Phase 3 Display Units (DUs) have shown themselves... more
Science and technologyHydrogen fuels for airplanes thanks to the nanotechnology: at work scientists and EADS
Glasgow, UK - ... To develop new storage tanks of the chemical element
EADS Innovation Works, the Group’s corporate research arm, is working with university researchers to find a new solid state storage system for hydrogen. This technology would make it possible to use h... more
Science and technologySkyTeam launches iPhone App for passengers
Amsterdam, Holland - They can access useful and updated travel information "On the go"
SkyTeam has officially launched an innovative new mobile offering to all passengers traveling with any of its thirteen member airlines. The SkyTeam iPhone App contains a variety of highly useful features... more
Science and technologyThe Synthetic Vision Technology is certified for the Phenom 300 plane
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Embraer’s light executive jet is the only one in the category to offer this cockpit feature
Embraer’s Phenom 300 executive jet has received the Brazilian National Civil Aviation Agency (Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil – ANAC), the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the European Aviati... more
Science and technologyLufthansa FlyNet service now available on board of its airplanes
Milan, Italy - Introductory offer: Free surfing until the end of January 2011
Lufthansa passengers travelling on long-haul flights can now once again enjoy the full freedom of online communication. Together with its long-standing partners Panasonic Avionics Corporation and Deutsche... more
Science and technologySolar Impulse: first flight across Switzerland in a solar plane
Payerne, Switzerland - Experimental airplane completes route Payerne-Zurich and back, powered only by the Sun energy
100 years after a plane first linked two Swiss cities, Bertrand Piccard’s and André Borschberg’s Solar Impulse HB-SIA made its first flights across Switzerland, powered solely by solar energy. The prot... more
Science and technologyNot only airplanes. Airships: Russia continues with "UFO program" over Lenin's birthplace
Ulyanovsk, Russia - Five-year plan to develop a "Flying saucer" that can carry 600 tons or 11 thousand passengers
Russia has launched a program to build a powerful, multi-purpose airship that will certainly cause many UFO reports. This time, though, the words “Flying saucer” are not inappropriate at all. The fir... more
Science and technologyChinese-Czech solar power station opens
Prague, Czech Republic - 35 megawatt capacity, at 20 km from Prague
The largest solar power station in the Czech Republic opened on yesterday in the village of Veprek, some 20 kilometers north of Prague. It has been built with a strong help from China: in fact, the key... more
Science and technologyIndia to build world's largest solar telescope
New Delhi, India - Will cost 31 mln Dollars, built in Ladakh desert
India is to build the world's largest solar telescope in the India-controlled Kashmir's cold desert region of Ladakh at an estimated cost of 31 million US dollars, the Indian Institute of Astrophysics... more
Science and technology"Cri-Cri", the all-electric aircraft, flew today for seven minutes
Paris, France - EADS is exploring technologies for environmentally friendly air travel with other research projects
The all electric Cri-Cri, jointly developed by EADS Innovation Works, Aero Composites Saintonge and the Green Cri-Cri Association has made its official maiden flight at Le Bourget airport near Paris on... more
Science and technologyFirst Canadian Arctic satellite station inaugurated
Ottawa, Canada - Made in partnership with German Aerospace Center, joins a Sweden-Norway-Alaska network
Opened on Tuesday the Inuvik Satellite Station Facility (ISSF), Canada's first Arctic satellite station, which will boost data collection in the region. ISSF, in Northwest Territories, can receive near... more
Science and technologyAerion, a supersonic business plane for rich Concorde nostalgics
Reno, USA - Commissioning in 2015, it will cost over 80 mln USD
Straight-winged, naturally flowing design, with proven engines Pratt & Whitney. This synthesis of Aerion NFL (or SBJ, Supersonic business jet) the plane that wants to be the author of the revival of commercial... more
Science and technologySolar Impulse entra nella storia: riuscito primo volo notturno di un aereo a energia solare
Payerne, Svizzera - Per una durata di 26 ore e nove minuti
Il Solar Impulse HB-SIA, con ai comandi André Borschberg, è atterrato con successo questa mattina alle ore 9 tra la gioia di una folla di sostenitori accorsi a celebrare questo importante traguardo. André Bo... more
Science and technologySolar Impulse: night flight successfully...
Payerne, Switzerland - The solar energy stored during the day has been more than sufficient to continue to fly until this morning
At 06:51 yesterday morning, the Solar Impulse HB-SIA took off from the Payerne airbase with André Borscherg, CEO and co-founder of the Solar Impulse project, at the controls. The flight, powered only... more
Science and technology70 pre-orders for Terrafugia, the "Airplane-car" (Video)
Boston , USA - The roadable aircraft get an order backlog of $14 mln
Terrafugia, a Woburn company, near Boston, has received an FAA exemption, allowing it to build the first flying car. The Terrafugia Transition® is a prototype vehicle designed by 5 MIT graduates. The... more
Science and technologySolar Impulse plane has taken off for its first night flight (Video)
Payerne, Swizerland - At 6:51 this morning with André Borscherg at the controls
At 06:51 this morning, the Solar Impulse HB-SIA took off from the Payerne airbase with André Borscherg, CEO and co-founder of the Solar Impulse project, at the controls. "For 7 years now, the whole... more
Science and technologySolar Impulse attempts the first solar-powered night flight by airplane
Payerne, Switzerland - The transmitter of the telemetry system has been replaced
The transmitter of the telemetry system found to be not working properly on Thursday morning and putting a stop to the planned flight has now been replaced. The Solar Impulse HB-SIA should now again be... more
Science and technologyGarbage make a clean flight of airplanes
London, UK - First "Zero eco-impact" jet fuel only for British Airways by Solena
Agreement between British Airways, the US Solena and Italian NextEnergy Capital, a merchant bank specialized in renewable energies. The agreement provides for the exclusive supply - among airlines -... more
Science and technologySolar Impulse aircraft first night flight attempt postponed
Payerne, Switzerland - A new one will be foreseen as soon as possible
This morning at 06h45, the Solar Impulse Mission Team had to take the difficult decision to postpone the first night flight attempt for the airplane powered by solar energy. The problem comes from the... more
Science and technologySolar Impulse airplane will take-off for its first night flight tomorrow
Payerne, Switzerland - The confirmation has arrived
The weather conditions were favourable for attempting the first night flight on the Solar Impulse, the solar energy airplane. The situation continues to look good and the likelihood of seeing the HB-SIA... more
Science and technologyA new aero-diesel engine, developed and tested in Italy by BRD
Parma, Italy - Powering a Cessna T210L Centurion and helicopter
A new aero-diesel engine, developed by BRD Research & Development Center, is currently being tested in Italy. Based on company's heritage in advanced diesel solutions, it is a 220hp 4cyl turbocharged liquid-cooled... more
Science and technology"Cri-Cri", the all-electric aircraft in Le Bourget
Paris, France - During the "Green Aviation Show" from June 18-22
Innovation and eco-efficiency are the buzzwords at EADS. Following the flight of an aircraft powered by algae-based fuel, EADS is now tackling the new challenge of a zero-emission propellant. Partnered... more
Science and technologySpanish minister at the Indra center of aeronautic simulation
San Fernando de Hena, Spain - Indra center announced a new contract with the Chinese company Hainan
Spain's Minister of Science and Innovation, Cristina Garmendia, was introduced on Thursday to the A-320 simulator during her visit to Indra’s Centre of Excellence of Aeronautics Simulation in San Fernando d... more
Science and technologySolar Impulse airplane gets ready to fly day and night
Payerne, Switzerland - After its first successful flight on April 7, 2010
Since its first successful flight on April 7, 2010, the Solar Impulse HB-SIA has completed 8 tests flights. These have enabled to optimize the aircraft and allowed the pilots to familiarize themselves... more
Science and technologyNext week NASA will launch the mission to study Arctic ice
Los Angeles, USA - They will sample the ocean waters to make prevision on climate changes
NASA next week launches its first dedicated oceanographic research mission to study the ice cover in the Arctic Ocean. More than 40 scientists will spend five weeks at sea on board "The Healy", sampling... more
Science and technologyUSA: USD 8 billion to upgrade GPS
Washington, USA - In order to make it even more precise and reliable
In United States a USD 8 billion investment has been destined to make more precise and reliable the navigation a positioning satellite systems (GPS). Works are getting very near and the US Army is charged... more
Science and technologyScientific debate about body-scanner effects
San Francisco, Usa - Radiation could be more than previsions and damaging for genes
Within 2011 only in the USA about 1000 full-body scanner should be installed, machines using X-rays to effect much more accurate than metal detector controls, which last months began to be hosted in international... more
Science and technologySpaceLand inaugurates in Olbia the first zero gravity flight in Italy
Olbia , Italy - From June 2010 it will be possible to join a tourist weightless flight in Italy
Being able of experiencing the excitement of traveling in space is something may have dreamed for ages, but is also something non just anybody can afford. Now it is finally possible experiencing the sensation... more
Science and technology"Hannover Messe 2010", state of art in industrial technology opens today
Hannover, Germany - Italy will be the event's partner country
That is defined the leading exhibition about the state of art for industrial technology, held in Hannover, Germany, has opened today 19th of April and will last for all the week until 23th. "Better, faster,... more
Science and technologySuccessful maiden flight for Solar Impulse plane
Payerne, Switzerland - This morning at 10:27, the HB-SIA took off from Payerne airfield
Under the eyes of thousands of spectators from all over Switzerland, Solar Impulse HB-SIA slowly climbed up to 1200 meters. The next 87 minutes Solar Impulse test pilot Markus Scherdel spent familiarizing... more