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    NASA's Future Plans for Helicopters (On Mars)

    Looks like flight is the preferred form of travel even on Mars:
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    CMC Leopard

    Why did this aircraft fail? Anybody know? Is there any chance this idea is still viable? What other aircraft are comparable to it today?
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    UFO 'Whistleblowers' Speak Out

    There seems to suddenly be a lot in the news lately about Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) and Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs), mostly because of so-called whistleblowers who are now suddenly coming forward to speak out, with the goal of testifying before Congress. They are claiming that...
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    F16s Intercept Cessna Near DC

    What might have caused the hypoxia? Somebody open a window?
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    Apple's New Augmented Reality Goggles

    Let's see if it kicks off a new craze I gotta admit, if I were on the go, something like this might be a little more convenient than whipping out a laptop. Like say you were in an airport lounge, or on a train or bus, you could use something like this more seamlessly than placing a laptop on...
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    X-P4 Transwing from PteroDynamics

    Here's a cute design that's been making the rounds: Various people are saying "well, it can't scale up" due to its unique hinge/joint and associated loads -- but couldn't it at least scale up to a single-seat or dual-seat aircraft design? Anyway, just thought it looked really interesting...
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    Single-Person R/C Ekranoplan

    Nifty creation:
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    Variomatic Propeller

    Scout Aviation, who make paramotor hardware, have recently announced what they see as an innovative propeller design, which they refer to as a "Variomatic Propeller" They claim it will improve efficiency and lower fuel consumption. Is this design new and innovative, or has it been done...
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    Rocket Lab Caught A Rocket Booster With a Helicopter - Then Dropped It

    Rocket Lab used a helicopter to catch one of their rocket boosters as it floated back to Earth on a parachute - but then the pilot decided to release it and drop it into the water, because of unusual behavior they hadn't predicted. From Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck's own tweets: "they were...
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    How Could This Be Made at Home?

    Take a look at this new aircraft: How could a vehicle like this be made at home? How much would it cost to make? Jetson Aerospace lists their Jetson One vehicle at a price of $92,000 ($22K deposit + $70K when they build it for you) I was thinking that an Open Sourced version of this could...
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    Can a Seaplane Hull Work on Snow?

    Can a seaplane hull land on snow and take off from it? I'm not talking about floats here -- I'm talking about an actual hull, like a seaplane has. Has anybody ever tried anything like this? What are the issues and challenges here? Shouldn't the broader surface of a hull work better for snow...
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    Why New Aircraft Engine Ideas Rarely Succeed

    From AvWeb:
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    How Airlines Quietly Became Banks

    Airlines are banks? No wonder their flight times are about as reliable as banker's hours. ;)
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    Digital Combat Simulator (DCS)

    I've never played DCS, but I've seen a number of videos created by DCS players. Some of them have even made their own cinematic movies, etc. When I was a kid, I used to play combat simulators like F-15 Strike Eagle from MIcroprose, and F-16 Multirole fighter by Novalogic. Later on, when...
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    DIY CNC Tape-Layer (Automated Fiber Placement)

    While 3D-printing has become all the rage for making various plastic parts at home, Automated Fiber Placement is one of the state-of-the-art industrial technologies for precision manufacturing of high-strength parts from composites, and has not yet reached the home/desktop...
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    Most Bang for the Buck

    Which aircraft in your opinion offers most value for money? You are free to define value in whatever way is most meaningful to you, as long as you explain that that is. It doesn't have to merely just mean most economical to fly, or lowest purchase price. It could even mean capability or feature...
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    Fluidic Jets for Bladeless Propulsion

    A company called JetOptera wants to use fluidic propulsion to achieve bladeless flight. So this works like a Dyson fan, which is a bladeless fan, but it's being used to generate lift:
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    eVTOLs: Airspeeder, etc

    What do you all think of stuff like this? Death trap? I was thinking that with such a light weight, perhaps a ballistic parachute could be reasonably safe, if you had enough altitude. And if you were flying low-and-slow, then perhaps maybe airbags could save your life, even if...
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    Fuel Cells + Supercapacitors

    Electric power systems can be much more suited to high altitude flight in comparison to piston engines with their pressure requirements. Meanwhile turbines are more fuel-hungry and require more maintenance. However, batteries have less energy than hydrocarbon fuels. Supercapacitors have even...
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    Contra-Rotating Propellers

    What is the best way to do contra-rotating propellers? Are there any off-the-shelf kits that can be used to modify an existing propeller-hub-shaft assembly?
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