Thursday, August 11, 2011

Flight of the Day

1. UFOs turn our heads spinning every time they appear in the sky, especially at night. But a considerable number of them turned out to be super secret aircraft which were identified later. Here are some of them, from Popular Mechanics, reported by Phil Patton.
2. For military aircraft aficcionados, here's one at Listverse that will just make your day.
3. At last, the B787 Dreamliner completed its flight testing with Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines. Noel McKeegan writes at gizmag.
4. Get a glimpse of Russia's newest, fifth-generation jet fighter, the Sukhoi PAK FA T-50, reported in pravda. Claims to be superior to US F-22 Raptor will have to be proven, though.

Sunday, August 7, 2011

Flight of the Day

1. The long-awaited B787 Dreamliner for All Nippon Airways was shown to the public at last. This would be the first Dreamliner to carry passengers, probably this coming October. Read the news at HeraldNet.
2. Here's one for die-hard bike lovers: What about a flying bike? Darren Quick writes about the Hoverbike at gizmag.
3. Read the latest news on hypersonic technology. The Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle (HTV)-2 will be launched atop a rocket and is expected to fly at Mach 20! Sadly, this vehicle is planned as an advanced weapons system designed to replace the intercontinental ballistic missile. Read the article by Dan Hope at Yahoo! News.