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June 24, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627030925/http://www.gizmag.com/f-35b-makes-first-ski-jump-launch/38180/pictures"> 1 Picture </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627030925/http://www.gizmag.com/f-35b-makes-first-ski-jump-launch/38180/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627030925im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/f35-b-ski-jump.jpg" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> <p>The British Royal Navy is a step closer to getting a fighter wing for its new <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627030925/http://www.gizmag.com/new-british-aircraft-carriers-will-be-second-largest-afloat/10639/">Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers</a> after the <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627030925/http://www.gizmag.com/f-35b-first-night-sea-vertical-landing/28785/">F-35B Lightning II </a>made a successful take off from a ski-jump on June 19 at Naval Air Station in Patuxent River, Maryland. The vertical and/or short take-off and landing (VSTOL) variant of the F-35B is being jointly tested by an Anglo-American team as part of the program to bring the aircraft into service with the Royal Navy and the US Marine Corps.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627030925/http://www.gizmag.com/f-35b-makes-first-ski-jump-launch/38180/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="38075"> <div class="article-top" data-article="38075"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150627030925/http://www.gizmag.com/aircraft/"> — Aircraft </a> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627030925/http://www.gizmag.com/electromagnetic-aircraft-launch-system-demonstrated/38075/">First installed electromagnetic aircraft launch system demonstrated</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627030925/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/" rel="author">David Szondy</a> - June 22, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627030925/http://www.gizmag.com/electromagnetic-aircraft-launch-system-demonstrated/38075/pictures"> 7 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627030925/http://www.gizmag.com/electromagnetic-aircraft-launch-system-demonstrated/38075/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627030925im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/emals-demo.JPG" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> <p>The age of steam is over – at least, as far as US aircraft carriers are concerned. At Newport News, Virginia, the<em> </em><a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627030925/http://www.gizmag.com/northrop-grumman-to-build-first-new-aircraft-carrier-class-in-40-years/10017/" title="Link: http://www.gizmag.com/northrop-grumman-to-build-first-new-aircraft-carrier-class-in-40-years/10017/"><em>USS Gerald R Ford</em> (CVN 78)</a> successfully test fired a revolutionary <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627030925/http://www.gizmag.com/electromagnetic-aircraft-launch-system-emals-us-navy/32645/" title="Link: http://www.gizmag.com/electromagnetic-aircraft-launch-system-emals-us-navy/32645/">Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS)</a>, which replaces the steam catapults that have been standard carrier equipment since the 1950s. The test made a literal splash because it involved an unmanned dead-weight sled rather than an aircraft, which landed about a hundred yards off the bow of the still under construction vessel.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627030925/http://www.gizmag.com/electromagnetic-aircraft-launch-system-demonstrated/38075/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="38134"> <div class="article-top" data-article="38134"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150627030925/http://www.gizmag.com/aircraft/"> — Aircraft </a> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627030925/http://www.gizmag.com/blackops-tricopter/38134/">BlackOps tricopter claims "swoopier" flight than quadcopters</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627030925/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/" rel="author">Ben Coxworth</a> - June 22, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627030925/http://www.gizmag.com/blackops-tricopter/38134/pictures"> 3 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627030925/http://www.gizmag.com/blackops-tricopter/38134/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627030925im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/blackops.jpg" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> <p>There are already quite a few camera-equipped quadcopters that can be used for shooting aerial video. According to Japanese startup RcRebel, however, that type of drone moves too robotically to capture really fluid footage. That's why the company created the BlackOps tricopter, which is claimed to fly more like Superman than like a robot.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627030925/http://www.gizmag.com/blackops-tricopter/38134/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="38085"> <div class="article-top" data-article="38085"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150627030925/http://www.gizmag.com/aircraft/"> — Aircraft </a> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627030925/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures-2015-paris-air-show/38085/">In pictures: Paris Air Show 2015</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627030925/http://www.gizmag.com/author/paul-ridden/" rel="author">Paul Ridden</a> - June 19, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627030925/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures-2015-paris-air-show/38085/pictures"> 70 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627030925/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures-2015-paris-air-show/38085/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627030925im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/2015-paris-air-show-pictures.JPG" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> <p>The 51st edition of the Paris Air Show got off to a rather gloomy start, with a gray sky threatening to spoil all the static and in-the-air fun. Thankfully, the rain never appeared and Gizmag joined spirited show-goers for a gawk at some splendid show spectacles.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627030925/http://www.gizmag.com/pictures-2015-paris-air-show/38085/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="38055"> <div class="article-top" data-article="38055"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150627030925/http://www.gizmag.com/aircraft/"> — Aircraft </a> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627030925/http://www.gizmag.com/airbus-h160-first-flight/38055/">Airbus H160 helicopter makes its first flight</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627030925/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/" rel="author">Ben Coxworth</a> - June 17, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627030925/http://www.gizmag.com/airbus-h160-first-flight/38055/pictures"> 18 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627030925/http://www.gizmag.com/airbus-h160-first-flight/38055/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627030925im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/airbus-h160-le-bourget.jpg" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> <p>A couple of days ago, we heard how Airbus Helicopters had announced the concept phase of its planned <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627030925/http://www.gizmag.com/airbus-x6-heavy-lift-helicopter/38040/" target="_blank">X6 heavy-lift helicopter</a>. That aircraft will borrow some features from the company's new H160 medium-lift model. Although the H160 was introduced at the Heli-Expo trade show back in March, its first flight took place on June 13th and was announced this week at the Paris Air Show.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627030925/http://www.gizmag.com/airbus-h160-first-flight/38055/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="38068"> <div class="article-top" data-article="38068"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150627030925/http://www.gizmag.com/aircraft/"> — Aircraft </a> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627030925/http://www.gizmag.com/airbus-e-fan-2-paris-air-show-2015/38068/">E-Fan 2.0 makes podium appearance at Le Bourget</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627030925/http://www.gizmag.com/author/paul-ridden/" rel="author">Paul Ridden</a> - June 17, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627030925/http://www.gizmag.com/airbus-e-fan-2-paris-air-show-2015/38068/pictures"> 18 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627030925/http://www.gizmag.com/airbus-e-fan-2-paris-air-show-2015/38068/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627030925im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/airbus-e-fan-2-paris-air-show.JPG" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> <p>When we first covered the news of the E-Fan's <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627030925/http://www.gizmag.com/e-fan-airbus-electric-plane/31823/">first public flight</a>, Airbus was only showing an artist's impression of what the production model of the two-seater electric demonstrator could look like. But this year the company had a full-sized version on display at the 51st Paris Air Show. 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They're portable, low-risk and are generally an inexpensive way for rookie pilots to learn the ropes. But these pint-sized robots have their shortcomings. 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