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However, with only one engine on-board, they are also often only a small malfunction away from becoming a heavy, unpowered glider in dire need of somewhere to land. To help improve this situation, researchers at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) and AXTER Aerospace have created an auxiliary electric propulsion unit designed to be installed in conventionally-powered light aircraft to both increase available power and provide extra range in the event of an engine failure.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/emergency-electric-engine-uc3m-aircraft/37958/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--news-byte" data-article="37848"> <div class="article-top" data-article="37848"> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/boeing-737-max-assembly-begins/37848/">Boeing 737 MAX gets off the drawing board</a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/author/gizmag-team/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> Gizmag Team </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/boeing-737-max-assembly-begins/37848/pictures" class="link-ui"> <i class="fa fa-picture-o"></i> 4 PICTURES </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/boeing-737-max-assembly-begins/37848/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/boeing-737-max@2x.jpg" alt="Boeing employees have started building the first 737 MAX on schedule"> </a> </div> <p>Assembly is underway on Boeing's first 737 MAX. Due to enter service in 2017, the new single-aisle airplane promises to deliver reduced operating costs, more <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/boeing-space-bins-carry-on-luggage/32934/">cabin-luggage space</a> and better fuel economy than the Next-Generation 737 it will replace.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/boeing-737-max-assembly-begins/37848/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="37826"> <div class="article-top" data-article="37826"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/aircraft/"> — Aircraft </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/nasa-aircraft-wing-bugs/37826/">Lotus leaf-inspired aircraft wing coating may repel bugs to ease fuel consumption</a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/author/nick-lavars/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> Nick Lavars </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> June 2, 2015 </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/nasa-aircraft-wing-bugs/37826/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/nasa-bug-aircraft-wing@2x.jpg" alt="NASA and Boeing researchers counting insect residue on the right wing of Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator 757 aircraft"> </a> </div> <p>Splattered insects may seem like the least of your worries when you're tearing through the air at more than 500 mph (800 km/h), but for those working with Boeing's ecoDemonstrator 757 they present a pretty unique opportunity. NASA has carried out testing of a series of non-stick coatings on the aircraft's wings, finding that one inspired by lotus leaves showed good potential to shrug off blasts of bug guts to lessen drag and, by extension, ease the consumption of fuel.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/nasa-aircraft-wing-bugs/37826/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--news-byte" data-article="37802"> <div class="article-top" data-article="37802"> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/solar-impulse-unscheduled-stop-japan/37802/">Bad weather forces Solar Impulse 2 to land in Japan</a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/author/paul-ridden/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> Paul Ridden </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/solar-impulse-unscheduled-stop-japan/37802/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/solar-impulse-unscheduled-stop-japan@2x.jpg" alt="Solar Impulse is heading to Japan to wait for weather conditions to improve"> </a> </div> <p>The Solar Impulse team reports that the aircraft is making an unscheduled stopover in Nagoya, Japan. The plan was to cross a weather front just before Hawaii on solar day 5, but the latest forecasts looked grim so the decision was made to land and wait for better weather conditions.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/solar-impulse-unscheduled-stop-japan/37802/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="37794"> <div class="article-top" data-article="37794"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/aircraft/"> — Aircraft </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/solar-impulse-china-hawaii-flight-record/37794/">Solar Impulse takes off on longest leg of round-the-world flight</a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> David Szondy </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> May 30, 2015 </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/solar-impulse-china-hawaii-flight-record/37794/pictures" class="link-ui"> <i class="fa fa-picture-o"></i> 6 PICTURES </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/solar-impulse-china-hawaii-flight-record/37794/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/solar-impulse-nanjing@2x.jpg" alt="Solar Impulse 2 taking off from Nanjing, China towards Hawaii"> </a> </div> <p>With Swiss pilot André Borschberg at the controls, the solar-powered, single-pilot <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/solar-impulse-2/">Solar Impulse 2</a> airplane took off from Nanjing Lukou Airport in China today bound for Hawaii on the longest leg of its round-the-world flight. But this isn't just a major leg of the Solar Impulse 2 solar-powered circumnavigation, it is also an attempt at the longest duration flight ever by a solo pilot in any type of aircraft.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/solar-impulse-china-hawaii-flight-record/37794/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="37779"> <div class="article-top" data-article="37779"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/aircraft/"> — Aircraft </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/flike-personal-flight-manned-flying-bike/37779/">First manned flight for Flike personal tricopter</a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> Darren Quick </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> May 28, 2015 </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/flike-personal-flight-manned-flying-bike/37779/pictures" class="link-ui"> <i class="fa fa-picture-o"></i> 5 PICTURES </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/flike-personal-flight-manned-flying-bike/37779/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/flike@2x.jpg" alt="The Flike concept demonstrator in a controlled flight in Hungary"> </a> </div> <p>Despite always generating plenty of interest, getting a personal flight vehicle off the ground can be a huge undertaking – just ask Malloy Aeronautics, which has been forced to scale its <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/closer-look-malloy-aeronautics-hoverbike/33414/">Hoverbike</a> down, selling a <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/hoverbike-kickstarter-drone/33057/">one-third-scale drone</a> to raise funds to continue development of the larger, manned Hoverbike. But a Hungarian team is looking onwards and upwards after having achieved the first manned flight of its Flike tricopter concept demonstrator.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/flike-personal-flight-manned-flying-bike/37779/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="37716"> <div class="article-top" data-article="37716"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/aircraft/"> — Aircraft </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/sikorsky-s-97-raider-maiden-flight/37716/">Sikorsky S-97 Raider spins up coaxial rotors on maiden flight</a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> Darren Quick </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> May 27, 2015 </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/sikorsky-s-97-raider-maiden-flight/37716/pictures" class="link-ui"> <i class="fa fa-picture-o"></i> 2 PICTURES </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/sikorsky-s-97-raider-maiden-flight/37716/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/s-97-raider-prototype@2x.jpg" alt="The Sikorsky S-97 Raider prototype takes to the air for the first time"> </a> </div> <p>Sikorsky's S-97 Raider prototype helicopter, which was <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/https://www.gizmag.com/sikorsky-s-97-raider-helicopter-prototype/34099/">revealed to the world</a> last year, has taken to the air for the first time. Based on the design of the X2 Technology Demonstrator, the S-97 Raider features coaxial counter-rotating main rotors and a pusher propeller and is intended as a multi-mission aircraft to replace the US Army’s OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter and the Special Forces’ MH-6 Little Bird.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/sikorsky-s-97-raider-maiden-flight/37716/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--news-byte" data-article="37692"> <div class="article-top" data-article="37692"> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/hoverboard-farthest-flight-world-record/37692/">New world record set for farthest hoverboard flight</a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/author/stu-robarts/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> Stu Robarts </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/hoverboard-farthest-flight-world-record/37692/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/hoverboard-farthest-flight-world-record@2x.jpg" alt="Canadian inventor Catalin Alexandru Duru setting the world record on his self-built hoverboard prototype"> </a> </div> <p>A future in which we're all flying around on hoverboards may not have materialized just yet, but it does appear to be getting closer. After <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/hendo-hoverboard-prototype/34352/">Hendo's magnetic hoverboard</a> was announced last year, a new world record for the farthest hoverboard flight has now been set. And there wasn't a magnet in sight.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/hoverboard-farthest-flight-world-record/37692/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="37546"> <div class="article-top" data-article="37546"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/aircraft/"> — Aircraft </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/real-time-sonic-boom-display-cockpit-integration-rockwell/37546/">Real-time sonic boom display moves closer to cockpit integration</a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> David Szondy </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> May 22, 2015 </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/real-time-sonic-boom-display-cockpit-integration-rockwell/37546/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/sonic-boom-cockpit@2x.jpg" alt="NASA’s initial depiction of sonic boom footprint integrated with real-time, local-area moving map"> </a> </div> <p>The Concorde may be just a memory, but some aircraft manufacturers still see <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/supersonic-passenger-aircraft-revival/32600/">supersonic aircraft</a> as the future of civilian aviation. To allow for widespread supersonic flight over populated areas without shattering windows and frightening chickens, electronics firm Rockwell Collins has been awarded a two-year NASA contract to develop a 3D cockpit display to help pilots of future supersonic aircraft to mitigate or eliminate sonic booms.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/real-time-sonic-boom-display-cockpit-integration-rockwell/37546/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--news-byte" data-article="37482"> <div class="article-top" data-article="37482"> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/maiden-flight-switzerlands-first-business-jet/37482/">Switzerland's first business jet makes maiden flight</a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> David Szondy </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/maiden-flight-switzerlands-first-business-jet/37482/pictures" class="link-ui"> <i class="fa fa-picture-o"></i> 45 PICTURES </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/maiden-flight-switzerlands-first-business-jet/37482/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/pc-24-maiden@2x.JPG" alt="The Pilatus PC-24 taking off on its maiden flight"> </a> </div> <p>Switzerland has joined an elite club with its first homegrown business jet taking to the air for the first time. With the call sign of HB-VXA, the twin-engine prototype Pilatus Aircraft PC-24 Super Versatile Jet made its maiden flight last week, traveling from Buochs Airport in a 55-minute journey across central Switzerland to Brünig.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/maiden-flight-switzerlands-first-business-jet/37482/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <div class="pagination"> <a rel="prev" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/aircraft/4/">« Prev</a> <a rel="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/aircraft/">1</a> <a rel="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/aircraft/2/">2</a> <a rel="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/aircraft/3/">3</a> <a rel="prev" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102220/http://www.gizmag.com/aircraft/4/">4</a> <span>5</span> <a rel="next" 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