Better fly with Airbus or Boeing?
The question also concerns private jets, since Boeing and Airbus produce business jets, transforming almost every plane in their range into a private jet. While ...
Read allThe private flights boom – not just for celebrities
Not only are disinfectants running out, private flights tickets are also becoming scarce … In the wake of the coronavirus epidemic, the global economy is ...
Read allJets pollute and consume less than cars – fact check
We hear more and more about the flying shame, shame to fly. Planes are pointed out as big polluters. They are thrashed, as if they ...
Read allComparison between two top private jets: Gulfstream G700 and Bombardier Global 750
If we exclude the category of large private jets like the Boeing Business Jet 737 or the Airbus ACJ320neo, which are derived directly from airliners, ...
Read allPrivate flights, better than regular flights to protect yourself from the coronavirus
Three out of four planes are grounded in Europe because of coronavirus. In the rest of the world, the situation is similar, with at least ...
Read allPrivate flights: better piston engines, or turboprops?
Characteristics and performance of piston engines for private flights, compared to those of turboprops. I have already compared here turboprop to jet engine. In ...
Read allPrivate flights: Corona virus increases demand
Coronavirus: private flights demand skyrockets Airline Losses Could Top $100 Billion As Corona virus disrupts travel – International Air Transport Association (I.A.T.A.) forecast says airlines ...
Read allGreatest range, speed and room for a private jet: the Gulfstream G700
Maiden flight of the Gulfstream G700, one of the world most advanced private jet Gulfstream speaks of the G700 as “the most spacious private jet ...
Read allProbably the most elegant & comfortable private jet: ACJ320neo
Impressive comfort of an elegant, state of the art private jet. Derived from the most modern aircraft family, Airbus corporate jets feature the widest and ...
Read allFuture private jets: passengers and freight in the wing?
During WWII, in Germany, Dr. Reimar Horten invented the flying wing. During WWII, Dr. Reimar Horten invented the flying wing. Four different flying wing designs ...
Read allHybrid planes already viable for flights up to 350 km
The German Aerospace Center research supports early deployment of hybrid planes After the first electrified small aircraft, the next big step in electric flying will ...
Read all5 of the newest and fastest private jets
Here are 5 private jets which have been recently introduced by some of the leading manufacturers worldwide Gulfstream G700: After 14,000 hours of indoor tests, ...
Read all1st private jet certified for unpaved runways: Pilatus PC-24
A huge breakthrough for a private jet. Pilatus PC-24 is the 1st private jet to be certified for landing and taking off on virtually any ...
Read allMaveric, an Airbus enabling 20% fuel economy
Airbus introduces “flying wing” prototype for passengers for the first time The aircraft manufacturer is testing a small Maveric model with an unusual shape. The ...
Read allBiofuels for cars and aircraft: an alternative to electric engines?
Biofuels becoming trendier and trendier Every week, in France alone, 3 gas stations set up a brand-new bioethanol pump. The number of cars running on ...
Read allCorona virus renders private jets most useful
Corona virus: private jets are most useful in case of health emergencies Yet another lung virus is spreading in China, wrecking havoc in the Chinese ...
Read allFive most performant modern private jets
I chose 5 private jets which seem to be at the top of their category for performance, comfort and cost effectiveness. Cessna Citation Longitude This ...
Read allThe first fully automatic take-off accomplished by Airbus!
Airbus successfully completed the first fully automatic take-off based on vision using an Airbus family test aircraft, an A350 1000, at Toulouse-Blagnac airport. In the ...
Read allIs the Lilium-Jet a revolutionary private jet or a utopian project?
I already wrote here about the Lilium Jet. The sheer specifications that this electric private jet promises, arouses my enthusiasm : vertical takeoff and landing, ...
Read allA quiet supersonic jet by Lockheed Martin & NASA
A jet flying at speed sound without bang! The problem with supersonic jets, i.e. flying at sound speed (1,235 km/h; 1,125 ft/s; 767 mph) is ...
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