An Indiana inventor on Nov. 1 received a U.S. patent for his design of an antigravity space vehicle, which would theoretically be powered by a superconductor shield that changes the space-time continuum to defy gravity, Nature reported last week. Engineers and physicists have objected to the patent for what they say is an impossible design…
NASA is testing a 12-foot-wide scale model of its blended wing body aircraft design in the Langley wind tunnel in Hampton, Va. During tests, pilots “flew” the 12-foot wingspan, 80-pound model in the tunnel’s wind stream, constrained only by a tether cable. The flying wing is the biggest model ever free-flight-tested in the Full Scale Tunnel, NASA said…
Garmin last week announced four-color digital weather radar that interfaces with Garmin’s G1000 avionics suite and the Garmin MX-20 MFD…
Spirit Airlines is offering a fare sale with prices as low as $9 for trips out of Dallas, but the sale ends tonight…
A N.J. man pleaded guilty to pointing a laser beam at an airplane; sentencing will be in February…
New Airbus A318 Elite will serve as an entry-level aircraft to the Airbus ACJ family, with space for up to 18 pax.
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Key Takeaways:
- An Indiana inventor received a U.S. patent for a theoretical antigravity space vehicle despite scientific objections, while NASA is free-flight testing a large blended wing body aircraft model.
- New aviation technology and aircraft include Garmin's four-color digital weather radar and Airbus's entry-level A318 Elite corporate jet.
- Other news covered a man pleading guilty to pointing a laser at an airplane and Spirit Airlines offering a temporary fare sale with prices as low as $9.
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