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NYC Low Flying Plane Triggers Panic, Bad Memories

The residents of in NYC in the lower Manhattan saw a low flying plane accompanied with two F-16s, which created panic and very bad memories from the past.

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The Flying Car: Terrafugia Transition Coming In 2010

It is the ultimate off-roader and it is coming to an airstrip near you. The flying car has been talked about for almost as long as cars have existed, and now a prototype Terrafugia Transition built by a small American company is finally ready to make the idea a reality.

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First Fuel Cell-Powered Plane Presented in Germany

Last night, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) demonstrated the world’s first manned airplane that can fly exclusively with the use of a fuel cell. The fuel cell, which is based on polymer electrolyte membranes (PEM), generates power for the motor glider’s electric engine.

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Nose Cone of A NorthWest Jet Damaged Mid-Flight

Northwest Airlines is investigating why the nose cone on one of its planes caved in on a flight Sunday from Detroit, Michigan, to Tampa, Florida, a spokeswoman said Sunday.

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Sukhoi Superjet 100 Cleared For 1st Flight in May

The first Sukhoi Superjet 100 medium-haul passenger airliner has completed ground tests and been cleared for its maiden flight, the manufacturer's press service said on Friday.

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Air industry, authorities to address laser attacks

ASIO officials will be part of a high-level meeting in Canberra today aimed at curbing laser attacks on planes.

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Gulfstream G650 Large Business Jet To Receive Key Systems from Goodrich

Goodrich Corporation (NYSE: GR) is providing advanced systems and components for the new Gulfstream G650 large business jet and its Rolls-Royce BR725 engines.

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Adam Aircraft Suspends Operations

In a difficult but necessary move, Adam Aircraft Industries suspended operations today at its facilities in Colorado. This measure was required due to the inability of the company to come to terms with their lender for funding necessary to maintain business operations.

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UK firm designs hypersonic passenger jet

A firm in Oxford, United Kingdom has recently released plans for a hypersonic passenger airplane Reaction Engines A2 that is able to travel at speeds up to Mach 5 with a range of 20,000 km.

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Reaper: The aircraft eye in the Afghan sky

Reaper, the RAF's new unmanned aircraft is Britain's most sophisticated unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and is at work in Afghanistan, giving troops fighting the Taliban a valuable eye in the sky.

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India to Buy Military Transport Planes From United States

India is set to buy six Hercules transport planes from U.S-based Lockheed Martin. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, this will be India's biggest arms deal with the United States, and a major departure in New Delhi's military purchasing policies.

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British Air Jet Lands Short of Runway in London's Heathrow

Inbound British Airways passenger jet lands short of runway at London's Heathrow Airport. BA flight 38 from Beijing, China, touched down several hundred meters short of the airport's south runway, close to a perimeter road, with its emergency chutes deployed.

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