For the first time, a privately developed aircraft has flown faster than sound
High above a barren California desert on Tuesday, a privately developed aircraft broke the sound barrier for the first time ...
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Passenger plane with entirely new 'blended wing' shape aims to hit the skies by 2030
A new type of passenger plane will adopt a design that blends wings into the aircraft's body, which its creators say will cut ...
Boom: America’s answer to Concorde completes its first supersonic flight
Boom Supersonic, the American company building what promises to be the world’s fastest airliner, broke the sound barrier for ...
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How the $30 million 'Super Scooper' plane was built to fight wildfires
Following is a transcript of the video. [plane engine whirring] Narrator: These pilots are flying what's called a Super Scooper. At around $30 million, it's one of the most expensive aerial ...
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Piloting Super Scoopers: What It Takes to Pilot Firefighting Aircraft
Amid the inferno sweeping through Los Angeles, the amphibious CL-415 "Super Scooper" has proven essential in fighting California's wildfires. The aircraft, capable of skimming 1,600 gallons of ...
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Everything To Know About The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Jet
The McDonnell and Douglas companies combined in 1967 and set about creating an aircraft that could accomplish just that. The Douglas DC-8 Super 60's size would ... is to reach new distances ...
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What are ‘Super Scoopers,’ the planes used to fight the LA wildfires?
Enter the CL-415 Super Scooper — one of the world’s most effective firefighting aircraft — capable of ... so that we’re ready to respond to any new starts around the fire’s edge.” ...
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What are ‘Super Scoopers,’ the planes used to fight the L.A. wildfires?
Enter the CL-415 Super Scooper — one of the world’s most effective firefighting aircraft — capable of ... so that we’re ready to respond to any new starts around the fire’s edge.” ...