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permitting three ultralight aircraft to traverse Guyanese airspace as part of their journey from Suriname to Trinidad and Tobago. A release from the GCAA said that the trio of lightweight planes ...

Electra's aircraft looks conventional enough, but it generates ludicrous amounts of lift, to take off and land at incredibly slow speeds, using almost no runway. With US$9 billion in pre-orders, it's ...

The nine-passenger EL9 delivers up to 3,000 pounds of payload capacity and a range of up to 1,100 nautical miles, with ...

The unusual Transwing aircraft design has the Navy's interest. The PteroDynamics CEO told BI the trick to creating it came ...

As Durston has expanded with even lighter shelters spun from exotic materials and full-frame freestanding tents like the X-Dome, the X-Mid 2 has remained a solid ultralight option that offers an ...

Virginia-based startup Electra has secured 2,200 preorders for its ultra-short takeoff and landing EL9 hybrid-electric ...

Automotive and aviation company Alef Aeronautics successfully tested its Model Zero Ultralight flying car. The car was able to hover in the air for 40 seconds. However, strict restrictions on ...

Nazi Germany’s wartime aircraft development led to some of the most bizarre, ambitious, and downright terrifying aviation ...

Active Controls Cancel Turbulence Austria-based Turbulence Solutions is in the final stages of development of a turbulence-canceling system for ultralights, before studying application to larger ...

These experimental knitted structures showcase how stitch patterns can be engineered to create self-folding and shape-morphing textiles. On the left, a variety of stitch motifs demonstrate ...