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The SkyHook JHL-40 has four vertical rotors to lift its body and four directional propellers under each rotor to direct it. The company claims that this rotorcraft “will be able to reach where no other kind of transport can go, at a fraction of the cost, with less environmental impact, and without danger to the crew.” [Gizmodo]
The official B2 Bomber crash footage has been released. The aircraft was completely destroyed, but the pilots ejected before the crash and survived. Watch the video after the jump. [Air Force Link and LiveLeak] More
Staffordshire, UK’s Falx Air Vehicles has released the final design overview of its hybrid-electric tilt-rotor aircraft platform, which it is looking to commercialize in the next 24 months. The aircraft will come in either single-seat or twin-seat configurations weighing in at just 350kg and 450kg respectively. The aircraft will make use of solar arrays and a small 100hp combustion engine to achieve a fuel economy of 10 liters per hour of flight. [Falx Air Vehicles]
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) has announced the successful flight of the first Sky Warrior® Block 1 aircraft for the U.S. Army’s Extended Range/Multi-Purpose (ER/MP) unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) program. Derived from the Predator UAV which has been deployed in Iraq, but with double the weapons capacity, the Sky Warrior is a multi-mission aircraft designed to perform long-endurance, surveillance, communications relay and tactical strike missions. It offers increased range, greater payload flexibility (including the ability to carry four Hellfire missiles) and can remain airborne for 30 hours at a time at altitudes above 25,000 feet. Someone better warn John Connor about this. [GA-ASI]
Here is a video showing what would happen if an F-4 Phantom crashes into the concrete walls of a nuclear power plant. Watch the video after the jump if you’re curious. Hint: dust.
Here is a video of Boeing’s high-tech YAL-1 Airborne Laser (ABL) weapons system that consists of a high energy laser, flight turret assembly, tracker Illuminator lasers, and a beacon illuminator. The weapon system uses infrared sensors to detect missiles, and then three low power tracking lasers calculate speed of the missile, and finally the main laser is fired for 3-5 seconds from a front-mounted turret to destroy the missile. Watch the video to get more details.
India and Russia have joined together to develop a fifth-generation stealth fighter aircraft (FGFA). Known as the T-50, the jet fighter will feature stealth technology, composite materials, thrust-vectoring, advanced radars and sensors, and the ability to super cruise. In super cruise mode, the aircraft can achieve supersonic speeds without the use of the afterburner. The T-50 is expected to exceed the capabilities of the American F/A-22 ‘Raptor’ or match the F-35 ‘Lightning-II’ fighter.
Lockheed Martin showed off its F-35 Joint Strike Fighter during Seoul Air Show 2007. This fifth generation stealth fighter is a multi role jet fighter which is optimized for the air-to-ground role with secondary air-to-air capability. See more pictures after the jump.
The RQ-4 Global Hawk is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that used by the US Air Force as a surveillance aircraft. It is powered by an Allison Rolls-Royce AE3007H turbofan engine with 31.4 kN (3,200 kgf / 7,050 lbf) thrust, and is able to carry a payload of 900 kilograms. The Global Hawk costs approx. $35 million. Hit the play button to watch the video.
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