To celebrate the delivery of the new Airbus A350s to commercial airline companies, five of the planes took to the skies for a spectacular formation flight above Toulouse, France on September 2014. After careful planning, run-throughs with pilots and ground staff, the planes put on a memorable display. Manoeuvring more like fighter jets, the Airbus’ performed a diamond formation. Watch… Continue reading Five Incredible Airbus A350 XWB Formation
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Video: How An Airplane Is Made
An incredible video posted by MinutePhysics that explains how Airbus designs and creates a commercial airplane. The short video takes us behind the scenes to the company’s headquarters and facilities to look at what it takes to bring the legendary airplane to life.
Anura Pocket Drone
Anura is a pocket-sized drone, created by San Francisco-based photographer Jason Lam, that folds up to the size of two iPhone 6s put together. It includes a built-in camera that links up to an app which is available for both iOS and Android phones that can record video or snap stills. It can run on a single charge for about… Continue reading Anura Pocket Drone
Little Planet: Time-Lapse of Dubai International Airport
Dubai360 has released a 360º panoramic time-lapse of the airplanes activity at Dubai International Airport. The video you see below was shot in a 4K resolution that shows over 1,000 planes entering and leaving terminal 3 over the course of 24 hours.
Nixie: A Small Quadcopter Camera Drone
Team Nixie has developed the first wearable drone camera, which can be worn around your wrist. The drone is designed to fly from the users wrist and can remotely shoot video of them as well. The team will be presenting their prototype for the Intel Make It Wearable Challenge Finale on November 3, 2014 in San Francisco. Watch… Continue reading Nixie: A Small Quadcopter Camera Drone
Photos: Red Bull Air Race World Championship in Texas
Pilots Hannes Arch of Austria and Kirby Chambliss and Michael Goulian of the United States put an airborne twist on an iconic car-racing scene as their planes joined three official pace cars to make a traditional lap at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. For more information click here.
Google’s Project Wing Self-flying Delivery Service
Project Wing is Google X delivery system that uses self-flying vehicles autonomous drone capable of delivering goods across the country, which is similar to Amazon’s Prime Air. Google team has built a prototype vehicle and traveled to Queensland, Australia to test their flights. There, they successfully delivered a first aid kit, candy bars, dog treats, and water to a couple of Australian farmers.… Continue reading Google’s Project Wing Self-flying Delivery Service
Hannes Arch Flying Over The Alps
Red Bull Air Force pilot Hannes Arch take a wild ride over the beautiful landscape of the Austrian Alps. He takes off from what appears to be a mountain road. Watch the video below.