Hot on the heels of Van’s Aircraft’s first foray into high-wing designs, another American kitplane manufacturer recently launched its first high-wing aircraft. Oshkosh, Wisconsin-based Sonex announced ...

Dutch aircraft developer Fokker Next Gen is maintaining its plan to have a 150-seat liquid hydrogen-powered aircraft flying by 2035, with potential to expand the concept to an aircraft family. After ...

Netherlands-based Elysian Aircraft is to collaborate with regional aircraft lessor TrueNoord on the development of its E9X battery-powered 90-seater. Under an agreement disclosed on 22 October, ...

In 1969, Lockheed dreamed up the CL-1201, a nuclear-powered aircraft so massive it could carry its own fleet of jets and missiles into battle. With a wingspan of over 1,100 feet, it would have dwarfed ...

"Simplify and add lightness." Someone really smart and special to motoring enthusiasts once said something to that tune, we're sure you know who. But because airplanes tend to be, well, massive, it's ...

Another air record has been (unofficially) broken as a prop-driven solar/electric aircraft reached the highest altitude yet for its type. On August 12, 2025, a modified Elektra One reached 31,237 feet ...

With a blast of light, the wafer-thin metal “parachutes” levitate into the air. The curious inventions are each smaller than a dime and need no solar panels, propellers, or engines to move. Future ...

In today's modern naval landscape, where aircraft carriers reign supreme, nuclear propulsion technology defines the geographic scope of a country's strategies. Offering extended range, larger carrier ...

TELLICO PLAINS, Tenn. — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a plane crash in Tellico Plains. According to the FAA's preliminary report, the crash happened Tuesday around 3:30 p.m. The ...

The article highlights a 2023 Texas Sport Aircraft Colt 100 as "Today's Top Pick," describing it as a modern, technologically advanced Light Sport Aircraft (LSA). This practically new aircraft ...

Aircraft manufacturing doesn’t have to be a commercial activity. Mark Strauss The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center has a new airplane: a Sonex Waiex-B that was built in one week at the Experimental ...