Tag: aviation
What do aircraft registrations correspond to?
One of the questions we're often asked is what the registration numbers painted on aircraft bodies mean, and what they tell us about an aircraft.
Like any vehicle, an aircraft must be registered, but unlike a car, the logic behind...
The plasma reactor, the future of green aviation?
In the logic of zero-emission air transport, the Holy Grail is the electric aircraft. To be honest, we don't see it happening tomorrow or even the day after tomorrow, even if a hybrid near-future is very possible. But when...
How can a plane fly at 1300 km/h without breaking the sound barrier?
Two days ago the Atlantic crossing speed record was broken three times by two Virgin Atlantic A350s and a British Airways B747. As a result, there were two types of reactions:
People wondering how one can fly so fast without...
Is the electric plane for tomorrow?
The holy grail of eco-friendly and sustainable transport, the electric plane is for many the next great revolution in air transport. But is it realistic ?
The electric plane already exists
For some, the 100% electric plane is a utopia, and...
Paris Air Forum 2019: Digital or ecological revolution?
On Friday, June 14, the 6th edition of the Paris Air Forum was held as an aperitif to the Paris Air Show, which opens today near Paris.
This edition, placed under the sign of the Data Revolution, could not avoid...
May 2, 1952: First commercial jet flight
On May 2, 1952, the De Havilland Comet 1 made the first commercial jet flight.
The flight
It was a BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation) flight from London to Johannesburg. BOAC is a British airline whose merger with British European Airways...
February 4, 1902: Birth of Charles Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh, one of the monuments of aviation history, was born on February 4th, exactly in 1902, in Detroit. He died on August 26, 1974 in Hawaii on the island of Maui.
He is known for having madethe first non-stop,...