The new Boeing 787 Dreamliner finally made its maiden flight on Tuesday (15 December 2009). Read more about this aircraft in the Popular Mechanics article about it and on the Widebody Aircraft Parade website. Also read more about the test pilots that will be putting the aircraft through its paces in the next few months.
Archive for the ‘Transportation’ Category
Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Friday, December 18th, 2009To Infinity and Beyond…
Thursday, December 17th, 2009A little over a century after the Wright brothers managed the first ever self-sustained flight; humanity is heading to the stars en-masse. Virgin Galactic is the new venture from that enterprising fella Richard Branson. A spaceship designed to take high-rolling passengers 65 miles above the Earth’s surface. More details here.
Super Falcon – personal submarine
Monday, November 30th, 2009The Super Falcon is a fast personal submarine. Mark Schrope described his test drive of the Super Falcon in Popular Mechanics.
The submarine can dive down to 1000 feet. It has a 29 mile range and a top speed of 12 mph. But what makes it really interesting is the design of the submarine. It has inverted wings which allows it to dive without the use of ballast.