Archive for the ‘Aircraft’ Category
Monday, May 30th, 2011 |
As you known, most helicopters are capable of flying at speeds up to 250km/h (130 or 140 knots or about 160 mph), but Eurocopter has allowing go up to 430km/h (267 mph). It is called the Eurocopter X3 that claimed as the world fastest helicopter ever built.As seen, Eurocopter X3 has brings one extra engine, which can drive the additional propellers and like a regular helicopter. The Eurocopter X3 is utilized a hybrid system, new modern technology for impressive climb and descent rates.This hybrid helicopter will be available in search and rescue, medivac, and military operations, where requires high speed ...
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Wednesday, October 20th, 2010 |
This small aircraft is using a 1.4-liter diesel engine, similar to the Peugeot 106 and Citroen AX engine. This plane with Peugeot AX 106 engine powers is capable a maximum cruising speed of 250km/h and 1000 feet per minute of climb rate.The light aircraft is made out of glass epoxy, fuselage frames by rubber mountings, wood and carbon (carbon bonded wood and laminated sticks).This wooden aircraft can build in a car garage and estimated cost between 7500 and 8000 euro that is depending the purchase of a Rotax engine only.The creator has proven gained in the automotive diesel engines and ...
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Wednesday, March 25th, 2009 |
The Sunseeker II aircraft solar powered will fly over Europe after its presentation at the Expo-flight April 2nd - 5th. The route will be longer Sunseeker since 1990 when its predecessor, Sunseeker I crossed the U.S. in 21 flights with 121 hours spent in the air.The new Sunseeker II has substantially improved its performance, this would have made modifications in the wings, has increased the area of solar cells, has a more powerful engine and new lithium polymer batteries also contribute in the best results.The tour covers 8 countries: Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Slovenia, Italy, France and Spain. Sunseeker II ...
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Wednesday, February 18th, 2009 |
The dream of all of us can fly freely seems that became a reality, Lars Ramke the designer of this innovative device, said that the Flyer-JetLev recently in Dusseldorf, you can reach a height of 15 meters and develop a maximum speed of about 70 km / h. Even more dramatic is the fact that you can travel a distance of 300 kilometers.Ramke not offer any details on its website, but according to Der Westen, a floating pump driven by a four-stroke engine (115 to 130 horsepower) sends water through a hose of about 50 meters long. Sounds like a ...
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