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07/25/2018 / By Edsel Cook

The Dart Flyer is a remote-controlled one-man aircraft that turns the human body into a flying missile

You might have seen human cannonball acts where seemingly suicidal thrill-seekers load themselves into huge cannons that “fire” them towards targets. Now replace the cannon with a propeller-driven rocketship that looks like a giant rubber dart, and you have a rough idea of the newest airborne menace that Boeing might consider producing in the future, […]

04/27/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Automated space shuttle in the works to ferry people back and forth to the moon

As early as summer 2018, Boeing’s new CST-100 Starliner spacecraft will take its maiden voyage to the International Space Station (ISS). According to an article on Space.com, experts say this unmanned flight in low-Earth orbit is the first step towards regular trips to the moon and Mars. The Crew Space Transportation 100 Starliner is one […]

03/24/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Boeing is testing prototypes for passenger drone taxis, as flying cars and “urban air mobility” come closer to reality

A century ago, Glenn Curtiss unveiled the Autoplane, a flying car that could barely get off the ground. Now, a Bloomberg article reported that Boeing – the company that ultimately inherited the aircraft manufacturing division of Curtiss’ old company – is testing prototypes of the drone air taxi. “Real prototype vehicles are being built right now. So the technology is […]

11/12/2017 / By Russel Davis

Navy commissions “robosub” that can hide in enemy waters for months at a time

The U.S. Navy ushers in a new tactic to stay ahead of the global maritime scene by awarding multi-million contracts to Lockheed Martin and Boeing to develop the U.S. Navy’s extra large unmanned undersea vehicle (XLUUV) called Orca. Lockheed Martin was awarded $43.2 million, while Boeing received as much as $42.3 million for the design phase of the Orca […]

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