Terrafugia
Transition
The Terrafugia Transition is a genuine flying car. The vehicle
is a product of several MIT trained aeronautical engineers
who also happen to be private pilots. Continue
Challis
Heliplane
The Challis Heliplane is a vehicle which uses the best features
of helicopters and airplanes and wraps them up into one
package. Currently in the prototype phase... Continue
ICON
A5 Sport Aircraft
The
ICON A5 is a lightweight aircraft designed specifically
for sport pilots. Continue
Airbus
A350 BMW Designworks interior
The
Airbus A350 airliner is scheduled to enter service
in 2010. At the 2006 Aircraft Interiors Expo in April,
Airbus is due to show an interior designed by BMW. Continue
Space
Elevator
Currently
the only way to get anything into space is by using
a rocket. Rockets are incredibly expensive and inherently
dangerous. The concept of a space elevator is nothing
new, but emerging materials and advancements in engineering
mean the creation of such a vehicle may be not so far
away. Transforming space in the same way the introduction
of the railroad transformed the West... read
more on the Space Elevator.
Image credit: Pat Rawling
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AIRBORNE VEHICLES
The
Airbus A350 airliner gets an interior makeover
courtesy of BMW Designworks. Continue
From
the Wright Flyer to the Virgin Atlantic Globalflyer,
a timeline of events in aviation and aerospace
history. Continue
The
man behind the Ansari X prize has created a
new 'technology accelerating' competition, The
Rocket Racing League
The
Airbus
Beluga super transport aircraft has the
largest cargo hold of any civilian or military
aircraft.
A
growing selection of photoshop concept sketches.
These images are purely for fun, with no chance of production.
Well for now anyway.
Photoshop Sketches