About Aviation
Aviation, or air transport, refers to the activities surrounding mechanical flight and the aircraft industry. Aircraft includes fixed-wing and rotary-wing types, morphable wings, wing-less lifting bodies, as well as lighter-than-air craft such as balloons and airships.
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... Launched from either artillery, multiple rocket launchers or Aviation - guided aerial bombs, missiles...
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...King Charles III has visited the site where a £58m laboratory will be built to support net zero Aviation - for his first official engagement since the Coronation...
Greener flights will cost more, says industry
...The cost of decarbonising air travel is likely to push up ticket prices and put some off flying, a group representing the UK Aviation industry says...
Climate change: World aviation agrees 'aspirational' net zero plan
... At a meeting in Montreal, the International Civil Aviation Authority (ICAO), pledged to support an " aspirational" net zero Aviation goal by 2050...
Wizz Air sparks backlash over working with fatigue
... " It added: " This clip has been edited from an all staff briefing - not pilots only, but also cabin crew and all office employees - on key business updates and current challenges facing Aviation...
Travis Scott festival tragedy: Were warning signs missed at Astroworld?
... But Prof Still adds: " If you look at any other safety-related industry - Aviation, for example - if there s a near miss or a close call there s an investigation by experts, and new procedures are put into place to prevent that happening again...
'World's first' fully-electric commercial flight takes off
...An all-electric powered seaplane has taken flight in Vancouver, Canada, in what the operators describe as a world first for the Aviation industry...
'World's first' fully-electric commercial flight takes off
An all-electric powered seaplane has taken flight in Vancouver, Canada, in what the operators describe as a "world first" for the Aviation industry.
The short test flight by Harbour Air and magniX involved a six-passenger aircraft fitted with an Electric Motor .
The companies said it was a first step to building the "world's first all-electric commercial fleet".
The push to electric could help slash carbon emissions in the high-polluting Aviation sector.
"This historic flight signifies the start of the third era in Aviation - the Electric Age ," Harbour Air and magniX said in a statement.
The Flight involved a six-passenger DHC-2 De Havilland Beaver with a 750-horsepower (560 kW) magni500 propulsion system.
Launched at the Paris Air Show earlier this year, Australian company magniX said its propulsion system aims to provide a "clean and efficient way to power airplanes".
Canadian seaplane operator Harbour Air hopes to electrify its entire fleet by 2022, provided it secures safety and regulatory approvals.
Electric ambitionsShifting to electric engines is seen as One Way to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the Aviation sector.
It Comes amid growing concern from travellers over the polluting impacts of flying.
In the UK,
A recent survey by Swiss bank UBS found people are - as the Swedish concept of "flygskam" or "flight shame" appeared to spread.
Still, electric aircraft that can travel long distances remain a big challenge for the sector.
Electrical motors, generators, power distribution and controls have advanced rapidly but battery technology has not.
An aircraft like The One flown in Vancouver could only fly about 160km (100 miles) on lithium battery power, according to AFP.
"The [flight] range now is not where we'd love it to be, but it's enough to start The Revolution ," said magniX chief executive Roei Ganzarski, the news agency reported.
canada, air travel, climate change
Source of news: bbc.com
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