The Future of Flying @ National Geographic Magazine - The airplane has come a long way in its first hundred years. Fasten your seat belt for a high-tech ride into the next century of flight. - UAVs now spark debate over whether cargo planes and even airliners of the future could fly pilotless. "Airplanes are now built to carry a pilot and a dog in ... www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0312/feature1/index.html
Future Flyers: Pushing Forward for Personal Aircraft - The concept of personal flying machines seems to be as old as the aviation itself, yet cars, trucks and buses still claim the transportation throne. www.space.com/businesstechnology/pave_techwed_040818.html
BBC News - Plastic planes 'set to rule sky' - Britons travelling abroad are likely to be flying in plastic planes in the future, says the chief of Boeing. - Ahead of the Farnborough Air Show, the US plane giant boss said "all future planes will be made out of composites", because it does not corrode. ... news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/5185910.stm
Anatomy of a STOL Aircraft: Designing a Modern Short Take-Off and Landing Aircraft. As an airplane designer and builder (and not an engine manufacturer), I designaircraft around existing and readily-available engines. ... www.zenithair.com/stolch801/design/design.html
Automating future aircraft carriers - if you're interested in future aircraft carriers, please visit the Carrier Strike ... No wonder France wants in - and let the Brits design it Roger Ramjet ... blogs.zdnet.com/emergingtech/?p=199
