Fri, May 23, 2025
Polish Startup Volonaut Unveils Star Wars Speeder Bike Look-Alike
No, it’s not April 1… a Polish aviation start-up recently unveiled a Star Wars-inspired flying bike by announcing its first successful flight. To bring it all together, at the controls for the maiden flight was an Imperial scout trooper. The design was created by renowned Polish innovator Tomasz Patan.
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Thu, May 22, 2025
Boeing Subsidiary Signs Five-Year Research Contract
Boeing-owned Wisk Aero recently signed a long-term contract with NASA to research the integration of autonomous aircraft under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR). This is an expansion of the partnership established in 2020 to explore autonomous urban air mobility (UAM) operations.
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Fri, Apr 25, 2025
From 2021: The Inside Skinny On What Being An ANN Oshkosh Stringer Is All About
By ANN Senior Stringer Extraordinare, Gene Yarbrough
The annual gathering at Oshkosh is a right of passage or a pilgrimage to Mecca for many. However the rank and file public rarely have the opportunity to experience the FULL Oshkosh experience. Oshkosh, like onions and ogres, is a multi-layered microcosm within the enigma of the greater Wisconsin county in which it transpires. The Aero-News Network stringer has opportunity, and if so inclined, the access to every aspect of general aviation including the "behind the scenes" view few even know exist.
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