aircraft
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Stellantis is increasing its investment in and hopes to become the exclusive manufacturer of Archer eVTOL aircraft.
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Honda planning for a future of self-driving cars, robots, and electric VTOL aircraft
Honda builds more than cars, and the Japanese company is looking to get into future city transportation with a VTOL aircraft and space with a robot and a rocket.
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Porsche has a new 911 Turbo special, but you'll need to buy a private jet to own it
Porsche has teamed up with Brazil's Embraer to develop a matching 911 Turbo S and Phenom 300E private jet.
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
New HondaJet Elite ready to take to the skies with more range, amenities
There's a new HondaJet in town, and it's ready to coddle passengers with more creature comforts and take them further. Honda unveiled the new HondaJet Elite on Sunday and confirmed the aircraft's capability to travel 1,437 nautical miles. The latest iteration in the HondaJet line includes...
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HondaJet Aircraft Takes Its Maiden Flight
Honda is as much known for its engines as it is vehicles, and it seems to matter little what those engines actually go in. Sporty little Civic? No problem. Crazy six-cylinder, 250cc 1960s Grand Prix bike? Yep. Ride-on lawn mower? That too. Honda also does aircraft, and its first one, the HondaJet...
Antony Ingram -
For When A Supercar Isn't Enough: Martin P12 Jet Pack Available In 2014
Martin Aircraft Company's flying machine isn't actually jet-powered, but it is pretty cool.
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Low weight is the golden goose of automotive technology. Everyone wants it because it brings about improvements in virtually all areas - performance, economy, handling - but engineering a car with lower weight than the one that preceeded it is difficult to do. Customers want safer, quieter and better equipped cars. This all adds weight, so carmakers searching reductions in weight often have to turn to lighter - and more expensive - materials such as aluminum, carbon fiber, titanium, magnesium and more. The aviation industry has the same goals and many weight saving technologies originally...
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Traffic Jams? No Problems With FAA-Approved Flying Car
There's always an irony to dual-purpose vehicles - amphibious cars, flying cars - which is that in the quest to master two disciplines, they usually end up being heavily compromised, and often just totally useless at both. Amphibious cars are generally passable in the water provided they don't...
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HondaJet Goes On Sale
Honda has begun taking orders for its new jet aircraft that they claim will revolutionize the private jet industry. Production is slated for a 2010 start with an expected output of 70 jets per year. However, Honda will be evaluating the popularity of its new jet, and will adjust volume levels as...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran