airplane design | aircraft design news and projects https://www.designboom.com/tag/airplane-design/ designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news Tue, 21 Nov 2023 09:42:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 solar and hydrogen-powered aircraft will fly around the world for 20 days without stopping https://www.designboom.com/technology/solar-hydrogen-aircraft-euro-airship-one-nonstop-flight-09-19-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/solar-hydrogen-aircraft-euro-airship-one-nonstop-flight-09-19-2023/#respond Tue, 19 Sep 2023 09:50:30 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1017084

the surface of solar airship one will be covered with solar panels to capture sunlight by day. by night, the surplus electricity will produce hydrogen via water electrolysis.

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virgin galactic to fly first passengers to space this june with monthly commercial flights after https://www.designboom.com/technology/virgin-galactic-commercial-flights-earth-space-june-august-06-16-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/virgin-galactic-commercial-flights-earth-space-june-august-06-16-2023/#respond Fri, 16 Jun 2023 10:00:31 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=999100

virgin galactic will conduct two spaceflight missions in june and august 2023 before it publicly opens its commercial flights to space.

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delta debuts foldable seat that allows people with reduced mobility to sit in their wheelchairs https://www.designboom.com/design/delta-air-lines-foldable-seat-wheelchair-priestmangoode-06-05-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/design/delta-air-lines-foldable-seat-wheelchair-priestmangoode-06-05-2023/#respond Mon, 05 Jun 2023 10:00:06 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=996271

designed by priestmangoode, delta air lines is set to unveil the chair’s first prototype that can let wheelchair owners stay in their seats the entire flight.

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in 2027, electric air taxis will fly 5 people on-demand between EU cities in under 2 hours https://www.designboom.com/technology/electric-air-taxi-fly-on-demand-eu-electron-aviation-twente-airport-05-30-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/electric-air-taxi-fly-on-demand-eu-electron-aviation-twente-airport-05-30-2023/#respond Tue, 30 May 2023 10:10:28 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=995017

ELECTRON aviation, the supplier of the electric air taxis, and the twente airport in the netherlands, the site of the on-demand flights, seek to carry out the mobility aim.

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destinus to build hydrogen-fueled hypersonic planes that fly from EU to australia in 4 hours https://www.designboom.com/technology/destinus-hydrogen-fuel-hypersonic-planes-04-12-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/destinus-hydrogen-fuel-hypersonic-planes-04-12-2023/#respond Wed, 12 Apr 2023 20:01:30 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=982657

boosted by hydrogen as fuel, the hypersonic airplanes aim to fly passengers and cargo in no time, regardless of the city.

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wingless and compact gyroplane ‘nisus’ soars high using engine-powered propeller https://www.designboom.com/technology/wingless-compact-gyroplane-nisus-engine-powered-propeller-04-12-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/wingless-compact-gyroplane-nisus-engine-powered-propeller-04-12-2023/#respond Wed, 12 Apr 2023 09:50:10 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=982138

the gyroplane flies as an all-weather personal aircraft that is compact enough to be stowed in small spaces.

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‘midnight’ by archer and united airlines to be chicago’s first eVTOL air taxi https://www.designboom.com/technology/meet-midnight-evtol-chicago-first-air-taxi-sustainable-low-noise-mobility-03-25-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/meet-midnight-evtol-chicago-first-air-taxi-sustainable-low-noise-mobility-03-25-2023/#respond Sat, 25 Mar 2023 01:30:38 +0000 christina petridou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=977564

archer & united airlines launch 'midnight' eVTOL for public commutes.

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pearson lloyd and lufthansa unveil multifaceted, tech-driven seats for ‘allegris’ business class https://www.designboom.com/design/pearson-lloyd-lufthansa-allegris-business-class-03-06-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/design/pearson-lloyd-lufthansa-allegris-business-class-03-06-2023/#respond Mon, 06 Mar 2023 21:45:57 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=971829

the new business-class cabin includes 4K screens, wireless charging, noise-canceling headphones, and bluetooth connectivity.

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first australian pilotless VTOL with hydrogen-electric propulsion to set off soon https://www.designboom.com/technology/vtol-hydrogen-electric-h3-dynamics-carbonix-12-15-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/vtol-hydrogen-electric-h3-dynamics-carbonix-12-15-2022/#respond Thu, 15 Dec 2022 11:55:25 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=952458

two air mobility companies are collaborating to produce the first australian hydrogen-electric VTOL uncrewed aircraft system.

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last boeing 747 leaves everett factory ahead of delivery to atlas air https://www.designboom.com/technology/last-boeing-747-leaving-everett-factory-12-08-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/last-boeing-747-leaving-everett-factory-12-08-2022/#respond Thu, 08 Dec 2022 11:50:11 +0000 lea zeitoun I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=950846

the 747-8 Freighter is seen by many as an iconic plane that transformed global travel after entering service in 1970. 

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