Growing up in the remote countryside of China’s Hunan province, Z.J. Wang didn’t see trains or automobiles often, but about once a week he saw military planes flying overhead. “I was totally fascinated by that,” Wang says. “I heard stories … Continue reading → The post A heavy lift appeared first on ASCR Discovery.| ASCR Discovery
NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft has officially begun taxi tests, marking the first time this one-of-a-kind experimental aircraft has moved| NASA
Fighting wildland fires by air at night is especially hazardous. NASA’s ACERO Project aims to make firefighting safer – day or night – with drones and smarter airspace management.| NASA
For most people, sitting on an airplane is just like sitting on a bus or a train. The view from the window might be different, but the air you breathe is the same. Except it isn’t. Cabin air at altitude contains 25% less oxygen than it does at ground level. That’s a sizeable reduction that […]| carnotcycle
For most people, sitting on an airplane is just like sitting on a bus or a train. The view from the window might be different, but the air you breathe is the same. Except it isn’t. Cabin air …| carnotcycle