JetZero’s Radical Blended-Wing Jet Takes Aim at Airbus and Boeing
JetZero, a California startup working out of the Mojave Desert, is trying to do something few aviation newcomers seriously attempt: break into the commercial jet market dominated by Airbus and Boeing. The company is building a full-size demonstrator of a blended-wing-body aircraft, a design in which the fuselage and wings merge into one lifting surface […]
US military aircraft with six people on board crashes off Japanese island
At least one person has died after a US military aircraft crashed off the coast of a Japanese island. Six crew members were on board the Osprey aircraft when it crashed on Wednesday. The Japanese coast guard said one crew member had been found – and was later pronounced dead – along with gray-coloured debris […]
Five US service members killed after aircraft suffers ‘mishap’ during training mission
Five US service members have been killed on a routine training mission after the military aircraft carrying them suffered a “mishap” and crashed into the sea. The military personnel were taking part in a routine air refueling mission in the eastern Mediterranean Sea on Friday as part of their training, the US defense department confirmed […]
