Transport & Engineering

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Why Is Russia Developing the PD-26 Engine? The First Aircraft to Be Equipped with the New Engine Has Been Unveiled
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The PD-26 engine is one of the key projects of the Russian aviation industry, being developed at the Perm Design Bureau as part of a program to create ...

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A Breakthrough or an Illusion? MAI Has Patented an Airplane with a Unique Wing—It Consumes Significantly Less Fuel
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Lately, our news feed has been flooded with reports about all kinds of aviation innovations. At first glance, each one promises a true revolution: here’s fuel ...

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Why Did the Kettenkrad Need a Front Wheel? The Strange Feature That Actually Made Engineering Sense
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Some vehicles make sense the moment you look at them. A car has four wheels, a tank has two tracks, and a motorcycle has two wheels. The German Sd.Kfz.2 ...

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Harley-Davidson XLCR 1977: The Most Unusual Harley of Its Decade Became a Victim of Its Own Design
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In 1977, Harley-Davidson put a motorcycle into dealerships that was almost impossible to mistake for any other Harley. Gone was the familiar shine of an ...

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230 Tons of Payload Without Diesel: China Builds the ZL230E Electric Mining Truck
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Mining haul trucks seem like some of the least obvious machines to electrify. A vehicle weighing hundreds of tons has to carry ore continuously, climb long ...

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A 109-Meter Aircraft: When Will the Giant WindRunner Actually Take Flight?
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Throughout aviation history, giant transport aircraft have almost always been created to solve extraordinarily large logistical problems. The Antonov An-225 ...

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The Plane That Became a Legend: How Hugh Hefner Turned a DC-9 Into a Flying Playboy
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In the late 1960s, private aviation looked nothing like it does today. There were no Boeing Business Jets, nor were there any “flying palaces” belonging to ...

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The Future of Russian Aircraft Engines. What Kinds of Aircraft Engines Will Replace the PD Series in Russia?
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Do you know how the Russian aircraft industry resembles Hollywood these days? They’re always making prequels and sequels there, squeezing every last drop out ...

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To What Extent Is a Major Upgrade of the Tu-214 Feasible? A Study of the Prospects for Integrating New Domestic Aircraft Engines
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The Tu-214 is a long-range version of the Tu-204 family, developed in the late 20th century to replace the Il-86 and Il-62, which had reached the end of their ...

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The American Tempest air defense system takes out drones like flies. The U.S. has revealed the specifications of a secret weapon of the future
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As unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) become an increasingly formidable and widespread weapon on modern battlefields, militaries around the world are rushing to ...

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