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Musk Is Sending Servers into Space. But Cooling Them Could Be Surprisingly Difficult
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When a computer overheats, the usual advice is to clean it, improve the airflow, and check the fans. SpaceX proposes a far more radical relocation: send ...

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The MC-21 Already Had a Type Certificate. Why Is Russia’s Boeing and Airbus Replacement Undergoing Hundreds of Tests Again?
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The MC-21 has wings, engines, a passenger cabin and years of flight testing behind it. It even received its initial type certificate back in December 2021. Yet ...

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An Airplane Without Borders: How the Gulfstream G800 Became the Business Jet with the Longest Range
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In civil aviation, range is not just a specification. That's the freedom to choose your own route. The farther an aircraft can fly without landing, the ...

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The world's first 100% electric cruise ship, Project Vision, with a capacity of 1,856 passengers, has been unveiled
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The Project Vision cruise ship concept, unveiled at the Seatrade Cruise Global exhibition, is set to revolutionize the standards of sustainable tourism. Its ...

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The Rebirth of a Soviet Giant. The Il-96-400M surprised everyone—its very first test flight set a world record!
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As a follow-up to the article “The Il-62 Returns to the Skies,” I’d like to share a story about yet another “stopgap” aircraft intended to replace the retiring ...

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"Temporary Air Force One": The new VC-25B has already passed testing and is ready for service
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Sometimes the most interesting story isn’t about a new aircraft, but rather a temporary solution that had to be developed on an urgent basis. In the U.S., the ...

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China is joining the race to develop supersonic airliners. The first details about the Chinese COMAC C949 aircraft have been revealed.
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In early 2026, the aviation industry received an unexpected boost. COMAC officially unveiled the preliminary specifications for its new project—the C949 ...

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It Was Supposed to Be Replaced 20 Years Ago. Why Is Europe Turning to the An-124 Again?
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The name of the SALIS program originally contained a word that now sounds almost ironic: Interim. In 2006, several NATO countries agreed to jointly charter ...

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Tu-214 vs. MS-21. Can the Soviet veteran defeat the ambitious newcomer?
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As Russian civil aviation shifts its focus toward domestically produced aircraft, the question of choosing between the time-tested Tu-214 and the promising ...

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The Russian PD-35 aircraft engine is taking on the American GE9X. Which one is actually ahead—and why isn't it obvious?
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In the world of commercial aviation, there is a special category of technology that remains hidden from the average passenger but determines the ...

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