Transport & Engineering

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TVRS-44T “Ladoga.” From Passenger Liner to Military Workhorse
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The maiden flight of the passenger version of the TVRS-44 “Ladoga” is still expected in 2026, but civilian airlines are unlikely to see this aircraft in its ...

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China's "Bohai Sea Monster" has reappeared—and now it looks like a spaceship of the future
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The Chinese ground-effect vehicle, unofficially nicknamed the “Bohai Sea Monster,” has reappeared in new photos—and it’s now clear that this is likely not a ...

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"Ansat" — the first 100% Russian next-generation helicopter: how Kazan created a completely domestically produced aircraft
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The Russian aviation industry is currently facing what is perhaps its most difficult period since the 1990s. Sanctions, disruptions in supply chains, and the ...

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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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