Latest Stories in Aviation - Page 6
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NASA Turns Two Unmanned Warplanes Into Environmental Scouts
Photo: U.S. Air Force, Public domainI Can See My House From Up Here!digg_url = 'http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/11/nasa-global-hawk-uavs-climate-research.php';The Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is quite an
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Hypermiling Plane Gets 45 MPG at 207 MPH, Capable of 100 MPG (That's Better Than Most Cars!)
Photo: AOPA With 2 People on Board (Unlike Photo Above) digg_url = 'http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/11/hypermiling-fuel-efficient-plane-klaus-savier-45-mpg-207-mph.php'; Klaus Savier likes to have his cake and eat it too. Usually with airplanes,
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7 Airlines That Really Need to Green up Their Act
No, we are not saying air travel is green. But some airlines are a lot greener than others. In fact, in this arena, the difference between 'eco savvy' and
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Does Peeing Before Boarding an Airplane Really Save Carbon Emissions?
Although their website makes no mention of it, Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) has been widely reported to be trying
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Nippon Airlines Asks You to Please "Lighten Your Load" Pre-Board
We're not sure how to say this, politely, erm, before you board, can you please remove your shoes, empty your water bottles, and well, your bladders too. Whew, that wasn't so bad. Now, if you fly Japan's Nippon
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Airports Can Cut Noise & Pollution by Having Planes Taxi with One Engine Turned Off
Photo: Michael Graham RichardCutting Fuel Use and Noise for Planes on the GroundA coalition of companies with interests in the aviation sector (including British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, Heathrow Airport, etc) have published a document called "New
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Flying By The Skin of Your Teeth Could Be Key To Greening Aviation Industry
Your teeth are only as strong as glass, but they can withstand years of you crunching on granola bars. How is this? The key is that teeth form microscopic cracks jig-jagged in shape, instead of big ones, in order to alleviate sudden impact and stress on
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Wasteless at 30,000 Feet — First Class Dining with no Disposables
Due to a fluke opportunity, I am flying in first class for my first (and probably last) time ever. I decided before the flight that I will accept the royal treatment and that I will not let the guilt creep in just because those people behind me are
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An Idea That Won't Go Away: Standing-Room Only on Airplanes
Three years ago we wrote about the Airbus proposal (quickly denied) for standing-room seating (Now We Know Why They are Called Airbuses) noting that there might be TreeHugger benefits:
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Yuneec Electric Aircraft Makes First Flight (Video)
Image credit: Yuneec Electric Aircraft Makes Successful Test Flight There are plenty of fancy electric super cars out there proving that battery-powered does not have to mean boring. But is the world ready for electric aviation? THere's actually more
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Confirmed: Biofuels Better Than Fossil Fuels in Jet Engines - Scaling Them Up is the Major Problem
The gist of it is something that has been repeatedly
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Sky's the Limit: SkySpark 100% Electric Airplane Sets New Speed Record
New Speed Record for an Electric Airplane, That Is...Flying is currently the fastest-growing source of CO2, and is expected to keep growing rapidly in the next 20 years. We're still at the early stage of finding greener alternatives to
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Greener Flying: Alternatives to Flying (Part 3 of 3)
Photo: Flickr, CC Hold On, Don't Order These Airline Tickets Yet! This is part 3 of a series. In part 1, we looked at how not all flights were created equal, and in part 2 we looked at the top 20 most popular flying routes based on data from the TRX
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Greener Flying: Top 20 Most Popular Airline Routes (Part 2 of 3)
Here's another way to visualize the same data. Image: Globalization and World Cities Research Network If You're Going to Fly, At Least Do it Right The Financial Time published a list of the 20 most popular airline routes based on a study by the
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Greener Flying: Not All Flights are Created Equal (Part 1 of 3)
Photo: Flickr, CC Same Flight, 450% Difference in CO2 Emissions Between Airlines... According to 700-page Stern Report on the economics of climate change, CO2 emissions from aviation are about 600-700 megatonnes per year, or about 2-3% of total global
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'Waggling' Wings Could Save 20% in Fuel Consumption
Image credit: Jstockard Aircraft 'Waggle Effect' Can Reduce Fuel Consumption 20% Everybody knows that flying is an energy intensive activity. Unfortunately, many long awaited innovations in fuel-efficient aviation are of the more far-fetched variety -
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Best Video You'll See Today: Solar Plane Crossing the Alps
He Opens the Cockpit and EverythingWe've written a few times about the Sunseeker II solar airplane, and how it was the first solar plane to cross the Alps. We had some breathtaking photos, but now we have video! Check it out below, once they take off
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Celebrities Fight Heathrow Expansion with Organic Veggies (Video)
Image credit: Airplot Celebrities Dig Deep to Stop Runway Expansion Britain is well known for its slightly eccentric protest methods. It's where the World Naked Bike Ride first got started, and it's where protesters have tried to stop airport expansion
