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Dassault: Chinese Bizjet Market ‘Waking Up’ | Business Aviation …

Dassault Aviation brought its flagship Falcon 8X to the ABACE 2017 static display (Chalet 9), and if the success of the 7X in China is any indication, the 8X should do quite well in this market. According to Jean-Michel Jacob, … Continue reading

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Cirrus Building China GA Infrastructure

Cirrus Aircraft has seen steady improvements in China’s general aviation infrastructure, and this has helped drive sales of its airplanes in the country. There are now 100 Cirrus SR-series piston singles operating in China. More significant, however, is that Cirrus … Continue reading

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aeromobil’s new flying car model will be available to purchase this year

  founded in 1990, areomobile has long since been perfecting its flying car prototype, with the first version of the 3.0 model unveiled back in 2014. yet it seems that this is the year that the air-to-sky vehicle will go … Continue reading

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Electric plane sets new speed record

Electric engines have already demonstrated their power on the ground, in record-breaking cars such as the Tesla Model S. But now, they are taking to the skies, and one plane recently broke a speed record for electric-motor aircrafts. On March … Continue reading

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Electric cars are nice, but Boeing, Jet Blue see electric airplanes on the horizon

The concept is familiar: Replace car journeys with high-speed, electric-powered travel for the masses. China does it with a famous (and famously expensive) high-speed train network. Last week, the Boeing Co. and JetBlue Airways Corp. invested in another idea: electric … Continue reading

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WWII: The Mission, Successes and Challenges of the Memphis Belle

For the first time in 14 years, one of the most iconic planes in American history has earned its wings. Restorers have reattached the wings to the B-17F Memphis Belle, under restoration at the National Museum of the U.S. Air … Continue reading

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Dassault: Chinese Business Jet Market Is ‘Waking Up’

Dassault Aviation is showing its flagship Falcon 8X this week at ABACE 2017 in Shanghai, and if the success of the 7X in China is any indication, the 8X should do quite well in this market. According to Jean-Michel Jacob, … Continue reading

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