Model Airplanes

the 58th international art exhibition of la biennale di venezia, held in locations throughout venice, italy, opened to the public on may 11. titled ‘may you live in interesting times’, the venice art biennale will remain open until november 24, 2019. planning a trip? here’s what you won’t want to miss.

designboom selected the 15 best presentations (listed in alphabetical order) out of a total of 89 national participations in the historic pavilions at the giardini, at the arsenale and in the city centre of venice. all images by designboom, if not otherwise stated.

you might also want to see our dedicated instagram coverage @venice.art.biennale!

australia
angelica mesiti
‘assembly’ curated by juliana engberg
@ giardini

angelica mesiti intended to turn the australian pavilion into a site of democracy and community. visitors can take place in a mini amphitheater where a three-channel film elaborates on of conflicting voices and viewpoints. filmed in the plush senate chambers in italy and australia, the work encourages listening and recognizes the ways that we communicate. the piece starts with an operator of a device used by stenographers – known as the michela machine – who translates a poem by david malouf, then had the resulting coded language turned into music by composer max lyandvert… we won’t tell you more. expect that with exuberant energy mesiti demonstrates the creativity and strength of community at a time when ‘democracy’ is fragmenting and failing.

brazil

Article source: https://www.designboom.com/art/venice-art-biennale-best-national-pavilions-05-16-2019/

Boeing says it’s completed a software update for its 737 MAX jets, which have been grounded worldwide since March after they were involved in two fatal crashes across a five-month period.

The airplane manufacturer said on Thursday that it would also be providing additional information on the software to address requests from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Such details are set to include more rigorous instructions for how pilots should interact with controls and displays in different flight scenarios.

Once the requests are addressed, Boeing will then work with the FAA to schedule its certification test flight and submit final certification documentation, the company said.

Boeing says it’s completed a software update for its 737 MAX jets, which have been grounded worldwide since March

The FAA is planning a meeting on May 23 in Fort Worth, Texas, with air regulators from around the world to update them on reviews of Boeing’s software fix and new pilot training.

The aviation regulator said Boeing had not yet submitted its final software package to the agency for approval.

On Wednesday, acting FAA Administrator Dan Elwell said he expected Boeing to make its formal submission for its software update in the next week or so.

The 737 MAX was grounded following a fatal Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed all 157

Article source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7038429/Boeing-says-completed-software-update-737-MAX-jets.html

Lilium has gotten off the ground. The German air taxi startup has completed a hover test of a full-scale prototype of its ambitious electric aircraft, which is powered by tilting ducted fans designed to allow it to take off and land vertically while cruising with the efficiency and speed of a winged aircraft.

Lilium says its aircraft will be capable of carrying four passengers and their luggage plus a pilot 300 kilometers (186 miles), roughly the distance from New York to Boston, at a speed of 300 kilometers per hour, farther and faster than most of the scores of other electric air taxi startups.

The Munich-based company envisions knitting regions together more tightly with a transportation service it plans to run itself, enabling quick, affordable on-demand travel between major cities and ones that currently aren’t connected by airlines.

“How far can you get in an hour? We want to fundamentally change that for everybody,” Remo Gerber, Lilium’s chief commercial officer, told Forbes.

Lilium has raised $101 million in venture capital, making it one of the best-funded air taxi startups. However, it’s going to need a whole lot more money to execute its vision say analysts who rate the aircraft’s design as ambitious, but its business model even more so.

One thing Lilium seems to have in spades: raw power. The company, co-founded by four

Article source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeremybogaisky/2019/05/16/lilium-flies-full-scale-version-of-its-elegant-electric-air-taxi/