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Aeronautics

June 2024

April 2024

  • The German aviator Otto Lilienthal (1849 - 1896) demonstrating the first glider he invented.

    Shock of the old
    Shock of the old: 11 transport fantasies that never got off the ground – from jetpacks to swan-powered paragliders

    From Leonardo da Vinci to the engineers of Bell Aerosystems, some of our finest minds have devoted themselves to finding a better form of travel. Still, anyone can have an off day …

May 2023

  • composite: plane and contrails

    The Audio Long Read
    Will flying ever be green? – podcast

    The race is on to develop a battery-powered aircraft. But not everyone’s convinced it will bring us closer to net-zero flight

April 2023

  • Artist's impression of what the Tempest fighter could look like.

    Ministry of Defence awards £650m to firms working on Tempest fighter jet

  • composite: plane and contrails

    The long read
    Will flying ever be green?

February 2023

  • Jeff Sparrow

    Wrath and awe: a short history of balloons and their power to fire up mob fury

    Jeff Sparrow
    Perhaps a long symbolic resonance explains the otherwise baffling battle raging in 21st century skies

June 2022

  • Slovenian-made Pipistrel electric plane.

    UK flight schools hire instructors for electric aircraft as fuel prices bite

    Pilot schools are recruiting instructors to meet demand for more sustainable and cheaper training

February 2022

  • Rolls-Royce logo

    Rolls-Royce share value down £1.5bn after CEO says he will quit

    Board to hunt for successor to Warren East as departure overshadows annual results

January 2022

  • David Mayman at the Red Bull Air Race in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, in 2018.

    ‘It’s a glorified backpack of tubes and turbines’: Dave Eggers on jetpacks and the enigma of solo flight

    When inventor ​David Mayman took to the skies, it seemed he’d answered an age-old longing for flight. So why did no one seem to care?

December 2021

  • White aircraft flying at 40,000 feet

    Airbus and Boeing express concerns over 5G interference in US

    Plane manufacturers say they are evaluating whether 5G signals could affect flight safety equipment

August 2021

  • Yvonne Pope in 1965 when she was employed as the Ministry of Aviation’s first female air traffic control officer.

    Yvonne Pope Sintes obituary

  • Gabriel Lancaster

    Other lives
    Gabriel Lancaster obituary

May 2021

  • 27th January 1974 - Archive Observer magazine covers for OM. Shot by Sophia Evans for The Observer26/11/2020.

    From the Observer archive
    From the archive: surviving the Andes plane crash, 1974

  • John Whittle

    Other lives
    John Whittle obituary

March 2021

  • Science Museum. ‘Mrs Sage (active 1773-1817)’, 1785, unknown artist, Science Museum / Science & Society Picture Library Painting. [Mrs. Sage] / artist unknown, 1785. Oil on canvas, 77x 63cm or 92 x 78.5 x 11 cm in gilt frame. Portrait, HL, of Mrs. Letitia Ann Sage, ‘The first English female aerial traveller’ in Lunardi’s balloon ascent of 29 June 1785; with balloon motif. Head, bust, white fur mantle, hat and half-veil. aeronaut/balloonist

    The Great British Art Tour
    The Great British Art Tour: Mrs Sage takes to the skies with ham and hot air

    With public art collections closed we are bringing the art to you, exploring highlights from across the country in partnership with Art UK. Today’s pick: the Science Museum’s Mrs Sage

February 2021

  • Jeff Bezos unveils Blue Origin’s space exploration moon lander in Washington.

    US billionaires vie to make space the next business frontier

    Tech advances mean taking humans to play among the stars is just one of the aims of Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and a host of eager investors

January 2021

  • Ryanair Boeing 737 Max

    Boeing 737 Max could fly in Europe this summer after EU approval

    European safety agency follows US and Brazil in saying it will allow aircraft to return

March 2020

  • An Airbus A320 of the Lufthansa airline takes off at the airport in Dusseldorf, western Germany.

    This is Europe
    The UK’s complicated history with Airbus

    Letter: In 1969, the UK withdrew from the Airbus partnership to support a domestic competitor, writes Prof Keith Hayward – only to rejoin the project later

November 2019

  • PlaneGreenLandscape

    Can we have net zero emissions and still fly?

    With the air industry set to grow, can tech advances really help us achieve net zero?
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