Sunday, July 31, 2005

Go2Altitude Ships Low-Cost Hypoxicator

A company called Go2Altitude is now shipping a personal hypoxicator for about $350. The device enables pilots (and others) to acclimate their bodies to higher altitudes.

Saturday, July 30, 2005

Aerial Photos Replace Chicago Scenery In MS Flight Sim

Horizon Simulation Ltd. will release in August the latest addition to its photographic scenery for Microsoft Flight Simulator: VFR Chicago.

Thursday, July 28, 2005

New Russian Space Ship Would Land Like Airplane

Energia, a space company based in Moscow, is proposing a "hybrid" space ship that would operate like a traditional rocket during takeoff, and the slowdown part of the descent, but then deploy fold-out wings and land like an airplane.

Wednesday, July 20, 2005

Honda to Show New Business Jet

Honda said it will for the first time show the public its fuel-efficient six-seater HondaJet, which the Japanese automaker hopes can let it crack into the market for business planes.

Plantronics Introduces New Commercial Aviation Headsets

The new MS250 has a suggested list price of US $230 and the MS260 has a suggested list price of US $260. Both products are available immediately.

Sunday, July 03, 2005

U.S. pair recreate record trans-Atlantic flight

Steve Fossett and copilot Mark Rebholz successfully flew a biplane across the Atlantic using compasses and sextants for navigation and landed Sunday on an Irish golf.