This ping-pong gun fires at supersonic Mach 1.2 speeds
(c) Mark French / Purdue University If there's something ever wrong with ping-pong guns is that they fire too slow. ...
Tag: aeronautics
Moving closer to 100% autopilot airplanes. A reality?
In Philip K. Dick's novels, a common denominator is the complete autonomy of the surrounding technology. The human characters often ...
Supersonic biplane design cancels sonic boom effect
The now retired Concorde turbojets were the fastest civilian airliners in the world, capable of carrying passengers from Paris to ...
Firefighting in space might lead to important combustion advancements
Space offers incredibly fascinating experimental conditions for various scientific studies, otherwise very hard or practically impossible to replicate on Earth. ...
Jetpack successfully climbs to 5,000 feet. Can be yours for $100,000
For most, a jetpack can be considered more of a SciFi concept than a viable, realistic flying contraction. However, recent ...
NASA Mars Rover gets smarter as it ages
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is already in its 7th year on Mars, and over the years it provided some ...