Aircraft

Aircraft

Any machine or device that is capable of atmospheric flight either by buoyancy or by the movement of air over its surfaces.

Industry: Aviation

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hypersonic technology vehicle (HTV-2)

Aviation; Aircraft

An unmanned arrowhead-shaped hypersonic plane developed in secrecy by DARPA or the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency. The HTV-2 was designed to reach speed at 20 times the speed of sound ...

supersonic concept plane

Aviation; Aircraft

A new Lockheed Martin concept plane that is able to fly up to 85 percent of the speed of sound, cover a range of approximately 7,000 miles, and carry between 50,000 and 100,000 pounds of payload, ...

Tu-2000

Aviation; Aircraft

Tupolev is a Russian plane contructor. The Tu-2000 was a proposed long-range heavy bomber that was designed in 1986. It is the last long range bomber concept by Tupolev.