Important Innovations

  Fascinating New Flying Concepts                              Source: Amazon  ASIN: ‎ B0BM6PXW8K New Book Just Published on Amazon Edward Kane's latest book "Flight Path to the Future" has just been published on Amazon. I co-authored it with my brother Ed. It showcases many fascinating new flying concepts now being developed globally. It is already the #1 New Release in the Commercial Aviation Book section of Amazon.  To take a free look, go to  Flight Path to the Future      The book is available as an eBook, Paperback and Hardcover.  

  Boom's Supersonic Aircraft Overture Unveiled                                                  Source:  Boom Something New & Incredibly Fast in the Sky Colorado-based Boom Supersonic may be the first aviation company to bring back super-fast, supersonic flying that ended twenty years ago with the demise of the Concorde.  At the very recent 2022 Farnborough International Air Show in the UK, Boom unveiled its latest design for its ultra-sleek SST, the Overture.  The vehicle will go into service in 2029 and fly at twice the speed of today's commercial aircraft.  It will reach speeds of Mach 1.7 or 1,100 mph over the water and have the capacity to cut passenger travel time in half. More than 600 routes around the world are planned by Boom.  The likely cost of a roundtrip seat will be 75% less than the Concorde's $12,000 average or $3,000.  Boom believes that within the next decade, SSTs will be the first choice in air travel.  Bottomline: you can get to your destination in

  New Book on Travel Vehicles on Amazon                                  Source:  Amazon  ASIN: B0B5PLRDRZ Resource on Top, New Travel Vehicle Concepts of Recent Months If you are interested in the top new concept cars, planes and bikes, plus prototype vehicles, now under development globally, take a look at "New Travel Vehicles Illustrated". It's a series of news briefs and great pictures of the top new vehicles, written by journalists Edward Kane and Maryanne Kane.  For a free sample look,  New Travel Vehicles Illustrated    In e-book, paperback & hardback editions. 

  Sky Cruise: Gigantic Nuclear-Powered Aircraft                                        Source:  Hashem Al-Ghaili Room for 5,000 Guests and Endless Flights The Sky Cruise is a fantastical, pure science fiction airplane concept that in all likelihood defies the laws of aerodynamics and physics, but in this time of an aviation technological renaissance, who knows!!  It's a huge, nuclear-powered aircraft envisioned to be a 5-star resort in the skies.  It's the fascinating invention of Swedish Art Director Tony Holmsten that has been brought to life through animation by Yemini biotechnologist and video producer Hashem Al-Ghaile, who created the images of the airplane concept.  This 5-star flying hotel can hold 5,000 guests and thanks to nuclear power it would be capable of flying for years without landing.  The e-plane is a combination spaceship and cruise ship on steroids. It's a fascinating, futuristic travel idea to think about over the lazy 4th of July holiday weekend. New T

  Electric Sea Gliders                                                  Source:  REGENT REGENT & Hawaiin Airlines Partner on New Type of E-Plane A fascinating new form of aviation technology is being developed.  Boston-based REGENT (which stands for Regional Electric Ground Effect Nautical Transport) has developed a new type of electric aircraft that flies just above the surface of the water. Now, Hawaiian airlines is partnering with and investing in REGENT, which was founded by two MIT trained engineers with significant, real world, aviation and aerospace experience.  Hawaiian Airlines expects to deploy the all-electric powered, next generation, sea glider planes for inter-island travel.  This is a brand-new form of zero emissions flying.  In fact, it is a brand-new category in the commercial aviation market as it operates exclusively over water. Island Hopping Itineraries Hawaiian Airlines planes to deploy the highly advanced planes for island hoping, such as between the heavily

Shape-Changing Wing that Adjusts to Flight Conditions Game-changing Aviation Technology and Fabrication Engineers at NASA and MIT have created a radical, new airplane wing that changes shape for optimal functionality during takeoff, landing, cruising and maneuvering.  Behind the innovation is a new fabrication process that holds promise for other engineering construction such as bridges and blades for wind turbines.  This is important new innovation.  For more details go to Important Innovations Collection: NASA-MIT Radical Airplane Wing : Shape-Shifting in Flight Source:  NASA New Way of Fabricating NASA and MIT engineers have created a radically new kind of airplane ...

Flying Innovation with Greater Fuel Efficiency - Aviation Futures Source:  NASA Prototype BWB plane Blended Wing Body Aircraft This is aviation innovation being developed globally.  The plane architecture is called BWB or Blended Wing Bodies.  It's also being developed as Hybrid Wing Bodies.  No doubt it is potentially revolutionary innovation.  It's a fixed winged aircraft with no distinction between the wing and body and it can have a tail or not.  Bottom-line: it can save significant fuel usage. Prototype Concepts Under Development The potential advantages of this type of new aircraft include efficient high lift wings and could include a wide airfoil shaped body.  The blended wing body can have a lift to drag ratio much greater than conventional planes.  That would result in much greater fuel efficiency. Global Competition and Interest There are a lot of defense contractors, governments and global universities working to bring this technology to market.  It in