17:05 03 December 2009  | 26 comments

The first ever piloted solar-powered plane that could fly all night has taken off – it is meant to circumnavigate the globe one day

FEATURE:  12:16 17 November 2009  | 63 comments

Teams of modern-day birdmen are racing to pull off a stunt they hope will be groundbreaking – but only metaphorically

15:22 23 October 2009  | 32 comments

An innovative redesign of wind turbine blades could render them invisible to radar – making them more palatable to air traffic controllers and the military

FEATURE:  10:15 09 October 2009  | 11 comments

Like the far-flying bird, low-energy scouting aircraft could exploit variations in wind speeds close to the ocean surface

COVER STORY:  10:58 22 September 2009  | 32 comments

If you must fly or indulge in other carbon-intensive activities, carbon offsetters promise redemption

FEATURE:  10:29 07 September 2009  | 56 comments

Planes could be made much lighter through replacing wired systems with wireless monitors – but the reliability of wire-free craft has yet to be proven

FEATURE:  17:04 20 August 2009  | 33 comments

Building lightweight composite fuselages for commercial aircraft is testing the ingenuity of plane-makers

16:59 18 August 2009  | 60 comments

The US navy has shown it can take carbon dioxide and hydrogen from the ocean and turn it into fuel – but this is far from free energy

15:51 13 August 2009  | 12 comments

The smallest ever free-flying aircraft to hover with flapping wings gets off the ground

NEWS:  12:00 11 July 2009  | 23 comments

Flight recorders are key to finding out the cause of an air crash, but sometimes turn out blank – but now there is a fix