Propulsion Systems

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Bladeless VTOL aircraft make a lot more sense than prop based ones, but getting the…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF If you want to decarbonise air travel then you need new, or modified engines, that…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF China is developing technology that goes beyond the bleeding edge and most of their latest…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Airbus is exploring the technologies of the past and future to help it create zero…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Hydrogen fuel is seen as the aviation industries only route to true zero emissions flight,…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF If you think planes need fuel to fly then ionic propulsion will make you think…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF In the future everything is fast, really really fast …   Love the Exponential Future?…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Satellites need fuel to maintain their orbits, and when that runs out they burn up…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The cost of buying, storing, and using rocket fuel makes up a significant percentage of…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Today’s combustion engine rockets are cheap-ish but not that efficient so the race is on…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Aircraft today burn huge amounts of fossil fuels that pollute the world, this latest breakthrough…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Companies are trying to lower the cost of accessing space, and flinging rockets into space…