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Can we fly safely through volcanic ash?

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Can we fly safely through volcanic ash?

Aero engine makers can't or won't say how much ash is dangerous, while a physicist who's made an in-flight ash detector can't get funding to test it

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Solar-powered night-flying plane makes its first 'flea hop'

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Solar-powered night-flying plane makes its first 'flea hop'

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Don't pack your parachute: Totally free fall

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Don't pack your parachute: Totally free fall

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Stealthy wind turbines aim to disappear from radar screens

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Stealthy wind turbines aim to disappear from radar screens

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Albatross inspires ocean-skimming drones

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Albatross inspires ocean-skimming drones

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Better world: Offset your emissions

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Better world: Offset your emissions

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Fly-by-wireless set for take-off

Technology

Fly-by-wireless set for take-off

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Why large carbon-fibre planes are still grounded

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Why large carbon-fibre planes are still grounded

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How to turn seawater into jet fuel

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How to turn seawater into jet fuel

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Hover no bother for flapping 'nano' aircraft

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Hover no bother for flapping 'nano' aircraft

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

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Black boxes to get back-up battery

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Metal comes to the rescue of revolutionary plane

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Taxibot could save airlines billions

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Opinion: What the aerospace industry hope didn't cause the AF447 crash

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