How high? How fast? How much? Five questions about jetpacks
Some things about jetpacks that you didn't know you needed to know:
Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 7, 2016
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News tagged with air traffic controllers
A commuter's dream: Entrepreneurs race to develop flying car
Even before George Jetson entranced kids with his cartoon flying car, people dreamed of soaring above traffic congestion. Inventors and entrepreneurs have long tried and failed to make the dream a reality, but that may be ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jan 30, 2017
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Helicopter steering innovation could herald new era for aerial transport
For decades, flying cars have featured in our visions of what futuristic cities might look like. Now EU-funded researchers with the MYCOPTER project have developed a steering system that makes helicopters as easy to control ...
Engineering
Dec 5, 2014
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Pilots, air traffic controllers shifting to text messaging
Airline pilots and air traffic controllers are on schedule to switch to text communications at most of the nation's busiest airports by the end of the year, a milestone that holds the potential to reduce delays, prevent errors ...
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Sep 27, 2016
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What commercial aircraft will look like in 2050
The aircraft industry is expecting a seven-fold increase in air traffic by 2050, and a four-fold increase in greenhouse gas emissions unless fundamental changes are made. But just how "fundamental" will those changes need ...
Engineering
Nov 7, 2014
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Now arriving: airport control towers with no humans inside
Passengers landing at remote Ornskoldsvik Airport in northern Sweden might catch a glimpse of the control tower—likely unaware there is nobody inside.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Sep 14, 2015
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Researchers develop new wireless technology for faster, more efficient networks
"Wireless communication is a one-way street. Over." Radio traffic can flow in only one direction at a time on a specific frequency, hence the frequent use of "over" by pilots and air traffic controllers, walkie-talkie users ...
Engineering
Feb 14, 2011
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Team develops software to predict and prevent drone collisions
When Jeff Bezos unveiled his vision of drones delivering packages to Amazon customers during a 60 Minutes segment in late 2013, it caught many people as science fiction. Scarcely two years later, drones are poised to become ...
Engineering
Dec 11, 2015
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Speech recognition technology for air traffic controllers
The popularity of air transport continues to grow, placing an even greater workload on air traffic controllers (ATCOs). Their predicament can be improved through an automatic speech recognition system closely integrated with ...
Software
Sep 25, 2018
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Mission impossible? Study reveals challenges of watching computers fly the plane
When a commercial jet crashed on landing in San Francisco, it was ultimately determined that the plane had slowed to an unsafe speed during approach—and no one in the cockpit noticed in time to prevent the accident.
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Oct 1, 2015
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