After years of false starts and setbacks, the hybrid of a plane and a helicopter, known as a tiltrotor, is all set for commercial operations. Bell Helicopter Textron and the Boeing Company's

A thin polymer film with a pressure-sensitive adhesive would be used as a coating for US fighter planes. This is meant to replace the conventional paint which adds to the weight of the aircraft.

Soon a new high powered solar aircraft will monitor pollution levels, hitherto done by satellites

Spyplancs, small enough to fit into a palm, may take off within three years. Microflyers, as they are called, will have a wingspan of about 15 cin and would weigh less than 100

A spy plane that can scrutinise a country the size of Switzerland in two days from an attitude of 19,760m has been unveiled by the US Defence Department. Pentagon chiefs say it is likely to be used

A gyroplane (a flying machine balanced and supported by rapidly rotating horizontal or slightly inclined blades) said to be capable of flying non-stop around the world at 800 kmph has

Technology that could reduce the amount of time taken to manufacture an aircraft by at least 20 per cent is being assessed by aerospace groups around the world. The

Hydrogen makes a comeback as a fuel to propel a new type of airplane

Aircraft that mainly rely on computers could take a beating from cosmic rays

A new airport security system is proving five times better than X-ray machines in trials at Heathrow Airport, London. The system, invented by scientists at King's College in London, uses radio