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The Future Of Flight: Planes That Never Need To Land

Posted July 03, 2013 10:49 AM

From Popular Science - New Technology, Science News, The Future Now:

Glide Path The Jet Streamer, which is in development at Lehigh University, will draw energy from differentials in wind speed, so it could fly with little or no fuel. Courtesy Lehigh University Perpetual flight is going, so get ready for planes that just keep going and going and going...

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07/04/2013 8:24 AM

I've heard of places where the taxis never stop, but they carry people inside...

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07/04/2013 8:29 AM

"Passengers will please watch their step when exiting the plane..."

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07/04/2013 3:08 PM

Are we there yet? I've got to go to the washroom.....
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07/05/2013 1:57 AM

Let's pick up some pasengers!

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Re: The Future Of Flight: Planes That Never Need To Land

07/05/2013 8:44 AM

So, they invented a motor that will never need maintenance as well?

Maybe the article should be titled, "Planes That Will Never Need to Land On Purpose."

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07/05/2013 10:32 AM

Entropy rules!

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07/05/2013 3:35 PM

Entropy isn't as good as it used to be.
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07/05/2013 5:50 PM

Yet another perpetual motion machine.....

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/81499189/

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