Spirit of Innovation plane is the world’s fastest all-electric aircraft
The Spirit of Innovation - an electric aircraft demonstrator developed by Rolls-Royce - has clinched the record for the world's fastest all-electric aircraft. The Derby-based firm has claimed that the craft hit a speed of 387.4 mph during a test run at Boscombe Down in Amesbury on...
River Tyne swing bridge won’t swing
This week a £1m scheme to save the 1876 River Tyne swing bridge ended in failure. The machine room, showing one of Armstrong's original three-cylinder oscillating hydraulic motors First used for road traffic on 15 June 1876 and opened for river traffic on 17 July 1876 the bridge,...
SpaceX to build floating spaceports
SpaceX is looking to build floating spaceports to use for both hypersonic Earth travel and missions to Moon and Mars. A job advert this week revealed the US private space company is looking to take onboard more staff at its Offshore Operations in Brownsville. The new hires...