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We are still flying aircraft that are over 40 years old & many of our trains, buses, boats, ferries & commercial planes in daily use are more than three decades old.
Hydrogen fuel cells, which power some electric cars, pack far more energy per weight than lithium-ion batteries. The devices also show promise for decarbonizing aviation, shipping, and trucking ...
An employee killed after a fuel tank explosion at an ammunition facility on the property of Camp Stanley has been identified.
NASCAR drivers have to cover a lot of distance during races, and that consumes a lot of fuel. How big are NASCAR fuel tanks, and how much does gas it use?
US investigators believe loss of power in the outboard left-hand engine of a Douglas C-54, and the subsequent feathering of its propeller, initiated a chain reaction of events including a fuel ...
A new generation of aircraft—blended wing bodies—may soon disrupt the airline industry with radical efficiency gains. Unlike traditional tube-and-wing jets, these designs reduce drag ...
Airbus just unveiled the ZeroE, a four-propeller commercial aircraft that will be powered by hydrogen-fuel-cell stacks and liquid hydrogen.
Aircraft fuel tank component system vendors are designing a new generation of equipment in which weight savings, fewer parts, simpler design and less intensive maintenance appear to be the coming ...
Eglin Air Force Base officials provided an update after a fuel tank dropped from an aircraft earlier this week.
Eglin Air Force Base officials say cleanup from a dropped 300-gallon fuel tank into a residential area in Niceville will last several weeks.
A 300-pound fuel tank fell from a fighter jet and landed in a Florida neighborhood — narrowly missing an elementary school and ultimately landing in someone’s yard.
The fuel tank dropped from a 96th Test Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft, the base in the Florida panhandle said.