Arquivos de Tag: Landing

Electra EL2 Hybrid-Electric Demonstrator Completes First Fixed Wing Takeoff and Landing at Manhattan Heliport

On the morning of October 26, 2026, Electra’s yellow two-seat EL2 hybrid-electric demonstrator rolled onto the pad at Downtown Skyport on Pier 6 in the East River and lifted off again after a brief ground run, the first time a fixed-wing airplane without any ability to hover had operated from that Lower Manhattan heliport. The […]

U.S.-bound Delta flight makes emergency landing in Portugal due to smoke in cabin

A Delta Air Lines jet made an emergency landing at Porto airport in Portugal on Sunday after smoke was detected in the cabin, and four passengers were treated at the hospital, the civil protection service said. The jet was on a flight from Barcelona to Boston with 296 passengers when it was diverted, according to […]

This Custom-Built Jumping Cube Robot Sticks the Landing on One Edge

You already know how a cube is supposed to behave. Toss one onto a table and it tumbles, bounces, and settles on a face. That expectation is the reason this build exists. A maker who posts as The Tinkering Techie spent a few weeks packing motors, a reaction wheel, and a spring piston into a […]