Kids News - Airplane
All-Electric Plane Sets New Speed Record
While electric cars have become mainstream and affordable, electric airplanes are just getting started. However, with airplanes being the world's biggest emitters of Carbon Dioxide, the quest for an all-electric plane is being pursued in earnest.
How The Wright Brothers Changed Our World
As the holiday season starts, a lot of us are getting ready to board airplanes to go visit family and friends across the country. While we take airplanes for granted today, imagine what life would be like if the Wright brothers hadn't dreamed of building the first passenger plane.
The First Commercial Flight Powered By Biofuel
This morning, a Virgin Atlantic 747 Jumbo Jet became the first commercial airplane to fly on biofuel. The short flight from London to Amsterdam used a blend of 20% coconut oil and babassu oil (kind of palm) mixed with 80% conventional jet fuel.
Airbus Lands On Glacial Runway In Antarctica
On December 12th, a passenger jet made history by landing on a new "blue ice" runway in Australia's Antarctic territory. The runway is two and a half miles long, 700 meters thick and moves about 12 meters southwest annually due to the natural movement of the glaciers.
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