07 Dec 2015
Luca Magni is on a mission. He's building an aircraft against the clock. Next to the spectators' stand at the FAI World Air Games Palm Dropzone, the Italian from Varese, has been turning the contents of three large packing crates into a fully functioning gyrocopter. He's been beavering away with a...
12 Dec 2015
Twelve sets of medals were awarded at the Closing Ceremony of the FAI World Air Games in Dubai, as the sun set on the two-week event celebrating air sports from around the world. While competitors collected their medals, a stunning Airshow including aerobatic planes, gliders, hot air balloons and...
25 Jan 2016
he United States has finished at the top of the medal table at the FAI World Air Games Dubai 2015, with 7 gold medals, 4 silver and 6 bronze. USA led a tight battle with France which just missed the top by 1 gold medal and takes second place with 6 gold, 10 silver, and 2 bronze medals. Russia came...
21 Apr 2016
Swiss pioneers and ambassadors for clean technology, Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, left the Kakaeloa Airport in Hawaii at 6:15am Hawaiian time to continue their spectacular journey of the first ever solar flight around-the-world. The next days will see the completion of the pioneering...
26 Apr 2016
After over 62 hours of flight, Swiss pioneer Bertrand Piccard landed safely at 08:44am CET (06:44 UTC) at the forecasted destination in Mountain View! By completing the 9th leg Solar Impulse 2 has successfully crossed the Pacific Ocean – the first flight ever with a solar-powered airplane in...
05 Feb 2016
Swiss pilot and co-founder of the Solar Impulse-project, André Borschberg, departed at 14:03 CEST (12:03 UTC, 05:03 Local Time) from Moffett Airfield in Mountain View, California, and took direction towards Goodyear Airport in Phoenix, Arizona, in order to cross a part of the continental landmass...
