Sentence examples for power aircraft from inspiring English sources

Just a few years ago, Mr. Tyler said, the concept of using biofuels to help power aircraft seemed "very pie-in-the-sky and futuristic".

The chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board, Deborah Hersman, said she did not want to "categorically" rule out the use of lithium-ion batteries to power aircraft systems.

From Rolls-Royce engines that power aircraft around the globe, to ARM chips that power smartphones, or universities that produce outstanding graduates and researchers, Britain is very much a player on the global stage, punching above our weight in many fields.

The EU worries that GECAS would use its market power to force aircraft manufacturers to buy GE-Honeywell components.

The fear was that GECAS, which leases planes to carriers globally, could use its market power to force aircraft manufacturers to buy GE-Honeywell components.

Mughal is speaking in Rolls-Royce's new technology exhibition centre, which displays how its focus on powering aircraft efficiently has spun off into successful products for warships, power stations and oil rigs.

Launched from Kauai, Hawaii, the remotely controlled Helios Prototype unofficially reached 85,100 feet, surpassing the record of 85,068 feet set by a Lockheed SR-71 jet-powered aircraft in 1976.

Add to that the fact that the price of fuel is likely to keep rising and that the pressure to reduce fuel emissions has never been higher, and what you get is a huge increase in recent years in the airline industry's efforts to develop biofuels capable of powering aircraft.

Plus, Microsoft's work in keeping uncrewed, low-power aircraft up and flying could have big impact on any plans to deliver internet to underserved areas from on high, monitor ground conditions and weather patterns in real-time, and more.

Electric powered aircraft has been designed and flown for quite a while.

This work represents one of the first studies of fuel cell powered aircraft to result in a demonstration aircraft.