Tag: smog

Boom’s big engine and costs dilemma

Building a supersonic airliner requires special engines and herein lies the problem. Jilted by its initial engine partner, Rolls-Royce, and now with other engine manufacturers stating they are not too keen

Read More »

Piper’s three engine oddity

Three engine aircraft were the almost the norm in the 1920s and 1930s. The reasoning behind this was actually quite simple. Aircraft engines were vastly overweight and underpowered. If a

Read More »

The Honda Jet Elite II

The Honda Jet concept started in 1997, with the maiden flight occurring on 3 December 2003. Outdoing the naysayers, and finding its own market niche amongst buyers, the model has

Read More »