Dubai is planning to equip firefighters with jetpacks, according to reports. But is this a good idea, or, indeed, safe? For a long time, jetpacks have been regarded as the most futuristic personal mode of transport imaginable. Even James Bond has had one. But in recent years there has been increa...
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Airbus Helicopters flight tests kerosene-fueled lightweight V8 piston engine
// Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine
Most piston-driven helicopters use aviation-grade gasoline or avgas, but as part of the European Clean Sky initiative, Airbus Helicopters has begun flight testing of a new high-compression engine that burns widely-available kerosene aviation fuel. Installed in an H120 demonstrator aircraft, the advanced lightweight V8 piston engine promises to be a more efficient, cleaner alternative to turbine powerplants in high-performance rotorcraft.
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