All articles by Liam Stoker

Video feature: Boeing’s X-48C proving Blended Wing Body concept

Having completed its flight testing campaign in late April, Boeing's X-48C experimental aircraft can only be considered a successful first…
Getting to grips with graphene: aviation’s revolution?

Since its first development at the University of Manchester in 2010, graphene has been lauded as a modern miracle material.…
Rescuing a rescue helicopter

When a training exercise in the Arctic Circle goes awry, forcing a 6.5 tonne helicopter to make a crash landing…
Video feature: Gulfstream, Bombardier and Embraer – the business jet battle

Having suffered from a steep industry downturn between 2009 and 2010, green shoots of recovery are being witnessed in the…
Video feature: Bigelow Aerospace unveils inflatable space station module

When it comes to housing astronauts in space, Nasa could not be accused of failing to think outside of the…

Two dead as helicopter collides with crane in Vauxhall, London

A helicopter has crashed into a crane in London, UK, killing two people and injuring a reported nine more. The…
Video feature: Orion edging closer to launch

When Nasa's space shuttle made its last descent to Earth in 2011, the end of one era promised to herald…
November’s top stories: Boeing trumps Airbus

Boeing to take time to seek board approval for 787-10 DreamlinerBoeing revealed that more efforts were required to obtain approval…
EU suspends extension of aviation emissions trading scheme

The European Union has suspended the planned extension of its emissions trading scheme (ETS) to flights to and from non-EU…
Superstorm Sandy highlights US reliance on weather satellites

As Hurricane Sandy barrelled down on New York, contingency plans were already in action. Days before the storm made landfall,…