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X-37B Space Plane Returns: 5 Theories About Its Secret Mission

After spending nearly two years in orbit on a secret mission, the U.S. Air Force's mysterious X-37B space plane landed today (Oct. 17) at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The unmanned, reusable vehicle logged an unprecedented 675 days in space, but very little is known about the record-setting flight.

The X-37B, also known as the Orbital Test Vehicle, touched down at the Vandenberg Air Force Base today at 9:24 a.m. local Pacific Time (12:24 p.m. EDT). It was the third in a series of flights that the Air Force has conducted using its two X-37B planes.

This most recent flight, called OTV-3, was the third one to make it into orbit and was the longest mission, at 675 days.  The program's inaugural mission launched in April 2010 and lasted 225 days. The space plane's second mission lasted 469 days.

V-22 Osprey

crown jewel of hard work and high people and material cost. This machine can perform landing and take-off from very small and nasty places in which standard transport airplanes can only perform parachute drops. Amongst all it can reach up to 560 km/h in flight, carry 27 tons of cargo and reach up to 7,900 meters of height. United States Army had been given excellent machine.



Helicopter

Conceived by industrial designer Daniel Kocyba, the Hummel (meaning “Bumble Bee”) is a lightweight helicopter designed to carry a maximum of two passengers. It can be used for passenger transport, emergency transports like organs or units of stored blood and for conventional tasks, such as monitoring (e.g. coast guard, police, army, scientists). The tandem rotor design ensures an efficient aircraft performance as the main-tail rotor design, without wasting fuel. The Hummel has wheels at its forelegs and can be folded flat, so it doesn’t depend on mobile heliports and can be stored easily and safely. The Hummel could be of great help in emergency situations, when there is minimal space, thanks to its small size and folding ability.

Hammerhead


The Hammerhead has a tree-fan configuration with two forward fans that tilt for both lift and thrust. It both takes off and lands vertically, easy to operate , safe and fast.

strato cruiser lifestyle zeppelin for airship luxury




the strato cruiser is a state of the art concept,coined as a "life style zeppelin".the luxury helium-filled air ship would contain a gourmet restaurant,a swimming pool,and enough coolness to make for a very entertaining night.seeing landmarks across the globe from one of the massive on-deck windows or the see-through flooring.