| Imagine the Wright Brothers having a chance | | | | morphing changing their shapes and |
| of being reincarnated in the 21st century. | | | | functionalities according to different combat |
| They would be quite astounded by seeing their | | | | situations. |
| wiry miniature craft "Kitty Hawk" in 1930 | | | | |
| transforming to big flying machines clouting | | | | But how come UAV's be forced to fetter away |
| the present skylines. The twin brother's | | | | from commercial airlines cockpit. The great |
| might be left staggering after spin drifting | | | | innovation in UAV's contemplates us |
| the world half-way, spilling out just few | | | | perceiving an aircraft without Pilot. But can |
| hundred dollars. One thing that also seems | | | | lives of so many people traveling be risked |
| confusing is the use of Aircrafts in varied | | | | in the hands of quirky machines. Ironically |
| traits and their complex forms like Colossal | | | | the history of aviation profound with |
| Spaceships for space operation, big airliners | | | | countless accidents and casualties involving |
| for transportation and civil aviation, two | | | | human being as pilots but this error element |
| seated personal jets, miniature UAV's for | | | | would be zeroed in with advanced UAVs.UAV's |
| military combat operations. | | | | are still in testing phase, as they are |
| | | | powered with more independence and become |
| Literally, in a short span of few decades | | | | self-reliant they will surely find their way |
| aircrafts have pioneered some unimaginable | | | | into cockpits, till then you have to pray god |
| barriers, cruised to speed of light, | | | | that your pilot might not be day dreaming |
| maneuvered vertical take offs, executed safe | | | | about his fiancé in London. Good bye happy |
| landing, and visited moon and mars. But after | | | | journey. |
| listening numerous paeans of these wonder | | | | |
| crafts it is quite obvious and tempt ting to | | | | Q4 Will there be another supersonic Flight? |
| think, what lies ahead? What are the | | | | |
| complications that in future lies? Confused | | | | Man's dream of a supersonic flight plunged |
| just like other inhabitants of aerospace | | | | after Concorde project went into quagmires |
| world. Here comes a sigh of relief for you. | | | | due to financial constraints. But still some |
| Just open your minds and tie down your seat | | | | believe that there might be another |
| belts for an enthralling ride into the future | | | | possibility in next 20 yrs as these new |
| of Aircrafts. Through these well researched | | | | alternate technologies capable of flying at |
| answers to six intriguing questions that keep | | | | the speed of light flourishes. |
| creeping up in Aerospace world. | | | | |
| | | | The pulse detonation engine: This uses |
| Q1 With launch of an aircraft carrying 1000 | | | | supersonic shock waves to compress and ignite |
| people Airbus has captured the extremes of | | | | fuel and air almost instantaneously, but will |
| science and technology. So, what's up next in | | | | take about 20 years to mature. |
| Boeing camp? | | | | |
| | | | The Hyper soar is a notion behind an aircraft |
| Airbus's new A380, the world's largest | | | | flying at 10 times the speed of sound, |
| commercial airplane, exemplifies the European | | | | swindrifting the earth within 3 hours. Using |
| aircraft maker's belief in strong demand for | | | | hydrogen fuel, it would use air-breathing, |
| an aircraft that can transport volumes. Its | | | | rocket-based engines to ascend to the outer |
| launch this year emanated with it turbulence | | | | limits of the Earth's atmosphere where it |
| in Boeing's camp. Meanwhile Boeing is placing | | | | would cruise in oscillatory motion, in and |
| its bets on developments in the midsize | | | | out of the atmosphere. If it's conceived to |
| market, where it hopes to get a one-up on | | | | reality, it would be great to see financiers |
| Airbus. The US aviator's new 787 Dreamliner | | | | of space programmes in smiles, making access |
| was conceived with the expectation that | | | | to space really cheaper. |
| passengers prefer to fly point-to-point | | | | |
| rather than having to change planes at busy | | | | Q5 Mankind's dream of space tours, colonizing |
| hubs. The Chicago-based company built the | | | | moon or mars remains unabated. Is it still a |
| plane using a high proportion of composite | | | | distant dream or a jubilation in near future? |
| materials to save on fuel and maintenance | | | | |
| costs, giving some relief to airlines plagued | | | | It has been rightly said that money always |
| with soaring fuel bills. All in all a nice | | | | restrains dreams. Space agencies around the |
| smiling stroll aboard for frequent travelers | | | | world are pulling out their hand off lavish |
| around the world. | | | | space tours. Using a rocket to get into space |
| | | | is proving to be quite costly. As rockets |
| Q2 Is notion of Aero-elastic wings and | | | | gluts large amount of fuel, hard to control |
| morphing conceivable in future Air carriers? | | | | and are not reusable. Here alternate paths, |
| | | | re-useable space planes powered by |
| Aeronautical engineers are going beyond wings | | | | high-performance jet engines have huge |
| that merely flex, but developing aircraft | | | | advantages over rockets. These engines if |
| surfaces changing themselves from one shape | | | | used to reach the edge of space have been |
| into another, much as arm muscles bulge and | | | | proven to be much easier to control, maintain |
| flatten. These possibilities arise largely | | | | and refuel. |
| from the use of so-called smart materials, a | | | | |
| broad range of substances that can shorten, | | | | Q6 what's going on in NASA's camp? |
| elongate, flex, and otherwise respond | | | | |
| mechanically to electricity, heat, light, or | | | | As 20th century melts its way, different |
| magnetic fields .Even on a modest scale, such | | | | forms air crafts and vehicles will replace |
| reshaping of aircraft contours could greatly | | | | the junky clutter of today's machines. There |
| enhance vehicle control ,performance and fuel | | | | will be new advanced aircrafts whisking the |
| efficiency up to 20%. Twenty years on you | | | | passengers at ultra sonic speeds around the |
| would be astonished to see aircrafts powered | | | | earth and into the space. NASA's recent |
| with unimaginable features for instance wings | | | | researches have been targeted at providing |
| that can telescope, curl, or fold--may be on | | | | long range inter oceanic commercial flights. |
| the way, yielding extraordinarily versatile | | | | It's also planning to introduce nuclear power |
| airplanes and missiles that change their | | | | in its fuels list for futures crafts, |
| shapes according to the missions and | | | | powering the way to new dawn in space. |
| environment they are expected to perform in. | | | | |
| | | | That's NASA's prelusion to 21st century quite |
| Q3 Future of Un Armed Vehicles (UAV's) and | | | | clear and ambitious too. If everything emotes |
| feasibility of pilot less aircrafts in next | | | | preplanned then you might be intimidated by |
| decade? | | | | your children saying "Dad we're buying a flat |
| | | | in Mars". |
| Imagine in an military operation, you need | | | | |
| crucial information about enemies movement, | | | | In this article, we have really butchered the |
| don't worry you don't have to send in some | | | | aircrafts, warped them, sped them to a |
| intelligence , small miniature aircraft UAV's | | | | whisker, and changed their fuels. The |
| monitored by satellite and a army van loaded | | | | Aircrafts rights commission might strangulate |
| with computers will serve the purpose, | | | | us on the charges of "cruelty against |
| downloading the pictures and then sending | | | | innocent machines". So let me stop you here |
| them back to mainstation,It can also launch a | | | | for a breather. Just close your eyes and |
| combat operation through laser guided missile | | | | imagine a car sized flying saucer landing in |
| attacks, this may sound like a star wars | | | | your backyard, seems quite frantic but that's |
| episode, but this is future of wars where all | | | | the future of Aircrafts, weird but shining. |
| army operation would be fully integrated | | | | |
| through the networks of UAV's controlled | | | | About Author |
| through a key pad by human beings in army | | | | |
| bases. With more advancement UAV would master | | | | Naveen Kumar a budding writer from India. |