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Silicon carbide-based motor drive enables a smaller, lighter electric aircraft engine

A hybrid Cessna 337 taxied down a Southern California runway and lifted into the air. The plane, a type commonly used as an air taxi between islands, had a traditional gas-powered motor in the nose ...
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The A-10 Warthog Is Really, Really Slow. That’s a Good Thing.

Unlike the Air Force’s flashier fighter jets, the A-10 flies low and slow—and can dish out immense punishment to enemy ground forces.