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Aircraft Parachute with an Elastic Opening

In any situation where the aircraft is unable to continue its flight, these parachutes would prevent the otherwise inevitable crash. They are mounted at the base of the wings and deploy at high speed. Thanks to an elastic opening in the center, they do not tear apart or cause excessive deceleration. Instead, they slow the aircraft gradually.

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Konstantin Vankov
Mühlhausen I.t., Germany
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Aerospace & Defense
Jul 1, 2026

Autonomous Aerial Firefighting (AAF)

The AAF system is squadrons of low-cost, mass-produced, autonomous electrically-powered "eTanker" aircraft with high lift-to-drag ratios that can perform Extremely Short Take-off and Landings (ESTOL) with ultra-quiet propulsion that enables high-proximity aviation, with autonomous interoperable dock loading with quick turnaround times enabled by use of payload-agnostic carts.

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Brien A Seeley
Santa Rosa, United States
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Views: 216
Aerospace & Defense
Jun 22, 2026

A Holonic Pyramidal Hierarchy for Commercial Aviation Spanning Local, International and Extra-planetary Travel

A three-layer holon concept is a compelling way to think about future transport as a stacked mobility architecture rather than a set of isolated vehicles that are capable of self-management, interoperable with the layers above and below.

Layer 1 is the urban, suburban, and intercity zero-emission VTOL layer. This layer would handle short trips,

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Antariksha Sarkar
Kolkata, India
Votes: 1
Views: 215
Aerospace & Defense
Jun 30, 2026

Electric Aircraft Propulsion - Do Away with Dead Weight of Battery

Electric aircraft's growth is hampered by today's limited battery technology. Very low power density means heavy pack of battery to meet the power demand and required range. In traditional aircraft fuel is consumed which continuously makes the aircraft lighter in flight and during landing.

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Proloy Jyoti Naskar
Bengaluru, India
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Views: 204
Aerospace & Defense
Jun 24, 2026

AI-Driven Airworthiness Triage Engine

Civil aviation is currently facing an unprecedented, multi-billion-dollar operational crisis centered on the Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine family. Between 2015 and 2021, microscopic ceramic tooling particles contaminated the powdered metal used to forge high-pressure turbine and compressor discs. Under extreme operational stress, these impurities cause subsurface micro-cracks that risk catastrophic,

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Tanuj Katyal
Vellore, India
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Views: 194
Aerospace & Defense
Jun 28, 2026

DBbun Executable VTOL Design and Mission Simulator

DBbun Executable VTOL Design and Mission Simulator is a software platform for rapidly exploring aircraft concepts before committing to expensive prototypes or flight tests. Early-stage vertical-takeoff-and-landing design is difficult because payload, mass, propulsion, energy use, environmental conditions, and mission requirements interact in ways that are hard to evaluate with static spreadsheets or isolated engineering calculations.

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Uri Kartoun
Cambridge, United States
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Views: 194
Aerospace & Defense
Jul 2, 2026

Ransomware Proactive Guardian

RPG eliminates all ransomware and cyber security threats from attacking computer systems.

RPG is the solution to the worldwide ransomware epidemic.

The inability of anti-ransomware products to stop the spread of malware confidently is what led to the development of RPG. As the ONLY known solution to eliminate ransomware fully, it has enormous market potential.

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Marc Perez
San Marcos, United States
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Views: 190
Aerospace & Defense
Jul 2, 2026

Aircraft Landing Renaissance

The airline industry was founded on principles of Speed, Safety, Security, and Convenience. However, the evolutionary demand has outpaced its growth, leading to catastrophic results which in part triggered an avalanche of advancements.

The introduction of jet engines, short take off or vertical takeoff aircraft, etc. heralded an era of conformity to changing climate of aviation.

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Gagandeep Walia
Pune, India
Votes: 0
Views: 184
Aerospace & Defense
Jun 28, 2026

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