The Airborne Metro is an ambitious travel concept designed to make flying around the world a faster and more efficient process. The benefits are -- Overall carbon fuel economy and in climate impact. Reduction in airport congestion. Reduction in noise at airports.

The Airborne Metro would be powered by nuclear energy so that it would never have to land. The idea behind the concept is to save jet fuel on conventional aircraft by letting them hitch a ride on the metro

This vast concept envisages an era when climate changing emissions, ground congestion and noise pollution will no longer be acceptable at their presently forecast levels. It seeks to sustain the apparently unlimited demands of people for travel without the huge penalties that these are beginning to impose.

The concept depends upon the feasibility of very large flight vehicles, perhaps carrying over 3000 passengers and for these eventually to be nuclear powered. These large "Air Cruisers" would stay aloft on a semi-permanent basis receiving their loads of passengers, freight and supplies in mid-air.

The concept does not require every airport or airline to be compatible with the cruiser concept but most of the large hubs would need to be capable of working in this way.

Reference: innopedia.wikidot and dvice

Have a look of its test flights video below:



source: Toronto Solar

An Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II makes the first vertical landing on a flight deck at sea aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD1).

The F-35B is the Marine Corps Joint Strike Force variant of the Joint Strike Fighter and sesigned for short takeoff and vertical landing on Navy amphibious ships.


First vertical landing at sea for F-35B Perspective


The Harrier Jump Jet (the F35B will replace Marine AV-8B Harriers and F-18 Hornets) are nothing new, it's still amazing to watch the awesome power and control these aircraft display - check out the video of the first F-35B landing at sea in the video below.

Watch F 35B 1st Landing on USS WASP.
Source: US Navy