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New Aerospace Standard from SAE International Explores Effect of Radiation on Electronic-based Airborne Systems

2018-09-05

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Walk-in oven

2015-01-20

The No. 1031 is a 650°F electrically heated walk-in oven from Grieve, currently used at a customer location for curing composite components.

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Jet Aviation Basel gains DGCA approval from India for Dassault aircraft

2015-01-08

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Multi-display controller board

2015-01-21

The CC10S multi-display controller board from MEN Micro is based on a Freescale ARM i.MX 6 Series processor.

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Rugged COTS enclosure

2015-01-20

The air-cooled 3U nine-slot D2D chassis from Curtiss-Wright comes in a 3/4 ATR tall long format.

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NVision aids aircraft repair station in quickly obtaining FAA approval

2015-01-12

3-D laser scanning from NVision helped a certified FAA repair station document its work on a passenger jet part with such precision that the station was able to obtain the necessary FAA approval for the repair in much less time than is usually required.

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VISTARA signs contract with Airbus to support A320 fleet

2015-01-08

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Brunel pursues ultrasound for ‘greener’ production of aluminum alloys

2015-01-05

Treating molten metal with ultrasound is cleaner and more efficient than using argon rotary degassing to produce high-quality castings, according to scientists at Brunel University London. Cost reduction is another benefit, demonstrated in the research team's pilot-scale trials.

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Probing FAST processing for high-tech ceramic components

2017-02-20

Researchers from Purdue University are studying the fundamental mechanisms behind a method that uses electrical fields to enhance ceramics-sintering processing, which could aid R&D of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries and fuel cells. The research also could shed light on a phenomenon called electromigration, which can affect the performance of electronic devices.

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Recoated and ready

2017-02-23

Lockheed Martin completed recoating the first of a dozen F-22 Raptors at the company’s Inlet Coating Repair Speedline facility, accelerating the aircraft's maintenance cycle.

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Boom aims to conquer Concorde by 2023

2017-01-26

Colorado-based Boom Technology’s “Baby Boom” XB-1 supersonic demonstrator—a one-third scale stepping stone to a supersonic 40-seat passenger airliner—will make its first test flight late-2017. Although currently under construction, the XB-1 is described as “the first independently developed supersonic jet and history’s fastest civil aircraft.”

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T-X down to two main contenders

2017-04-10

Although the lightweight, supersonic T-38 has been the staple advanced jet trainer for the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Naval Test Pilot School for more than 55 years, the aircraft is expected to be replaced by a new trainer that can better transition pilots into fourth- and fifth-generation fighters.

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U.S. Air Force concludes redesigned TF33 component testing

2017-01-03

Engineers successfully completed verification and validation of new Pratt & Whitney TF33 engine components at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex in Tennessee.

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Need for cybersecurity awareness for managers grows

2016-11-15

Connectivity spawns need for security designed-in from the beginning, a complex issue that spans many disciplines.

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Airbus launches A321neo with ‘true transatlantic capability’

2015-01-29

The A321neo 97t will have, with 4000 nmi, the longest range of any single aisle airliner “available today and tomorrow,” claims Airbus, making it suited to transatlantic routes.

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Nanoparticle networking could lead to fast-charging batteries

2015-01-30

A new electrode design for lithium-ion batteries has been shown by Purdue researchers to potentially reduce the charging time from hours to minutes by replacing the conventional graphite electrode with a network of tin-oxide nanoparticles.

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Collaborative research project leads to potentially swarming VTOL UAVs

2014-12-31

Gaining advanced knowledge in propulsion, turbomachinery, and lightweighting contributed to the successful conclusion of the German research project AVIGLE.

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Laser measurement

2014-11-25

Ophir Photonics’ 1000WP-BB-34 high-power water cooled thermal sensor is designed with the requirement that all materials coming in contact with the cooling water are either copper or nonmetallic.

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NASA BLI propulsor may leapfrog current high-efficiency designs

2016-12-21

Fuel efficiency—and the economic and ecological benefits associated with it—continues to be the white rabbit of the global aviation industry. While engine builders look toward composites and electrification, and airframe designers toward lightweighting and aerodynamics, engineers at NASA’s Glenn Research Center recently completed testing of a novel concept: the boundary layer ingesting propulsor.

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Taming of the drones

2016-12-08

While unmanned systems are already transforming the way that modern warfighting is conducted, the commercial sector is still at the starting gate. That said, personal UAV ownership is expanding at an exponential rate, as small, stable, UAVs enter the market.