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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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Quadrant photodiode

2014-11-25

The SXUVPS4 multi-element photo detector from Opto Diode has a 5 mm² active area in a quadrant configuration.

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Lifting 3D printing to new heights

2015-08-11

For a window into how 3D printing is revolutionizing manufacturing, look no further than the aerospace industry.

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Hot swap functionality for lithium ion solution

2015-10-05

Accutronics has created an off-the-shelf, modular battery system that draws energy from removable, sub 100 Wh Li-ion smart batteries and feeds them through a central controller.

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Rising sun breaks cover on Japanese defense industry

2015-07-25

For the first time since the Second World War, the Japanese aerospace industry has demonstrated a new defense air program overseas in an attempt to interest potential export customers.

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Signal compression technology enables E-Fan's flight, potential enhanced 'black box' possibilities

2015-08-27

Airbus Group and V-Nova have partnered to explore applications of PERSEUS technology in aerospace applications.

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First Airbus A350-1000 wing goes into production in North Wales

2015-08-27

The wing design includes several streamlined features, in particular droop-nose leading edge devices and new adaptive dropped-hinge flaps, which increase the jetliner’s efficiency at low speeds.

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Aerion progresses on the AS2 with help from Airbus, and announces first fleet customer

2015-12-03

More North American-based Airbus Group, Inc. resources made available to bring Aerion's supersonic AS2 to market.

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India to operate advanced Apache and Chinook helicopters from Boeing

2015-10-02

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Lockheed Martin determined to keep the F-16 viable

2015-11-08

The company continues to commit and breathe new life into its 40-year old fourth-generation fighter aircraft.

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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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Propulsion performance model for efficient supersonic aircraft

2015-06-09

For the design process of the class of aircraft known as an efficient supersonic air vehicle, particular attention must be paid to the propulsion system design as a whole, including installation effects integrated into a vehicle performance model.

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Accenture demos wearable technology for improving manufacturing processes

2015-06-18

Accenture took some time recently to talk about how it recently delivered with Airbus a proof-of-concept, using wearable technology, to help Airbus operators reduce the complexity of assembling cabin seats and decrease the time required to complete the task.

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Airbus Helicopters looks to the future in heavy-lift rotorcraft with the X6 concept

2015-06-18

The launch of the X6 begins a two-year definition period on this next-generation rotorcraft that will be tailored for and targeted to the civil market, specifically oil and gas.

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Sierra Nevada breathes life into D328, determined to make it fly again, and evolve

2015-06-16

Some 10 years since being out of production (some might say even nearly 15 years if one considers the demise of the plane’s originator), the Dornier 328, known for its ability to function on “unimproved runways” and “being easy to maintain in third-world countries,” is going back into production under at least the partial guidance of Sierra Nevada Corp., with a 628 on the radar.

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SAKOR develops 'spacecraft emulator' to test Dream Chaser control system

2015-07-29

SAKOR Technologies supplies a test system for the Dream Chaser atmospheric flight control system, serving as a spacecraft emulator to test overall system performance.

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HondaJet goes on show

2015-07-16

An important element in its recent world tour was the participation of the new HondaJet at the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE), held at Geneva, which was its first European appearance.

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LEAP for Boeing 737 MAX makes first flight

2015-05-18

At the end of April, Boeing and CFM International initiated flight testing of the LEAP-1B engine on a modified 747 flying testbed at GE Aviation Flight Test Operations.