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Counterfeit parts making their way into U.S. military aircraft
2012-05-22 19:17:00 Counterfeit electronic parts from China are "flooding" into critical U.S. military systems, including special operations helicopters and surveillance planes, and are putting the nation's troops at risk, according to a new U.S. Senate committee report.
Could the Navy ever build a flying aircraft carrier?
2012-05-05 00:23:00 Moviegoers can easily recognize flights of fancy when they see the Avengers assemble aboard the flying "Helicarrier" aircraft carrier in Hollywood's latest superhero blockbuster. But could the U.S. Navy ever build the fantastical military marvel if it wanted a flying air base?
Coating Al Cyinder for Small Model Aircraft Engine
2012-04-25 21:14:00 Does anybody have any experience if hard anodizing an Alumimum cylinder will work for a small moel aircraft engine. The intended fuel is gasoline with spark ignition. Oil - fuel mixture is to be used for lubrication. Thanks in advance.
Iran Says It?s Building A Drone Aircraft Copy
2012-04-23 20:49:00 The saga of the downed US drone aircraft in Iranian hands has found its way back into the head lines again. Now, the Iranians claim to have puzzled out the “many codes and characters”. From Nextgov: The chief of the aerospace division of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, told state television that ...
Super secret hypersonic aircraft flew out of its skin
2012-04-23 17:23:00 It turns out that tearing through the atmosphere at 20 times the speed of sound is bad for the skin, even if you?re a super high-tech aircraft developed by the government.
U.N. sees need for more Syria observers, aircraft
2012-04-17 23:14:00 BEIRUT (Reuters) - A United Nations mission to oversee an end to violence in Syria may need to bring in its own aircraft and deploy more troops to ensure that a firm ceasefire takes hold throughout the country, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday. A six-day-old truce has held in some parts of Syria since President Bashar al-Assad pledged to enforce it last week. But in strong opposition areas such as Homs, Hama, Idlib and Deraa the army continues to attack and battle rebels, using heavy weapons in violation of the pledge by Damascus to pull back. ...
Surface Finishing for the Aerospace and Aircraft Industry
2012-04-10 18:00:00 Flexible honing tools and industrial abrasive brushes are used in the aircraft and aerospace industry. Jet engine builders and aviation MROs use flexible hones for applications such as through-hole edge rounding, chamfer blending, automated cutting, deburring, edge breaking, and rust removal. In
U.S. Navy deploys 2nd aircraft carrier to Persian Gulf
2012-04-09 12:48:00 The deployment comes amid rising tensions with Iran over its nuclear program.
Video: Aircraft Carrier Crews Guide In Robot Planes With Visible Hand Gestu
2012-03-14 20:46:00 From Popular Science - New Technology, Science News, The Future Now: Landing airplanes on moving ships is no mean feat, but this will be especially true when the airplanes are unmanned. Along with making decisions, autonomous airplanes will have to heed their human counterparts during ai
China's Aircraft Carrier Hotel Opens To The Public
2012-02-28 14:44:00 From Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine: We first covered this story back in August, when news surfaced of an unusual hotel being constructed in the bowels of ex-Russian aircraft carrier the Kiev - the centerpiece of an 80,000 square meter (20 acre) state-supported military theme park i
Mark Kroos: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft Music Video
2012-01-08 11:36:00 Mark Kroos - Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft Music Video
Thousands of US troops land in Israel. Aircraft carrier coming soon
2012-01-06 18:12:00 Thousands of US troops began descending on Israel this week. Senior US military sources told debkafile Friday, Jan. 6 that many would be staying up to the end of the year as part of the US-IDF deployment in readiness for a military engagement with Iran and its possible escalation into a regional conflict. They will ...
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Controversial Stealth Aircraft Canopy For Sale on eBay?
2011-12-29 13:52:00 From Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine: Twenty-eight years ago, the United States Navy decided that it wanted a field replacement for its A-6 Intruder ground-attack aircraft. A team from McDonnell Douglas and General Dynamics won the contract to design the plane, which would be an all-
100% Traction and an Aircraft Engine
2009-12-17 06:01:00 As winter grips us ever tighter in its chilly grasp, now's a good time to rummage through photos from the previous year and pluck out anything we might have overlooked. For example, back in September, I went over to Ballston Spa, New York, to see the ATHS truck show at the fairgrounds, and cam
Reducing the spread of swine flu on aircraft
2009-09-22 15:58:00 New filter for airplanes ‘could reduce the spread of swine flu and norovirus’ (Telegraph) Air filter system ‘could end spread of bugs on flights’ (Times) AirManager cleans cabin air (The Engineer) “Inventor David Hallam, director of Quest International, explained a high-voltage coil in a dielectric arrangement generates the contained electrical field. This field destabilises compounds and materials in ...
Chew On This: Aircraft That Biomimic The Architecture Of A Tooth
2009-08-24 04:14:00 Looking for an inspiration to build more crash resistant aircraft, mechanical engineers are looking at the architecture of the tooth.
Asphat for Aircraft Runways
2009-08-11 00:28:00 How can I see one or two typical Asphaltic mix design examples for a runway which is to carry aircraft maximum 60,000lbs. (small aerodrome). Asphalt thickness 50mm.I need something to compare my design with.
Ford Designs Another Custom Mustang for Experimental Aircraft Association?s
2009-07-26 05:10:00 Last year Ford revealed a custom built one-off Mustang known as the AV8R. It was specially built as part of a fundraising campaign for the Experimental Aircraft Association's Youth Program and was unveiled at the 2008 Gathering of the Eagles. This year Ford has once again brought out a custom designed Mustang and is aiming to beat last year's benchmark of $500,000.
First Flapping, Two-Winged Aircraft Takes Flight
2009-07-24 15:22:00 From Discovery News Top Stories : Discovery Channel: The world's first successful flight of a self-powered, rudderless, flapping aircraft has been achieved by engineers from AeroVironment. The NAV, or nano air vehicle, operates by using two flapping wings, which also function as
Re aircraft design
2009-07-19 06:04:00 Why is design of aircraft limited to single wing design, when two wings would increase lift ?
New Aircraft to Circle Globe on Nothing but Solar Energy
2009-07-03 19:32:00 For the past four years, a team of engineers has been working on an aircraft that is powered only by solar energy. After countless hours of measuring, calculating and building, their aircraft was finally ready to be unveiled to the world.
Aircraft Seatbelt-Airbag vs Aft Facing Seats
2009-07-01 17:30:00 Yesterday, I heard on the national news that airlines are now planning to go to the following system http://money.aol.com/article/am-safe-seatbelt-airbag-protecting-/536897 It seems to me that Aft Facing Seats would provide a higher level of safety with the following benefits: * le
Aircraft Seatbelts: Airbags vs. Aft Facing Seats
2009-07-01 17:30:00 Yesterday, I heard on the national news that airlines are now planning to go to the following system http://money.aol.com/article/am-safe-seatbelt-airbag-protecting-/536897 It seems to me that Aft Facing Seats would provide a higher level of safety with the following benefits:
Yuneec E430 to be World?s First Production Plug-In Aircraft
2009-06-29 04:39:00 Small, personally owned aircraft are becoming more common throughout the world. Not only are they becoming increasing easy to fly, but they also are becoming less expensive to operate and maintain. A perfect example of this can be seen with the Yuneec E430 all electric airframe set to go on sale next year.
Aircraft crash reasoning
2009-06-17 09:37:00 It has been alleged that the recent Aircraft crash is due to jamming of Pitot Tube by ice at high altitude thereby leading to wrong information of flight speed. My Q is as per standard practice there must be some redundancy of sensing element for any control system. Can any one send view on the reas
Unmanned Aircraft Helping Scientists Learn About Alaskan Ice Seals
2009-06-11 18:49:00 NOAA's Fisheries Service scientists and their partners have launched an unmanned aircraft to mount the vehicle?s first search for ice seals at the southern edge of the Bering Sea pack ice during the... Extensive site includes news of various topics like Marine animals,Marine biology, sharks,Whales,sea mammals,endangered species,birds,turtles,penguine,-seal,planktons,Fish,coral reef,coastal environment and more
Amazing Aircraft - The Pitts Special
2009-06-09 13:00:00 At air shows across the country, the Pitts Special is prized as an unlimited aerobatic biplane. In fact, this airplane is so well-built so well that very few pilots use all of its capabilities. The brains behind the machine belonged to Curtis Pitts, a legendary aircraft designer
Nanocoating To Help Monitor Safety of Aircraft, Bridges
2009-05-22 14:52:00 From gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine: One of the promising applications for the emerging field of nanotechnology is the monitoring of large-scale infrastructures, such as bridges. The latest foray into this field comes from the Queensland University of Technology's (QUT) School
Aircraft landing force
2009-05-06 08:32:00 Dear Mechanical or aircraft engineer, I tried to do FEA on the main landing gear during landing. Before that I have to know the force exerted on the comonents as an input. I try to find the answer but not so sure. In some book I have read, they only mention about kinetic energy (1/2mv^2). I believed
Aircraft Main Landing Gear
2009-05-06 08:32:00 Dear Mechanical or aircraft engineer, I tried to do FEA on the main landing gear during landing. Before that I have to know the force exerted on the comonents as an input. I try to find the answer but not so sure. In some book I have read, they only mention about kinetic energy (1/2mv^2). I believed
Combat Pilots Ejecting <i>After</i> Aircraft Crash
2009-03-23 17:13:00 From Gizmodo: This two-seat Sukhoi Su-24 combat aircraft crashed in a fiery ball of hell in an Iranian airfield last week. Nothing special about that, except that—amazingly enough—the pilots ejected safely after the crash. As you can see in the video, the Su-24 eith
Textron (TXT): Value in civil aircraft
2009-02-11 06:00:00 "Sometimes Wall Street overlooks a tremendous value; I think Textron (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/quote.htm?sym=txt) (NYSE: TXT (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/quote.htm?sym=txt)) is one of those diamonds in the rough," says Jonas Elmerraji (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2823).The- portfolio manager and editor of the newly-launched advisory, The Rhino Stock Report (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2823), explains, "The company, which manufactures civil and defense aircraft, has seen its share price fall off a cliff since last May, falling from $64.23 to a recent $6.81.""Textron is selling for only 62% of the book value of its assets. It means that the company is on the market for only 3.5 times its earnings. It means that Textron is a bargain."But why’s the company so cheap? After all, the Textron has some market leading attributes that should be factored into that share price. "Just look at its largest business segment, Cessna &nda...
Ultra-Light Aircraft with ETFE Skin
2009-01-29 21:31:00 Hi- I try to design a new type of an ultra light aircraft.It should be faster than the common types,so I want to try to use for the wings a light skeleton wraped with etfe What should be the physical and mechanical properties of the etfe sheet
Toward Autonomous Unmanned Aircraft Technology
2009-01-28 14:06:00 From Slashdot: Researchers at Purdue will soon experiment with an unmanned aircraft that pretty much flies itself with little human intervention. The aircraft will use a combination of global-positioning system technology and a guidance system called AttoPilot ... to guide the aeri
Fire Suppression System for B737 Aircraft
2009-01-25 09:40:00 Hi we are building a relocateable rubb( USA) hangar at Karachi Airport for B737 series. Fire suppression system was delivered with the hangar but diesel engine fire pump cap 4000 gpm at 150 psi is not included which we need to buy.We would preffer to buy used one in good condition
Video :: Sukhoi Su 37 Terminator. A última palavra em aviação de caça.
2008-11-21 20:18:00 Pasmem, ele para no ar ! E poderá ser usado na terceira guerra mundial.O míssil dele alcança 400km, seleciona 8 alvos e destrói 6 desses alvos ao mesmo tempo, seriam necessários 8 F/A-18 Hornet ou 12 F-16 ou 6 F-22 Raptor para combater um único Su 37. Esse aviãozinho custa apenas 65 milhões de doláres, mas não é o preço de venda, pois somente a Rússia tem esse caça e não vende.
The World?s Smallest Aircraft
2008-11-21 16:23:00 The world’s smallest piloted aircraft was the Bumblebee II. The creator named the aircraft “bumblebee” because it is said that actual bumblebees do not have sufficient wing area to fly. At first, some engineers and pilots said the same about this tiny airplane. (http://www.aviationtrivia.info-/Starr-Bumble-Bee-II.php)
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Aircraft door design
2008-11-11 01:03:00 I would appreciate any references or research tips for aircraft door designs, especially examples of linkages, drive systems and mechanical guides. My Google searches have yielded mostly patent references and they are often not "typical" designs. Besides, they're patented. I have a series o
Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Like Thunderbirds' Fireflash?
2008-10-30 16:38:00 From Science Fiction in the News: Nuclear-powered aircraft could make a comeback after being given the axe in the 1950's. Dr. Ian Poll, Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Cranfield university, says that the experiments conducted during the Cold War have shown that nuclear-pow
Russian Pilot-Free Aircraft Complete Arctic Test Flights
2008-09-16 16:45:00 The first testing stage for two UAVs in Arctic conditions has been completed by A-Level Aerosystems, a Russian company specializing in unmanned aerial vehicles. Read on for some fascinating details. Environment Innovation International Miscellaneous News Science Security Television
CBP Aircraft Deployed To Support Hurricane Gustav Response
2008-09-04 14:31:00 From Aero-News Network: Predator-B UAV Used To Survey Damage US Customs and Border Protection has deployed the Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Predator B to support the response and recovery efforts of Hurricane Gustav. CBP launched its Predator B Tuesday morning to provide live s
Lasers vs. Aircraft: Do We Deed Regulation?
2008-08-19 15:04:00 It seems silly to think about regulating laser pointers but as the idiots who aim them at aircraft proliferate, it begins to seem like a legitimate question. Laser pointers can't blind pilots, but they can distract them or affect their visibility at a critical time, putting hundreds of people's live
Aircraft
2008-08-15 03:14:00 All Airoplans experience about -30 to-40 degree C temp.while flying at normal altitude for hours together. why there is no ice formation on body or on wings.
Life Aboard an Aircraft Carrier (Part 4)
2008-08-05 07:00:00 Deployment aboard an aircraft carrier usually lasts for six months - as long as nothing extreme happens and you don't get extended, which can happen from time to time. For the first three months, you act like a robot, just doing your job and not thinking about home too much because you know there
Total Solar Eclipse As Seen From an Aircraft
2008-08-04 16:46:00 From Neatorama: Let's put our geek hats on and go for a ride in a plane over the Canadian Arctic in order to see Friday's total solar eclipse. These guys know how to check out an eclipse! Watch the video
Life Aboard an Aircraft Carrier (Part 3)
2008-08-04 07:00:00 While you were in port and not on duty, you made sure to get off that ship as soon as possible. After being onboard an aircraft carrier for anywhere from two weeks up to two months, you were just itching to get off. A lot of people would take tours of the surrounding area; the ship had a good syst
Life Aboard an Aircraft Carrier (Part 2)
2008-07-29 07:00:00 When you're out to sea aboard an aircraft carrier, you get to see some amazing things, especially weather-wise. Once, we sailed right under a rainbow. It was misty and cool, but there wasn't a pot of gold at the end! Personally, I enjoyed the sunsets at sea the most. The colors of the clouds an
Life Aboard an Aircraft Carrier (Part 1)
2008-07-28 22:30:00 After watching part of a recent PBS series called "Carrier", I thought it might be a good time to blog about my own experiences in naval aviation. While serving in the U.S. Navy, I spent more than a year and a half of my life aboard aircraft carriers. And while I have to admit that the PBS seri
Noise reduction for small aircraft engines
2008-07-07 20:30:00 I am looking for recommendations, cheap advise, opinions(yes I think CR4 commenters are opinionated!) I am interested in building a small aircraft. One or two seats, something low and slow to enjoy the scenery. I do not want something that sounds like a "buzz-saw" running out of control. |
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