Sideways seating concept could be tested by year-end

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/10/14/333455/sideways-seating-concept-could-be-tested-by-year-end.html

The concept, first reported in August by ATI sister Flight
International magazine, entails a row of inward facing seats on each
side of the aircraft plus two back-to-back rows down the middle
resulting in a configuration whereby passengers are facing each other.

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Vide: The Predator B UAS - CBP’s New Approach to Traditional Security

 

 

http://www.aero-tv.net/?videoid=d351e412-9614-4f90-a96e-610b73a2fda4

 

 

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Helicopter Terrain Awareness And Warning System Helps Prevent Ground Collisions

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?contentBlockId=26d5dbbc-40ab-493c-9fc2-03a9d5a3d771

 

"Honeywell's technology ensures that all helicopter pilots can have EGPWS in their cockpits today to help avoid terrain and obstacles such as towers," said TK Kallenbach, Honeywell Vice President, Program Management. "Our EGPWS systems are specifically engineered for rotary-wing operation and helicopter flight characteristics, and will make helicopters equipped with this technology much safer."

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Boeing Advanced Tactical Laser Strikes Moving Target in Test

http://boeing.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=878

 

During the test, the C-130H aircraft took off from Kirtland Air Force Base near Albuquerque and fired a high-power chemical laser through its beam control system while flying over White Sands Missile Range. The beam control system guided the laser beam's energy to the unoccupied, remotely controlled target, striking the vehicle and putting a hole in a fender. The test demonstrated the ability to aim and fire a high-energy laser beam at a moving target.

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Chinese researchers break through the mysteries of UAVs and UCAVs

http://www.defpro.com/daily/details/424/

 

defpro.com | Larry Dickerson, senior unmanned systems analyst for Forecast International, recently stated that the international demand for unmanned aircraft is rapidly growing, with the United States continuing to be the key driver of this trend. According to Dickerson, U.S.-based companies will account for more than 60 per cent of the market's value. However, western European countries and Israel are keeping up with the pace and spawning domestic development of such systems, which in some cases could already achieve more or less significant export successes (particularly Israel) with their industrial solutions. With respect to the obvious boom of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) development and export programmes in western countries, China, as much as Russia, still lag somewhat behind.

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Hydrogen-Powered Navy UAV Shatters Flight Endurance Record

http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2009-10/hydrogen-powered-navy-uav-shatters-flight-endurance-record?page=

 

Flying out of the Aberdeen Proving Ground, the Ion Tiger UAV set a new record for hydrogen-powered flight by staying aloft for 23 hours and 17 minutes. This places close to the 30-36 hour endurance of the Tiger's gas guzzling Predator and Reaper cousins.

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Sobreviven a un accidente aéreo en el Mediterráneo

http://www.actualidadaeroespacial.com/index.php?view=noticias&id=4ad572895f91c&viewTemplate=1

 

"Yo me ocupé del avión, de la trayectoria y de la comunicación por radio con el control. Mi novia, que es azafata en la misma aerolínea en que yo trabajo, se ocupó de los pasajeros

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US Army Replaces 1950s-Vintage Chute

 

 

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/This-is-Not-Your-Fathers-Parachute-US-Army-Replaces-1950s-Vintage-Chute-05853/

 

The US Army is paying up to $200 million to buy between 45,000 and 50,000 T-11 parachutes from 3 firms: Aerostar International in Sioux Falls, SD (W911QY-09-D-0036), Airborne Systems North America [PDF] in Santa Ana, CA (W911QY-10-D-0003), and BAE Systems in Phoenix, AZ (W911QY-10-D-0001).

 

The new parachute features several improvements over the T-10: an upgraded harness that fits the smallest and largest soldiers and allows integration with modern equipment; a 28% larger more, stable canopy that enables a 49% slower rate of descent [...]

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