Educational informatics bridges virtual & real-world learning environments

http://www.au.af.mil/au/aunews/archive/2009/0422/Articles/Stricker0422.pdf
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Dr. Andrew Stricker & Ms. Toni Scribner from AU's Innovations &
Integrations team have compiled a study examining informatics, the
science & design of interactions between natural & artificial systems.

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Russia and China against Europe and USA

Commercial Air Corporation of China (Comac) and Russia's United Aircraft (UAC)

vs

Boeing and Airbus

 

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/10/27/334019/china-and-russia-take-on-airbus-and-boeing-in-the-single-aisle.html

 

COMAC C919 and UAC MC200 are the B737 and A320 new competitors in the narrow body market.

 

 

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Russian MS-21 twinjet undergoes windtunnel testing

United Aircraft's MS-21 twinjet undergoes windtunnel testing

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/10/28/334080/ms-21-undergoes-windtunnel-testing.html

Russia's Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI) has completed a series of crucial windtunnel tests for United Aircraft's proposed MS-21 twinjet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specifications

• Accommodation:
• Crew 2
• Passengers 150
• Dimensions:
• Length 35.1 m
• Wingspan 35.3 m
• Weights:
• Max Takeoff Weight 65.8 t,
• Payload 12.5 t
• Engine/s Performance:
• Number of Engines 2
• Thrust 50,000 lb (22,680 kg)
• Performance:
• Ceiling 12,000 m (39,370 ft)
• Cruise Speed 850 kph (528 mph),
• Max Range 4,700 km (2,538 nm),
• Service Life 25 yr,
• Take Off Run Distance 2,000 m (6,562 ft)
• Other:
• Service Life (Flight Hours) 60,000
• Service Life (Flights) 30,000

 

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EC135 Training Program Receives CFR Part 142 Certification

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?contentBlockId=0d511146-d2e0-4fba-bef1-13d8090795f3

Advance Simulator Allows Pilots To "Fly" Realistic Scenarios

"This certification will allow our customers to fully utilize our
EC135 training program and our EC135 FTD for their training needs,"
said Marc Paganini, President & CEO of American Eurocopter. "This is
the first full motion, developed on manufacturer product knowledge
EC135 Simulator in the U.S."

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Creating (auto) anti-icing surfaces

http://www.grcblog.com/?cat=26

 

Creating anti-icing surfaces

 

By superhydrophobic, we mean creating materials that are super water repellent. It's similar to "nano pants" that are spill or stain resistant. It's amazing… you can spill coffee or juice and the liquid just rolls off the clothing without causing a stain. At GE, our interests are much different. GE products like our wind turbines and aircraft engines come into contact with water all the time, often in the form of ice.

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Germany Eyes Reduced Eurofighter Typhoon Buy

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=defense&id=news/TYPH102709.xml&headline=Germany%20Eyes%20Reduced%20Eurofighter%20Typhoon%20Buy

 

The Eurofighter partners — the U.K., Germany, Italy and Spain — this year agreed to split Tranche 3 production and put Tranche 3A on contract because they could not reach agreement for the full production run.

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"Último vuelo" para una 'abuela' del Ala 14

http://www.defensa.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1042:ultimo-vuelo-para-un-mirage-f1-del-ala-14&catid=54:espana&Itemid=162

 

El Circuito de Velocidad de Albacete ha sido el lugar elegido para el último vuelo de uno de los Mirage F1M (CE modernizado) del Ala 14, en concreto el matriculado como C.14-08/14-08.

La razón de la colocación de este caza en tan singular espacio ha sido la magnífica relación existente desde hace años entre la Base Aérea y el Circuito, que se ha visto plasmado en numerosas ocasiones con impresionantes demostraciones de aviones, coincidiendo siempre con la celebración de algún evento deportivo en las instalaciones.

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Retiran la licencia a los pilotos de Northwest que olvidaron el aterrizaje

http://www.actualidadaeroespacial.com/index.php?view=noticias&id=4ae7eaf8905e7&viewTemplate=1

 

La agencia reguladora de la aviación en EEUU ha retirado la licencia de dos pilotos de Northwest Air que se pasaron de su destino y dijeron a los investigadores que se distrajeron con sus ordenadores personales.

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Political support grows for Northrop-EADS tanker

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091027/BLOG01/910279998/1005/BIZ

 

The Aerospace Alliance rounded up 500 supporters at a rally for Northrop and EADS, reports the Mississippi Press. The newly formed group has the backing of the governors of Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana.

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30 October 2009 First A380 delivery to Air France

Air France will become the first European airline to receive the A380 when its no. 1 aircraft is accepted during a ceremony at Airbus' Hamburg, Germany delivery centre. The French flag carrier currently has a total of 12 A380s on order. Live video streaming of this milestone event is scheduled to begin at 11:00 a.m. French time (10:00 a.m. GMT) on the Airbus website.

 

http://www.airbus.com/en/myairbus/events/

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