Russia's amphibious UAV is equal parts plane and hovercraft - Engadget [feedly]

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Russia's amphibious UAV is equal parts plane and hovercraft - Engadget
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Defense Update

Russia's amphibious UAV is equal parts plane and hovercraft
Engadget
Flying an unmanned aerial vehicle isn't usually the hard part, getting it on and off the ground is. But thanks to the addition of an all-terrain hovercraft skirt, the Russian Federation's newest hybrid UAV will be able land and launch virtually any ...
Air cushion will enables the Russian Teal UAV to operate from ...
Two Ton Drone: Russian Company Developing New Versatile ...

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China's solar powered UAV soars high into the sky - ecns [feedly]

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China's solar powered UAV soars high into the sky - ecns
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China's solar powered UAV soars high into the sky
ecns
An undated photo shows a solar powered UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle), designed by China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics, flies during a test. The UAV, with a wingspan of more than 40 meters, is a long-endurance, high-altitude aircraft system that ...

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Argentina signs contract for SARA UAV development project - IHS Jane's 360 [feedly]

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Argentina signs contract for SARA UAV development project - IHS Jane's 360
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Argentina signs contract for SARA UAV development project
IHS Jane's 360
SARA is a military-oriented project intended to build two UAV types - a Class II and a Class III - for defence and patrolling purposes. The contract, published as 'Administrative Decision 1/2015', stipulates that at least USD238 million is to be ...

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Why Hawaiian Airlines' use of slimline seats makes sense - Runway GirlRunway Girl

http://www.runwaygirlnetwork.com/2015/03/11/why-hawaiian-airlines-use-of-slimline-seats-makes-sense/

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NASA's air traffic control system for drones is progressing nicely - Engadget [feedly]

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NASA's air traffic control system for drones is progressing nicely - Engadget
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NASA's air traffic control system for drones is progressing nicely
Engadget
Last month, the FAA announced regulations for piloting drones, requiring you to keep your eyes on the unmanned aircraft at all times. Looking to help ease those rules, Excelis is developing an air traffic control system for drones, and it's nearly ...

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United Technologies May Ditch Sikorsky To Achieve Flight Velocity - Forbes [feedly]

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United Technologies May Ditch Sikorsky To Achieve Flight Velocity - Forbes
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Forbes

United Technologies May Ditch Sikorsky To Achieve Flight Velocity
Forbes
The move makes sense, since Sikorsky makes its money in the shrinking defense market, while UTC has a strong and growing stream of earnings from commercial aerospace, thanks to a prescient investment in geared-turbofan engine technology and ...
United Technologies will explore spinning off its Sikorsky helicopter ...
UPDATE 2-UTC to weigh splitting off of Sikorsky helicopter unit
United Technologies CEO Sets Tone With Plan for Sikorsky Spinoff
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Weak demand sends Sikorsky spinning - Financial Times [feedly]

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Weak demand sends Sikorsky spinning - Financial Times
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Financial Times

Weak demand sends Sikorsky spinning
Financial Times
Fitted with two rotor blades — one on top of the other and spinning in different directions — the Sikorsky X2 reached a speed of 250 knots (288mph), faster than any previous helicopter. The innovative engineering of the two opposing sets of rotors ...

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World View Completes First Commercial Flight For NASA [feedly]

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World View Completes First Commercial Flight For NASA
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Research Flight Broadens Affordable Access To Near-Space Commercial balloon spaceflight company World View, has completed their first commercial flight carrying research payloads as part of NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate's Flight Opportunities Program.
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Argentina to make military drones [feedly]

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Argentina to make military drones
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Argentina will manufacture locally designed military drones, according to an announcement Tuesday in the official government gazette. Argentina plans to use the drones, expected to fly as long as 12-20 hours, on its ships in searches at sea. The program […]

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Airbus and Boeing February 2015 O&D roundup [feedly]

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Airbus and Boeing February 2015 O&D roundup
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Boeing delivered 60 commercial aircraft in February, leading rival Airbus' 45 commercial aircraft deliveries for the month.

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Northrop and Boeing could lose their last chance at staying in the fighter market - Dallas Business Journal (blog) [feedly]

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Northrop and Boeing could lose their last chance at staying in the fighter market - Dallas Business Journal (blog)
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Dallas Business Journal (blog)

Northrop and Boeing could lose their last chance at staying in the fighter market
Dallas Business Journal (blog)
Beyond fighters, that Aerospace Innovation Initiative could serve as one last opportunity for the company that doesn't win the long-range bomber or trainer contracts, namely Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) or Boeing (NYSE: BA), to stay in the manned ...

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Boeing Delivers 50th Airplane to EL AL [feedly]

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Boeing Delivers 50th Airplane to EL AL
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Celebrating 55 years of successful partnership with all-Boeing carrier
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Boeing Statement on SWISS Commitment for Three 777-300ERs [feedly]

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Boeing Statement on SWISS Commitment for Three 777-300ERs
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Boeing Updates NATO AWACS with 21st Century Flight Deck, Avionics [feedly]

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Boeing Updates NATO AWACS with 21st Century Flight Deck, Avionics
// MediaRoom

Improving capability, efficiency, situational awareness for operators
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Boeing to Showcase Newest Satellite Technology [feedly]

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Boeing to Showcase Newest Satellite Technology
// MediaRoom

'Satellite 2015' exhibit to feature world's first all-electric satellite in Washington, D.C.
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NASA deep space ambitions reach milestone with SLS test firing [feedly]

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NASA deep space ambitions reach milestone with SLS test firing
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NASA's progress toward a 2018 test flight of its massive Space Launch System rocket took a key step forward on 11 March with a ground rig firing of one of its solid boosters.
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Clean Sky BLADE laminar wing project takes a step further [feedly]

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Clean Sky BLADE laminar wing project takes a step further
// Clean Sky

Tue, 10/03/2015

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Aviation guru: Next Boeing plane will bring new tussle over location ... - The Seattle Times [feedly]

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Aviation guru: Next Boeing plane will bring new tussle over location ... - The Seattle Times
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Wall Street Journal

Aviation guru: Next Boeing plane will bring new tussle over location ...
The Seattle Times
If aviation guru Steven Udvar-Hazy is already thinking about where Boeing might build its next plane, you can bet the company is, too. The aircraft-leasing veteran raised the specter of another hard-nosed confrontation between the company and its ...
United Continental Studying Replacements for Fleet's Boeing 757s
Lessors see demand for Boeing 757 jet replacement
Boeing tweaks 777 to keep line running until 777X is ready
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Boeing tweaks 777 to keep line running until the 777X is ready - Dallas Business Journal [feedly]

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Boeing tweaks 777 to keep line running until the 777X is ready - Dallas Business Journal
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Dallas Business Journal

Boeing tweaks 777 to keep line running until the 777X is ready
Dallas Business Journal
The popular 777 300ER is an important cash cow for the company, and Boeing (NYSE: BA) doesn't want to be forced into a situation similar to the one Airbus currently faces. Airbus last month announced it's lowering production of its somewhat-smaller ...
Boeing improves 777 as customers wait for 777X
Boeing 777s to be upgraded before new version arrives
Boeing to equip 777X with Nabtesco's flight control actuation system

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Boeing Shopping 757 Replacement - 24/7 Wall St. [feedly]

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Boeing Shopping 757 Replacement - 24/7 Wall St.
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Wall Street Journal

Boeing Shopping 757 Replacement
24/7 Wall St.
Despite demurrals that a replacement for the 757 was in its future, Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) has been showing some customers a concept aircraft dubbed the 737-8ERX, a long-range version of the company's forthcoming 737-8 MAX. Like its predecessor, the ...
United Continental Studying Replacements for Fleet's Boeing 757s
Boeing tweaks 777 to keep line running until 777X is ready
Lessors see demand for Boeing 757 jet replacement
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French research project highlights risk of pilot stress [feedly]

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French research project highlights risk of pilot stress
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French aerospace engineering school the Institut Superieur de l'Aerospace et de l'Espace in Toulouse is researching pilot physiological and neurological reactions to stress, with the objective of recognising the signals that precede potential error in order to understand and prevent it.
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New Polish ultra-light jet begins taxi tests [feedly]

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New Polish ultra-light jet begins taxi tests
// Aircraft news

Polish engineering company Metal Master began taxi tests of its second Flaris LAR-1 prototype (MSN2) on 20 February, and is now preparing the ultra-light personal jet for its maiden flight.
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Insect-inspired eye may allow drones to navigate their environment more naturally

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First ever F-35 assembled internationally destined to Italy rolled out of Cameri facility

http://theaviationist.com/2015/03/12/first-italian-f35a-rolled-out/

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Czech Government approves surplus L-159 aircraft sale to Iraq [feedly]

Czech Government approves surplus L-159 aircraft sale to Iraq
http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newsczech-government-approves-surplus-l-159-aircraft-sale-to-iraq-4529541

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