Changi vortex study to examine separation intervals

http://atwonline.com/safety/changi-vortex-study-examine-separation-intervals

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) will cooperate in a study of aircraft wake turbulence at Singapore's Changi Airport. If the study finds that current separation minima can be safely reduced, runway capacity at Changi—and other airports around the world—could be increased.

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Russia Developing Fifth Generation Lightweight Fighter Jet based on MiG 1.44

http://www.defencetalk.com/russia-developing-fifth-generation-lightweight-fighter-jet-65165/

"We are using the experience gained in Project 1.44 in our new undertakings," MiG's CEO Sergei Korotkov told Rossiyskaya Gazeta. He added that the new aircraft will also use the technology developed for the Mikoyan MiG-35 (NATO reporting name: Fulcrum-F) multirole air superiority fighter.

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