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Take a look at this cool drawing of the Northrop Low Altitude Penetrator concept
// The Aviationist
This is how the B-2 LAP "variant" could have looked. In 1979, Northrop began studies for a low-observable strategic bomber that would eventually result in the B-2 "Spirit" stealth bomber as we know it. However, in the early days, two basic mission profiles were studied for the new aircraft: high altitude penetration and low altitude […]
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Russia's most advanced spyplane has deployed to Syria again
// The Aviationist
After the first tour of duty in February 2016 the Tu-214R has returned to Latakia. To spy on Daesh (and also on the U.S. F-22s?) The Tu-214R is the most modern Russian ISR (Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance) aircraft. Equipped with sensors to perform ELINT (Electronic Intelligence) and SIGINT (Signal Intelligence) missions as well as with all-weather […]
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H160 configuration frozen, but first delivery may slip
// Flight Global HEADLINES
Airbus Helicopters has frozen the aeromechanical configuration of its developmental H160 medium twin, but admits that certification and service entry may need to slip into early 2019.
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Gulfstream second quarter shipments hit by Brexit concerns
// Flight Global HEADLINES
Brexit jitters hit sales of Gulfstream business jets in the second quarter, but the outlook for the US airframer for the remainder of 2016 is robust, according to parent company General Dynamics.
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UTC Aerospace launches new system to evaluate performance of aircraft
// Air Force Technology News Press Releases
UTC Aerospace Systems has launched a new health management system to evaluate performance of an aircraft.
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Norwegian Plans To Fly Airbus
// Aero-News Network
Orders 30 New Airbus 321LR Norwegian's subsidiary, Arctic Aviation Assets Ltd (AAA), has placed a new order of 30 Airbus 321 Long Range aircraft. Norwegian will operate the A321LR once the aircraft enters service in 2019. The aircraft has a size and range that makes it suitable for many more long-haul destinations in the future.
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Boeing, Bastion Collaborate Under NASA Small Business Development Program
// Aero-News Network
Houston-Based, Minority-Owned Company To Receive Training And Other Business Guidance Boeing and Houston-based Bastion Technologies, Inc., a Boeing supplier for almost 20 years, have signed an agreement under a NASA program to help grow Bastion's expertise and opportunities in the aerospace market.
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Is exposure to deep space radiation killing off Apollo-era astronauts?
// Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine

Florida State University Professor Michael Delp has identified a link between deep space radiation exposure and a high rate of mortality due to cardiovascular problems in astronauts who flew beyond low-Earth orbit (LEO) during the Apollo program. Research based on the discovery could be used to safeguard future astronauts undertaking the next phase of manned space exploration.
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Category: Space
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Skydiver to plummet to Earth with no parachute or wingsuit
// Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine

There's a good reason people don't throw themselves out of airplanes without parachutes or wingsuits, and that's because it rarely ends well. Skydiver Luke Aikins will be hoping that tomorrow is one of the rare occasions where that's not the case, as he jumps 'chute- and 'suit-less from 25,000 ft.
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Category: Sports
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