Galileo, le « GPS européen », entre enfin en service, Sciences & Prospectives

Allo Bruxelles, ici l'espace. Près de vingt ans après la naissance, en 1999, du projet Galileo, le « GPS européen » est enfin entré en service ce jeudi. Le lancement par Ariane 5 mi-novembre de quatre nouveaux satellites, portant leur total à 18 en orbite, a permis à la constellation européenne d'atteindre la taille nécessaire à son lancement opérationnel. Il reste partiel : le système ne sera pleinement opérationnel qu'en 2020, après la mise en orbite de douze nouveaux satellites. 

http://www.lesechos.fr/idees-debats/sciences-prospective/0211594114735-galileo-le-gps-europeen-entre-enfin-en-service-2050664.php

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Airbus and Local Motors Complete the Cargo Drone Challenge - Commercial UAV News [feedly]

Commercial UAV News

Airbus and Local Motors Complete the Cargo Drone Challenge
Commercial UAV News
The rules were simple and the objectives clear: to design a safe, easy to operate and affordable UAV solution adaptable for many different civil applications. The winner had to present a drone that allows for simple reconfigurations, in a safe and ...

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A throttle trigger malfunction and inadvertent throttle rotation resulted in the F-16 Thunderbird accident [feedly]

A throttle trigger malfunction and inadvertent throttle rotation resulted in the F-16 Thunderbird accident
https://theaviationist.com/2016/12/15/a-throttle-trigger-malfunction-and-inadvertent-throttle-rotation-resulted-in-the-f-16-thunderbird-accident/

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Italy has become the first country to operate the F-35 outside of the U.S. [feedly]

Italy has become the first country to operate the F-35 outside of the U.S.
https://theaviationist.com/2016/12/15/italy-has-become-the-first-country-to-operate-the-f-35-outside-of-the-u-s/

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Investigation into EgyptAir crash uncovers traces of explosives [feedly]

Investigation into EgyptAir crash uncovers traces of explosives
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/investigation-into-egyptair-crash-uncovers-traces-of-432466/

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US FAA approves return to service of H225 helicopter [feedly]

US FAA approves return to service of H225 helicopter
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/us-faa-approves-return-to-service-of-h225-helicopter-432469/

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Demolition! Why Did Textron Destroy The Remaining Skycatchers? [feedly]

Demolition! Why Did Textron Destroy The Remaining Skycatchers?
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=0962abb6-7624-4436-ad3f-d3db30dcd4c9

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Wing to wing: Wild men and machines of the Reno Air Race [feedly]

Wing to wing: Wild men and machines of the Reno Air Race
http://newatlas.com/reno-air-race-world-fastest-interviews-photos/46947/

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GERMAN FISSER: EL PRIMER PILOTO DE DRONES "DISCAPACITADO" DE ESPAÑA

Entrevista a German Fisher, en la que cuenta las dificultades que le están poniendo para volar drones... ¡cuando la ventaja de volar drones respecto a aviones convencionales es que todo el mundo puede hacerlo!

https://youtu.be/01ouQcMFb2k

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