aircrafts

Keeping track

harminka — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:26:12 -0600

Aircrafts and fueling vehicles move around, cleaning brigades come and go. Security staff keep watch on everything to ensure nobody gets into danger. A software will soon help them with their task: It locates people and objects, and immediately detects unauthorized persons.

US Air Force technology helps scientists understand plant root function

harminka — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:46:45 -0500

The McClellan Nuclear Radiation Center (MNRC) in Sacramento, CA was developed by the U.S. Air Force to detect corrosion and defects in aircraft structure using an imaging technique called neutron radiography. This technique is currently helping soil scientists understand the function of plant roots and their uptake of water and nutrients

Concerns mount over JSF purchase

seher — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:03:22 -0500

An updated report on the biggest defence purchase in the nation's history will lob on the desk of Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon later this month.

Adam Aircraft Suspends Operations

Armen Hareyan — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:47:07 -0600

Reaper: The aircraft eye in the Afghan sky

Armen Hareyan — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 06:07:45 -0600

Birds, bats and insects hold secrets for aerospace engineers

harminka — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 09:35:21 -0600

Natural flyers like birds, bats and insects outperform man-made aircraft in aerobatics and efficiency. University of Michigan engineers are studying these animals as a step toward designing flapping-wing planes with wingspans smaller than a deck of playing cards.

New control techniques for preventing aircraft crashes

harminka — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 02:09:34 -0600

On Wednesday 21 November, TU Delft will demonstrate how improved control techniques can reduce the risk of aircraft crashes. The demonstration involves reconstructing troubled flights – such as the El Al flight which crashed in the Bijlmer area of Amsterdam in 1992 – in a flight simulator and adding the newly developed technology.

Airbus to sell 20 A350 planes to ILFC

Dinka — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:56:35 -0500

Airbus is selling 20 of Airbus' future wide-bodied A350 aircraft to leasing company International Lease Finance Corp. The deal is potentially worth over EUR2.3 billion (US$3.3 billion) on the basis of Airbus' catalog prices.

AerCap Holdings Announces Acquisition of New Boeing 737 NG

harminka — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 13:59:46 -0500

AerCap Holdings N.V. ("AerCap," NYSE: AER) announced today that it has recently closed the acquisition of a Boeing 737 New Generation ("NG"), which was delivered new from the production line this month.

British Airways Places Huge Aircraft Order

Armen Hareyan — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 14:16:21 -0500

Britain's largest air carrier - British Airways - has placed its biggest aircraft order in nearly a decade. For VOA, Tom Rivers in London says it spells good news for both European and U.S. manufacturers.

HondaJet Reveals New Interior Design

harminka — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 06:49:23 -0500

Honda Aircraft Company, Inc., announced a series of major advancements to HondaJet design and to the HondaJet sales and service network at the annual National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) convention. The company showcased a completely new interior design concept for the advanced light jet, along with new exterior color scheme studies, and an animated tour of the exclusive HondaJet sales and service facilities.

Cessna Discusses Acquisition with Columbia Aircraft

Armen Hareyan — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 10:11:57 -0500

Cessna Aircraft Company, the world’s leading manufacturer of general aviation aircraft and a subsidiary of Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT), said today it has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Columbia Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation to acquire selected assets and certain liabilities of the Bend, Oregon-based aircraft manufacturer.