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Feb 16, 2016
Battery industry advocates face off with aerospace industry safety advocates over a proposed ban on shipping lithium-ion batteries on passenger aircraft.
Feb 16, 2016
Embraer believes Asian low-cost airlines would be well-advised to change their business model to eliminate the high number of route changes by introducing smaller aircraft.
Feb 16, 2016
The first E-Jet E2 to be presented to the public will be the up-to-106-passenger E190-E2, which has its first flight scheduled for the second half of 2016 and entry into service in 2018.
Feb 15, 2016
NASA tests of morphing flap technology on a modified Gulfstream III aim to demonstrate the viability of the flexible flap, which could form the first step toward eventual development of a morphing wing.
Feb 15, 2016
Certifying and delivering a jet airliner even by modern and experienced manufacturers is challenging to say the least. Not since the 777 in the mid-1990s have we seen a new aircraft type flown and delivered within a year.
Feb 12, 2016
From drone-on-drone interceptors to laser-armed Humvees, a broad range of systems to counter small UAS are becoming available.
Feb 12, 2016
Serendipity can lead you to amazing discoveries in the 100-Year Archive. A 1917 ad for the Wright-Martin Aircraft Corp. featured a photo of a New Brunswick, N.J. factory. I'd lived in that city, But until now, I'd never had a hint that the facility turned out military aircraft engines during World War I.
Feb 12, 2016
It is appropriate for government to fund high-risk, high-reward research and development.