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Flat Cable Assemblies
Cicoil's (Valencia, CA) flat cable assemblies are designed for use in targeting pods, thermographic camera and infrared sight systems typically utilized in multi-role fighter aircraft, attack helicopters and maritime...
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Aerospace Gimbals Test Service
A new test service introduced by Bal Seal Engineering, Inc. (Foothill Ranch, CA) offers OEMs verified performance results for Bal Seal® spring-energized rotary/face seals used in aerospace and defense gimbal...
Briefs Photonics/Optics
Structural Composites with Tuned EM Chirality
Work on structural composites with tunable chiral elements has produced electronically tunable overall chiral composites, mechanically tunable chiral composites, flat lenses with soft hyperbolic...
Briefs Materials
Advanced, Single-Polymer, Nanofiber-Reinforced Composite
A strategic goal of the U.S. Air Force is to be able to deliver munitions to targets anywhere around the globe in less than an hour. This will require very high speeds and novel lightweight and temperature-resistant materials. Nanocomposites are promising emerging materials for structural and...
Briefs Defense
Quantitative Diagnostics of Multilayered Composite Structures with Ultrasonic Guided Waves
Aging infrastructure has a major impact on safety, increasing the need to assess damage severity. Machinery, systems, and components such as airplanes,...
Briefs Aerospace
Reactive, Multifunctional, Micellar, Composite Nanoparticles for Destruction of Bio-Agents
Multifunctional composites have been investigated for destruction of bio-agents. These materials’ unique properties at the nano scale, including their...
INSIDER Aerospace
NASA Studies How Volcanic Ash Affects Airplane Engines
NASA researchers are poring over data from a recent test that involved sending volcanic ash through an airplane engine. The primary issue, according to NASA, is that volcanic ash forms...
INSIDER Sensors/Data Acquisition
Army’s “Robo-Raven” UAV Flies with Flapping Wings
In the future, it's possible that some unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) might sport wings that flap like a bird or a butterfly. The Army Research Lab has been testing such a UAV, known as...
INSIDER Test & Measurement
Remotely Piloted Plane Bridges Gap Between Wind Tunnel and Crewed Testing
A new modular, subscale remotely piloted aircraft offers NASA researchers more affordable options for developing a wide range of cutting edge aviation and space...
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GE’s Clean-Sheet Turboprop Engine to Launch with Textron Aviation
Textron Aviation has opted for GE Aviation’s all-new turboprop engine to power its single engine turboprop (SETP). The 1300 shaft horsepower (SHP)-rated turboprop engine...
Product Briefs Electronics & Computers
Two-Way Communication System
The Sensear Heavy Vehicle Communication Solution (HVCS) enables clear transmission of two-way radio communications and stereo audio for operating heavy vehicles at industrial sites. The combination of noise from...
News Transportation
New Compact PEMS Aims to Plug the Emissions-Compliance Gap
A patented emissions assessment system for on-the-road testing is coming to market just as governments expand their vehicle test procedures in the wake of the Volkswagen cheating...
News Automotive
New-Generation Audi R8: The Race Driver’s View
It is possible to look at Audi’s new-generation aluminum/carbon fiber-constructed V10 R8 supercar in two ways: its entire technology comprises 50% of the latest R8 LMS (Le Mans Series) GT3...
News Transportation
Fiat 124 Spider Returns After More Than 30 Years
With the flair and flavor of its Italian ancestor, the Fiat 124 Spider returns after a multi-decade absence sporting a powerful powertrain and the underpinnings of the fourth-generation Mazda...
News Propulsion
2017 Lincoln MKZ Gets Exclusive 400-Hp Twin-Turbo V6, Torque-Vectoring AWD
Lincoln’s 2017 MKZ enters production next year wearing the brand’s new “face”— the classy semi-rectangular grille with raised Lincoln badge unveiled on the...
News Automotive
A “Drag” No Longer: New Vision Systems Close to Replacing Exterior Mirrors at No Cost Penalty
Aerodynamic experts at General Motors are cautiously optimistic that a long-awaited leap in vehicle fuel efficiency is advancing toward...
News Automotive
Fleet Services in a Competitive Environment
A book from SAE International, Fleet Services—Managing to Redefine Success, combines the interests of fleet managers and their customers to achieve a higher level of business performance. The book...
News Transportation
JLR Lightweight Materials Research Blends Flax, Carbon Fiber and Cashew-Nut Oils
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is literally intent on harvesting energy saving solutions. “We are researching a range of new technologies to drive even more weight...
News Design
Crash Testing Advances on Many Fronts
Traffic fatalities have declined significantly over the last several years, but the U.S. is on track to have its deadliest year since 2007, according to the National Safety Council. That’s shining the...
News RF & Microwave Electronics
Motor Driver IC for Engines
Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. has released a small-sized motor driver IC for brushed dc motors used in vehicle engine applications such as electronic throttles and valve controls. The new TB9051FTG,...
News Propulsion
BAE Systems Reacts to Reaction Engines' SABRE with Collaboration
It seems the geniuses behind Reaction Engines Ltd. (REL) may finally be getting their wish. What is described as "a strategic investment and working collaboration" by BAE...
News Defense
Aurora Flight Sciences, Stratasys Debut at Dubai Jet-Powered, 3D Printed UAV
Stratasys and Aurora Flight Sciences unveiled at this week’s Dubai Airshow an aircraft built using lightweight Stratasys materials to achieve speeds in excess of...
Q&A Power
Daimler Trucks' Lessons Learned from SuperTruck Program
Daimler Trucks North America has referred to its $40 million, five-year SuperTruck program that concluded earlier this year as “a playground for our engineers.” Overseeing this...
News Defense
Pratt & Whitney's PW1900G Engine Takes Off
In early November, Pratt & Whitney's PW1900G PurePower Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine for the Embraer E190-E2 and E195-E2 aircraft, successfully completed its first flight, initiating the...
News Software
Lockheed Martin Determined to Keep the F-16 Viable
It was around the middle of October when Lockheed Martin's F-16V completed its maiden flight. It was also the first time any F-16 flying equipped with Northrop Grumman’s APG-83 Active...
News Defense
Uncovering Safer Solutions for Aircraft Corrosion Prevention
Working with aircraft maintainers at the Ogden Air Logistics Complex, researchers from the Air Force Research Laboratory's Environmental Technology (EnviroTech) Program and...
News Defense
SABIC Showcases Customizable Sheet, 3D Seat for Aircraft Interiors
SABIC recently showcased various material solutions for aircraft interiors that it believes can help airlines to reduce weight, differentiate their brands, minimize costs,...
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