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Temperature Elements for Flight-Critical Equipment FCI Aerospace’s (San Marcos, CA) AS-TE Temperature Element Series sensors utilize precision resistance temperature detectors (RTDs) to provide superior accuracy, repeatability...
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How Miniaturized Distributed Modular Architecture Advances Avionics Design
A centralized IMA approach offers several advantages.
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Preventing Ice Buildup on Electric Aircraft
Afaq Ahmed Abbasi of Northwestern Polytechnical University explains his innovative approach.
Articles Aerospace
Peridynamic Modeling: An Alternative Approach to Analyzing Material Failure
A critical technology challenge for structural material applications is to have a means for the reliable analysis of material damage and failure.
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Tiltrotor Aircraft
Bell HelicopterFort Worth, TX817-280-2011www.bellflight.com During the thirty years since the V-22 Osprey first flew, the tiltrotor aircraft, built by Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, and Boeing, has fundamentally...
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Microturbine Propulsion for UAVs
The continued use of reciprocating engines has limited the UAV market’s ability to reach its true growth potential.
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Pathfinder Radar ISR and SAR Systems: Tactical Eyes for the Warfighter
Sandia National Laboratories’ (Albuquerque, NM) Radar Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems enable a new product paradigm in radar capabilities and...
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OXIS Energy and Bye Aerospace Partner to Develop Advanced Lithium Sulfur Battery Cells for Aviation
Bye Aerospace is looking at OXIS Energy Ltd.’s lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery cell technology to power its future aircraft and air-taxi or...
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F-35 and F-16 Ground Collision Avoidance Software Team Takes Collier Trophy
Two members of DCS Corp – Mark Wilkins and Finley Barfield – won the highly distinguished Robert J. Collier Trophy by the National Aeronautic Association for...
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Collins Aerospace Redefines Mission Capabilities of C-130H Through Modernization Program with French Air Force
Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp., has completed the first cockpit modernization of fourteen...
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Honeywell Acquires TruTrak and Expands General Aviation Avionics Portfolio
TruTrak Flight Systems, an autopilot system developer specializing in experimental and light aircraft, will become part of Honeywell Aerospace’s BendixKing. The...
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How Has Automation Transformed Aviation?
Over the past year, the aviation industry has consistently been in the news over unfortunate circumstances. One topic that has been highlighted as a potential failure point is automated systems in...
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Allied Aircraft Piston Engines of World War II, 2nd Edition Has Been Expanded to Include New Images and Information
Originally published in 1995 and held in high regard, Allied Aircraft Piston Engines of World War II is Graham White’s...
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The F-35 Is Getting Life-Saving Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance Systems from the F-16
The fifth-generation Lockheed Martin F-35 Lighting II stealth multirole fighter is now a safer aircraft to fly thanks to collision avoidance...
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Continental Aerospace Technologies Team with VerdeGo to Develop Hybrid Electric Urban Air Mobility Systems
Mobile, Alabama-based Continental Aerospace Technologies is partnering with VerdeGo Aero Inc. to develop VerdeGo’s Integrated...
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BendixKing and Airwork Are Developing Cockpit Upgrades for the Often Overlooked Small- and Medium-Sized Helicopter Market
Honeywell International Inc.’s subsidiary BendixKing is working with Airwork New Zealand to develop Supplemental...
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Pratt & Whitney Develops Digitally Curated Maintenance Solutions for General Aviation
Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corporation based in East Hartford, Connecticut, has launched a new data-rich mobile application...
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Raytheon to Upgrade B-52 with AESA Radars
The Boeing Company has chosen the Raytheon Company to supply modernized radar equipment for the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress radar modernization program. Under the contract, Raytheon will design,...
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Sonex Aircraft Is Developing the World's Most Afforadable Jet Trainer
While small electric aircraft like Bye Aerospace eFlyer aircraft may guarantee operating costs under $50 per hour, Sonex Aircraft, LLC is carving out a niche in...
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BAE Systems Wins $4.7M from DARPA to Integrate Machine Learning into Signals Intelligence Platforms
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) officials in Arlington, Virginia, have selected BAE Systems Electronic Systems in Nashua, New...
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Like a Good Neighbor, Impossible Aerospace Flew over to a Nearby Construction Fire to Help Locate Hotspots for First Responders
When a four-alarm fire started burning at a Santa Clara, California construction site down the street from...
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FAA’s New Rules Could Reintroduce Civil Supersonic Jets
The FAA announced two rulemaking activities on civil supersonic aircraft noise that could reintroduce supersonic passenger travel for the first time since the Concorde retired in...
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Boeing’s Next EcoDemonstrator Test Bed Will Be a 777
The Boeing Company is kicking off a new round of flight-testing to research approximately 50 technology projects related to safety, environmental sustainability, and passenger...
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Argus Makes Fleet Protection Cybersecurity Available to Both Automotive and Aircraft Fleets
Vehicle connectivity is beginning to unlock a range of benefits – from airline and rideshare fleet management and predictive maintenance to safety...
Blog Aerospace
Answering Your Questions: Are Military Standards Influencing Commercial UAV?
A reader asks our industry expert: Will air taxis be influenced by military UAV standards?
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Sciaky, Aubert & Duval, and Airbus Join Together to Combine High-Power Forging with Additive Manufacturing
Sciaky, Inc., Aubert & Duval S.A., Airbus SE, and the Saint Exupéry Institute for Research in Technology (IRT) have laid out a...
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Dragonfly Will Be NASA’s Next Solar System Explorer
NASA announced that Dragonfly – a dual-quadcopter developed for NASA’s New Frontiers Program – will be sent to Titan: Saturn’s largest moon. Dragonfly, which might be called a...
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Will Acquire Bombardier’s Regional Jet Program
After failing to establish itself in the commercial aviation market against entrenched competition from The Boeing Company and Airbus SE, Montreal-based...
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L3 Makes Its C-130 Modernization Package Available to Global Operators
As of 2015, more than 2,500 Lockheed Martin (née Lockheed) C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft have been built and delivered. Originally developed in the early...
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Ford Announces 48-Volt Architecture for Future Electric Truck
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Active Strake System Cuts Cruise Drag, Boosts Flight Efficiency
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Battery Abuse Testing: Pushing to Failure
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Quiet, Please: NVH Improvement Opportunities in the Early Design Cycle
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Advantages of Smart Power Distribution Unit Design for Automotive &...
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Sesame Solar's Nanogrid Tech Promises Major Gains in Drone Endurance