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Simulating and Analyzing Flow for an Air-to-Air Refueling System
Long-range bombers may have missions halfway around the world. Fighter jets may have to stay in the air longer than their relatively small fuel tanks will allow, or may find they...
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The Ins and Outs of Spaceflight Passive Components and Assemblies
RF and microwave components deployed in spaceflight applications can experience hundreds of degrees of temperature variation, massive amounts of radiation, and can be expected to...
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Nano-Modified Aerospace Composites Have Improved Conductivity
Research indicates the potential of a carbon fiber reinforced plastic that is made multifunctional while still maintaining its structural integrity. Novel functionality including...
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Simulation Software Improves Pilot Training
Providing pilots with the best possible preparation for extreme situations is the goal of new simulation software. The program that combines flow mechanics and flight dynamics in real time. The...
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Computer Model More Accurately Predicts Flight Delays
Researchers at Binghamton University have devised a new computer model that can more accurately predict delays faster than anything currently in use. The multilevel input layer...
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Cockpit Display Shows Precise Locations of Sonic Booms
NASA pilots flying supersonic aircraft now have a display that tells them exactly where sonic booms are hitting the ground. The display provided NASA research pilots the ability to...
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Laser-Based Navigation Sensor Could be Standard for Planetary Landing Missions
A laser-guided navigation sensor that could help future rovers make safe, precise landings on Mars or destinations beyond was developed at NASA’s Langley...
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Researchers 3D-Print Operational Drone with Embedded Electronics
Researchers at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 3D-printed a ready-to-fly drone with embedded electronics using aerospace-grade material. The electronics were...
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Researchers Develop High-Performance, Clean Solid Rocket Propellant
A Purdue-related startup is developing a new rocket fuel formulation that could make rockets used in military and space applications travel further, carry greater payloads,...
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
Additive Manufacturing: How 3D Printing Will Transform the A&D Support Chain
3D printing, or additive manufacturing (AM), is quickly becoming a 'must have' for aerospace and defense (A&D) manufacturers rather than just a luxury R&D...
Articles Materials
Advances in Lightweight Electronics Protection
Lightweighting continues to be a key topic for the aerospace, avionics and defense industries as new metals and composites are being integrated into end products and assemblies with the goal of...
Articles Energy
Powering Outer Space: An In-Depth Look at Aerospace Battery Technology
With space’s extreme environments, there is never a one-size-fits-all battery. Nor is any space mission ever the same, so customized batteries for each operation are...
Articles Aerospace
Using High Bandwidth Oscilloscopes to Analyze Radar and Electronic Warfare Systems
Whether for multi-channel analysis, or for wider analysis bandwidth in a measurement, high bandwidth oscilloscopes offer an alternative to traditional spectrum...
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
Bio-inspired Airborne Infrastructure Reconfiguration (BioAIR)
Conventionally, most autonomous mobile nodes, including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), are operated remotely by human operators. As such, forming a mobile communication network to...
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
EMI Analysis Software Helps Telescope Group Simulate RFI Mitigation
Challenging Einstein’s seminal theory of relativity to the limits, how the very first stars and galaxies formed just after the Big Bang, the study of dark energy and the vast...
Briefs Aerospace
Epitaxial Growth of Rhenium with Sputtering
Epitaxial superconducting films of refractory metals are a promising new template for single crystal tunnel barriers in Josephson junction quantum bit (qubit) devices. In existing Josephson junction...
Briefs Materials
Processing and Characterization of Polycrystalline YAG (Yttrium Aluminum Garnet) Core-Clad Fibers
YAG-based fiber lasers could offer efficient operation at power levels beyond those achievable in current state-of-the-art silica-based fiber...
Briefs Aerospace
Multi-Scale Analysis of Deformation and Failure in Polycrystalline Titanium Alloys Under High Strain Rates
Extensive use of titanium alloys in critical industrial and military applications, such as compressor blades of jet engines and armor of...
Briefs Defense
Abrasion Testing of Products Containing Nanomaterials
This SOP describes how to detect and quantify the release of nanoparticles from surface coatings into the air using a mechanical process that employs abrasion to simulate sanding. A material...
Briefs Defense
Spectrum Fatigue of 7075-T651 Aluminum Alloy Under Overloading and Underloading
Most structural members and machine components are subjected in service to cyclic loadings of varying amplitude. The variation in stress level follows either a...
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New Web-Based Software Enables Quick Drone Design
A Utah State University aerospace engineer is offering the public a free software tool that could revolutionize the drone industry. Doug Hunsaker, an assistant professor of mechanical and...
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New Ice-Repellant Material Could Improve Aviation Safety
Icy conditions can be deadly when flying into bad weather. Researchers at the University of Houston have discovered a material that can be applied to any surface to repel ice. The...
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Aircraft Arrival Technology Will Reduce Flight Delays
Flight Deck Interval Management (FIM) promises to safely increase the number of airplanes that can land on the same runway at busy airports by more precisely managing the time, or...
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Composites Self-Heal at Very Low Temperatures
Scientists developed a method of allowing materials, commonly used in aircraft, to self-heal cracks at temperatures well below freezing. A healing efficiency of more than 100% at temperatures of -60...
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Navigation System Uses Existing Cell Signals – Not GPS
Researchers developed a highly reliable and accurate navigation system that exploits existing environmental signals such as cellular and Wi-Fi, rather than the Global Positioning...
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NASA’s Folding Wing Reduces Drag and Increases Efficiency
NASA’s Spanwise Adaptive Wing (SAW) concept permits the outboard portions of the wings to move to the optimal position during operation. This could increase efficiency by...
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Air Force Is Developing Mach 18 Wind Tunnel
The Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9 team is conducting tests in support of risk reduction for a new test capability that will be revolutionary for AEDC and...
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High-Tech UAV Performs Recon, Defends Brigade
Soldiers assigned to the Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (TUAS) Platoon, Company D, 29th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, perform daily checks on...
Articles Defense
Achieving Performance Advantages in Unmanned Systems
Unmanned Vehicle Systems (UVS) are reaching new levels of functionality and performance, and it’s not just for air vehicles either. Ground and underwater UVS programs are all taking...
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