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F-16 Upgrades
SaftLevallois-Peret, France+33 1 58 63 16 00www.saftbatteries.com Saft was recently selected by Aero Vodochody Aerospace, a leading designer and manufacturer of military and civilian aircraft, for engine starting and emergency...
Briefs Photonics/Optics
New Class of Excimer-Pumped Atomic Lasers (XPALS)
The focus of this research program was the investigation of XPAL properties, and new pumping schemes, as well as modeling, and measuring critical photoionization and excited state-excited state...
Articles Aerospace
Using Heat Pipes to Cool Embedded Computers
Heat pipes are a well-known thermal management solution used in computing applications. Nearly all laptop computers contain some number of heat pipes to effectively remove heat from heat generating...
Application Briefs Defense
500 Gallon LOX Trailers
Essex Industries, Inc.St. Louis, MO314-832-4500www.essexindustries.com Essex Industries recently received an order from the United States Air Force for 500 Gallon LOX Trailers. Shipment of the 32 trailers was scheduled...
Articles Aerospace
Developing an Airborne Optical Systems Testbed (AOSTB)
The United States shares 5,525 miles of land border with Canada, and 1,989 miles with Mexico. Monitoring these borders, which is the responsibility of U.S. Customs and Border Protection...
Articles Aerospace
Electronically Dimmable Aircraft Windows
That was the challenge posed to Gentex by Boeing. Window shades typically do the job on an airplane, but they’re cumbersome to operate, expensive to maintain, and do little to reflect the hightech...
News Energy
Nanotube Yarns Generate Electricity When Stretched
Scientists at The University of Texas at Dallas and South Korea’s Hanyang University have developed tiny, high-tech yarns that generate electricity when stretched or twisted. The nanoyarns,...
News Defense
Diesel Engine for Rotary and Fixed-Wing Aircraft, FAA Certification Expected in 2017
Engineered Propulsion Systems (EPS) expects to earn FAA type certification and production certification for its new Graflite V8 engine by the end of 2017,...
News Defense
CubeSat Prototype to Use Water as Propellant
Conventional satellites are about the size of a school bus, weigh thousands of pounds, and sometimes cost hundreds of millions of dollars. They also require specialized electronics that can...
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Honeywell’s New Sensors Self-Diagnose Internal Failures
In August, Honeywell announced a new series of self-diagnosing sensors designed to improve the performance of aircraft systems and reduce maintenance costs associated with false...
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A Secure Attachment to 3D Printing
Additive manufacturing (AM), or 3D printing, is the new best friend in multiple industries, replacing conventional fabrication processes in critical areas ranging from aerospace components to medical...
INSIDER Manufacturing & Prototyping
Secure 3D Printing: 'Three-Layer' System Protects Parts from Hackers
A 3D printer is essentially a small embedded computer — and can be exploited like one. Researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology and Rutgers University have developed...
INSIDER Aerospace
Optical Method Detects Weak Spots in Jet Engine Coatings
Researchers have demonstrated, for the first time, that an optical analysis method can reveal weak areas in ceramic thermal barrier coatings that protect jet engine turbines from high...
INSIDER Aerospace
NASA Tests Could Lead to FAA Integration of UAVs
NASA’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration in the National Airspace System, or UAS in the NAS, project is attracting international attention as increasingly complex flight tests take...
News RF & Microwave Electronics
PEM Fuel Cell ScanEagle UAV Completes Test Flights
Protonex, a Ballard Power Systems subsidiary, has successfully completed test flights of a ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell propulsion...
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Irkut's MC-21 Takes First Flight, Thanks to a Global Team
Eaton recently announced that it helped power the successful first flight of MC-21 commercial single-aisle twinjet airliner. The MC-21 was developed by the Yakovlev Design Bureau and...
INSIDER Test & Measurement
Researchers Test Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
As an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) rocketed into the night sky, a team of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers...
INSIDER Materials
New Form of Carbon Is Hard as a Rock, But Elastic Like Rubber
A team of scientists has developed a form of ultra-strong, lightweight carbon that is also elastic and electrically conductive. A material with such a unique combination of...
INSIDER Materials
Army Discovers New Energy Source
Army scientists and engineers recently made a groundbreaking discovery – an aluminum nanomaterial they designed produces high amounts of energy when it comes in contact with water, or with any liquid...
News RF & Microwave Electronics
Airbus D&S Designs New RF Filter for 3D Printing
Airbus Defence and Space has tested and validated what it claims is the first 3D printed metal radio frequency (RF) filter for use in a telecommunications satellite. The filter, a culmination...
INSIDER Aerospace
Airborne Sense-and-Avoid Radar for UAVs
Widespread use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) within the National Airspace System is limited because of regulatory restrictions on their access to shared airspace. The Airborne Sense and Avoid...
INSIDER Aerospace
Rising Temps Could Limit Aircraft Takeoffs
Rising temperatures due to global warming will make it harder for many aircraft around the world to take off in coming decades, says a new study by Columbia University. As air warms, it spreads out,...
Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Wireless Tamper Detection Sensor and Sensing System
NASA's Langley Research Center researchers have developed a wireless, connection-free inductor capacitor sensor system that can be placed on or embedded in materials and structures to monitor...
Briefs Imaging
Lock-In Imaging System for Detecting Disturbances in Fluid
NASA's Langley Research Center has developed an aircraft-based turbulence and vortex detection system. Turbulence and vortices in the front-flight path are very dangerous for airplanes....
News Design
Protecting Additive Manufacturing’s Digital Thread
According to National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) data, counterfeit aircraft components have contributed to almost two dozen crashes since 2010. A review of the FAA records from...
News Defense
Bizjets Hope to Get a Lift from New Technology
The downturn in the business jet market has been a long while returning to a more optimistic outlook. The expected bounce-back is not here yet, and sales are still struggling, especially in the...
Application Briefs Defense
Towed Airborne Plume Simulator
Arnold Engineering Development Complex Arnold Air Force Base, TN 931-454-5655For more info click here A team of engineers at AEDC are supporting the continued development and testing of the Towed Airborne Plume...
Application Briefs Manned Systems
Hull Vibration Monitoring System
Brüel & KjærNærum, Denmark+45 7741 2000For more info click here BAE Systems has awarded Brüel & Kjær a Design Development Agreement to deliver a Hull Vibration Monitoring System (HVME) for the UK...
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