News tagged with aircraft engine
GE to open advanced tech center in Michigan
Jun 26, 2009 |
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General Electric announced plans Friday to open an "advanced manufacturing technology and software center" in Michigan that could create more than 1,100 job in the coming years.
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Lancets Flights Probe Supersonic Shockwaves
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA is concluding a series of flight tests to measure shock waves generated by an F-15 jet in an effort to validate computer models that could be used in designing quieter supersonic aircraft.
Alternative fuel 'can power 15% of flights by 2020'
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Alternative fuels could power 15 percent of global air traffic by 2020 and 30 percent by 2030, European aircraft-maker Airbus said at the Dubai Airshow on Tuesday.
Electric aircraft take to the air
Jun 11, 2009 |
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On the 1st of March 2009, a pair of electric aircraft had simultaneous maiden flights at Sywell Aerodrome near Northampton. These are the first electric aircraft to fly in the UK under the recently introduced ...
New metal alloys boost high-temperature heat treatment of jet engine components
Jul 24, 2007 |
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Measurement scientists at the National Physical Laboratory have reduced the uncertainty of thermocouple temperature sensors at high temperatures to within a degree. This may allow manufacturers to improve efficiency and reduce ...
Fake diamonds help jet engines take the heat
Mar 17, 2008 |
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Ohio State University engineers are developing a technology to coat jet engine turbine blades with zirconium dioxide -- commonly called zirconia, the stuff of synthetic diamonds -- to combat high-temperature ...
The rocket that thinks it's a jet
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Feb 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A reusable spaceplane that can take off from a conventional aircraft runway, carry over twelve tonnes to orbit and then return to land on the same runway could be less than a decade away thanks ...
Too little scope for development in today's aircraft technology
Jun 26, 2007 |
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New technology can do much to improve certain aspects of aviation in terms of sustainable development over the next fifty years, but this will be nowhere near enough to compensate for the expected growth in air travel.
Aeroacoustics Research Could Quiet Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
Jan 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are playing increasingly important roles in many fields. Ranging in size from the huge Global Hawk aircraft to hand-held machines, these remotely controlled ...
NASA to Fly Viking Into Storms to Improve Aviation Safety
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 11, 2008 |
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The S-3B Viking was built to take off and land on carrier ships, fly into enemy territory and take out threatening submarines. It's rugged, fast and powerful, but its fighting days are numbered.
New engine helps satellites blast off with less fuel
Feb 22, 2007 |
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Georgia Tech researchers have developed a new protoype engine that allows satellites to take off with less fuel, opening the door for deep space missions, lower launch costs and more payload in orbit.
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