Category: aerospace
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Boeing is Building Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS)-11+ Satellite Using Advanced Techniques to Deliver Unrivaled Capability at “Record-Breaking Speed”
– 3D printing, rapid prototyping, agile development enabling high-paced production while enhancing system performance – With more than double the capability of its predecessors, increased flexibility and resilience, as well as improved anti-jamming, WGS-11+’s mission utility is unrivaled EL SEGUNDO, Calif.– Boeing has begun building the latest version of the Wideband Global SATCOM satellite system,…
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Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines Sign Memorandum of Understanding for New 777-8 Freighter
– Africa’s largest carrier selects the most capable and fuel-efficient twin-engine freighter ever – Ethiopian Airlines and Boeing build on their decades-long partnership Boeing (NYSE: BA) and its longstanding customer Ethiopian Airlines today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the intent to purchase five 777-8 Freighters, the industry’s newest, most capable…
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The HondaJet is the Most Delivered Aircraft in its Class for the Fifth Consecutive Year
HondaJet Surpasses 100,000 Flight Hours GREENSBORO, N.C., Feb. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Honda Aircraft Company announced today that in 2021, the HondaJet was the most delivered aircraft in its class for the fifth consecutive year, based on data provided by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA). During 2021, Honda Aircraft Company delivered 37 aircraft to customers globally.…
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NASA to Host Virtual Future of Aviation Showcase
Members of the media and public are invited to participate in NASA’s imaginAviation, a three-day virtual event that will focus on the future transformation of aviation that begins Tuesday, March 1. Notable speakers include NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, Bob Pearce, associate administrator for the agency’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington,…
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Moments in History: Willa Brown, Aviator
Willa Beatrice Brown (January 22, 1906 – July 18, 1992) was an American aviator, lobbyist, teacher, and civil rights activist. She was the first African American woman to earn a pilot’s license in the United States, the first African American woman to run for the United States Congress, first African American officer in the Civil Air Patrol, and first woman in the U.S. to have both a…
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Winglets Save Billions of Dollars in Fuel Costs
Anyone who has made a paper airplane knows that folding the wingtips upward makes your plane look better and fly farther, though the reasons for the latter might be a mystery. The next time you snag a window seat on an airline flight, check out the plane’s wing. There is a good chance…
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MADE IN NIGERIA HELICOPTERS, MANUFACTURED BY NIGERIAN ENGINEERS TRAINED AT DYNALI, BELGIUM
Inter Vlog FG to launch Made-in-Nigeria helicopter soon. The Federal Government will soon launch Made-in-Nigeria helicopters, as the project is in the assessment stage by the Aviation authorities. This was disclosed by the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) via its Twitter handle on Wednesday. What NASENI is saying. It tweeted,…
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FAA Addresses Recent 5G Statement
We recognize the economic importance of expanding 5G, and we appreciate the wireless companies working with us to protect the flying public and the country’s supply chain. The complex U.S. airspace leads the world in safety because of our high standards for aviation, and we will maintain this commitment as wireless companies deploy 5G.” —…
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Blue Sky Metropolis
BLUE SKY METROPOLIS is a historical documentary produced in partnership with the Emmy Award®-winning filmmaker Peter Jones (Johnny Carson: King of Late Night and the Peabody Award®-winning Inventing LA: The Chandlers and Their Times) as part of the PBS “Summer of Space” to commemorate the semicentennial moon landing anniversary. BLUE SKY METROPOLIS is a 21st century story that looks at the past, present and…
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Sikorsky S-97 RAIDER takes flight at Redstone Arsenal (video)
FOX54 News Huntsville The one-of-a-kind Sikorsky S-97 Raider helicopter is part of the Army’s Future Vertical Lift Program. STORY: https://www.rocketcitynow.com/article…