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Evaluation of Peel Ply Surface Preparation of Composite Surfaces for Secondary Bonding
Lightweight composite structures offer significant long-term cost-saving opportunities for the U.S. Army as replacements for traditional metal structures....
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Enhanced Contacts for Inverted Metamorphic Multi-Junction Solar Cells Using Carbon Nanotube Metal Matrix Composites
In order to address issues related to mechanical and vibrational stresses that are commonly experienced in mounting, launch,...
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Reusable Rapid Prototyped Blunt-Impact Simulator
Rapid prototyping (RP) is the term most commonly used to describe additive manufacturing technologies. An additive manufacturing technology is any manufacturing process that fabricates a part...
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United Technologies Completes Acquisition of Rockwell Collins, Sheds Non-Aero Business Units
This week, United Technologies Corporation (UTC) of Farmington, Connecticut announced the completion of its acquisition of Cedar Rapids,...
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Etihad and Eos Partner to Develop 3D-Printed Cabin Interiors
EOS GmbH and Etihad Airways will partner to significantly expand local capabilities for industrial additive manufacturing – also known as 3D printing – in aviation. The...
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NASA InSight Landing a Success
NASA's Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) lander successfully touched down on Mars after an almost seven-month, 300-million-mile (458-million-kilometer)...
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SAE International Launches Aerospace Technology Symposium at Japan Aerospace 2018
SAE International, a global association committed to being the ultimate knowledge source for mobility engineering, is bringing together subject-matter...
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Boeing Completes Assembly of the First 777X
In a major production milestone called “final body join,” Boeing teams connected the major fuselage sections of the first 777X long-range, wide-body airliner in the company’s factory in...
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Live Footage of NASA’s First Mars Landing in Six Years
NASA's Mars Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) lander is scheduled to touch down on the Red Planet at approximately 3 p.m....
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Is Arm the Future for Airborne Platforms in Aerospace and Defense?
In recent years, Arm processors have made a quiet, understated entry into the aerospace and defense market. With a well-established reputation in commercial markets for...
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NASA’s Next X-Plane Passes Major Review
NASA has officially committed to a three-year development timeline that will lead to the first flight of its X-59 Quiet Supersonic Technology (QueSST) aircraft.
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Latest Enterprise Resource Planning Tool from Locatory Aimed at Revolutionizing Airline MRO
Aircraft maintenance, repair, and operational (MRO) services are full of strict deadlines, vital decisions, and intense documentation. With that...
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Lockheed Martin Skunk Works Begins Manufacturing X-59 Supersonic Aircraft Parts
Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) Skunk Works in Palmdale, California, is manufacturing the first part for the X-59 Quiet Supersonic Technology aircraft, a...
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GKN Aerospace, COMAC, and AVIC to Manufacture Advanced Aerostructures
GKN Aerospace, COMAC subsidiary Shanghai Aircraft Manufacturing Company (SAMC), and Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC International) are establishing a joint...
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Space Tango Takes Its Next Steps in Orbital Manufacturing
Lexington, Kentucky-based Space Tango is aiming to launch an autonomous robotic orbital platform by the mid-2020s. The platform, called ST-42, is designed for scalable...
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Working Pilot Recruitment from All Angles
In conjunction with National STEM Day, United States Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson took to Twitter to promote science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) with a little help from Sesame...
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Weber Metals Unveils New 540-Meganewton Press for Aerospace Components
As aircraft become larger, lighter, and increasing more sophisticated, so do their components and parts. Follow that logic, and part manufacturing must also become...
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U.S. DoD Orders 255 Lockheed Martin F-35 Military Combat Aircraft in $22.7B Deal
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., part of Lockheed Martin Corp., in Fort Worth, Texas, won a $22.7 billion contract from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)...
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Airbus, Georgia Tech Open Aircraft Design Center
Airbus and Georgia Tech opened the Airbus/Georgia Tech Center for Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)-enabled Overall Aircraft Design (OAD). The center will contribute to the development and demonstration of a concurrent overall aircraft design process with a team of 30 Georgia Tech...
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Ducted Fans for Aircraft Propulsion
One alternative aircraft propulsion technology being explored is an array of electrically powered ducted fans distributed across the wing span or integrated into the wing. Researchers are studying the...
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J-10B Fighter Demonstrates Thrust-Vectoring Supermaneuverability at Airshow China
For Chinese aerospace and defense firms, the biennial China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, China, is considered the only...
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A-10C Pilots Will Get 3D-Audio to Increase Situational Awareness
The U.S. Air Force will equip between 150 and 200 Fairchild-Republic A-10C Thunderbolt II combat aircraft with 3D-audio systems developed by Terma A/S, a Lystrup,...
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Stratasys LPM Technology Marries Additive Manufacturing, Short-Run Metal Parts Production
Stratasys (Nasdaq:SSYS) in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, is developing a new additive manufacturing (AM) platform for short-run metal applications based...
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Electronic Warfare Creates Battlefield on a Different Wavelength
Soldiers on the ground are now capable of rapidly reacting to electronic and cyber data rather than waiting on their higher echelons. Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and...
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Sandia Delivers First DOE Sounding Rocket Program Since 1990s
A new rocket program could help cut research and development time for new weapons systems from as many as 15 years to less than five. Sandia National Laboratories developed...
INSIDER Materials
Army, ASU Collaboration Produces Alloy with Superhero-Like Strength
Researchers from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and Arizona State University (ASU) have designed a super-strong alloy of copper and tantalum that can withstand...
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Personal Air Transport Drives Need for Advanced VTOL Technologies, Standards
“The future of urban transportation requires close partnership between regulators, cities, authorities, and the private sector. AeroMobil is closely working...
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First Orion European Space Module Delivered
The first European Space Module (ESM) just arrived in Titusville, Florida in preparation for its installation on the next-generation Orion multi-purpose crew vehicle and testing at NASA’s...
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AeroMobil Debuts Special Edition Sky Dragon Personal Transport Aircraft Targeted at Fast-Growing Market in China
Engineers at AeroMobil in Slovakia have developed a special edition of the company’s personal aerial vehicles targeted...
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