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GFS enters new flying-saucer UAV in UK MoD's Grand Challenge
GFS Projects is to participate in the UK Ministry of Defence's Grand Challenge...
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European supersonic business jet windtunnel tests progress
Airfield performance and related wing configuration effects for a supersonic business jet (SSBJ) have been tested in the Emmen, Switzerland based- RUAG...
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ONERA develops micro-UAV gas turbine engine
French aerospace agency ONERA has tested a tiny combustion chamber for use in a prototype micro gas turbine that could...
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FAA finalises MU-2 safety programme
The US Federal Aviation Administration has implemented a Special Federal Aviation...
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Airbus studies hydrogen extraction to boost engine efficiency
EADS is studying techniques for extracting hydrogen from kerosene that could be used on board aircraft...
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GE probes three 777-300ER power-loss incidents
An unusual rash of engine shutdowns since early December has temporarily stranded three normally reliable General Electric-powered Boeing 777-300ERs. Although...
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Airbus increases airliner demand forecast by almost 10% in new outlook
Airbus is citing a higher projected rate of air passenger growth, and second-hand aircraft becoming a less attractive option, as key factors for increasing...
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Aero Dienst adds business jets in fleet modernisation
German business aircraft charter and management company Aero Dienst has added a
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Boeing receives mixed reaction to three-two-three 787 seat layout
Boeing has received a mixed reaction from 787 customers to the unique eight-abreast premium...
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UK aerotoxic inquiry may head down the wrong path
The UK Department for Transport has been carrying out exploratory tests to decide...
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PICTURE: First ESA/Russian Crew Space Transportation System concept emerges
This image, from a future of human spaceflight presentation given on 29 January at the EADS Astrium site in Bremen, Germany, is one of the concepts undergoing...
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Technotes 12 February
FLIGHTS COULD ENABLE TALK-BY-LIGHT COMMUNICATIONS US researchers are examining how turbulence around an aircraft affects laser transmissions. Funded...
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Lebanon's EAS expands business aircraft base
Lebanese business aviation services company Executive Aircraft Services (EAS) is expanding its Beirut base in an attempt to strengthen its position in the...
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NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis launches carrying ESA's Columbus laboratory
NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis had a smooth start to mission STS-122 carrying ESA's Columbus laboratory to the International Space Station, after a two-month delay following the cancellation of its December launch
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Scaled Composites' explosion investigation points to oxidiser tank failure
California's occupational safety and health division investigation into Scaled Composites' 26 July 2007 nitrous oxide explosion points to...