All articles by Jeffrey Decker – Page 2
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Calculating the most efficient air traffic routes
Foresight and broad planning could reduce commercial aviation fuel consumption by up to 6% annually. That is more than 3.8 billion litres (1 billion USgal)...
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Helicopter operators head for deeper waters
Despite the recent drop in oil demand, record requirements, coupled with decades of oil and gas extraction draining some reservoirs, is leading oil companies...
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Helicopter engineering skills shortage looms
While local training solutions will meet local shortages of aviation maintenance technicians, experts say a larger issue is looming - a worldwide slip in...
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US Air Force kills king coal
A major initiative by the US Air Force to support alternative fuel development has been cancelled following a security and feasibility review. Montana...
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Let's get personal: flights of fancy
After four decades of snail-pace development, jetpack technology is now rocketing skyward. New concepts making use of strap-on devices promise to make age-old...
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US Air Force completes F-22 synthetic fuel trials
The US Air Force has concluded analysis of the effects of using a natural gas-based synthetic fuel with its Lockheed Martin F-22 fighter ...
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Cirrus stretches SJ-50 Vision fuselage
Cirrus Design has stretched the fuselage of its SJ-50 Vision to enhance low-speed performance of the...
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Diamond turns to avgas to fuel DA42
Diamond Aircraft's search to replace the diesel powerplant supplied by insolvent Thielert has led to a new DA42, the L360, powered by twin Lycoming IO 360...
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A700 plans shuttered for second time
Certification of the Adam Aircraft A700 has again stalled after a "strategic realignment" by owner AAI Acquisitions, which could not secure sufficient capital...
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Cessna breaks ground on Columbus facility
Cessna began construction 29 October on a new 55,760m² (600,000ft²) facility in Wichita where the company will build...
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Leaded fuel may rein in piston flights from US airports
A major new rule released by the US Environmental Protection Agency may force a number of airports to limit piston aircraft operations to restrict lead emissions...
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Goodrich to evaluate alternate fuels for US Air Force
As the US Air Force enters its second year of synthetic fuel testing, Goodrich has signed on to evaluate the effects of using alternate fuels in the fuel...
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Hawker Beechcraft reaches deal with striking machinists
A full weekend of negotiation between Hawker Beechcraft management and the union representing its machinists has resulted in a deal that could end their...
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Epic Elite very light jet stranded in Georgia
Epic Aircraft's Elite very light jet is trapped in a hangar in the outskirts of Tbilisi, Georgia after...
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Florida cash keeps PiperJet at home
After spending more than a year considering alternatives including Albuquerque and Oklahoma City, Piper Aircraft has decided to build its new PiperJet in...