All articles by Rob Coppinger – Page 3
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AFRL funds lithium polymer super capacitor battery for micro air vehicles
A lithium polymer battery able to act as a super capacitor for rapid power delivery could be fielded within four years to enhance the performance of micro...
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Terrafugia: new flying car design to be unveiled in July
Terrafugia will in July unveil a new design for its roadable aircraft Transition. The vehicle will be...
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New process could lengthen titanium tube life
The US Naval Air Systems Command is funding a process that could make aircraft titanium hydraulic system tubes more resistant to surface flaws. This could...
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Europe shows how to quieten helicopters
Flight-testing in Europe has shown that 50% reductions in a helicopter's acoustic footprint during landings are possible. Using the German aerospace...
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BAE Systems' Coyote UAV flies
BAE Systems' Coyote unmanned air vehicle could be flying into tropical storms later...
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NewsBig birds and high flying
Telecommunications satellites are heavyweights and getting heavier - can Europe's rockets handle the load?
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Permagard 'Bio Coatings' polymer to reduce water use
A polymer layer that protects livery paintwork and could reduce the need for washing aircraft is being employed by Etihad Airways and Virgin Blue. Developed...
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Foam will replace wax for casting says AFRL
A new type of foam can replace wax in lost-wax casting of aerospace components and the US Air Force Research Laboratory estimates industry's savings will...
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NewsFrance's 2020 Euro vision
Despite its neighbours' interest in France's military satellite projects, a more pan-European approach is yet to emerge
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NewsEU admits no date for worldwide Galileo service and spiralling costs
The European Union’s Galileo satellite navigation system will not provide a worldwide service by 2014 the European Commission admitted today...
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Innocon wins multi-million dollar Asia Pacific deal
Israeli manufacturer Innocon has sold an unspecified unmanned air vehicle system to an unnamed Asia Pacific country for a contract that the company says...
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Partners in airspace
Innovative operational unmanned air vehicle integration - or INOUI - is a project created by France, Germany and Spain to address an unfilled gap in European...
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European Union expects civil unmanned air vehicles to use general aviation equipment
European unmanned air vehicles technology investigation predicts 15 years of development...
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UK announces space agency but no extra money
Think of a space agency and what comes to mind is probably the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration and Moon...
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Barracuda UAV could link with Typhoon for attack demo
EADS's Barracuda unmanned air vehicle could be teamed with a Eurofighter Typhoon for a ground-attack demonstration ...
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Imaging morphing Falcon wings to aid micro air vehicles, says AFRL
Increased flight agility by micro air vehicles is the goal of a University of Oxford bird performance study funded by the US Air Force Research Laboratory. To...
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NewsPICTURE: United Technologies claims fuel cell helicopter first
A hydrogen fuel cell-powered 10kg (22lb) helicopter model with a 2m (6.55ft) rotorspan has been flown for 20min by United Technologies' research centre at...
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French army to trial Schiebel S-100 UAV
The French army is to conduct a two-week assessment of the Schiebel Camcopter S-100 rotorcraft UAV ...
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NewsPICTURE: Solar Impulse makes 350m hop
Using battery power, the Solar Impulse HB-SIA made its first flight with a 350m hop at 3ft (1m) altitude on 3 December along a runway at Dübendorf airfield,...
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NewsSoyuz to go west in 2010
Next year sees Russia's most successful rocket launch from the Americas, but competition may emerge in the Far East