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Lockheed Martin Lifts Airship Enterprise Off the Ground
Lockheed Martin has completed all required FAA certification planning steps for a new class of aircraft.
Hand-Held Device Provides Early Warning of Leaks, Explosives
Vaporsens has designed a prototype of a hand-held detector with an array of sensor materials that can identify a broad range of chemicals, as well as explosives.
Composite Metal Foams Offer Superior Heat Resistance
The presence of air pockets inside CMFs makes them effective at blocking heat because heat travels more slowly through air than through metal.
Material Softens to Change Shape, Hardens to Stiffen
In addition to displaying stiffness when it’s called for, and elasticity when a change of shape is required, the material also has the ability to self-heal following damage.
Webb Telescope Passes Cryo Tests, Now "Optically Complete"
The testing is critical because at the instruments' final destination in space—one million miles from Earth—they will operate at minus-387 degrees Fahrenheit.
Video: Car makers drive demand for assembly line robots. An electric powertrain propels an airplane. Solar on track to add 16 GW in ‘16.
Car makers drive demand for assembly line robots. An electric powertrain propels an airplane. Solar on track to add 16 GW in ‘16.
Hybrid-Electric Aviation Powertrain Completes Test
Slovenian light-aircraft manufacturer Pipistrel fired up a 200 kW propulsor developed to deliver power equivalent to a typical general-aviation piston engine.
Alaska Airlines to Test ATJ Biofuel Blend
Alcohol-to-jet fuel (ATJ) provides a "cost-competitive path" for commercial airlines to reduce their greenhouse gas footprint.
Overhaul of Small-Plane Airworthiness Standards Proposed
FAA's proposed rule change has two principal components: establishing a performance-based regulatory regime and adding new certification standards for loss of control and icing.
NASA Begins Work on a Quieter Supersonic Jet
Lockheed Martin will receive $20 million over 17 months for design work on a supersonic jet that emits a "soft thump" rather than a disruptive boom.
DARPA, Lockheed Developing Ways to Keep Chips Cooler
Lockheed Martin has demonstrated a microfluidic cooling approach that resulted in a fourfold reduction in thermal resistance and a corresponding sixfold increase in RF output power.
Suicide Bomb Detector Readied for Market
The software analyzes both horizontal and vertical polarized signals to determine the presence of a potential threat.
Behavior of CFRP During Flight Maneuvers Tested
The aim of the measurement flights was to obtain solid data that can be compared with the theoretical calculations of the flight behavior of CFRP.
DARPA Craft Would Have Plane's Speed, Helicopter's Agility
The design envisions an aircraft that could fly fast and far, hover when needed, and accomplish diverse missions without the need for prepared landing areas.
Airline Uses Renewable Biofuel for Regular Flights
United Airlines has started using sustainable aviation biofuels in commercial-scale volumes.
Laser-Based Aircraft Tracking Could Aid Relief Efforts
Hyperion could allow drones engaged in disaster monitoring and other humanitarian missions to send detailed images more rapidly back to the ground for analysis.
Airplane Lavatory Self-Cleans Using Far Ultraviolet Light
UV Lights are positioned throughout the lavatory so that it floods all touch surfaces—toilet seat, sink and countertops—once a person exits the lavatory.
Video: Better Mileage Cuts Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Penn Students Speed Up Beer Making. Researchers Study How Plastic Components Flex in Flight
Better Mileage Cuts Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Penn Students Speed Up Beer Making. Researchers Study How Plastic Components Flex in Flight.
Measuring In-Flight Behavior of Reinforced Plastics
The tests measured deformation of CFRP used to make an upper fuselage structure from the cockpit to the wings.
World's Largest Aircraft Set to Take Off
Airlander is able to take off and land vertically and operate from a range of remote environments.