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Now, cramming more people onto planes makes them more efficient per person. he load in aircraft,
Airships were supposed to be the way of the future, not aircraft. Experts believed the aviation industry would die because of environmental concerns and falling passenger numbers.
New generations of aircraft like the Boeing 787 and the Airbus a380 are far more efficient than older aircraft#70%more fuel efficient than aircraft of 40 years ago, according to the International air transport association (IATA.
Air traffic control and airport management will also be revolutionised as digital technology makes aircraft easier to manage.
Lighter aircraft can be bigger and carry more freight and passengers. New fuelsin years to come they can be flown remotely, too.
Passenger aircraft might not be flown remotely#we will still feel safer with a human in the cockpit
British aerospace flew an aircraft remotely to Inverness in Scotland this summer in a Civil aviation Authority-supported experiment.
The number of aircraft flying on our skies, however, also depends on the infrastructure to safely manage it.
and mobile signals bounced off aircraft will replace the 1940s-era radar system still in use by#air traffic control,
a phantom signal that even modern radars find hard to differentiate from a real moving aircraft.
and aircraft become possible. The early space systems will probably involve gliding back to Earth
While Air force officials have argued the highly manoeuvrable aircraft with stealth technology would be useful in dealing with Syria's sophisticated air defence systems and surface-to-air missiles,
but, during the condition, the aircraft is uncontrolled and could hit the ground. A warning issued just prior to the onset of GLOC could alert the pilot to take precautions,
the Kurdish fighters group operating against ISIS inside northern Syria. he conclusion of an agreement between Turkey and the U s.-led anti-ISIS coalition to open Turkish airbases for coalition aircraft conducting
assembly-line machines do their own'thinking'A major consumer of time and money in the manufacturing of aircraft, motor vehicles,
Different models of aircraft have different body shapes, different types of seats and cabins, and so on.
explains project manager Mariola Rodríguez. ablebot will demonstrate the potential of cable robotic systems for the life-cycle maintenance and repair of aircraft,
reducing resource waste The production of advanced high-tech components for aircraft and other aerospace applications is an expensive
and parts that go into our aircraft, cars, machine parts, says project coordinator Jan Willem Gunnink of UK-based Delcam.
and can be used by existing vehicles and aircraft without modifications of their engines or of fuel infrastructure.
and radar systems for aircraft ships and satellites can be extremely heavy and large so minimizing the size of these systems could provide significant savings.
which uses hurricane reconnaissance aircraft to punch through a storm#s eye wall and release dropsondes sensors that free-fall
#The military) asks for a Batman airplane a super-duper aircraft that could do everything.
"Unmanned aircraft offer news organizations significant opportunities,"says FAA Administrator Michael Huerta.""We hope this agreement with CNN
and other media outlets looking to tap into the potential of unmanned aircraft, to others it may seem a little overdue with the FAA still outlawing drone use for commercial purposes.
I asked why you don t see wipers on some aircraft on when they are coming in at very low levels for landing.
But the e-commerce giant isn t the only company researching how to harness the potential of small unmanned aircraft:
##Fedex founder Fred Smith has spoken repeatedly about his desire to#move to a fleet of unmanned aircraft,
##Aircraft can safely traverse the beam and tests have demonstrated that even the sensitive honeybee is unaffected,
Boeing and GE are developing the capability to 3-D print aircraft components, he said,
Its frame is created from carbon fiber to keep the aircraft lightweight and It seats two people.
Not only was impressed the team with the smooth flight experience of the aircraft, but they were surprised also by how quiet the Volocopter ran.
It is E-volo s hopes that the aircraft will eventually get up to speeds of 50 knots and stay in the air for more than an hour.
The EPFL team noted its work underscores confidentiality issues with drones as its aircraft can pull phones Wi-fi network names and MAC addresses.
thermosets are used throughout modern cars and aircraft, often mixed with carbon fibers to form composites. Some 50%of the new Airbus a350 jet, for example, will be made from composites.
while fossil fuel-or battery-powered unmanned aircraft are expensive to run and possess a shorter range.
while also developing advanced algorithms to help the aircraft better traverse wind patterns and flight routes.
The drones are huge aircraft the smaller model, the Solara 50, is actually larger than a Boeing 767 jetliner, boasting a 164-foot wingspan.
which has flown already a model aircraft on it. The Navy 289 vessels all rely on oil-based fuel,
and manufacturing costs by designing a critical aircraft part that was 83 percent lighter and yet still met the safety and design criteria, according to GE general manager for technology Christine Furstoss.
unmanned aircraft operated by Israel, the U k. and the U s. are capable of tracking and firing on aircraft and missiles.
On some of its Navy cruisers, the U s. also operates Phalanx, a stationary system that can track
and engage anti-ship missiles and aircraft. The Army is testing a gun-mounted ground vehicle, MAARS, that can fire on targets autonomously.
Video)##The aircraft, called quadcopters because they have four rotors, navigate using signals from Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers,
If an enemy boat or aircraft gets too close to a Navy ship, the laser can deter the threat with an effect known as optical"dazzling."
The fist-sized robot, a product of Virtual Incision in Lincoln, Nebraska, will have its first zero-gravity test in an aircraft flying in parabolic arcs in the next few months.
These illicit products which include electronics, automotive and aircraft parts, pharmaceuticals, and food can pose safety risks and cost governments and private companies hundreds of billions of dollars annually.
including materials used in aircraft, oil wells, and other critical industrial applications. Metal fatigue, for example which can result from an accumulation of nanoscale cracks over time s probably the most common failure modefor structural metals in general
They can power a defibrillator open the emergency slides on an aircraft and greatly improve the efficiency of hybrid electric automobiles.
It could enable an aircraft to fly anywhere in the world in under four hours says Bond.
Most aircraft are designed to fly with a nose up angle of attack. This way the fuselage generates lift.
While bringing Internet connectivity to unconnected parts of the world should be a good enough move for public relations Facebook also joined the ongoing war against calling unmanned aircraft drones:
Aircraft operate in vast empty skies and do so on three axes. Training a car to sense
and avoid other cars#is simpler than doing the same for an aircraft. Still Google s development and prior experience with cars is a strong sign that this work will continue and ultimately yield fruit.
and avoid other aircraft its been slow to implement changes and create a regulatory framework that lets innovation like this happen stateside.
Yesterday the U s. Navy announced the first successful manned & unmanned aircraft flight operations of its experimental X-47b drone.
but successfully integrating both manned and unmanned aircraft into the same flight patterns especially on the confined space of an aircraft carrier is essential for future operations.
the Advanced High performance Reconnaissance and Surveillance Aircraft (AHRLAC) looks like an alternate history version of a World war i fighter.
The pusher propeller design--in which the propellers are mounted behind their respective engines--helps the plane fly slowly, an important task for surveillance aircraft.
The manufacturers boast that AHRLAC is the"first ever aircraft to be designed fully and developed in Africa,
and actuation could be applied to various types of high-speed intelligent systems including high-speed robots manufacturing systems aircraft microscope image control for bio/medical applications and human-machine
Overall automotive patents make up around one third of the total not including other types of vehicles such as trucks buses agricultural machinery aircraft and aerospace/defence.
hover-capable aircraft such as tiltrotors and tiltwings, the major advantage of a tailsitter is its mechanical simplicity:
It has a tilt-wing design that allows for vertical takeoff and landing--similar to existing tiltrotor aircraft like the Bell-Boeing V22 Osprey."
But robotic landing gear developed for DARPA at the Georgia Institute of technology (Georgia Tech) could better equip these aircraft to land just about anywhere.
the legs automatically move to stabilize the aircraft, according to DARPA officials, who recently tested out the new system near the Georgia Tech campus in Atlanta."
and twist samples of the composite materials used to build F/A-18s and other aircraft.
the median age of today's active aircraft is 22-23 years old. As F/A-18s continue to age beyond their design life cycle,
NRL's robot could help get aircraft from factory to fleet faster. NRL66. 3 robot applies,
Computations from robot data predict how materials behave in aircraft A snapped composite specimen is one thing;
Khazendar team used data on ice surface elevations and bedrock depths from instrumented aircraft participating in NASA Operation Icebridge,
which will guide how scientists and engineers build aircraft components, for example. The research, led by Jianwei (John) Miao,
Tomnod directed its users to help search for the missing aircraft. In fact the site couldn keep up with the traffic due to an influx of users looking to help. hrough games,
The research is a combination of work from a student on fellowship at NASA from the University of Michigan and nearly a decade and a half of study on self-healing materials for both aircrafts and spacecrafts.
and will help power modes of transport that cannot be electrified in the future such as heavy trucks or even aircraft.
and will help power modes of transport that cannot be electrified in the future such as heavy trucks or even aircraft.
could be useful for constructing such things as aircraft or spaceship parts. Like the development of SAMS, Dr. Liou explains that for the FGMS it is also a matter of finding the correct cooling rate.
Dr Ni said the technology eventually could be used for military applications like making large objects like vehicles or aircraft or even individual soldiers"invisible".
#AFRL providing cost-effective inspection solutions for turbine engine aircraft Aircraft engine inspections are an essential part of maintaining a healthy and reliable fleet.
Researchers embarked upon this effort to answer a need from aircraft maintainers for a reliable,
Most notably, the increased level of reliability of SIR inspections over FPI means aircraft maintainers can often return engine airfoils to service
which will guide how scientists and engineers build aircraft components, for example. The research, led by Jianwei (John) Miao,
At the AIAA Hypersonic Space Plane conference in Glasgow in Scotland in July, a paper submitted by Lapcat-II researchers said their early airliner tests suggested such a design would be greener than current aircraft,
The Jaxa project has studied the potential market for hypersonic airliners travelling at Mach 5 and found a 100-passenger aircraft flying two round trips per day is realistic based on market research.
according to research by Airbus and the Japan Aircraft Development Corporation. he estimated ticket price for Tokyo to Los angeles is the same as that of an existing first-class seat,
And some cybersecurity experts fear that hackers aboard an aircraft could bring down the plane using the onboard Wi-fi many commercial jets now offer to passengers."
"Modern aircraft are connected increasingly to the internet. This interconnectedness can potentially provide unauthorized remote access to aircraft avionics systems,
"the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a statement. Michael B. Kelley contributed to this report
"Today, I'm excited to share that we've successfully completed our first test flight of these aircraft in the U k,
And that's to say nothing of the red tape Facebook would have to manoeuvre to get a fleet of remotely controlled aircraft in the skies around the world.
"Aircraft like these will help connect the whole world, because they can affordably serve the 10 per cent of the world's population that live in remote communities without existing internet infrastructure,
and British Aircraft Corp. The Tupolev tu-144 or"Charger"built by Voronezh Aircraft Production Association. No sonic boom on ground But the patent says its main improvement over those two is that it reduces the noise of the sonic boom a loud bang caused by shockwaves created by an object moving faster than the speed of sound."
if not the only one, preventing the opening of lines other than transatlantic ones for the Concorde aircraft,
"Airbus has filed other unusual aircraft patents in the past. For example, last summer, it filed a patent to bicycle-style seats on planes that would make it possible to cram more passengers in the same amount of space.
And last fall, it patented an aircraft cabin shaped like a giant flying saucer n
#Mars simulation project: 6 people start 1 year of isolation in Hawaii dome Six people will spend the next year living in a dome in Hawaii in the name of science.
#U s. expected to announce drone registry The U s. federal government will require many drone aircraft to be registered,
since last year, including sightings near manned aircraft and major sporting events, and interference with wildfire-fighting operations, the government said."
however, hasn stopped Emdrive development rights being bought by aircraft giant Boeing and the UK Government funding the early development of Mr Shawyer ideas.
500km/h). Two turbo jets would allow the aircraft to climb vertically at take off, before retracting into the fuselage just before it reaches the speed of sound.
Passengers on the aircraft will be limited to 20.''In the case of civil applications, the market envisaged is principally that of business travel and VIP passengers,
But Airbus isn't the only one vying to create hypersonic aircraft technology. Last month, Air force bosses revealed they hope to have a hypersonic plane capable of crossing countries in minutes by 2023.
Experimental unmanned aircraft developed for the U s. Air force have gone already hypersonic during tests off the Southern California coast,
'And it will be the brightest thing in the sky, apart from aircraft. It'll be in mid sky from southern England
Darpa is developing swarms of reusable drone aircraft that can work together to perform a mission,
Instead, they propose deploying from the air smaller unmanned aircraft, each with different capabilities, to perform a mission before retrieving them mid-air
fitting somewhere between missiles and conventional aircraft. The agency is hoping to build on its automated mid-air refuelling technology alongside the sea based platforms for capturing drones as they come into land.
Drone aircraft could also be used to deliver antibiotics or blood to front-line units to keep them in the fight,
and data systems useless even before the first troops or aircraft arrive.''Mcafee says this is a huge issue being ignored.
and data systems useless even before the first troops or aircraft arrive, 'he said during the initial test.
A concept aircraft named Skreemr could reach speeds exceeding Mach 10-that's 10 times the speed of sound.
500km/h). Two turbo jets would allow the aircraft to climb vertically at take off, before retracting into the fuselage just before it reaches the speed of sound.
#Solar-powered plane lands in Ahmedabad on second leg of world trip A Swiss-made solar powered aircraft landed in Ahmedabad on Tuesday night,
The world's first aircraft powered by solar energy was to remain in Ahmedabad for two days before flying to the holy city of Varanasi on Saturday.
Bertrand Piccard and Andre Boschberg, are taking turns at the controls of the aircraft during their 35,000-kilometer (21,700-mile) journey.
The aircraft's wings are covered by more than 17,000 solar cells that recharge the plane's batteries.
The SI2 aircraft has a wingspan of 72 meters (236 feet), spanning larger than a Boeing 747 jumbo jet.
while future uses may include larger endeavors like hiding ships, aircraft, and convoy vehicles from enemy radar r
Material testing procedures that regularly check for fissures in rail tracks or aircraft support structures also rely on ultrasound.
Now Airbus'Marco Prampolini and Yohann Coraboeuf have been granted a US patent for an"ultra-rapid air vehicle"designed to fly at 20 km (12.4 mi) higher than conventional aircraft and over four times the speed of sound twice the speed of Concorde.
and oxygen are burned to keep the aircraft properly trimmed. But what really sets the Airbus dsign apart is its suite of propulsion systems used to keep it aloft.
When this fires, it sends the aircraft into a near vertical trajectory, accelerating it to supersonic speeds.
and the aircraft cruises along its flight path and can cover a range of 9, 000 km (5, 600 mi) in three hours the equivalent of Tokyo to Los angeles or Paris to San francisco. Meanwhile,
NASA wanted to use them in supersonic aircraft. The U s. military hoped they could be used in a new fighter jet.
where they are unlikely to interfere with piloted aircraft. But a recent deluge of complaints from pilots
and aircraft manufacturing,"said Kim m
#How to save soldiers'lives with fizz One of the biggest challenges for medics on the battlefield is treating blood loss,
the development of new, lighter and stronger materials spanning consumer electronics to aircraft; and faster information searching through large databases e
Over the last few years, one team of chemists and materials scientists has begun exploring military applications in harsh environments for aircraft, explosive devices and even combatants themselves.
In aircraft applications, Leever explains, the hybrid flexible system can be used to monitor stresses and strains and report this information through miniature embedded antennas to ground crews or a pilot.
and could detonate the weapon after surviving the initial impact of ground contact after being dropped from aircraft.
and sensors that can detect otherwise imperceptible defects in buildings, bridges, and aircraft.""This is the first time anybody has made a flexible chameleon-like skin that can change color simply by flexing it,
All aircraft, from drones to the Ariane launcher, are equipped currently with an inertial measurement unit,
This allows these aircraft to stabilize their roll and pitch with respect to the horizon or rather with respect to its perpendicular:
An accelerometer measures all the accelerations of the aircraft including gravity, which is directed always toward the center of the Earth.
which will guide how scientists and engineers build aircraft components, for example. The research, led by Jianwei (John) Miao,
the development of new, lighter and stronger materials spanning consumer electronics to aircraft; and faster information searching through large databases s
The ability of liquid metal with its own embedded power source could even one day be the basis to build self repairing armor on tanks and changing aircraft fuselages for fuel efficiency and speed.
#Taking aircraft manufacturing out of the oven Aerospace engineers at MIT have developed now a carbon nanotube (CNT) film that can heat
The group tested the film on a common carbon-fiber material used in aircraft components,
In initial experiments, the researchers investigated the film's potential to fuse two types of aerospace-grade composite typically used in aircraft wings and fuselages.
and frosting on aircraft wings.""This represents a fundamentally new concept in engineered surfaces, "said Tak-Sing Wong, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and a faculty member in the Penn State Materials Research Institute."
which will guide how scientists and engineers build aircraft components, for example. The research, led by Jianwei (John) Miao,
the development of new, lighter and stronger materials spanning consumer electronics to aircraft; and faster information searching through large databases s
the technology enables swarms of compact UAVS to take off from ships, tactical vehicles, aircraft or other unmanned platforms.
and reconfigurable will manned free aircraft and traditional weapon systems to do more, and essentially multiply combat power at decreased risk to the warfighter.
Even hundreds of small autonomous UAVS cost less than a single tactical aircraft and officials note, having this capability will force adversaries to focus on UAV swarm response.
and frosting on aircraft wings. his represents a fundamentally new concept in engineered surfaces, said Tak-Sing Wong,
In 2013 the Boeing aircraft company temporarily grounded its new 787 Dreamliner fleet after battery packs in two airplanes caught fire.
on small aircraft, it would power air conditioners and refrigeration systems. In addition to lowering CO2 EMISSION, the units produce little noise, making them suitable as mobile electricity generators in places, like field hospitals,
Joby Aviation is building an ambitious aircraft: A personal craft that can lift off vertically, fly 200 miles and land vertically, all on battery power.
and researchers at MIT are developing shape-shifting materials that could make aircraft simpler and lighter potentially saving fuel.
They can be integrated into aircraft easily replacing the need for more complex hydraulic actuators motors and hinges.
But their use has been limited in aircraft because many can t handle the conditions planes are exposed to such as extreme temperature changes says Christophe Cros a technology program leader at Airbus. The MIT approach has a number of advantages Cros says.
which are common in aircraft because of their light weight and high strength. And though others have worked on carbon composites that can respond to a specific stimulus such as heat Cros says in the new approach the carbon composites can be paired with a variety of shape-shifting materials that respond to different environmental triggers.
#Now, aircraft wings that can'self heal'on the fly Even the researchers involved in the project describe it as"verging on science fiction".
"A team of British scientists has produced aircraft wings that can fix themselves after being damaged, suggesting that self-healing technology will soon become commonplace.
if there was a way of preventing the tiny, almost undetectable cracks that form in an aircraft's wings and fuselage.
"raising the possibility of aircraft wings that can repair themselves"literally on the fly "if a bird strike takes place in mid-flight,
The technology could also make airline safety checks far cheaper as a dye could be added to the healing agent causing any damage to an aircraft to stand out like a bruise.
"A team of British scientists has produced aircraft wings that can fix themselves after being damaged, suggesting that self-healing technology will soon become commonplace.
if there was a way of preventing the tiny, almost undetectable cracks that form in an aircraft's wings and fuselage.
"raising the possibility of aircraft wings that can repair themselves"literally on the fly "if a bird strike takes place in mid-flight,
The technology could also make airline safety checks far cheaper as a dye could be added to the healing agent causing any damage to an aircraft to stand out like a bruise.
The world's first electric passenger aircraft to gain an airworthiness certificate has been produced by China,
The first two aircrafts were delivered to Liaoning Ruixiang General aviation Co. Ltd on Thursday. The aircraft can be used in pilot training
tourism, meteorology and rescue operations. Each BX1E aircraft costs about one million yuan (USD 163,000. The number of orders has reached already 28, the media reported d
#This vaccine could help block HIV WASHINGTON: Scientists have designed a new experimental HIV vaccine that may stimulate the immune system to block infection from the deadly virus. New research led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI),
#British scientists develop self-healing aircraft wing technology Researchers at the University of Bristol have developed a new technology that will allow aircraft wings
#Raytheon acquires Tucson-based Sensintel Inc. Raytheon has acquired privately-held Sensintel, Inc.,a leading provider of unmanned aircraft systems solutions to the intelligence and special operations markets.
Terms of the agreement were disclosed not. ensintel expertise in unmanned aircraft systems solutions makes it a natural fit with Raytheon Advanced Missile Systems product line,
In terms of applications, based on the combination of low adjunction and a ideeffective bandwidth, the researchers expect to see their 3-D PPY aerogel used in surface coatings for aircraft.
and as space on an aircraft is at a premium, and you'd like to pack in as much energy in the form of burnable fuel as possible,
temperatures around the aircraft are around-40c(-40f) or-50c, so you do not want your fuel gelling up on you."
After a lengthy review by aircraft makers, engine manufacturers and fuel producers, biofuels were approved for commercial use in 2011.
"The"healed"aircraft wings were often as strong as they had been said originally Prof Wass, who is working with aerospace engineer colleagues on the research project."
One of these is that it has printed more 3d components than any other aircraft, about 1,
where the aerospace giant makes aircraft wings.""These components contribute a huge amount to the manufacturing process.
In our digitally connected world, a machine could be programmed to start printing even before the aircraft lands.
so it's only a matter of time before a tipping point is reached. 3d parts reduce weight on aircraft,
He predicts that one of the most significant impacts could be on aircraft design, especially as 3d offers the promise to produce more complex shapes."
about 40-50%of aircraft components will use printed materials. It's about 4%now.
As with 3d components used in civil aircraft, they have to go through rigorous regulatory approval.
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