Monthly Archives: June 2018

Boeing, Russian Firm to Commence Titanium Components Project in September

Amidst current Washington-Moscow tensions, Ural Boeing Manufacturing (UBM), a joint venture between Russian VSMPO-AVISMA and Boeing will launch production of aircraft components from its new plant in the Titanium Valley Special Economic Zone, Sverdlovsk Region of Russia. The UBM facility … Continue reading

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Electric Aviation Technology on the Horizon

Electric aviation is gaining ground as localized flights increase in popularity. San Diego International Airport is located in the heart of the city’s downtown region. If you’re unfamiliar with the city, the planes coming in for landing right over the … Continue reading

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EasyJet Execs on Upcoming IFC Endeavors

(Simon Galloway/EasyJet) EasyJet is one of the biggest airlines in Europe, flying around 90 million passengers throughout the continent each year. Consequently, what it does in terms of IFC could have huge influence across the aviation world. Via Satellite recently caught up … Continue reading

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Searching For A System Abstraction

Without abstraction, advances in semiconductor design would have stalled decades ago and circuits would remain about the same size as analog blocks. No new abstractions have emerged since the 1990s that have found widespread adoption. The slack was taken up … Continue reading

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Fighter jets and the kill web

This analysis gets complicated fast. There are five basic missions for fighter aircraft: air superiority (controlling the airspace over the combat zone), all-weather attack (bombing enemy infrastructure and military targets), all-weather intercept (aerial dog fighting with enemy fighters), close air … Continue reading

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Graduate plays key role in restoring Memphis Belle

FAIRBORN — When he was a boy, Casey Simmons spent a lot of time building model airplanes. His favorite was the Memphis Belle, one of the first B-17 heavy bombers to complete 25 combat missions during World War II without … Continue reading

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Boeing’s engine proposal deadline looms for new mid-market jet -report

SEATTLE, June 27 (Reuters) – Three of the largest engine makers face a Wednesday deadline to provide Boeing Co with formal proposals for how they would power the planemaker’s possible new mid-market jet, an aviation magazine reported. A Boeing spokesman … Continue reading

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