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Northrop Grumman Aims To Retain Grip on Aviation
T-X trainer concept Almost all military contractors these days see every competition as a “must win.” And that is especially true for Northrop Grumman Corp. as it makes a big play to join the ranks of Lockheed Martin and Boeing … Continue reading
Keeping Cool In An Upset Situation
It has been a routine trip capped off by a routine instrument approach to your favorite big city airport, say San Francisco International (SFO), in the winter. The gear and flaps are down and the 1,000-ft. chime announces you are … Continue reading
Engineering Analysis Shows How to Drastically Reduce an Airplane’s Tarmac …
Airplanes spend an awful lot of time waiting on tarmacs. In some cases, the time a plane spends waiting on the tarmac rivals the flight itself. A new mathematical tool developed by engineers could change that. Georgios Vatistas, a mechanical … Continue reading
Mad Men and the California Dream
“Let’s go to Los Angeles. I’ve been there. It’s filled with sunshine.” —Pete Campbell, 1967. “I thought I was really changing my life when I went out to California. Of course, now it sort of feels like a dream. But … Continue reading
Will Volvo become another front in S.C.’s fight against unions?
Of the questions yet unanswered about the Volvo plant that will be built in Berkeley County, one of the most interesting is how Volvo will approach the issue of the plant’s potential unionization. The answer will depend on how Volvo … Continue reading
GE engineers 3D print mini jet engine, then power it to 33000 RPMs
Printing your own mechanical parts or toys is really easy, not to mention fun, using a 3-D printer. But things get a bit trickier when you want to print the kind of parts that go into a car or airplane. … Continue reading
How Do You Learn the Sex Secrets of Birds? Send in the Fembot
Considering that most of his comrades would die without ever mating, Dick was impressive. He once pulled off 30 copulations in a single morning, 23 of them in as many minutes. Usually coy females were enamored with him. When other … Continue reading