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Ocean sound waves may reveal location of incoming objects

The ocean can seem like an acoustically disorienting place, with muffled sounds from near and far blending together in a murky sea of noise. Now an MIT mathematician has found a way to cut through this aquatic cacaphony, to identify … Continue reading →

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Bizav Comprised Half of Turbine Accidents from 2000-2016

Business turbine airplane operations accounted for more than half of all turbine airplane accidents in the U.S. between 2000 and 2016. Over that 16-year period, business jets and turboprop airplanes combined suffered 771 accidents, 235 of which caused fatalities, according … Continue reading →

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China will launch a reusable spaceplane in 2020

China plans to launch its reusable spaceplane in 2020, according to a statement from China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Unlike traditional one-off spacecraft, the new spacecraft will fly into the sky like an aircraft, said Chen Hongbo, a researcher … Continue reading →

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Interview: Boeing committed to forging closer partnership with China for common development

The C919 aircraft coded 102 is seen at the assembly line of Shanghai Aircraft Manufacturing Co., Ltd. of the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) in Shanghai, east China, Oct. 18, 2017. Staff workers completed paint spraying for the jet … Continue reading →

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How one company made a fortune selling bodies donated to science

UNWITTING SUPPLIERS: Gail Williams-Sears says neither she nor her father, who donated his body to Science Care, realized the company could sell his body parts. REUTERS/Chet Strange PHOENIX – In 2008, a thriving company named Science Care Inc developed a 55-page national expansion … Continue reading →

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Las Vegas man played key role in saving Howard Hughes’ Spruce Goose – Las Vegas Review

Bob McCaffery had an outsized role in helping to preserve a piece of Howard Hughes’ legacy. Somewhere between directing movies and becoming an eccentric recluse hiding out in Las Vegas, Hughes built a behemoth wooden aircraft with a wingspan nearly … Continue reading →

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Veteran was … FASCINATED WITH FLYING

William Uphoff, nicknamed Uppy, displays his original bomber jacket and insignia. Every airman in that squadron had a patch.(Photo: LORI GRIFFITH/SPECIAL TO THE COURIER NEWSWEEKLY)   “War is the most stupid thing man every found. There is nothing positive that … Continue reading →

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