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Device lets big airplanes fly with smaller tails

California Institute of Technology, University of Arizona Posted by Jessica Stoller-Conrad – Caltech on November 5, 2014 Engineers have developed a device that lets planes fly with much smaller tails, reducing the planes’ overall size and weight, thus increasing fuel … Continue reading →

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US F-35 jet makes ‘landmark’ aircraft carrier landing

Washington (AFP) – The US military’s F-35 fighter jet made its first landing aboard an aircraft carrier on Monday, in what officials called a milestone for the new hi-tech warplane. The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is the most expensive weapons … Continue reading →

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MSC Product Manager Talks APEX Release

Initial MSC Apex release to focus on the Modeller. The release of MSC Apex has certainly raised a few questions in the CAE space. Recently, MSC’s Product Manager Hugues Jeancolas spoke to clarify the news on the new MSC product. … Continue reading →

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A Small Step Backward for Mankind

Two rockets crashed last week: one carrying cargo to Earth orbit, the other on a test flight for a suborbital manned spacecraft. It will take some time for the causes of each accident to emerge; there is no reason to … Continue reading →

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King Air airplane in Wichita crash had been sold back to Beechcraft

The Beechcraft King Air B200 that crashed Thursday morning at Wichita Mid-Continent Airport was manufactured 15 years ago and had been reacquired by its manufacturer earlier this fall. Federal Aviation Administration records show Beechraft Corp. at 10511 E. Central was … Continue reading →

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Virgin Galactics Flight Path to Disaster: A Clash of High Risk and Hyperbole

It was always recklessly optimistic of Sir Richard Branson to imagine that he could go straight from experimental test flights of his Virgin Galactic SpaceShip Two to carrying passengers in a matter of months. That’s not the way that things … Continue reading →

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Google Flu Trends update shows underlying issues of big data

A Google software engineer took to an official company blog last Friday to announce that the tech firm was changing its Flu Trends tool for the 2014-15 flu season. That’s potentially good news for healthcare for at least two reasons. … Continue reading →

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