Report: Boeing job cuts in Washington state could hit 10%
The Boeing Co. is reportedly taking steps to eliminate 10 percent of its workforce in Washington state.
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Mar 30, 2016
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Engineers develop material that can sense fuel leaks and fuel-based explosives
Alkane fuel is a key ingredient in combustible material such as gasoline, airplane fuel, oil—even a homemade bomb. Yet it's difficult to detect and there are no portable scanners available that can sniff out the odorless ...
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 25, 2016
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NASA to test emergency locator transmitters by crashing airplane
Using a Cessna 172 dropped from a height of 100 feet, NASA's Search and Rescue Mission Office will simulate a severe but survivable plane accident Wednesday, Aug. 26 to test emergency locator transmitters (ELTs). NASA Television ...
Space Exploration
Aug 24, 2015
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Underwater crustaceans could solve missing plane mystery
A piece of an airplane wing that washed ashore on the island of Reunion in the West Indian Ocean this week is believed to be from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, according to some reports.
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Aug 7, 2015
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NASA's second crash test harvests valuable data to improve emergency response
With a thunderous rattle, the Cessna 172 aircraft plowed into the soil as its windshield shattered, its wings wrenched off and its fuselage flipped—tail over nose—onto its back.
Space Exploration
Jul 30, 2015
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Crash test assesses plane emergency locator transmitters
The Cessna 172 airplane dangled 82 feet in the air – looking almost like it was coming in for a landing, except for the cables attaching it to a huge gantry at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.
Space Exploration
Jul 3, 2015
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NASA tests nonstick aircraft wing coatings that let bug juice slide
Keeping bug guts off airplanes is a NASA's mission. Insect "residue" splattering on the wings of big aircraft as they take off is a real problem looking for a serious solution.
Space Exploration
Jul 3, 2015
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Scientists making progress on self-repairing aircraft parts
(Phys.org)—A team of researchers working at Bristol University in England recently briefed the press on progress they have made on creating self-healing carbon fiber reinforced composite materials—they reported that they ...
Added power for airplane galleys
The galleys inside airliners voraciously consume power - a vital yet limited resource in a plane. Additional power units may soon come to the rescue: housed inside trolley carts in the galleys, these units deliver both supplemental ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 2, 2015
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Security expert said he accessed plane controls mid-flight (Update)
A security researcher told federal agents he was able to hack into aircraft computer systems mid-flight numerous times through the in-flight entertainment systems, and at one point he caused a plane he was on to move sideways, ...
Security
May 18, 2015
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