News tagged with flight engineer

USAF vehicle breaks record for hypersonic flight

An experimental aircraft has set a record for hypersonic flight, flying more than 3 minutes at Mach 6 - six times the speed of sound.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created May 27, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (35) | comments 12

SpaceX private rocket blasts off for space station (Update)

A first-of-its-kind commercial supply ship rocketed toward the International Space Station following a successful liftoff early Tuesday, opening a new era of dollar-driven spaceflight.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 22, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (24) | comments 42

Airliners could save fuel by taking a hint from birds flying in formation

(PhysOrg.com) -- From Leonardo da Vinci to the Greek tragedy of Icarus, birds have emboldened scientific minds to master flight. Now, Stanford researchers can be added to the list of ornithologically inspired ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 01, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (14) | comments 3

Wolfram Alpha shows flights overhead

Wolfram Alpha, the online search service launched two years ago, now lets inquiring minds in the United States find out what flights happen to be overhead at any given moment.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 18, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (14) | comments 21

To flap, or not to flap? Flapping wings can be more efficient than fixed wings, study shows

(PhysOrg.com) -- According to a new Cornell study, an optimized flapping wing could actually require 27 percent less power than its optimal steady-flight counterpart at small scales.

Physics / General Physics

created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (10) | comments 4

Space tourism craft reaches glide-test milestone (Update)

High over the Mojave Desert, the stubby-winged SpaceShipTwo bent itself into a near-right angle shape and plunged nearly straight downward for more than a minute before unfolding and gliding to a runway landing ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 9

Hydrogen-Powered Ion Tiger Sets 26-hour Flight Endurance Record

The Naval Research Laboratory's Ion Tiger, a hydrogen-powered fuel cell unmanned air vehicle (UAV), has flown 26 hours and 1 minute carrying a 5-pound payload, setting another unofficial flight endurance record ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 2

Ion Tiger fuel cell unmanned air vehicle completes 23-hour flight

The Naval Research Laboratory's Ion Tiger, a hydrogen-powered fuel cell unmanned air vehicle (UAV), has flown 23 hours and 17 minutes, setting an unofficial flight endurance record for a fuel-cell powered ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (7) | comments 2

An unmanned aerial vehicle that uses wind power like a bird

Queensland University of Technology PhD student Wesam Al Sabban is a genius and has the medal to prove it!

Technology / Engineering

created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 3

NASA Extends the World Wide Web Out Into Space

(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronauts aboard the International Space Station received a special software upgrade this week ? personal access to the Internet and the World Wide Web via the ultimate wireless connection.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 22, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 2

NASA Gives 'Go' for Space Shuttle Launch on May 11

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA managers completed a review Thursday of space shuttle Atlantis' readiness for flight and selected an official launch date for the STS-125 mission to upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope. ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Cosmonauts perform 27th russian space station spacewalk

Two Russian cosmonauts ventured outside the International Space Station on Jan. 21 to complete installation of a new high-speed data transmission system, remove an old plasma pulse experiment, install a camera ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

After shuttle lands, Mission Control to go quiet

(AP) -- In the geeky world of space engineering, this large, high-ceilinged room is close to holy. Inside, people speak in hushed tones and observe time-honored traditions.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Russia sets first post-crash manned flight for November

Russia on Tuesday set its next manned space flight to the International Space Station for November and said it will not let the orbiter be abandoned despite a recent accident involving its workhorse Soyuz ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Sep 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Tracking dragonflies on the wing

(PhysOrg.com) -- Duke University electrical engineers have developed a wirelessly powered telemetry system that is light and powerful enough to allow scientists to study the intricate neurological activity ...

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Flight engineer

In aviation, a flight engineer is a member of the aircrew of some aircraft. The flight engineer is responsible for monitoring and controlling many of the aircraft systems during flight.

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