Aircraft

, December 3, 2009 - Purdue University will operate a new federally funded facility to test aircraft engines and develop alternative fuels for aircraft in an effort to reduce U.S. reliance on imported oil.LANGKAWI, Fri: The government has short-listed aircraft from five countries to replace the MIG 29N which will be phased out next year, Defence Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said today.LANGKAWI: The government has short-listed aircraft from five countries to replace the MIG 29N, which will be phased out next year, Defence Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said today.

Although the military has fielded many new unmanned aircraft in recent years, the Pentagon is far from sending the last manned war plane into combat, Air Force Lt. Gen. David Deptula said Thursday.“We haven’t even seen the horizon yet” on the last manned tactical aircraft, Deptula, Air Force deputy chief of staff for ISR, said during taping of a primetime edition of “This Week in Defense News ...LANGKAWI, Dec 4 -- Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has challenged Composites Technology Research Malaysia Sdn Bhd , to create, design and build a cheaper aircraft, entirely on its own based on the Eagle 150B.Chinese plane maker Xi'an Aircraft Industry Company has purchased a majority stake in Austrian aircraft parts maker Future Advanced Composite Components AG, the companies said."Yes I issued a beacon code, yes that is an approved method of radar identification, yes my primary purpose as a controller is to prevent a collision between aircraft, no I did not provide traffic advisory services." ...

&$ &$The chairman of Austrian Future Advanced Composite Components Hannes Androsch and the Xi'an Aircraft Industry Company Ltd of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China CEO Meng XiangKai attend the signing ceremony in Vienna, capital of Austria, on Dec. 3, 2009. The signing ceremony announcing the acquisition of Future Advanced Composite Components ...Although the military has fielded many new unmanned aircraft in recent years, the Pentagon is far from sending the last manned war plane into combat, Air Force Lt. Gen. David Deptula said Thursday.

The B61 has been deployed by a very wide variety of U.S. military aircraft. Aircraft cleared for its use have included the B-58 Hustler, B-1, B-2, B-52, and FB-111 strategic bomber aircraft; the F-100 Super Sabre, F-104 Starfighter, ...END: Module - M24 Article Headline with landscape image --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> Hopes that aircraft could one day be kept in the air by solar energy were boosted yeste...Hopes that aircraft could one day be kept in the air by solar energy were boosted yesterday when a giant sun-powered plane left the ground in Switzerland on a brief maiden flight.

Luton based low fares airline easyJet has demanded tough, mandatory emission standards for aircraft that would lead to a 40 per cent reduction in CO2 emissions from the next generation of aircraft.Until comparatively recently, the Royal Navy tended to regard aircraft as places of equipment, and therefore saw do necessity to retain relevant documentation for any length of time once an aircraft bad gone out of service. ...Click here to see the comments or add a new comment ...US-based business aircraft manufacturer Beechcraft Corp., which has been struggling more than some of its competitors from the global downturn in commercial aerospace demand, is gambling that a plant closure will help reduce costs ...RAAF Base Williamtown, New South Wales, November 26, 2009) -- The Boeing Company today delivered the first two Project Wedgetail 737 Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft to the Royal Australian Air Force ...Harrison says legislation is needed to phase out the use of older aircraft and to fast-track development of the next generation technology.