Non-nuclear B61 bomb complete first developmental flight test
The United States Air Force (USAF) and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) completed the first development flight test of a non-nuclear B61-12 gravity bomb at Tonopah Test Range in Nevada...
View ArticleSolar Impulse 2 batteries damaged during Nagoya-Hawai flight
Despite completing the longest and most difficult leg of the solar powered round the world flight mission successfully, Solar Impulse 2's onboard batteries has suffered damages during the record...
View ArticleBritish Airways Airbus A319 inflight engine cowl detachment attributed to...
U.K. Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) investigation has determined that a maintenance error had led to the detaching of the fan cowl doors on both engines of the British Airways Airbus A319...
View ArticleJapan becomes first export customer for V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft
Bell Boeing, a strategic alliance between Bell Helicopter and Boeing, was awarded a U.S. Navy contract for five Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft to be delivered to Japan, marking the first...
View ArticleMore Sniper Targeting Pods for Pakistan Air Force
Sniper ATP below engine air intake Lockheed Martin received a follow-on foreign military sale contract to produce and upgrade Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP) for the Pakistan Air Force’s F-16...
View ArticleAurora Orion UAV sets 80-hour endurance record
Aurora Flight Sciences has received official notification from the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) that its Orion Unmanned aircraft set the world record for duration of flight for a...
View ArticleFlight test of PD-14 turbofan to begin in 2015
PD-14 mock up at Aero India 2015 Flight tests of the latest PD-14 engines for Russia's MS-21 airliner will begin in the coming months, said Dmitry Kolodyazhny, Deputy CEO of United Engine Corporation...
View ArticleEurofighter Typhoon get aerodynamic modification
IPA7 during the trials. Photographer: Andreas Zeitler © Airbus Group Airbus Defence and Space has successfully completed flight-testing of a package of aerodynamic upgrades to the Eurofighter Typhoon...
View ArticleSolar Impulse flight slips to 2016
Despite the hard work of the Solar Impulse team to repair the batteries which overheated in the record breaking oceanic flight from Nagoya to Hawaii, the solar powered airplane of Bertrand Piccard and...
View ArticleITP to develop IP turbine for Rolls Royce UltraFan geared turbofan engine
Rolls-Royce will partner with Spanish ITP to carry out a €43 million research program to develop Intermediate Pressure (IP) turbine technologies, for its future engine design, UltraFan™. UltraFan™, a...
View ArticleTecnam aims P2012 roll out in Q4 2015
The production of the first Tecnam P2012 “Traveller” piston engine commuter aircraft is progressing well on Tecnam's Experimental Assembly Line (XAL) in Capua, Italy, with roll-out scheduled for Q4...
View ArticleBoeing announce second cost overrun to KC-46 tanker program
Photo credit: Boeing Boeing announced a second cost over run to its under development KC-46 aerial refueling tanker program, due to a redesign required for the aircraft's integrated fuel system....
View ArticleAircraft Industries rolls out upgraded L410NG commuter aircraft
Czech aircraft manufacturer, Aircraft Industries rolled out an upgraded variant of its L-410 UVP-E20 turboprop commuter aircraft designated L410 NG, offering significantly improved operational...
View ArticleVideo: Tom Cruise stunt onboard Airbus A400M
Hollywood action king, Tom Cruise's incredible behind the scene stunt video onboard the Airbus A400M new generation airlifter, for his upcoming action spy film "Rogue Nation", fifth of the Mission...
View ArticleInadequately restrained cargo caused Bagram NAC Boeing 747 frieghter crash
The stalled NAC 747 freighter seconds before crash The National Transportation Safety Board has found that the National Airlines Boeing 747 freighter that crashed on takeoff from Bagram Airbase,...
View ArticleROPS certified for Airbus A330 family
Airbus has achieved EASA certification of its innovative Runway Overrun Prevention System (ROPS) technology on A330 Family aircraft. This on-board cockpit technology, which Airbus has pioneered over...
View ArticleDetailed NTSB Preliminary Report of F-16 Cessna midair collision
Source: NTSB Report Engine nozzle of the F-16 On July 7, 2015, at 1100 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150M, N3601V, and a Lockheed-Martin F-16CM, operated by the U.S. Air Force (USAF), collided in...
View ArticleOSPH first customer for U.S. made Airbus Helicopters H125 helcicoper
The first U.S. made Airbus Helicopters H125 single engined helicopter will be flown by Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) for low enforcement missions. Produced on the new final assembly line at...
View ArticleDassault delivers three Rafale fighters to Egypt
Dassault officially delivered the first three Rafale ominrole fighter jets to Egypt today at the Dassault Aviation flight test center in Istres, under the patronage of His Excellency Mr. Ehab Badawy,...
View ArticleLockheed Martin acquires Sikorsky for $9 billion
Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopter Lockheed Martin has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Sikorsky Aircraft, a world leader in military and commercial rotary-wing aircraft from United...
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