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Popular Mechanics
November 14, 2008
Harry Sawyers |
5 Great Paper Airplanes (with Downloadable Plans!) Here are several planes that appeared at the New Millennium Paper Airplane Contest in New York.   |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
November 2005 |
Air Force Picks Frequency Converter for C-130 Instrument Air Force engineers will use Falcon Electric's ED4KRM-1 for an electric motor in the trailing assembly of the C-130 Hercules transport. |
Job Journal
March 18, 2007 |
Career Snapshot: Mechanical Engineer Mechanical engineers have a blueprint for durable careers. |
The Motley Fool
September 20, 2007
Michael Goode |
AAR Airs It Out Airplane usage is increasing, and that means airlines need to keep servicing their airplanes. This is good news for AAR. The aircraft parts maker turns in a high-flying quarter. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
October 2009 |
Honeywell to Enhance Flight Safety on Indian Air Force's C-130J Hercules Military Aircraft Honeywell engineers are designing and developing a military version of the company's Traffic Collision Alerting System, as well as other key safety and mechanical systems, for the Indian air force C-130J program. |
National Defense
November 2005
Robert H. Williams |
Strike Fighter Engine Team Gains Assist The GE Rolls-Royce fighter engine team has selected BAE Systems to produce digital electronic controls for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. |
Popular Mechanics
March 2008
Joe Pappalardo |
3 Questions for a Real F-35 Test Pilot Test pilot Jon Beesley has ridden in history's cockpit. Having flown in the development phase of every operational U.S. stealth aircraft. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
March 2005 |
In Brief Northrop Grumman demonstrated Hawkeye 2000 at Aero India... Development platform eyes satellite communications... Boeing tests helmet-mounted cueing system... etc. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
March 2010 |
Infrared Search and Track System for Navy F/A-18 Jet Fighter Enters Full-Scale Development Boeing has begun development of the infrared search and track (IRST) sensor system which will enable jet-fighter bombers to detect and track enemy aircraft without the use of onboard radar systems. |
National Defense
September 2013
Dan Parsons |
Prime Contractors Chasing Big Business Retooling Old Fighters For the United States and its allies, the F-16 has proven time and again to be the perfect all-around, multi-mission fighter aircraft, and with ongoing delays in developing a revolutionary new plane, air forces are preparing to keep it flying for decades to come. |
The Motley Fool
December 30, 2003
Jeff Hwang |
Boeing Gains Navy Contracts Boeing will receive $9.6 billion from Super Hornet and EA-18G contracts. |
Popular Mechanics
March 2010
Joe Pappalardo |
How UAVs Will Replace the Air Force's Current Fleet The Air Force Research Laboratory is spending $49 million over the next four years to create a system that will allow UAVs to autonomously refuel in the air. |
National Defense
September 2011
Grace V. Jean |
National Guard Chief Frets About Aging Aircraft The District of Columbia Air National Guard's 113th Wing has dispatched its jet fighters more than 3,000 times since 9/11 to intercept aircraft that have strayed into the national capital region's restricted airspace. |
National Defense
October 2011
Grace V. Jean |
Guard Aircraft Fleets Continue To Shrink Over the past decade, the Air National Guard has shrunk in size and continues to fly with some of the oldest aircraft in the Defense Department's inventory. |
National Defense
February 2006
Stew Magnuson |
Fighters' Foreign Customers Add to Mix While it's well known that foreign buyers of the F-15 and F-16 jet fighters are helping to keep the production lines open, some of these customers are also helping boost the development of the aircraft, according to managers of the two programs. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
June 2005 |
WalkAbout Picks Modem for Air Force Laptop Innovative Concepts' PCIDM is a portable data communications solution that consists of one Type 2 Extended PCMCIA card, paired with a full software development kit. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
June 2007 |
CIS Secure Computing Chooses Falcon Electric to Power Electronics Inside Military Aircraft Falcon Electronic ED Series 2400VA rack-mount unit will provide aircraft with a rugged uninterruptible power system (UPS). |
Popular Mechanics
June 11, 2008
Joe Pappalardo |
World's Priciest Stealth Plane Takes First Run to Vertical Landing Needing a boost after a negative report leak, Lockheed Martin tested a prototype of its latest Joint Strike Fighter for the Marines today -- a supersonic F-35 that lands like a chopper and thinks like a pilot. |
Popular Mechanics
December 2006
Thomas D. Jones |
Tech Watch: Resident Astronaut To cut costs, NASA plans to outsource its shipping jobs. |
National Defense
June 2015
Sandra I. Erwin |
Northrop Grumman Aims To Retain Grip on Aviation Northrop Grumman Corp. makes a big play to join the ranks of Lockheed Martin and Boeing as one of the nation's top manufacturers of combat aircraft. |
U.S. CPSC
March 27, 2007 |
Estes-Cox Radio Control Airplanes with Lithium Polymer Batteries Recalled for Fire Hazard The airplanes can overheat while recharging the battery, posing a fire hazard. |
National Defense
August 2006
David Axe |
Navy and Marine Corps Fighter Squadrons Face Shortfalls Aging airplanes, a shortage of airframes and delays in the multi-service joint strike fighter are forcing the Navy to carefully manage its fleets of F/A-18 Hornets. Meanwhile, the Marine Corps is slashing two squadrons to keep the rest fully equipped. |
National Defense
July 2007
Breanne Wagner |
Experimental Rockets Boost Expectations of Lower Costs The Air Force is working with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and NASA to develop simpler and less expensive launch vehicles. |
Salon.com
December 13, 2001
Katharine Mieszkowski |
A no-fly zone for terrorism By taking pilots out of the loop, can software prevent planes from being used as bombs? |
National Defense
September 2013
Valerie Insinna |
Boeing Pushing to Keep F/A-18 in Production Boeing's F/A-18 Hornets and Super Hornets have been the dominant fighter jet on aircraft carriers for more than 30 years, but the landscape will change in the next decade as Lockheed Martin's F-35 begins to push out the legacy aircraft. |
National Defense
March 2008
Grace V. Jean |
Pilot Stress, Aging Equipment Cause Angst at D.C. Air Guard Defending the nation's capital from an aerial attack might seem a good enough reason to give a wing commander whatever he needs. But it has not worked out that way for the aviators of the District of Columbia Air National Guard. |
National Defense
September 2014
Dan Parsons |
Fifth-Generation Fighters Will Determine Air Dominance in Future Conflicts The Raptor is the only combat-ready fifth-generation fighter in the world. Its thrust-vectoring engines, sensor fusion technology and stealth are what define it as a generational leap from previous fighter designs. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
February 2006 |
Air Force F-16 jet fighter uses MTC for digital maps Designers with the U.S. Air Force needed a map display system for the F-16 fighter jet. |
National Defense
September 2014
Valerie Insinna |
As F-35 Ramps Up, Legacy Fighters Face Existential Threat After 2018, the F-35 is likely to capture over a 50 percent share of the global fighter jet market, says Richard Aboulafia, aerospace analyst for the Teal Group, in a February report. |
National Defense
June 2009
Sandra I. Erwin |
CNO: Worries About Aviation Industrial Base Overstated Once the Navy begins buying Lockheed-made F-35s, it will no longer purchase Super Hornets from Boeing. |
