Acro aims to revolutionize recliners like it shook up economy seats [feedly]

miércoles, 6 de mayo de 2015

Why is every premium economy and domestic US first class recliner seat basically the same? Acro Aircraft Seating managing director Chris Brady is out to change the way airlines use the space he calls "pre-determined by economics" with Acro's new Series 7 offering. And newsflash: it's probably going to involve less seat pitch.

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NASA Tests Shape-Changing Wing for Next Generation Aviation [feedly]

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NASA Tests Shape-Changing Wing for Next Generation Aviation
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NASA researchers, working in concert with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and FlexSys Inc., of Ann Arbor, Michigan, successfully completed initial flight tests of a new morphing wing technology that has the potential to save millions of dollars annually […]

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AUVSI: Airbus to continue weaponisation of Tanan UAV [feedly]

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AUVSI: Airbus to continue weaponisation of Tanan UAV
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​Airbus Defence & Space is continuing development work on its Tanan vertical take-off and landing unmanned air vehicle, including weaponising the platform, despite the lack of a confirmed customer.
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AUVSI: Unmanned Coanda-effect saucer makes debut [feedly]

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AUVSI: Unmanned Coanda-effect saucer makes debut
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​A saucer-shaped unmanned air vehicle with a unique approach to vertical lift and forward flight made its public debut at the Unmanned Systems convention.
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BEA preliminary report Accident on 24 March 2015 at Prads-Haute-Bléone (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France) to the Airbus A320-211 registered D-AIPX operated by Germanwings

http://www.bea.aero/docspa/2015/d-px150324.en/pdf/d-px150324.en.pdf

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BEA: Accidente ocurrido el 24 de Marzo de 2015 en Prads-Haute-Bléone (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Francia) a la aeronave Airbus A320-211 matrícula D-AIPX operada por Germanwings

http://www.bea.aero/docspa/2015/d-px150324.es/pdf/d-px150324.es.pdf

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New Boeing patent: Convertible compounded rotorcraft

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