sábado, 22 de julio de 2023
Turning Scrap Wood into Strong, Sustainable Materials for Re-use
According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, more than 80% of solid waste produced on Department of Defense (DoD) forward operating bases consists of scrap wood, cardboard, and paper.1 This equates to almost 13 pounds of waste per soldier per day, often disposed of in landfills or buried on-site. DARPA's new Waste Upcycling for Defense (WUD) program aims to research and develop an end-to-end process for turning scrap wood and other cellulosic waste streams such as cardboard and paper into lightweight, strong, and sustainable materials for re-use in multiple DoD environments.
viernes, 21 de julio de 2023
USAF Flies with Angry Kitten Jamming Pod
USAF Flies with Angry Kitten Jamming Pod https://uasmagazine.com/articles/2889/usaf-flies-with-angry-kitten-jamming-pod
NOVA | Wings of Madness | TV Program Description | PBS
In the early 1900s, the most acclaimed celebrity in Europe, and arguably the world, was a fashionable, frail, Brazilian-born aviator named Alberto Santos-Dumont. The first to fly an airplane in Europe, Santos also built and flew the first practical dirigibles, or powered balloons. At a period when most balloons were at the mercy of the wind and many still thought the airplane an impossibility, Santos's bold exploits created a sensation. He was the spiritual father of aviation, and at the same time, a flying P.T. Barnum, intrepidly demonstrating his incredible flying machines in Paris, London, New York, and St. Louis.
But Santos's burst of glory was short-lived. When the secretive Wright brothers finally unveiled their flying machine in France in 1908, Wilbur's piloting skills dazzled the public and instantly eclipsed Santos's fame. Over the next three decades, Santos slipped gradually into illness and despair until he finally committed suicide, tormented by knowing that the airplane, which he believed to be his invention, had become a lethal weapon of war.
Based on the acclaimed biography by Paul Hoffman, "Wings of Madness" tells the colorful and tragic life of this neglected pioneer,…
jueves, 20 de julio de 2023
Celebrating International Moon Day while paving the way for lunar habitation
Today is International Moon Day, which marks the 54th anniversary of the first Moon landing. To celebrate, let's take a closer look at the future of lunar exploration with Achim Seidel, an Airbus engineer who works on Roxy, an industrial process that could one day provide all the essentials necessary to sustain human life on the Moon.
Northrop Grumman will design autonomous vertical takeoff, landing aircraft for DARPA
The aircraft will be capable of performing intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting missions, and supporting expeditionary missions for special operations forces and logistical missions with significant affordability impacts for ship-to-shore transition of parts and supplies.
NASA may have just cracked the code for replacing lithium in batteries: ‘Double or even triple the energy’
While lithium-ion batteries currently dominate the battery technology space, NASA has used a different type of battery called a "solid-state battery" that is lighter and can store more power than lithium-ion batteries.
miércoles, 19 de julio de 2023
Pontifications: NASA pulls the plug on electric airplanes - Leeham News and Analysis
So, what has NASA abandoned? Late last month, the agency pulled the plug on the X-57 electric airplane before the first flight. NASA concluded that the electric and battery technology for the X-57, a small airplane, is too dangerous. NASA wouldn't even authorize test flights.
martes, 18 de julio de 2023
BAE’s PHASA-35 programme on a high after stratospheric test debut
BAE Systems has performed a first stratospheric flight with the PHASA-35 high-altitude pseudo-satellite, marking a new milestone for the unmanned air system
Chinese Y-12F commuter turboprop secures European certification
Chinese manufacturer Harbin Aircraft's Y-12F commuter transport has secured European certification, seven years after obtaining US approval.
Advanced Air Mobility Implementation Plan | Federal Aviation Administration
AAM-I28-Implementation-Plan.pdf (1.58 MB)
The FAA released an implementation plan providing the steps it and others will need to take to safely enable advanced air mobility operations in the near term. The "Innovate28" plan includes various components and the sequence they will occur in for operations to be at scale at one or more sites by 2028.
New conflicts – new missiles
Following on from lessons learned in Ukraine, making every weapon count has taken on a new sense of urgency, RICHARD GARDNER reports from MBDA's new Digital Battlespace Facility at its UK headquarters, design and production site in Stevenage.
lunes, 17 de julio de 2023
sábado, 15 de julio de 2023
How to better consider human factors in safety
According to ICAO, human factors encompass knowledge from a range of scientific disciplines that supports human performance through the design and evaluation of equipment, environments and work to improve system performance
jueves, 13 de julio de 2023
Airbus’ military aircraft flight test team pushes the limits and beyond
Airbus Defence and Space pilots explain how they work closely with customers to test and develop new capabilities for military aircraft, enabling air forces around the world to perform their missions safely.
miércoles, 12 de julio de 2023
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