Delta Airlines, in partnership with the Customs and Border Protection (CBP), is expanding its facial recognition software to another airport. This time they are headed to Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (MSP). (www.gatechecked.com) 更多...
It's still at the conceptual stage, but a new supersonic airplane design unveiled this week by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics could be the clearest indication yet that we're on the brink of a new golden age of super-fast air travel. The Quiet Supersonic Technology Airliner, a sleek twin-engined jet plane that will carry up to 40 passengers at speeds of Mach 1.8, was revealed on Wednesday at an American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics conference in Dallas. Though still a ways off… (www.msn.com) 更多...
Early in the development of the 737 MAX, engineers gathered at Boeing’s transonic wind tunnel in Seattle to test the jet’s aerodynamics using a scale model with a wingspan comparable to that of an eagle. The testing in 2012, with air flow approaching the speed of sound, allowed engineers to analyze how the airplane’s aerodynamics would handle a range of extreme maneuvers. When the data came back, according to an engineer involved in the testing, it was clear there was an issue to address.… (www.seattletimes.com) 更多...
Two fighter jets collided during an exercise over northeastern Germany on Monday afternoon. One of two pilots who ejected survived and one died. See also (German language): https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/eurofighter-absturz-in-mecklenburg-ursachensuche-nach-fataler-kampfuebung-a-1274124.html (www.bbc.com) 更多...
By anticipating the launch of the program, it will be possible for the delivery of the first H160M to the French Armed Forces to be advanced by 2026... (cmsherbert.blogspot.com) 更多...
