Aviation
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NASA
About Low Boom Flight Demonstrator (LBFD) Project
The Low Boom Flight Demonstrator project (LBFD) is part of NASA’s effort to help enable new aircraft noise standards that are required to open the market to commercial supersonic flight over land. The federal government banned all civilian supersonic flights over land more than fifty years ago due to sonic boom noise. If new standards are established, the U.S. aviation industry can position itself to…
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At Work and Beyond, NASA Employees Find Joy in Aviation
The first “A” in NASA stands for aeronautics. Glenn Research Center in Cleveland is just one of several NASA centers conducting revolutionary research to make flight cleaner, safer, and quieter. But an interest in flying goes beyond the professional for many at NASA. Meet a handful of NASA Glenn employees who have a personal connection to aviation, at work and beyond. Jared…
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NASA Awards Contract for Aviation, Railroad Safety Reporting Systems
NASA has awarded a contract to Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. of McLean, Virginia, for the maintenance and operation of incident reporting programs and continuing development to improve current and future reporting systems. The Aviation Safety Reporting System and Related Systems award is a cost-plus-fixed-fee indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract managed by the Human Systems Integration Division at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s…
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Press Releases
New Swedish technology to support a greener aviation recovery
Flying is like competition sailing: it is all about using good winds and avoiding unfavorable air currents. To allow airlines to fully use the favorable winds there is a new weather optimization service available that shows exactly how the wind blows and where there is bad weather in the atmosphere. With this knowledge airlines can save hundreds of tons of…
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Boom Supersonic to Roll Out Historic XB-1 Demonstrator Oct. 7
DENVER, July 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Boom Supersonic, the aerospace company building the world’s fastest airliner today announced that its supersonic demonstrator, XB-1, will roll out on October 7, 2020. In keeping with CDC-recommended social distancing measures, the entire event will be available online and allow attendees an opportunity to submit questions to company leadership. Supersonic returns. Boom’s supersonic demonstrator, XB-1, rolls out October 7,…
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Bose Introduces The New ProFlight Aviation Headset
FRAMINGHAM, Mass., April 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Bose®, a leader in premium aviation headsets, introduced its new active noise cancelling headset for the flight deck, the Bose ProFlight Aviation Headset. Designed for the professional pilot, the ProFlight is the industry’s smallest, quietest, and most comfortable active noise cancelling communication headset, and joins the acclaimed Bose A20® in the company’s aviation headset line. With more than 30…
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Reviews
Hands On: Helo TC SmartPhone Controlled Helicopter For Verizon Wireless
Looking for a gift for the kid who either has everything or who just got a touch screen smart phone but wants something unique to go with it. Well, Verizon Wireless now is offering accessories and various other devices that complement all of their smart phones. The Helo TC Helicopter uses your touch screen smart phone as a controller to fly…
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