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Why United Technologies Has Struggled to Hold Altitude in 2014
2014-10-15 20:15:28| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
One of the dominant investing themes in 2013 was the strength of the commercial aerospace market, with major aircraft manufacturers seeing huge demand for new models that improve fuel efficiency and reduce operating costs. With a wide array of businesses tied to the aerospace industry, United Technologies reaped the benefits of strong conditions in aerospace last year, and its major acquisition of Goodrich further heightened its exposure to the red-hot sector.
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ILC Dover Celebrates the Successful High Altitude Test of the NASA Low-Density Supersonic ...
2014-07-18 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
ILC Dover worked closely with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory to design and fabricate the Supersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator (SIAD-R) that was tested Saturday June 28th on the balloon launched LDSD vehicle. SIAD-R is comprised of a high temperature fabric inflatable torus that rapidly inflates around the entry capsule at supersonic speed to slow the capsule before releasing a parachute. This technology may someday be used for landing a large robotic system on Mars.<br /> <br /> ILC ...This story is related to the following:Spacecraft Parts, Assemblies, Components & Systems
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Watch SpaceXs reusable rocket hover at high altitude, scare some cows, and then land perfectly again
2014-05-02 13:57:52| Extremetech
SpaceX has had a pretty good run the last couple of weeks. The main booster from its CRS-3 resupply mission to the ISS returned to Earth and landed softly in the Atlantic Ocean -- a world first for space launches. Then it won an injunction against its arch rival, the Boeing/Lockheed United Launch Alliance, which forbade them from using Russian rocket engines. And now, SpaceX has successfully completed a high-altitude (1,000-meter) test flight for its Falcon 9 Reusable rocket -- and, of course, there's an amazing accompanying video, complete with with stampeding cows and beautiful hexacopter-filmed footage of the massive rocket hovering in mid-air.
After Takeoff in 2013, Time for Airlines to Reach Cruising Altitude
2014-01-06 18:31:04| Airlines - Topix.net
The big airlines- United Continental , Delta Air Lines and American Airlines , among them-took off in 2013.
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The top 10 highest altitude airports in the world
2013-11-06 01:00:00| Airport Technology
China has breathtakingly high airports, hosting eight of the 10 highest altitude airports in the world, including the world's highest Daocheng Yading Airport 4,411m above sea level. Airport-technology.com lists the world's 10 highest altitude airport