Aerospace Technology

With a down global economy, it was bound to happen. Even engineers need to get the most value for their purchasing dollars. Here comes Buy & Fly. Now you can buy your motors and drives and get rewarded with frequent flyer miles. Web-based "Servo2Go" says it is rewarding buyers with its Airincentives Loyalty program on thousands of products from its Web portal. Good idea or desparate ploy?

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Although Mitsubishi Heavy Industries builds the carbon-fiber wings for Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, the company has chosen aluminum for the wings of its newest regional jet. Are light-weight composites falling out of favor?

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To avoid in-air crashes, the FAA is deploying on-board GPS technology to give pilots their flight location and that of nearby planes. Audio or visual alerts let the pilot know pilot if he or she is on a collision course. Key to success is for all planes to use the system or have planes visible on FAA radar (some locations are not covered by radar). Why or why won't this system work?

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Across the world, the airlines industry is hurting — from regional carriers to the international giants. Worse, Aviation Week's 2009 Top-Performing Companies study paints a grim picture for the future. What role does technology — automation, for example — have to play in reversing the downturn? Or, is this problem one that can only be changed by new business models?

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Initial flight tests are finished for the first "flying car." Billed as an airplane you can drive, as opposed to a car you can fly, the Terrafugia Transition features wings that fold with a push of the button. Is this the future of personal transportation?

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