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Qatar order includes 34 freighters and 50 737-10s.
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| Lockheed, Airbus Would Build LMXT In Alabama, Georgia | Brian Everstine
Lockheed Martin’s entrant in the U.S. Air Force’s KC-Y “bridge tanker” program would be assembled in Mobile, Alabama, and missionized Marietta, Georgia, should it win the award, and the company expects requirements to be outlined in a draft request for proposals (RFP) this year. |
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| SPONSORED CONTENT The Race To Net-Zero: Sustainable Aviation | | Aviation industry leaders committed to reach net zero carbon emissions by the year 2050. This race is more a marathon than a sprint. Like a marathon, achieving net zero will require a plan, discipline, and focus. |
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| | 40 YEARS AGO IN AVIATION WEEK
Designed to be up to 80 percent more fuel efficient than the Boeing 727, the medium-range Boeing 757 -- developed concurrently with the larger 767 -- first took to the skies on Feb. 19, 1982. But the new airliner experienced a technical hiccup during the inaugural test flight from Renton, Washington. Its No. 2 Rolls-Royce R.B. 211-535C engine, which had been purposefully idled, stalled after being hit with a blast of high-pressure air when a value was left open in the interconnect system between the two powerplants. The engine was restarted, and the 757 landed normally after a 2 hr., 31 min. flight. Test pilot John H. Armstrong reported that all of the objectives of the flight test had been achieved, but Boeing changed out the engine as a precautionary measure. It took nearly a month, but an image from the flight was featured on our cover on March 15. The 757 would go on to robust commercial success, with 1,050 being built before production ended in 2005. There are still more than 600 757s in fleets today, according to the Aviation Week Network Fleet Discovery database.
See the full March 15, 1982 edition of Aviation Week & Space Technology. |
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| In Pictures: Top Aerospace & Defense Stories, Jan. 31, 2022 | | From Honeywell to begin an accelerated development and test program for an aircraft electric propulsion unit, to news that a Middle Eastern air force has conducted the first deployments of an unmanned cargo glider. Take a look at the daily roundup of aerospace & defense news. |
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The Future Of Digital Twins
February 4, 2022 10.00 EST | 15.00 GMT | 16.00 CET
During the Apollo program, NASA created physical copies of rockets that were able to help engineers solve technical problems when an oxygen tank exploded. These early on-paper models led to the development of the digital twin, a way of having a computer-based platform that can mirror a physical product. And now the aerospace industry is developing digital triplets. Aviation Week Defense Editor Steve Trimble explains the history and sheds light on where the technology has been and where it is headed. |
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| Stay tuned for the MRO Americas agenda, you won't want to miss this year's conference sessions. This is the place- to interact with aircraft maintenance peers, customers, suppliers and partners from across the commercial aerospace industry. Join the MRO industry's leading event, register before March 18th for FREE Tradeshow admission and early-bird rates on all conference passes! Learn more and reserve your place today! |
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