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DEFENSE

View From A KC-135 Boom: Refueling F-16s Over Afghanistan

Aviation Week’s Pentagon Editor, Lara Seligman, got a behind-the-scenes look at the U.S. air war in Afghanistan from the back of a KC-135 Stratotanker.

TECHNOLOGY

Airbus E-Fan X To Pave Way For Electric Regional Aircraft

From turbo-generator to motor-driven fan, E-Fan X demonstrator will flight-test a complete high-power, high-voltage hybrid-electric propulsion system.

 

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SAFETY

Study: Aircraft Lighting Influences Bird Strikes

The authors found statistically significant evidence that birds hit the left side of aircraft more often than the right.

MRO

Engines Ready

The top five engines by MRO market share over the next 10 years.

 

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