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Programmable Structures Could Unlock Potential Of Morphing Wings

NASA’s rapid feasibility project demonstrates ultralight cellular structures that can be programmed during assembly to enable a wing to adapt its shape in flight.

 

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commercial aviation

Flight Recorder Data Links Ethiopian, Lion Air MAX 8 Crashes

A preliminary analysis of data from Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302’s flight data and cockpit voice recorders provides the strongest evidence yet linking the accident sequence to the October 2018 crash of Lion Air flight JT610.

 

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Defense

New Long-Term Pentagon Plan Boosts Hypersonics, But Only Prototypes

The five-year spending plan stops short of establishing a traditional program of record for a hypersonic vehicle.

 
 

MRO

World MRO Spend To Hit $82 Billion In 2019

North America, Europe will lead for MRO providers while specifically the U.S. will rely heavily on domestic independent maintenance shops.

 

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