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Science News January 1, 2005	Byrd Flight Produced by the National Science Foundation, this Web site commemorates explorer Richard Evelyn Byrd's historic flight to the South Pole about 75 years ago.
National Defense July 2012 Eric Beidel	Air Force X-Plane Seeks to Solve Flutter Problems An experimental drone will fly for the first time this summer to kick off an investigation into technologies that could lead to light, flexible aircraft that can actively suppress the dangerous phenomena of flutter.
Popular Mechanics January 2007 Jeff Wise	Tech Watch: The Next Big Wing Boeing's new X-48B is aviation stripped down to the basics -- all wing, with no tail and no distinct fuselage.
National Defense June 2006 Michael L. Wesolek	Army aviators better trained, but at higher costs The program, called "flight school XXI," began to take shape about five years ago. The program is designed to give students significantly more training in combat aircraft.
National Defense April 2007 Robert H. Williams	Digital Info Device Wins Commercial Jet Application CMC Electronics' PilotView flight bag is being acquired by aerospace giant Embraer for use on its E-Jets family and Lineage 1000 aircraft.
National Defense June 2006 Robert H. Williams	Navy Surveillance Aircraft Achieves Test Milestone Wind-tunnel tests for the Navy P-8A multi-mission maritime aircraft went off without a hitch at an Air Force test facility, says the Boeing Company.
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2009	Flight Landata Introduces Dual-Swath BuckEye Imaging System High-resolution digital map provider Flight Landata is introducing dual-swath electro-optical (EO) capability to the BuckEye aerial imaging system, which doubles the amount of high-resolution imagery the system can gather in one flight line.
National Defense February 2015 Valerie Insinna	General Atomics Tests Sense-and-Avoid System General Atomics and NASA in November began flight testing a proof-of-concept sense-and-avoid system integrated onto an MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft.
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Popular Mechanics November 23, 2009 Matt Molnar	Airbus A380 Completes First Commercial Europe-U.S. Flight Air France on Friday became the first European airline to operate the double-decker Airbus A380 in commercial service, completing its inaugural flight from Charles De Gaulle Airport in Paris to John F. Kennedy Airport in New York.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2006	Italy's Air One Chooses Teledyne Systems for A320 Feet Italy's second-largest airline has selected the Flight Data Interface Management Unit and Wireless GroundLink Quick Access Recorder from Teledyne Controls to automate the recording and transmission of flight data for its new Airbus single-aisle aircraft fleet.
National Defense May 2009 Robert H. Williams	Global Hawk Gaining Scientific Pedigree Two high flying Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles have been adapted for environmental science research missions thanks to a joint effort by NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center and Northrop Grumman Corp.
Aviation History January 2007	Letters From Readers Inspired by Captain Jack... Blackbirds' Last Flights... Credit Due...
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2006	Army I-GNAT ER UAS Achieves 10,000 Combat Flight Hours in Record Two Years Officials at General Atomics Aeronautical Systems announced that the unmanned aircraft system has reached a record 10,000 combat flight hours on a total of 858 combat missions.
National Defense March 2011 Eric Beidel	High-Altitude Aircraft Could Spy for 5 Years Nonstop Scientists would like to create a drone with 1,000 times more durable than today's most persistent unmanned aircraft.
Popular Mechanics December 15, 2009 Matt Molnar	Boeing 787 Dreamliner Finally Gets Off the Ground Boeing today sent its new 787 Dreamliner on her maiden test flight, marking the first time a mostly composite airliner has taken to the air.
InsideFlyer January 2009	SeatExpert.com Relaunch SeatExpert.com recently joined the Frequent Flyer Network of sites.
IEEE Spectrum September 2010	A Fast Helicopter's Slow Revival David Jenney, a key developer of the Black Hawk helicopter, sees his high-speed ambitions fulfilled
PC Magazine September 21, 2004	Battlefield 1942 Maybe you want to play a flight sim, but your buddies want to shoot it out.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2006	Gulf Air Picks Teledyne for Flight Data Recording GroundLink system records and wirelessly transfers flight data from the aircraft to the ground, without any human intervention.
National Defense February 2010 Jean & Wright	Engineers Develop Single-Wing Twirling Drone Lockheed Martin Corp. engineers have unveiled a tiny aerial drone that spins like a falling maple seed.
Fast Company April 2000 Heath Row	Roadrules - Rule No. 18 Attend to your flight attendants.
National Defense December 2006 Robert H. Williams	Moving Map Display Unveiled Two technology companies are offering a moving, digital map for helicopters and fixed wing aircraft.
Popular Mechanics February 26, 2010 Rand Simberg	Suborbital Safety: Will Commercial Spaceflight Ramp Up the Risk? Ever since the loss of the space shuttle Challenger, almost a quarter of a century ago, the watchword above all others at NASA has been "safety." Unfortunately, watchwords don't necessarily create actual safety, as we learned a little over seven years ago, with the loss of her sister ship Columbia.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2010	Aero Club of India Orders Two Mechtronix Ascent Flight Trainers Mechtronix Systems won from Aero Club of India an order for two of the company's Ascent Flight Trainers configured as Cessna 172 aircraft with Garmin 1000 avionics.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2008	BAE Systems Chosen to Upgrade Situational Awareness on Military Aircraft BAE Systems will modify more than 100 Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve A-10A aircraft stationed around the United States before the end of this year.
Salon.com May 31, 2000 J A. Getzlaff	Sexual harassment in the skies Frustrated passenger groped flight attendants
National Defense October 2009 Grace Jean	Technologies to Help Aircraft Avoid Mid-Air Collisions Recent flight tests of newly developed technologies are proving that it is possible to fly manned and unmanned aircraft safely in the same airspace.
National Defense May 2014 Valerie Insinna	Navy Surveillance Drone Undergoes First Round of Flight Tests The Navy is one step closer to having its own fleet of unmanned aircraft capable of conducting long-endurance surveillance missions at high altitudes. The MQ-4C Triton completed its initial test flight phase in March.
National Defense April 2009 Robert H. Williams	Sophisticated Flight Simulator Is Off the Ground A fully immersive cockpit simulator for the Navy's E-6B command, control and communications aircraft is now operational.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2009 John McHale	Boeing Airborne Laser team begins weapon system flight tests But the Obama Administration has proposed cancelling the ABL program. Congress will consider this proposal this summer and fall.
Search Engine Watch November 9, 2005 Gary Price	Real-Time Flight Tracking Want to check on the status of a flight that's currently in the air? The major search engines and other specialized services offer real-time flight tracking services that show you the status of major airline flights.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2006 John McHale	Boeing manned/unmanned light helicopter uses latest digital technology The A/MH-6X Little Bird is said to offer exciting new possibilities for an already outstanding platform. The most significant modifications are to the cockpit avionics and electrical systems.
InsideFlyer April 2009	Southwest WiFi Southwest Airlines has begun testing free onboard WiFi in conjunction with Row 44, which uses aircraft to satellite technology.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2005	GoldenEye UAV Makes First Autonomous Transition Flights GoldenEye-50, which Aurora announced in 2003 and first flew in July 2004, exhibits helicopter-like hover and vertical takeoff and landing performance as well as fuel-efficient, wing-borne flight similar to a conventional airplane.
BusinessWeek November 20, 2008	Vulnerable Computers NASA's networks and Web sites, built to be accessible to contractors, have suffered numerous intrusions.
PC Magazine December 9, 2003 Alan Cohen	Checking the Flight Line RLM Software has an eclectic group of customers: airlines, airports, rental car companies, travel sites, and neurotic mothers. Indeed, anyone who has ever tracked an aircraft online -- checking its mile-by-mile journey from departure to arrival -- has probably used the company's technology.
National Defense January 2005 Robert Williams	Unmanned `Little Bird' Could See Combat The Army is eyeing a modified MD 530F Little Bird helicopter, manufactured by the Boeing Company, that can be flown by remote control.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2009	ABL High-Power Laser Weapon Moves Toward Missile Shoot-Down Demonstration Missile defense experts fired the high-power laser aboard the Airborne Laser (ABL) aircraft in flight for the first time in August, to move the airborne military laser closer to an actual missile shoot-down demonstration.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2009	Honeywell to Enhance Flight Safety on Indian Air Force's C-130J Hercules Military Aircraft Honeywell engineers are designing and developing a military version of the company's Traffic Collision Alerting System, as well as other key safety and mechanical systems, for the Indian air force C-130J program.
Reason January 2005 George Passantino	Private Flight SpaceShipOne, the privately funded space vehicle, has returned to earth with the $10 million Ansari X-Prize. That one small trip for a ship was a giant leap away from the government's monopoly on space travel.
Defense Update July 2008	Raptor Displays Super Aerodynamics at Farnborough 2008 In a breathtaking demonstration of aerodynamics and power, the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor air dominance fighter claimed an uncontested position as a 'superfighter'.
National Defense October 2007 Breanne Wagner	Civilian Market for Unmanned Aircraft Struggles to Take Flight As the demand for unmanned aerial vehicles in Iraq and Afghanistan continues to increase, government agencies and contractors are clamoring to use aerial drones for domestic missions in U.S. national airspace.
Popular Mechanics March 2008 Joe Pappalardo	3 Questions for a Real F-35 Test Pilot Test pilot Jon Beesley has ridden in history's cockpit. Having flown in the development phase of every operational U.S. stealth aircraft.
PC Magazine October 28, 2003 Alfred Poor	Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 Microsoft commemorates the Wright brothers' first flight 100 years ago with Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight. You can pilot 20 historic flights, including the Wright Flyer's first launch and the first airmail route.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2005	NOAA and NASA Begin Science Experiment With UAVs The UAV Flight Demonstration Project, using GA-ASI's Altair remotely operated unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), is the first time NOAA has funded a UAV Earth science demonstration mission.
Popular Mechanics July 9, 2008 Jeff Wise	Mechanic: Obama's Plane Could Have 'Lost Control' in Anomaly Sen. Barack Obama's MD-80 aircraft made a surprise landing on Monday morning due to controllability issues.
National Defense February 2008 David A. Deptula	Unmanned Aircraft Not Just for Combat The speed with which unmanned aircraft capabilities have advanced in recent years has been astonishing.
CIO March 1, 2004	Turn Off That Phone! - Airline Safety Flight navigation disrupted. Instrument readings corrupted. Cockpit radio communications confused. All because some people didn't turn off their mobile phones.