Daily Archives: Monday, June 18, 2012

UCAS! BAMS! Welcome To Our New Robotic Overlords

Posted on Monday, June 18, 2012 by MegaZone

Boeing and Lockheed Martin aren’t the only US manufacturers with interesting new programs, Northrop Grumman has a few as well. Perhaps the most interesting is the X-47B flying as part of the UCAS-D, or Unmanned Combat Air System Carrier Demonstration, … Continue reading →

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J-2X Completes Full Duration Test Firing

Posted on Monday, June 18, 2012 by MegaZone

While it was the previous recording setting test firing, NASA’s testing on the J-2X cleared another mark on June 13th with a 260 second test firing representative of a normal full mission duration. NASA is testing the Pratt & Whitney … Continue reading →

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F-35 Flight Test Update

Posted on Monday, June 18, 2012 by MegaZone

Lockheed Martin has released a video report on the accomplishments of the F-35 Lightning II Integrated Test Force during the first quarter of 2012. While the F-35 test program has a long way to go yet, and there have been … Continue reading →

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X3 Over Texas

Posted on Monday, June 18, 2012 by MegaZone

The Eurocopter X3 has kicked off it’s US demonstration tour in the skies over Texas. I understand the design just fine, but it still looks weird to me. In a production design I think they’d need to relocate the propellers; … Continue reading →

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NuSTAR Rides To Orbit On The Wings Of Pegasus

Posted on Monday, June 18, 2012 by MegaZone

NASA’s NuSTAR mission, or Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, was launched June 13, 2012 via an Orbital Sciences Corp. Pegasus XL rocket. While the X-ray observatories mission is interesting in itself, my main interest is in the Pegasus. It is unique … Continue reading →

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