Category Archives: Aerospace

Airbus Military A400M – And Then There Were Five

Posted on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 by MegaZone

The Airbus Military A400M airlifter program has suffered a number of delays and setbacks over the life of the program, putting it years behind schedule, but things seem to be picking up steam. It isn’t out of the woods yet, … Continue reading →

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Boeing Phantom Eye In The Sky

Posted on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 by MegaZone

I covered the Boeing Phantom Eye long-endurance UAV back in March when it began taxi tests. Now the Phantom Eye has made it’s first flight, at Edwards Air Force Base in California, in a successful start to the flight test … Continue reading →

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Eurocopter X3 And NH90 Video Eye Candy

Posted on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 by MegaZone

Eurocopter is bringing their X3 compound helicopter demonstrator, which I’ve mentioned previously, to the US, and they’ve released a couple of videos to promote the event. They give us a close look at the aircraft, which still looks weird to … Continue reading →

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Two Paths Toward Future Helicopters

Posted on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 by MegaZone

In the past few days both Eurocopter and Sikorsky have posted videos relating to their work on next generation rotorcraft concepts. Eurocopter was first in posting a video of their X3 compound helicopter in flight with the Airbus Military A400M … Continue reading →

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ISS Astronauts Enter The Dragon

Posted on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 by MegaZone

After the successful berthing on Friday, the ISS astronauts entered the SpaceX Dragon capsule for the first time on Saturday. They seemed to like what they saw, remarking that they would be willing to ride to the ISS in a … Continue reading →

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