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Farnborough International Airshow 2012 Video Roundup 2

Posted on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 by MegaZone

Following up my post from last night, another raft of videos has washed up from the Farnborough International Airshow 2012. Boeing shared their highlights from Day 3: Eurocopter shared this video of their EC175 helicopter flight display: Airbus had a … Continue reading →

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Farnborough International Airshow 2012 Video Roundup

Posted on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 by MegaZone

The biennial Farnborough International Airshow is underway in the UK, and that means that aerospace companies are spitting out a number of videos. I won’t be sharing them all, as quite frankly most of them are kind of dull, if … Continue reading →

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How Does The World’s Most Successful Jet Engine Work, And What’s Next?

Posted on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 by MegaZone

Most people, who aren’t aviation geeks, have probably never heard of CFM International (CFMI). CFMI is a joint venture of GE, of the US, and Snecma, of France, and together they build most successful jet engine ever produced, the CFM56. … Continue reading →

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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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A Winglet By Any Other Name

Posted on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 by MegaZone

Airbus is launching a new winglet design for the A320 which they’ve dubbed ‘Sharklets’. Personally I hate the name, it sounds like someone let marketing run wild. They’re winglets, plain and simple. They’re basically Airbus’s version of the blended winglet, … Continue reading →

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