Tag Archives: Boeing

Boeing X-37B Returns From 469 Days In Space

Posted on Thursday, June 21, 2012 by MegaZone

The Boeing-built X37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-2) returned from 469 days in orbit on June 16, 2012. What is was doing, no one really knows. Originally a NASA project the DoD took over the X-37 in 2004, and now it … Continue reading →

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Welcome Home Dragon – Meet Your Potential Rivals

Posted on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 by MegaZone

I realize I’m a couple of weeks late in posting this, but better late than never. Congratulations to SpaceX on the flawless flight of their Dragon capsule – from the Falcon 9 launch, to berthing with the ISS, to the … 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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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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Boeing 787 Dreamliner Dream Tour Continues, And South Carolina Builds Jets!

Posted on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 by MegaZone

It has been several months since we last heard about the B787 Dream Tour marketing tour. Last time Boeing shared an update from the tour it was hitting Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, but this time it is a little closer to … Continue reading →

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