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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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Congratulations SpaceX! Falcon 9 Launch Good, Dragon In Orbit!

Posted on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 by MegaZone

And that is how you do that. The launch abort Saturday morning was disappointing, but as I said, it was a successful failure. The abort process worked, the rocket was safed, and they were able to troubleshoot the issue, resolve … Continue reading →

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Pratt & Whitney PW1217G Conducts First Test Flight On Funky New Testbed

Posted on Sunday, May 20, 2012 by MegaZone

Pratt & Whitney has conducted the first test flight of the PW1217G geared turbofan. This model is destined to power the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ), now in development. But, to me, the real interesting bit isn’t the engine being tested, … Continue reading →

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SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch Abort A Successful Failure

Posted on Sunday, May 20, 2012 by MegaZone

If you, like myself, stayed up last night to watch the SpaceX COTS 2+ Mission, aka Falcon 9 Flight 3, launch to the ISS you were probably disappointed by the last minute launch abort. For those of you who didn’t … Continue reading →

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