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Arrival of the drones: 20 uses for unmanned aircraft

2015-01-07 09:04:01| Energy - Topix.net

In this Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014 photo, the Yamaha RMax unmanned helicopter sprays water over grapevines during a demonstration of its aerial application capabilities at the University of California, Davis' Oakville Station test vineyard in Oakville, Calif. Researchers at UC Davis have been studying the effectiveness of the drone's ability for spraying pest control and nutritional materials on the test vineyard in California's Napa Valley.

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The hunt for AirAsia QZ8501: Why dont aircraft have real-time tracking yet?

2014-12-30 14:06:18| Extremetech

Two and a half days ago, at around 6:15am local time on December 28, AirAsia flight 8501 (QZ8501) disappeared en route from Indonesia to Singapore. There were 162 passengers and crew on-board, and no survivors have yet been found at the plane's crash site in the Java Sea. Why, in 2014, can we still lose vehicles that are responsible shuttling millions of passengers across the skies every day? Why don't we have real-time tracking of aircraft?

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NVision Helps Aircraft Repair Station Quickly Obtain FAA Approval

2014-12-26 11:30:42| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

(Coppell TX) 3D laser scanning from NVision helped a certified Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) repair station document its work on a passenger jet part with such precision that the station was able to obtain the necessary FAA approval for the repair in much less time than is usually required. Due to the...

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FAA certifies PurePower engine for A320neo aircraft

2014-12-26 03:03:05| Industrial Machines - Topix.net

The PurePower Geared Turbofana engine for the Airbus A320neo family has successfully achieved Federal Aviation Administration type certification. The PW1100G-JM engine is the latest PurePower GTF engine model to be certified.

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