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NewsPictures: NASA drop tests Ares I first stage pilot recovery parachute
Here are the first pictures released by NASA of its two drop tests of the Ares I first stage’s recovery pilot parachute over the US Army’s Yuma proving ground from 14-17 August. The two tests are the first of nine planned for the next two years to test the recovery ...
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NewsThreat of terrorist missile attack leads US anti-terror chiefs to revive throttles-only airliner pilot training study
NASA is working with the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and United Airlines to develop guidelines for flightcrews to operate crippled aircraft using "throttles-only control".
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F-15K crashed after pilots blacked out
Crews retrained to avoid g-induced loss of consciousness
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Brazil chooses C-212 for light tactical transport contract
EADS Casa fends off Let L-410 and PZL-Mielec M-28 to win $325 million air force deal
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B-52 set to fly with synthetic fuel
US Air Force turns to 1920s German process that converts hydrocarbons in bid to reduce reliance on overseas oil
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