An underwater robot initially built to help astronauts train for life in weightlessness is now being tested in the Mediterranean Sea. One day, robots like this may carry out sophisticated missions on our ocean floors, from finding lost aircraft blackboxes to mining minerals or maintaining the sites of ancient pirate shipwrecks. In space stations, robots … Dowiedz się więcej
Collective of ANTONOV Company initiated a national contest for a name of a new transport aircraft AN−178. AN−178 belongs to the high−tech Ukrainian projects, which is actively developed. The aircraft had been designing within less than 3.5 years. In 20 days after completion of the aircraft construction it rose into the sky. Less than in … Dowiedz się więcej
Helicopter Service Company (HSC) has entered into a contract with Russian Helicopters and South Korea’s Department of Forest Aviation to repair four of the South Korean operator’s Ka-32T helicopters. According to the contract, the restorations aim to increase resources so as to extend the flight times of the helicopters to 2000 hours, with a 10 … Dowiedz się więcej
All of the chemical elements that are heavier than carbon, the oxygen we breathe, the silicon that makes up the sand on the beach, were produced inside stars through nuclear fusion and released by stellar explosions called supernovae. By measuring the chemical composition of the Universe, scientists are trying to reconstruct the history of how, … Dowiedz się więcej
Focusing on commercial services at airports, the ACI Europe Airport Commercial & Retail Conference will bring together an estimated 400 decision-makers in the field to Finland. The conference will be hosted by Finavia, which is an acknowledgement of its strong customer focus and the recognition it enjoys in the field of air traffic in Europe. … Dowiedz się więcej
Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Norwegian have finalized an order for 19 787-9 Dreamliners valued at more than $5 billion at current list prices. The order also includes options for 10 more 787-9s, as the carrier looks to significantly grow its existing long-haul fleet into the next decade. It is the largest single order for 787-9s … Dowiedz się więcej