Posted on June 30th, 2010 by jxh
While the Jetsons lived in the far-off year 2062, one aspect of their futuristic world will become a reality next year: flying cars
We previously reported on the Transition, the two-seater drivable aircraft that the Massachusetts company Terrafugia has been developing over the past four years.
The Federal Aviation Administration recently approved the vehicle, and the company expects it to be available by the end of 2011.
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Posted on May 26th, 2010 by axb
A D-series supersonic jet from MIT (MIT/Aurora Flight Sciences)
In the next three decades, air traffic is predicted to double, which will require a lot of fuel and potentially increase harmful emissions.
To combat this, NASA challenged six different research groups to radically redesign the passenger aircraft in order to increase fuel efficiency, lower emissions, and allow planes to take off on shorter runways.
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Posted on March 28th, 2010 by als
Illinois Aerospace Institute summer camp – IAI is a one-week residential program, June 11-17, 2010, for students grades 9-12 interested in aerospace engineering and aviation, held on the campus of the University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign. Students learn about a variety of topics relating to aerospace engineering through classroom sessions, laboratories, demonstrations, and hands-on activities. Cost.$700. Application Deadline: April 15.
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Posted on March 18th, 2010 by axb
We all know Leonardo Da Vinci as the famous Italian Renaissance painter behind the Mona Lisa’s mysterious smile, but you may not know that he was also a prolific inventor and, by modern standards, an engineer. Da Vinci was constantly sketching and planning new contraptions, from parachutes and flying machines to musical instruments, many of which would not be realized for hundreds of years after his death.
Recently Discovery Channel News reported that Da Vinci had yet another unrealized masterpiece in his oeuvre: the flawless design of a colossal horse statue. For a long time historians and engineers thought that the horse had never been made because of technical difficulties, however recently researchers have discovered that this was not the case. Leonardo’s ingenious bronze casting system was perfect, and, had he had sufficient materials to make the statue, it would have likely succeeded.
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Posted on September 30th, 2009 by jxh
Have you ever been stuck in traffic and wished that your car could just take to the skies?
In 2011, the Transition may make it happen. It’s a drivable aircraft currently being developed by the company Terrafugia.
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Posted on September 15th, 2009 by als
Aerospace Career & Education (ACE) Camp enables students to make more informed decisions as they consider college & career options. This five day camp hosted at SDSU every July provides students the opportunity to fly a private plane, visit the Air National Guard and fly the F-16 simulator, obtain over 2 hours of flight instruction, visit and tour a wind farm, learn about satellite imagery, astronomy and more.
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Posted on September 10th, 2009 by axb
It is expected that approximately 20 two-year undergraduate scholarships and 5 two-year graduate scholarships will be awarded annually to students in Aeronautics and related fields. The program is open to U.S. Citizens who are enrolled in an accredited U.S. college or university. Undergraduate students will receive up to $15,000 awarded for each school year, to be used for tuition, room and board, or other school-related costs. Graduate students will receive up to $35,000 awarded for each school year, to be used for tuition, room and board, or other school-related costs. All students will have the opportunity to attend a summer internship at a NASA Research Center with a summer stipend up to $10,000.
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