5 Facts About the Airbus A318
Have you heard of the A318? Designed and manufactured by Airbus, it's a narrow-body airliner. The A318 is part of Airbus' A320 family. It's used in ...
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How Rivets Are Used to Manufacture Airplanes
A lot of parts go into the construction of an airplane. A typical Boeing 747, for instance, has approximately 6 million parts. Of course, many of ...
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FAA to Fund Emissions-Reducing Technologies for Airports
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has its eyes set on creating cleaner airports with fewer emissions. In August 2021, the FAA announced a series of ...
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Celebrates 9th Year on Mars
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Curiosity rover has clocked over nine years of service on the Red Planet. For nearly a decade, Curiosity has ...
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Boeing and NASA Prepare for Starliner Launch
Boeing and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) are making the final preparations to launch the Starliner to the International Space Station (ISS). The Starliner, ...
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Airbus to Develop New A350 Variant
Airbus has announced plans to develop a new variant of its A350 family. As you may know, the A350 is a wide-body commercial jet. It was ...
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5 Facts About the Boeing Atlas V
Have you heard of the Atlas V? It's the fifth version of Boeing's expendable rocket-based launch system. The first Atlas V flight was conducted in 2002, ...
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What Is Flight Envelope in Aviation?
Aviation encompasses many different concepts, one of which is flight envelope. Whether propeller or jet engine-driven, all airplanes have a flight envelope. Pilots must familiarize themselves ...
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Virgin Galactic Completes First Manned Space Flight
Virgin Galactic has completed its first-ever manned space flight. On July 11, 2021, the commercial space tourism company sent six people into space, one of whom ...
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An Introduction to the Airbus A220
Airbus has made a name for itself in the aerospace manufacturing industry. In 2020, it surpassed Boeing to become the world's largest aerospace manufacturer. Airbus now ...
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