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Aircraft Programmes

  • 08.03.2010The dream becomes reality

    AMMar10Air - Boeing 787 1

    On December 15th last year, Boeing’s long awaited 787 Dreamliner finally got off the ground as aircraft ZA001 took to the sky to begin the flight testing programme. With initial deliveries planned for the end of 2010, Simon Lott speaks to vice president and......

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  • 08.02.2010Energising the supply chain

    AMFeb10Air - F-35 1

    High expectations mean that the F-35 has much more to live up to than previous jet fighters. Mike Richardson hears how the Lockheed Martin JSF programme team and its incumbent supply chain are taking steps to ensure it will meet customer demand....

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  • 25.09.2009Ahead of the game

    AMSep09Air - Bombardier 1

    Expectations for new and more eco-friendly aircraft designs of the future mean that the Bombardier CSeries manufacturing programme has a lot to live up to. Mike Richardson looks at the programme’s latest developments to see what the Bombardier team has learnt......

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  • 07.07.2009High Hopes - UAV Programmes

    Plextek Mike Roberts

    Mike Richardson finds that by taking the right attitude to altitude, a brand new UAV engine has been launched to enable high performance improvements over normally aspirated offerings of equivalent altitudes....

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