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February 18, 2011

First Fully Operational, Life-Size Hummingbird-Like UAV Developed For DARPA

Tiny Aircraft Hovers and Flies in Any Direction, Weighs Two-Thirds Of An Ounce Including Batteries And Video Camera

In a technical milestone never before achieved, AeroVironment says it has demonstrated controlled precision hovering and fast-forward flight of a two-wing, flapping wing aircraft that carries its own energy source, and uses only the flapping wings for propulsion and control.

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Boeing Plans $5 Million Donation To Air Force Museum

Money Will Go To Construction Of A Fourth Museum Building At Wright-Pat

Boeing plans to donate $5 million to the Air Force Museum Foundation in three installments over the next three years. The foundation will deliver the funds to the U.S. Air Force for the benefit of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio.

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NRL Researchers Study Ways To Reduce Jet Aircraft Noise

Lab Collaborated With University Of Cincinnati, GE On Research

Advanced military jet aircraft have engines that provide the needed speed and maneuverability. However, with this greater power there is significant noise during takeoff and landing. The noise can impact the public and affect the health and safety of flight line workers.

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Commander Of Pacific Air Forces To Speak At Air Force Breakfast Series

General Gary L. North Has 83 Combat Missions To His Credit

The Air Force Association is pleased to announce , Commander of Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), as the guest speaker for the March session of the AFA Air Force Breakfast Program Series, to be held on Thursday, March 10, at 0700 EST at the Sheraton Crystal City Hotel in Crystal City VA.

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Classic Aero-TV: Flying The F-86 Sabre-Jet -- Captain 'Snort' At Oshkosh 2010

Legendary Fighter Looks Good Wherever It Flies!

ALL eyes craned skyward as the sound the F-86 became audible... and the only person enjoying it more had to be the guy on the stick... Captain Dale “Snort” Snodgrass. The North American Aviation F-86 Sabre was one of this nation's best known and much favored transonic jet fighters. Best known for its astounding ability to take down MiG 15s in the Korean war, the bird developed an almost mythical rep among the pilots who flew it. 

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House Deals A Blow To The F136 Engine

Votes To Cancel The Alternate JSF Engine

Defense Secretary Robert Gates may have gotten his wish about the more conservative GOP majority in the House, which voted Wednesday to cancel the F136 engine program.

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