Precision Castparts Corp. Enhances Aerospace Fastener Capabilities With Acquisition of Fatigue Technology (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)

biz.yahoo.com | Oct 6, 2008

Precision Castparts Corp. Enhances Aerospace Fastener Capabilities With Acquisition of Fatigue Technology. - PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 6, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Precision Castparts Corp. (NYSE:PCP - News) has agreed to acquire Fatigue Technology, Inc. (FTI), headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

http://biz.yahoo.com/pz/081006/151613.html

Solar-powered plane flies for three and a half days

www.nanowerk.com | Sep 7, 2008

(Nanowerk News) Zephyr's reputation as the world's leading solar powered high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) has been reinforced with a world-beating three and a half day flight at the US Army's Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona.

http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=7126.php

Tech.view | On a wing and a prayer | Economist.com

www.economist.com | Aug 1, 2008

AS THE investigation unfolds, it’s becoming clear that the 365 passengers and crew aboard Qantas flight 30, which made an emergency landing in Manila on July 25th, are lucky to be alive. The Boeing 747-400 suffered an explosive decompression 29,000 feet over the South China Sea.

http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11837625&fsrc=RSS

Boeing: Wing destruction decision early next year - FlightBlogger - Aviation News, Commentary and

www.flightglobal.com | May 19, 2008

EVERETT -- Boeing announced today it would make a decision on whether or not to break the wing of the static test aircraft in early 2009. 787 VP of Engineering and Technology Randy Harley said the decision will come early...

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/flightblogger/2008/05/boeing-wing-destruction-decisi.html

Drop Hammer

The process begins with the design of the part being laid up on a mold, transferred to the 'male and female dies' and then mounted to the drop hammer.

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By Howard K. Morgan, Superintendent of Communications, Western Air, Inc. A book by a leading...

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By Howard K. Morgan, Superintendent of Communications, Western Air, Inc. A book by a leading American expert, giving detailed information on up-to-date equipment. With over 200 illustrations. 22/6 net. Aircraft Materials and Processes : By George F. Titterton.

http://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1949/1949%20-%201046.PDF

EADS N.V. - Intelligent metals – Future materials think ahead

In science fiction movies, Hollywood heros are often confronted with almost indestructible fighting machines as their enemies. Due to the “self-healing” smart metals these fighting machines are made of wounds and bugs disappear within seconds.

http://www.eads-nv.com/1024/en/press/innovation_topic/Archiv/Intelligente%20Metalle.html

VTT

VTT:n julkaisurekisteriin kerätään tiedot VTT:n henkilöstön julkaisutoiminnasta - tutkimushankkeiden yhteydessä ilmestyneistä artikkeleista, esitelmistä, raporteista ja kirjoista. Mukana on linkkejä julkaisujen elektronisiin versioihin. Julkaisuja on yli 50 000 vuodesta 1943 lähtien.

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