Boeing and Bangalore based Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) signed an agreement recently for the production of flaperons for use on Boeing’s 777 series commercial jetliner. The work will be performed in HAL's Bangalore complex. The 777 flaperons, a highly complex composite assembly is instrumental in controlling the airplane’s maneuverability in flight. Referred to as a “control ...

Applications are being accepted from students in aeronautics and related fields for the 2010-11 academic year. Twenty undergraduate students in their second year of study will receive up to $15,000 per year for two years and a summer internship at a NASA center with a $10,000 stipend. Five graduate students will receive up to $35,000

As the day wore on I had my mind fading from the Learjets and Challengers at work and thinking about vintage Cessnas and Beechcrafts. No more thoughts spent on jets. My mind has wondered off to antique aeronautics! I left work early to head out to the airport. Hopefully I might catch a few hangars open to see the progress on some antique airplane projects. Ah, good. As I pull into the airport I ...

Carbon-based pultruded profiles: a cost-saving solution for Aeronautics In addition to the now standard processes such as RTM (Resin Transfer Moulding), manual or automatic prepeg lay-up, filament winding and pultrusion allow a high production rate for parts. The variety of feasible profiles is increasing and opening to the pultrusion application field. Read the complete article @ ...

The single propeller engine of the Cessna 172 Skyhawk jolted to a start and lurched forward on the runway, held in place only by the plane's sturdy brakes. The pilot, junior Tamer Khoury, released the brake and pushed the throttle forward, giving the engine full power. The plane's speed rapidly increased as the engine's thrust drove Khoury into his seat. At 55 mph, he pulled back on ...

... Lemuel Fronton Banal, a student from Philippine State College of Aeronautics-Pasay, topped the exam with a rating of 88.90%. ... Gay Mabelle Junio Cabrera came in third with 87%. Both are from Patts School of Aeronautics. The school with the highest percentage of successful examinees is Philippine ... . LEMUEL FRONTON BANAL of PHILIPPINE STATE COLLEGE OF AERONAUTICS-PASAY: 88.90% GERICO ANGELO MAGPANTAY ...