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Tag Archives: Aerospace engineering

04Jul/17

North Korea claims successful test of intercontinental ballistic missile

July 4, 2017WarAerospace engineering, Ammunition, Anti-ballistic missile, Ballistic missile, Ballistic missiles, Country: United States, Hwasong-10, In Japan, In North Korea, Intercontinental ballistic missile, Intercontinental ballistic missiles, Japan, Kim Jong Un, Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3, Military, Missiles, North Korea, North Korea and weapons of mass destruction, Politics, Pyongyang, South Korea, Space program of North Korea, United States, Weapons, Wernher von Braunsmbale

PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA (JULY 4, 2017) (KRT) – North Korea said on Tuesday (July 4) it successfully test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which flew a trajectory that an expert said could allow a weapon to hit the U.S. state of Alaska.
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18Apr/17

Mystery of mosquito flight solved

April 18, 2017ScienceAerodynamics, Aerospace engineering, Animal flight, Animals, Arthropods, Articles, Bird behavior, Bird flight, DelFly, Fly, Haematophagy, HATFIELD, Hexapoda, Insect, Insect anatomy, Insect flight, Insects in culture, Mesozoic, Mosquito, Ornithopter, Oxford, Shed, Simon Walker, United Kingdom, Wingsmbale

A new study sheds light on how mosquitoes manage to fly breaking all the norms of flapping wings, and could inspire future aerodynamic innovations, including micro-scale flying tech.
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26Apr/15

First successful aerial refueling of a drone

April 26, 2015InnovationAerial refueling, Aerospace engineering, Aircraft, Aviation, DARPA, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Edwards Air Force Base, Human activities, Northrop Grumman X-47B, Scaled Composites, Stealth aircraft, Tailless aircraft, United States, United States Navy, Unmanned aerial vehicle, X47smbale

IN FLIGHT,OFF THE COAST OF THE UNITED STATES (UNITED STATES NAVY) – This is the first time an unmanned aircraft has been refueled in flight. This the latest first for the U.S. Navy’s X-47B test aircraft. In 2013 it was the first UAV to take-off and land on an aircraft carrier.
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