UAVs will, in any case, be addressed by new aircraft under development.
It stretched out construction of aircraft carriers, delayed development of a new long-range bomber, and started over on several helicopters.
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To raise pubilc and political awareness about the benefits of going green and increasing energy efficiency -- and perhaps pick up an additional sponsor or two for its second-gen aircraft (currently in development) meant to fly around the world in 2015.
According to Alexander Goltz, the joint development of this aircraft is just as important for Russia.
The development of an aircraft carrier has long been promoted as a symbol of rising national strength.
The appeal of the development was enhanced after the aircraft were mysteriously diverted over other residential areas.
The trend towards more twin-engined aircraft drives up the cost of engine development, by boosting the need for power and reliability.
"Pete" Aldrich certified that the "technical progress of the flight testing" has satisfied safety, reliability, maneuverability, formation flying, shipboard compatibility and other issues that have, in the past, hindered the development and acquisition of this aircraft.
Other aircraft, including the Airbus A380, have had problems during rollout, said University of Dayton professor Raul Ordonez, an aircraft electrical and computer engineer who spent time observing Dreamliner development at Boeing's Seattle headquarters.
Discharging the battery too quickly, or with too low voltage, can also cause it to overheat, said University of Dayton professor Raul Ordonez, an aircraft electrical and computer engineer who spent time observing Dreamliner development at Boeing's Seattle headquarters.
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This aircraft, which has been called the most important aviation development since the invention of the jet engine, has the ability to take off and land like a helicopter yet fly horizontally at speeds far in excess of those possible for helicopters.
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Now they draw a bead on more sophisticated services--engineering, research and development, and designing auto parts, sections of aircraft wings and chips for wireless services.
As Mr Streiff pointed out this week, Airbus must also catch up with Boeing in product development, cutting its lead-time for new aircraft from seven to five years.
According to the report, the company is transferring 30-40 development engineers from other group companies to its Mitsubishi Aircraft Industries subsidiary in an emergency effort to resolve the problems and avoid further delays.
It's thought an aircraft registry, which also involves overseeing aircraft safety, would bring economic benefits to the islands, through the development of support industries.
So would it not be a good idea to put some of the money instead into the development of unmanned aerial vehicles which can do everything a piloted aircraft can?
Yet there remains a powerful bureaucratic resistance to the development of a technology which could make a generation of much-loved aircraft irrelevant.
Mr Thong said the aircraft were needed to help boost the airline's growth, particularly in the development of business class services with Europe.
Until such development occurs, however, businessmen and women need the advantages that only business aircraft provide.
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Moving up the development chain, Tata Consultancy and Infosys have designed and manufactured parts of Boeing and Airbus aircraft wings in India, and Tata does design and drafting work from China for Canadian aircraftmaker Bombardier.
Earlier this year that process of review led the government to decide that the existing package of measures for in-flight security should be reinforced, and deterrence increased, by the development of a capability to place covert, specially trained armed police officers aboard UK civil aircraft, should that be warranted.
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