Since current unmanned aircraft lack the agility and situational awareness of manned aircraft, their performance is relatively clumsy even if their endurance is considerably greater.
Because the two engines will be used interchangeably on the same aircraft, major performance improvements can only be introduced when both propulsion systems are able to achieve similar results.
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At the board's hearing in May, the NTSB will look into a number of topics, including the effect of ice on the aircraft's performance, cold weather operations, the crew's experience and sleep issues.
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Typically, successful applicants have significant qualifications in engineering or science, or extensive experience flying high-performance jet-aircraft.
According to Dr David Hammond of Cranfield's School of Engineering, a large build up of ice can alter the shape and performance of vital aircraft components.
Even as the whole world is watching the performance of the much awaited Dreamliner aircraft, Boeing is preparing for yet another moneymaker in the single-aisle aircraft segment.
Critics argue that, while it is true some of the high performance technologies essential to advanced fighter aircraft would not directly translate, the skills and industrial capabilities required to produce such specialized systems, however, could have considerable applicability to civil aircraft production.
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Even a cursory assessment of the hurdles unmanned aircraft must overcome before they can displace human pilots from the performance of most military missions suggests the technology has been oversold.
Newly conceived as the Nextant 400XT, the old aircraft received a total top-to-bottom makeover remarkably boosting performance, capability and functionality.
The technology could potentially be used in the high-performance composite polymer materials replacing metal in the new generation of superjumbo aircraft.
Developing lightweight materials, such as low-cost carbon fiber composites (CFC's), that will improve fuel efficiency, performance, and corrosion resistance of the next generation of automobiles, aircraft, ships and trains.
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