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Aviation, Defense and Space News, Jobs, Conferences by AVIATION WEEK

Aviation, Defense and Space News, Jobs, Conferences by AVIATION WEEK

Welcome To Scaled Composites Aerospace Team Glossary - Wright Flyer Online Daniel Bernoulli was a Swiss mathematician. He was born on February 8, 1700 in Groningen, Netherlands. As a university student he studied philosophy and logic. His favorite subjects were mathematics and mechanics. He is famous for his work in the field of fluid dynamics. Allure magazine: The Beauty Expert News and Events | Aeronautics | NH Department of Transportation New Hampshire Aviation Events – 2014 The following aviation events are planned to be held throughout New Hampshire in 2014. Please check with the listed contacts for more information. 2013 International Aviation Art Contest The New Hampshire Department of Transportation participated in the 2013 International Aviation Art Contest. The Bureau of Aeronautics coordinated this year’s State contest along with the sponsorship of the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO). The Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI) sponsored the international phase, to motivate and encourage young people of FAI member nations to become more familiar with and participate in space, aeronautics, engineering and science. The 2013 theme was “My Favorite Air Sport ” and artwork was judged, at least in part, for its creative use of that theme. Granite State Airport Management Association Meetings

Rutan Voyager - Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum On December 23, 1986, Voyager completed the first nonstop, non-refueled flight around the world. Voyager, a unique aircraft constructed almost entirely of lightweight graphite-honeycomb composite materials and laden with fuel, lifted from Edwards AFB, California at 8:01:44 a.m., Pacific Standard Time, on Dec. 14 1986, and returned 9 days later at 8:05:28 a.m., Pacific Standard Time on Dec. 23, 1986. For their record-breaking flight, the pilots, Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, the designer, Burt Rutan, and the crew chief, Bruce Evans, earned the Collier Trophy, aviation's most prestigious award. Voyager is the result of six years of design, construction, and development by a talented team of individuals. Gift of Dick Rutan and Jeanna Yeager Physical Description: Twin-engine, twin-boom, single wing homebuilt aircraft designed for long-distance flight; 17 fuel tanks. Country of Origin United States of America Manufacturer Rutan Aircraft Factory, Inc. Date Location Exhibition Independence Lobby Type

B-52 still 'BUFF' at 50 This month, the B-52, which made its maiden flight when Harry Truman was president, celebrates its 50th birthday. That heady milestone is only a marker for middle age, however. The bomber, whose lifetime spans 11 presidents, four wars and nearly every technological leap of the jet age, is still a vital part of the Air Force fleet. It is scheduled to fly until 2040. "It is quite a remarkable aircraft," observes Wayne Thompson, an Air Force historian in Washington, D.C. Though the youngest B-52 in today's Air Force fleet is 41 years old, the giant bomber is anything but a Cold War relic. Linked to special operations soldiers on the ground by laptop computers and satellite relays, B-52 crews flew higher than commercial passenger jets to drop their payloads — satellite-guided bombs aimed at Taliban and al-Qaeda troops who could neither hear nor see the origin of their destruction. The B-52 is to bombers what Strom Thurmond, R-S.C., is to U.S. senators. Ugly, fat and ageless Air Force Lt.

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