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F-35B successfully completes AIM-120 separation
On March 26, the F-35B Lightning II became the first F-35 variant to complete airborne weapons separations on three different munitions, the most of any model. Navy test pilot Lt. Cmdr. Michael Burks released an AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile… Continue reading
Successfully Developing Chinese Aviation
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) encouraged China to continue to develop its air transport sector by ensuring sufficient capacity based on global standards and best practices.
Air transport plays a critical role in China’s economic development. “China is looking… Continue reading
Boeing Successfully Completes Parachute Drop Test of Crew Space Transportation Spacecraft
Boeing successfully completed a parachute drop test of the company’s Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 spacecraft today at the Delmar Dry Lake Bed near Alamo, Nev. CST-100 is part of the Boeing Commercial Crew Transportation System (CCTS), which will provide the… Continue reading
Sharklet-fitted Airbus A320 successfully completes first flight-test
Campaign to hunt down fuel-burn successfully underway
Airbus has completed the first flight of the ‘Sharklet’ wing-tip devices on the company’s A320 development aircraft (MSN 001). This milestone marks the start of the early flight-test campaign to capture data for… Continue reading
P-8A successfully launches first MK 54 weapon test
The P-8A Poseidon successfully launched the first MK 54 torpedo during a test event in the Atlantic Test Range Oct. 13.
“The P-8A is advancing along a rigorous test schedule,” said Tony Schmidt, P-8A assistant program manager for Test and… Continue reading
JSOW C-1 variant successfully tested
A U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet completed the first captive carriage test of the AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) C-1 variant at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, China Lake, Calif., March 4.
This variant of the combat-proven JSOW… Continue reading
Boeing-built X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Successfully Completes 1st Flight
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., Dec. 3, 2010 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced the successful de-orbit and landing of the Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV), also known as the X-37B, for the U.S. Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO). The… Continue reading
International Space Station Water System Successfully Activated
WASHINGTON — NASA has announced the successful activation of new hardware that will support water production services aboard the International Space Station.
The Sabatier system can create up to 530 gallons of water per year from byproducts of the station’s… Continue reading
Sukhoi Superjet 100 has successfully passed noise testing program
October 12, Turin – Under supervision of AR IAC and EASA, the SSJ 100 has successfully passed noise testing program performed as a part of the overall certification campaign. At the Cuneo-Levaldigi airport the aircraft made 8 certification flights. The… Continue reading
Northrop Grummans Bat(TM) Unmanned Aircraft System Successfully Completes First Flight
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 25, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Northrop Grumman Corporation announced today that it has flown the first in a new series of Batâ„¢ unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in January. Configured with a 12-foot wingspan, the Batâ„¢-12 incorporates a highly-reliable… Continue reading
Northrop Grumman’s Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) Successfully Demonstrated Aboard U.S. Air Force F-16
Northrop Grumman Corporation , in conjunction with the U.S. Air Force, has successfully completed a series of demonstration flights of its Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) installed in an F-16 fighter aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The demonstration… Continue reading
First Flight of Airbus A400M Successfully performed (post udated with video)
First take-off Airbus A400M successfully performed at 10:16 , landed back in Seville, Spain at 14:02 local time,after completing a successful maiden flight lasting 3h 47min on December 11, 2009.
The future A400M military transport aircraft, took off from the… Continue reading