The Latest...Airbus faces the challenge2008-07-11 11:27 GMT
Against a backdrop of a world economic downturn, record gas prices impacting on airline travel, and massive order backlogs, Airbus management outlined its views on the coming years at its annual Technical Briefing.
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Bombardier expands work scope at Mexican facility
2008-07-11 10:49 GMT
As other industries are doing, aerospace is looking to emerging markets for low-cost assembly work.
Bombardier Aerospace advanced the trend recently when it announced that workers at its plant in Querétaro, Mexico, would manufacture the composite structure for the Learjet 85 business jet.
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Cirrus settles on PTC product development tools
2008-07-10 17:31 GMT
The Duluth, MN-based manufacturer of single-engine, piston-powered aircraft has standardized on the PTC Product Development System to optimize its product development process.
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Physical modeling made easier with MapleSim
2008-07-10 17:16 GMT
Maplesoft has released the pilot version of MapleSim, a multi-domain modeling and simulation tool that is designed to reduce the amount of time taken to bring products to market by using physical modeling techniques.
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Orion launch-abort test stand ready for action
2008-07-10 16:59 GMT
NASA and Alliant Techsystems (ATK) have unveiled a new vertical test stand at ATK’s facility in Promontory, UT, that will be used to test-fire the full-scale abort motor for the launch-abort system of the Orion crew exploration vehicle.
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