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September 16, 2005 The Boeing Company has announced its entry in the U.S. Air Force combat search and rescue aircraft program, the advanced HH-47 CSAR-X tandem rotor aircraft. The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command will be releasing a final RFP for aircraft for combat search and rescue missions (CSAR) in the near future and a small but elite field of contenders is assembling. The HH-47 will line up against the V-22 tiltrotor, the US101 helicopter and the H-92 Sikorsky for the opportunity to replace the HH-60G combat-search-and-rescue helicopter. Read More

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Boeing Unveils 787 Dreamliner Flight Deck

By Mike Hanlon

The Boeing Company revealed the flight deck for the all-new Boeing 787 Dreamliner yesterday and the view is so spectacular, we thought it worth running. The flight deck features new technologies while retaining significant operational similarity with the popular Boeing 777 and other Boeing jets. The combination provides airlines with dual benefits -- operational improvements and cost-saving commonality. The new flight deck features much larger display screens than previously seen in airplanes. The five 12-by-9.1-inch screens offer 546 square inches of display space -- twice that of the Boeing 777 -- allowing pilots access to more information. Other key features of the new 787 flight deck are the dual head-up displays (HUDs) and dual electronic flight bag. Boeing has offered HUDs and electronic flight bags on other models but with the 787 they are standard features. HUDs display information on clear screens mounted at eye level so the pilots can see flight data while looking out the windows. Electronic flight bags are the digital equivalent of the pilot's flight bag and include maps, charts, manuals and other data. Read More

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Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet Engages Moving Targets with JDAM

By Mike Hanlon

An F/A-18E/F Super Hornet breaks the sound barrier

July 29, 2005 Boeing’s precision multiple moving target engagement goals for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet moved a step closer this week when it successfully demonstrated the capability of a single F/A-18E/F Super Hornet to engage moving land targets during a test at the Naval Air Warfare Center, in China Lake, California. Real-time targeting updates were accomplished using the aircraft's existing Digital Communications System (DCS) to communicate over a standard military link to a 2,000-lb. Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) equipped with a UHF weapon data link module. The weapon data link module included a miniature radio transceiver that transmitted link status back to the aircraft during weapon free-fall. Read More

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Boeing X-45A Unmanned Aircraft Demonstrates Autonomous Capability

By Mike Hanlon

June 25, 2005 The Boeing X-45A unmanned aircraft continues to impress in trials as it showcases its ability to adapt to a realistic and changing wartime operational environment. During a recent test flight, its 52nd to date, an X-45A departed from NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California, climbed to 29,000 ft. and entered the base’s test range. While flying the mission, several simulated Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) emitters were activated and the unmanned aircraft autonomously created its own flight plan to remain out of lethal range of the simulated SAM sites. Always managed by the pilot-operator, the X-45A then attacked its simulated priority ground target and showcased the ability to suppress enemy air defenses. Once the aircraft had conducted a simulated battle damage assessment, the X-45A safely returned to Edwards. Read More

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Boeing's swing-tail Large Cargo Freighter

By Mike Hanlon

March 20, 2005 The process of designing and building aeroplanes is a complex task as Boeing’s development of the super-efficient 787 Dreamliner amply demonstrates. The 787 Dreamliner uses composite fuselage sections built as full barrels to reduce the number of parts and improve aerodynamic performance and fuel efficiency. So they had to design and build a new plane to carry the parts from their points of manufacturer all over the world. The pregnant-looking Large Cargo Freighter is a modified 747-400 that will serve as the primary means of transporting major assemblies to the 787 Dreamliner final assembly site in Everett, Washington. Read More

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Boeing's Newest Fighter Aircraft Makes First Flight

By Mike Hanlon

March 8, 2005 Boeing's newest fighter aircraft, the lethal F-15K Strike Eagle made its first flight in St. Louis earlier this week. Flown by Boeing Chief F-15 Test Pilot Joe Felock and Chief Weapons Systems Officer Rick Junkin, the F-15K completed an aggressive speed run easily surpassing Mach 2, accomplished both engine shut-downs and restarts, and breezed through instrument and avionics checks of primary backup systems. Read More

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Boeing Unmanned Combat Aircraft Makes Aviation History

By Mike Hanlon

'Target confirmation, arm and release consent.' With those three commands from its human operator, a Boeing X-45A unmanned combat aircraft made aviation history by releasing an inert (non-explosive) Global Positioning System-guided Small Smart Bomb and hitting a ground target at the US Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division Range in California in mid-April (2004). Read More

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Boeing unveils secret stealth test plane

By Mike Hanlon

Boeing has unveiled the "Bird of Prey" technology demonstrator - a once highly classified project that pioneered numerous aircraft design, development and production technologies during the 1990's. Read More

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