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NASA Flying Wing Model Soars into National Air and Space Museum
A flying model NASA built to research futuristic aircraft designs will spend its future in the United States' premier air and space museum.
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The Quest: A Silent, Carbonless Airplane
It's a simple goal, really. A silent airplane that sends no carbon into the atmosphere.
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Testing Orion in a World Class Facility
Langley's National Transonic Facility has been used for investigating models of the space shuttle, the blended-wing body aircraft, a C-17 cargo plane and even a submarine. Now it's being used for the Constellation Program’s Orion Launch Abort Vehicle.
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Alternative Jet Fuels Put to the Test
NASA and 11 other research groups are testing two non-petroleum-based jet fuels in the pursuit of alternative fuels that can power commercial jets and address rising oil costs.
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Alternative Jet Fuels Put to the Test
NASA and 11 other research groups are testing two non-petroleum-based jet fuels in the pursuit of alternative fuels that can power commercial jets and address rising oil costs.
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National Aviation Day Highlights the Future of Flight
In the Visitors' Center, author and historian Tom Crouch stood in front of a replica of the Wright Brothers original plane and told an assembly the story of the beginning of manned flight.
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NASA Administrator Visits EAA AirVenture 2008
For a pilot, going to EAA's AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., is like a kid walking into a candy store.
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EAA AirVenture 2008
NASA and Administrator Mike Griffin join aviation enthusiasts and aerospace pioneers at EAA AirVenture 2008 in Oshkosh, Wis.
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Wind Tunnel Workers Watch Sadly as 7X10 Disappears
Like a long-necked, yellow carnivore, the crane lunges forward. Its jaws take another bite of metal, and then the crane pulls back so that the jaws can drop their load into a truck.
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NASA Researcher Wins Prestigious American Helicopter Society Award
To most, helicopters and cars aren't that similar. But a NASA researcher has found that some programs used in car crashes apply to helicopters.