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Los Angeles, USA: The 'Spruce Goose', aircraft designed by ...
Magnum Photos;  January 1, 1985 ;     244 words ... ... 1985 Los Angeles, USA: The 'Spruce Goose', aircraft designed by Howard Hughes. Keywords: airplane plane travel ... angeles los angeles, usa: the 'spruce goose', aircraft designed by howard hughes. 1985 Magnum Photos

Article: New Aircraft Designed to Relay Commercial Wireless ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  June 14, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... Paris Air Show this week, the HALO-Proteus aircraft will be introduced. The plane is the world's first stratospheric aircraft designed to provide high-capacity relay of commercial wireless communication. This plane, capable of flying above 50,000 feet ...

Transcript: Analysis: NASA's plans to test an aircraft ...
NPR All Things Considered;  March 26, 2004 ;     700+ words ...MICHELE NORRIS, ROBERT SIEGEL All Things Considered (NPR) 03-26-2004 Analysis: NASA's plans to test an aircraft designed to fly at hypersonic speeds Host: MICHELE NORRIS, ROBERT SIEGEL Time: 9:00-10:00 PM MICHELE NORRIS, host ...

Article: The X-47A "Pegasus" is a company-funded, experimental, ...
Advanced Materials & Processes;  September 1, 2003 ;     375 words ...The X-47A "Pegasus" is a company-funded, experimental, one-of-a-kind unmanned aircraft designed and built by Northrop Grumman Space Technology, Redondo Beach, Calif., to demonstrate aerodynamic qualities suitable for autonomous ...

Article: Built by Canadian Vickers Ltd. in Montreal, the Vickers Vedette ...
The Beaver: Exploring Canada's History;  June 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Built by Canadian Vickers Ltd. in Montreal, the Vickers Vedette was the first commercially produced aircraft designed and built in Canada. The "flying boat," with its ability to rise quickly off the water, entered service in 1925, and by the ...

Article: New Cargo Aircraft Designed For Needs of FedEx.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  April 6, 1998 ;     700+ words ...By Dave Hirschman, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 6--The "Loadmaster," a unique cargo plane designed specifically for FedEx, will be built in Dothan, Ala., beginning next year, company officials confirmed. FedEx has committed to buy 50 of the boxy

Article: New aircraft designed to help travelers go the ...
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  March 12, 2006 ;     700+ words ...SPANISH FORK -- More than a century after the Wright brothers' first flight, breakthroughs in aircraft development are still taking place. A pair of companies, including one in Utah, are proving it. Rocky Mountain Composites Inc. of Spanish Fork and California- based Spectrum Aeronautical LLC are