Monthly Archives: May 2019

Gaps Emerge In Automotive Test

Demands by automakers for zero defects over 18 years are colliding with real-world limitations of testing complex circuitry and interactions, and they are exposing a fundamental disconnect between mechanical and electronic expectations that could be very expensive to fix. This … Continue reading

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Faulty 737 Max sensor from Lion Air crash is linked to a Florida repair shop

Accident investigators in Indonesia, home of Lion Air, and the U.S., where Boeing Co., the plane’s manufacturer, is based, have been examining the work that a Florida repair shop previously performed on the so-called angle-of-attack sensor, according to briefing documents … Continue reading

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Why You Might Want to Buy a Used Homebuilt

Of the roughly 100,000 active single-piston-engine airplanes in the FAA registry, a quarter are amateur-built. A person shopping for a used airplane might want to take a look at them. The difference between buying a factory airplane or choosing a … Continue reading

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Performers arriving for Chennault International Airshow

Tickets to the Airshow are non-refundable, but officials say if Friday or Saturday’s show is cancelled, those tickets will be able to be used at one of the remaining shows. Article source: https://www.kplctv.com/2019/05/08/performers-arriving-chennault-international-airshow/

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Controller Hardware in the Loop & Model-Based Engineering

Matt Baker, Ivan Celanovic and Paul Roege, of Typhoon-HIL, break down how Controller Hardware in the Loop (C-HIL), and model-based engineering work to ensure your microgrid performs, and allows companies to test and validate microgrid design every step of the way. Industry 4.0 is … Continue reading

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Old 737 switch could have saved Ethiopian flight, engineer says

The design of the 737 MAX has been under scrutiny since two crashes that killed 346 people. Attention has focused on the MCAS automated system that pushed the plane’s nose down, the sensors it relied upon to make those decisions … Continue reading

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NASA Software Innovation Models Aircraft Ice Accumulation

Aircrafts must be prepared to deal with any atmospheric condition in order to fly safely and efficiently, but with a wide range of aircraft models, shapes and purposes, it can be difficult to predict exactly how nature will affect each … Continue reading

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