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NASA tests fiber optic wing shape sensors: The Ikhana unmanned aircraft system has been used by NASA last year to fight wildfires from the sky and this month to provide images of current Californian wildfires to authorities. But Ikhana is also used to evaluate advanced sensing technology installed on its wings to improve its efficiency. The new...; Tags: NASA, Sensor, Aircraft, Fiber-optics, Ikhana, Fiber Optics, Aerospace & Defense, Optical Networking, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Manufacturing, Networking, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-07-15
Total Battleship (exe): The classic naval strategy turn-based game of Battleship combined with modern warfare. Take part in epic battles with aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers, frigates, submarines and even seaborn aviation, using the state of art missile technology while deciphering morse code communications. Apply your best strategy in order to be the first...; Tags: Radar, Luis De Sousa Reis, Aerospace & Defense, Strategy, Manufacturing, Management; Software downloads 2008-07-09
Airplanes Screensaver 1 (exe): A fixed-wing aircraft is a heavier-than-air craft whose lift is generated not by wing motion relative to the aircraft, but by forward motion through the air. Revel in the luxury and high class of these stunning pieces of engineering. Download this aeroplane free screensaver today. This version is the first...; Tags: Screensaver, Aircraft, Motion, Wallpaper Screensavers, Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing; Software downloads 2008-06-26
Helicopter Screensaver (exe): A helicopter is an aircraft that is lifted and propelled by one or more horizontal rotors, each rotor consisting of two or more rotor blades. Helicopters are engineering marvels. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Screensaver, Helicopter, Wallpaper Screensavers, Aerospace & Defense, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Servers, Manufacturing, Hardware; Software downloads 2008-06-26
Robotic Humvees in the sky?: According to Computerworld, a Colorado-based company has developed a prototype of a 'flying Humvee' robotic aircraft to ship supplies to military troops. This robotic aircraft, dubbed the V-STAR, short for "VTOL Swift Tactical Aerial Resource,' should be operational around 2010. If calling it a 'flying Humvee' is a figure of...; Tags: Aircraft, Computerworld, V-STAR, Aerospace & Defense, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Business Operations, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-06-18

Photos: Software clears flights for takeoff: A visit to Adacel, which develops software primarily aimed at the air traffic control industry. by CNET News.com; Tags: Software, Photograph, Aerospace & Defense, Tools & Techniques, Manufacturing, Management, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2008-06-13
Photos: Chair, engine, rotors--helicopter!: If you want to make a motorized flight without being hemmed in by a fuselage (and a jetpack isn't your style), Gennai Yanagisawa may have just the thing for you.In the 1940s, after some of the significant early technical challenges started to fade into history, helicopter enthusiasts began to tout...; Tags: Photograph, Helicopter, That', Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2008-05-27
Photos: Visiting a Nike missile site: At one time, there were more than 200 Nike missile sites in the U.S., each tasked with protecting a specific city. Today, the only one left is a restored site for tourists in the Marin Headlands, near San Francisco.The mascot of the Army''s Air Defense Artillery program was a bird...; Tags: Nike Inc., Photograph, Missile, Missile Site, AJAX, Aerospace & Defense, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Web 2.0, Manufacturing, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2008-05-23
Planes in the Sky Screensaver (exe): This fantastic Planes in the Sky Screensaver is for all true plane lovers. Download it for free and enjoy various types of jet fighters, commercial airplanes, huge passenger liners flying in the sky high above the ground. Admire the best aircraft in the world right on you screen. This version...; Tags: 3D, Screensaver, Sky, 3D ScreenSaver Download, Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing; Software downloads 2008-05-23
FirstOfficer (zip): Using Microsoft SAPI speech application programming interface First Officer acts as your co-pilot. Speak an instruction and the appropriate action will be carried out. Program any key to be PTT (push-to-talk) key or program a joystick button to be PTT. Includes confirmation speech by computer. The editor allows the user...; Tags: TeboWeb, Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing; Software downloads 2008-05-15
Britain releases its X-Files: The truth may be out there, but so far it's not in the government files. The British government posted the first batch of its X-Files to a website today in a project that will eventually see the Ministry of Defence turn over to the National Archives 160 files on UFO...; Tags: Officer, Britain, Alien, Missile, UFO, Government, Vertical Industries, Aerospace & Defense, Servers, Enterprise Software, Software, Manufacturing, Hardware, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-05-14
Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week: Here are ZDNet Reviews' 10 favorite items from the past week, including Apple's 24-inch iMac, a Beltronics radar detector, and the "most sophisticated NAS device." by CNET News.com; Tags: Radar, Photograph, Aerospace & Defense, Network-Attached Storage (NAS), Manufacturing, Storage, Hardware, CNET News.com, built-In, Battery, Bottom Line, Navigation System, CNET', Price, Keyboards, Engineering, Peripherals; Image galleries 2008-05-12
UAVs will study Californian smog: The California Energy Commission is funding a research effort named CAPPS, short for California AUAV Air Pollution Profiling Study. CAPPS will use autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles AUAVs to gather meteorological data as the aircraft fly through clouds over Southern California. The goal is to study smog and its consequences as...; Tags: Southern California, Researcher, Pollution, Aircraft, Global Warming, UAV, Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-05-07
Web app: Best iPhone weather (updated): Let's face it. The included iPhone weather app pretty much blows. No offense, but other than the six-day high and low and an icon for the outlook, it doesn't do much. I previously used Weather Underground's iPhone interface (i.wund.com) which provides the current weather in a single...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Web, AccuWeather, Radar, Weather App, Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-05-03
Photos: Flying on a wing and a battery: As an electric glider is set to hit the market, progress is being made toward mass-produced, personal, electric aircraft that enthusiasts hope will become the greenest form of transportation. by CNET News.com; Tags: Battery, Photograph, Transportation, Aerospace & Defense, Engineering, Manufacturing, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2008-05-02
Photos: UAVs land in the Smithsonian: The National Air and Space Museum pays tribute to unmanned military aircraft like the Predator and the tech advances behind them. by CNET News.com; Tags: Smithsonian Institution, Photograph, Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2008-04-30
Attacks escalate on critical U.S. government networks: Will a Manhattan Project work?: Last week Department of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff outlined plans for a federal Manhattan Project to bolster cyber security. The big question is whether this project will bolster cyber security defenses as attacks on U.S. infrastructure escalate. In a nutshell, Chertoff says federal agencies will cut the...; Tags: China, BusinessWeek, Network, Agency, U.S. Government, Cybersecurity, Attack, Security, Aerospace & Defense, Networking, Manufacturing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-13
Improved hurricane forecasts with VORTRAC: U.S. researchers have developed a new technique that provides a detailed 3-D view of an approaching hurricane every six minutes, helping to determine whether the storm is gathering strength as it nears land. The technique, known as VORTRAC Vortex Objective Radar Tracking and Circulation, has been tested in 2007 at...; Tags: Hurricane, Radar, VORTRAC, NCAR, Aerospace & Defense, Productivity, Manufacturing, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-04-13
13-Soft - SR-71 Blackbird Screen Saver (exe): Protect your monitor with photos of the famous SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft. See more than 80 images of this amazing aircraft. Over two dozen visual effects can appear between images. Plus, each of the photos can be displayed as your desktop wallpaper. Customize the program to your liking with several...; Tags: Desktop, Aircraft, Photograph, Image, Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing; Software downloads 2008-04-10
Intelligent side-impact protection for cars: European researchers have developed a car body that thinks intelligently and protects its occupants before a side-impact. These future cars will be equipped with radar sensors and cameras integrated in the doors. If another car is about to collide with your own vehicle, the system will detect it 200 milliseconds...; Tags: Car, Adobe PDF, Radar, Camera, Radar Sensor, APROSYS, Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-03-15