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Fly the green skies at Mach 5

The European Union has launched in 2005 its Long-Term Advanced Propulsion Concepts and Technologies project LAPCAT. Several companies worked on this €7 million EU-funded project. For example, Popular Science reports that Reaction Engines Limited has designed an hydrogen-powered hypersonic airliner simply dubbed A2. This plane would fly at Mach 5...

Tags: Hydrogen, Plane, Concorde, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-01-31

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(Images: High-speed hopes for the hypersonic A2)

(Images: High-speed hopes for the hypersonic A2)Emergency landing...I bet it needs an extra long runway so where will it land in an emergency ???RE: (Images: High-speed hopes for the hypersonic A2)The concord failed why will this be profitable?RE: (Images: High-speed hopes for the hypersonic A2)Cool concept, hard to imagine foreigners...

Tags: Aerospace & Defense, Best Cars, aviation, foreigner, aircraft, Cool Concept, Airbus

Discussion threads 2008-02-06

Is Microsoft an innovator or follower?

Is Microsoft an innovator or follower?**AHEM**"I can't see the gamer scores of players on any other system."Try the PC. PC games have had stuff like this for years.Your voting code is hosednot reporting votes properly...Companies are not innovativePeople are innovative. Bill and Steve's innovations were only business oriented -...

Tags: Leadership, Strategy, Professional development, Desktops, IBM PC, innovation, Apple Inc., innovator, PC, IBM Corp., vision, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-12-01

French parliament dumping Windows for Linux

French parliament dumping Windows for LinuxUhhhh........yes.(an obvious response to an obvious rhetorical question - moral cowardice is an excuse for a weak mind)Wow. Joe, that was so...Stupid? It's quite obvious that you are are just mindlessly repeating that which your democratic leaders have instructed you to, so how "france surrendering"...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, French Parliament, Linux, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2006-11-27

FCC sets airport WiFi precedent. Battle lines drawn?

FCC sets airport WiFi precedent. Battle lines drawn?Preferred treatment at the airportPhilosophically, I agree with you wholeheartedly. But know that there is ample precedent for government agencies illogically granting preferential treatment to the airlines' best customers, and that predates the current security concerns.The one time I had occasion to...

Tags: Wireless LANs, Federal government, Battle Line, FCC, Wi-Fi

Discussion threads 2006-11-13

Concorde Screensaver Delux (zip)

A 3D graphics screensaver of the Concorde airplane, which was the only supersonic airliner and retired in October 2003. In the screensaver, the airplanes fly according to a simplified aerodynamics simulation rather than following a geometrically pre-defined path. The screensaver shows not only Concorde, but also a formation with Red...

Tags: Screensaver

Software downloads 2006-11-09

Will pasteurization become a bit passe?

Will pasteurization become a bit passe?Israel?I'm amazed they can actually get any work done over there, with all the suicide bombers and rocket attacks.So sadGamma irradiation can completely sterilize any food and has been available for twenty years. Strike up one more "achievement" for the nuclear hysteria movement.Different types of...

Tags: Gamma, Gamma RAdiation, UV radiation

Discussion threads 2006-06-30

Santa is bringing coal for Google--shoveling up a ton of it

The general sentiment towards Google has definitely turned negative lately. It's to be expected, such things come and go, we've seen it time and time again.The media hoist companies onto a pedestal, write adoring articles, and then kick-in the pedestal. Or try toThe negative sentiment could all just be part...

Tags: Google Inc.

Blog posts 2005-12-12

Rocket plane breaks airspeed record

Rocket plane breaks airspeed recordNot a "Rocket" planeThe whole point of the experiment what that it was NOT a rocket plane. It is a SCRAM jet. It breathes air. If the thing had been a rocket, it wouldn’t be news since rockets routinely go that fast.Great! ...

Tags: Rocket-plane, defense department

Discussion threads 2004-11-16

Fast but going nowhere

Fast but going nowhereThis story has nothing to do with reality...The reason the Virginia Tech supercomputer dropped off the list was they were in the process of replacing the 1,100 dual G5 desktops since sold with 1,100 dual G5 Xserves which have several significant advantages. An Army contractor is putting...

Tags: Desktops, Right Now IT, Apple Xserve, Virginia Tech

Discussion threads 2004-08-03

Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight Concorde's Last Flight Plan (zip)

This is a flight plan for the last flight of the Concorde jet over the Atlantic Ocean.

Tags: Flight

Software downloads 2004-06-29

ToughBook Squares Up to North Country Weathering With Yorkshire Water

Yorkshire Water covers an area of 5400 square miles with hugely diverse geographical conditions. Rugged local terrain and prevalent weather conditions can create a hostile outdoor work environment with exposure to the harshest elements. Yorkshire Water negotiated with Panasonic to purchase the mini ToughBook CF-M34 through a third party supplier,...

Tags: Panasonic, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., Yorkshire Water, Microsoft Windows NT, Cellular Phones, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

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