Authorities identify victims of deadly plane crash near Alamogordo airport

Authorities identify victims of deadly plane crash near Alamogordo airport

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    Airbus Major Airshow Humiliation


    Damaged A380 Wing
    Update
    The gearbox problem is not the only recent technical glitch that occurred. The aircraft’s huge propellors built by French company Ratier-Figeac, (indirectly owned by U.S. group United Technologies _UTX.N_,) developed cracks prematurely.


    What: A380 superjumbo,
    Where: Le Bourget airport, Paris
    When: June 17, 2011
    Who: no reported injuries
    Why: Before an audience including 2,100 exhibitors from 45 countries—a jury of its peers—during the Paris Airshow, Airbus had to pull its A380 display.

    The A 380 was withdrawn from the flying display when the jet had an on-the-ground collision with a building, clipping a wing on a taxiway structure.

    Also, although it made a fly-over, the Airbus A400 M military transport demo was cancelled due to a “a minor gearbox problem”

    Then on Saturday Airbus announced that two of three versions of the A350, would be delayed for about two years. We commend the decision to delay, because while Rolls Royce will be granted more time to develop a more powerful motor, hopefully Airbus will take the time to work on whatever bugs are in its system. A delay in release is clearly an opportunity to perfect the product, from a safety perspective.

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  • Space Ship Two Going On Display

    Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo, built from lightweight composite materials and powered by a hybrid rocket motor, is going to be displayed in America’s Mojave Desert. 300 clients have paid the 200,000 dollar ticket to ride in the first commercial passenger spaceship. Slated for rollout Monday, a “theatrical unveiling” is in the works. Virgin Galactic anticipates spending over $400 million for a fleet of five commercial spaceships and launch vehicles.

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