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Waltham MA (SPX) Jul 12, 2005 Two Wichita-based general aviation manufacturers are participating in research projects studying how to lessen the window-rattling sonic booms created by supersonic flight. Four industry teams each received $1 million for a five-month study that NASA will use to set the specification and design requirements for a low sonic boom aircraft. The teams include solo endeavors by Raytheon and Boeing's Phantom Works. Cessna has teamed up with Lockheed Martin. The fourth team is a partnership between Northrup Grumman and Gulfstream. Loud sonic booms restricted the now-retired Concorde supersonic transport to trans-Atlantic routes between the United States and Europe and hurt the economic viability of the aircraft. The aviation industry is looking for technology that will lessen sonic booms so that future supersonic civilian aircraft can fly over populated areas. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Raytheon SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Aerospace News at SpaceMart.com
Northrop Grumman To Provide New Air Data Inertial Reference Units To Lufthansa
Woodland Hills CA (SPX) Jan 12, 2006Lufthansa will be one of the first commercial air carriers worldwide to benefit from the latest air data inertial reference units from Northrop Grumman. Inertial reference units provide aircrews with essential aircraft operational data such as aircraft position, velocities, attitude, altitude, air speed and many other parameters. |
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