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by r2sk5t 2mo ago
At altitude you can reject heat straight to the aircraft skin. Some designs run an internal heat sink on the ground and during climb, watch altitude, and only switch on the skin-exchanger coolant pump once outside is cold enough to cool the
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Rear center fuel tank adds roughly 20k liters and extends range by 1k NM(airbus.com)
36 points by r2sk5t 2mo ago|59 comments
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Recall Proposed for 737 MAX Seat Defect(federalregister.gov)
3 points by r2sk5t 2mo ago|0 comments
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Blinds GNSS-Guided Drone Swarms Before They Find Their Targets(iai.co.il)
2 points by r2sk5t 2mo ago|0 comments
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by r2sk5t 2mo ago
lol
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Hybrid-Electric Aicraft Engine Targeting 30% Fuel Efficiency(rtx.com)
92 points by r2sk5t 2mo ago|97 comments
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DARPA, U.S. Air Force fly AI-controlled F-16(darpa.mil)
268 points by r2sk5t 2mo ago|336 comments
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by r2sk5t 2mo ago
A few issues that come to mind: 1/ If a blade snaps on a normal engine, the metal casing catches it. With an open fan, that broken blade turns into shrapnel flying straight toward the passengers, fuel tanks, etc. 2/ The blades wou
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by r2sk5t 2mo ago
Thanks for the research. I guess they've been talking about it for a while and will probably continue to do so. Aviation innovation always moves slowly and it's usually a good thing. Which means marketing departments keep writing
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Open Fan Engine to Be Tested on A380(cfmaeroengines.com)
2 points by r2sk5t 2mo ago|5 comments
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by r2sk5t 2mo ago
More about Open Fan technology: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48968705
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by r2sk5t 2mo ago
https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2026-07-ai...
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by r2sk5t 2mo ago
You're right, it's a proof of concept: "The extensions, each measuring several metres, will replicate a folding wing in the fully extended position during a flight. They will be fitted with comprehensive testing equipment to
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Full Scale Foldable Wing Extensions(airbus.com)
72 points by r2sk5t 2mo ago|56 comments
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First British Designed Collaborative Combat Aircraft(baesystems.com)
3 points by r2sk5t 2mo ago|0 comments
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Garmin Is Automating In-Flight Emergencies (Autoland, Smart Glide, ESP)(garmin.com)
3 points by r2sk5t 2mo ago|0 comments
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Latest Airbus single aisle aircraft innovations(airbus.com)
74 points by r2sk5t 2mo ago|149 comments
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by r2sk5t 2mo ago
Use case: Bombardier’s Global 8000 is the fastest civil aircraft since the Concorde, with a top speed of Mach 0.95, a range of 8,000 nautical miles (NM), and the lowest cabin altitude in business aviation production of just 2,691 ft. Standa
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LA to Farnborough UK in Under 9h Max Speed Mach 0.93(bombardier.com)
9 points by r2sk5t 2mo ago|2 comments
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Anduril / Archer Jointly-Developed Autonomous VTOL for Commercial and Defense(investors.archer.com)
3 points by r2sk5t 2mo ago|0 comments
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by r2sk5t 2mo ago
Plenty of upsides, and some downsides come to mind: 1/ If a blade snaps on a normal engine, the metal casing catches it. With an open fan, that broken blade turns into shrapnel flying straight toward the passengers, fuel tanks, etc. 2&
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Open Fan Jet Engine Technology(cfmaeroengines.com)
2 points by r2sk5t 2mo ago|1 comments
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Sleep Is Air New Zealand's Strategy
3 points by r2sk5t 2mo ago|0 comments
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by r2sk5t 2mo ago
General Aviation pilots are apoplectic and circulating a petition: https://www.flyingmag.com/starlinks-pricing-shift-a-bait-and...
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Starlink unlimited aviation plan to rise from $10k/month to $20k(corporatejetinvestor.com)
122 points by r2sk5t 2mo ago|218 comments
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Fuel System Components Eyed in NetJets Citation Crash(ainonline.com)
2 points by r2sk5t 2mo ago|1 comments
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by r2sk5t 2mo ago
NTSB Report: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48896308
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NTSB Report on NetJets first fatality in 40 years (Josh Baer RIP)(data.ntsb.gov)
14 points by r2sk5t 3mo ago|3 comments
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13h disruption in December after Kiro AI deleted and recreated an environment(reuters.com)
1 points by r2sk5t 7mo ago|0 comments
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by r2sk5t 2y ago
I greatly appreciate you taking the time to comment. FWIW, the other feedback I received is that I should charge my normal hourly rate (~$500/hr). ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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