July 24, 2006

July 24, 2006

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CHINESE AEROSPACE

Leaning Forward

By MICHAEL MECHAM

Farnborough 2006

Holes in the Net

By DAVID A. FULGHUM

SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Design Exploration

By FRANK MORRING

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CHINESE AEROSPACE

Leaning Forward

As it readies to begin making A320s, AVIC 1 looks for transformational deals

By MICHAEL MECHAM

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Farnborough 2006

Holes in the Net

U.S. and Israel fear attack, electromagnetic pollution may damage networks

By DAVID A. FULGHUM

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Design Exploration

CEV project targets December 2008 for abort test; name due in August

By FRANK MORRING

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Who's Ready?

China and aircraft manufacturers are thinking ahead, but few others are preparing for future traffic blitz, officials say

By JAMES OTT

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Farnborough 2006

Getting Better All the Time

Airbus bets bigger with the longer, larger A350XWB, but engine issues and other details still to emerge

By ROBERT WALL,MICHAEL MECHAM

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FARNBOROUGH 2006

COURSE CORRECTION

FRANBOROUGH In a bid to boost competitiveness for the next decades, Airbus officials are evaluating far-reaching changes in the way they do business—changes that could break with long-established procurement and production strategies.

By ROBERT WALL

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

NOT TO BE LEFT BEHIND

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works enters the UAV race with Polecat demonstrator

By AMY BUTLER

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Configuration Concepts

Early lunar habitat work focuses on dust, storage and crew privacy

By FRANK MORRING

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AIR TRAFFIC MANGMENT

The FAA's New Deal

The contractor would own and operate ADS-B, while the agency would pay for services

By DAVID HUGHES

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CORRESONDANCE

CORRESONDANCE

Your correspondents Joe E. Harrington, Chris Barnes and Karl Kettler (AW&ST July 10, p. 6) on the Airbus woes are refreshing in that they are all U.S. residents advocating the Airbus case. I am an Irish resident of Belgium with a U.S. perspective in general and Boeing philosophy in particular. Globalization is a joy to behold.
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