January 21, 2013

January 21, 2013

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OBITUARY

SAFETY

Caged Li-ion

By Guy Norris

SAFETY

PLAN C

By Jens Flottau

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OBITUARY

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SAFETY

Caged Li-ion

Controlling powerful battery’s volatility poses urgent design challenge for Boeing

By Guy Norris

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SAFETY

PLAN C

Toulouse The temporary grounding of the Boeing 787 fleet is causing major disruptions particularly for the aircraft’s largest operator, All Nippon Airways (ANA). Others flying smaller 787 fleets are likely able to mitigate the impact better.

By Jens Flottau

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SAFETY

AIRBUS ON ALERT

Toulouse Airbus would face a "very serious decision" and possibly "months in delays" in the A350 program, if the manufacturer were forced to replace the aircraft's lithium-ion batteries, Executive Vice President for Programs Tom Williams tells Aviation Week.

By Jens Flottau

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A Load Shed

FAA on path of lesser resistance on 787 review

By John Croft

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DEFENSE

Getting There?

Although making progress, F-35 flight testing is not delivering required capabilities on schedule

By Guy Norris,Graham Warwick

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DEFENSE

Capability Crunch

Washington Development of the Lockheed Martin F-35’s combat capability is falling behind the schedule set as recently as 2011, when the program was restructured to provide more time and resources for integration and testing. As a result, “the program office is developing a capability management plan and review board to evaluate priorities and trades of capabilities within blocks and for deferral out of [system development and demonstration] if necessary,” says the Pentagon’s Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E).

By Graham Warwick,Bill Sweetman

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DEFENSE

Stretched Thin

Operations in Mali stress French military airlift

By Amy Svitak,Tony Osborne

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SPACE

Critical Element

European technology key to early development of NASA crew vehicle

By Mark Carreau,Amy Svitak

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SPACE

Poor Protection

Contamination concerns could mean Curiosity rover operational impact

By Frank Morring,,Guy Norris

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