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A futuristic aircraft model that flew in a NASA wind tunnel is the centerpiece of a newly renovated gallery in the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum.
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Future Helicopters Get SMART
Helicopters today are considered a loud, bumpy and inefficient mode for day-to-day domestic travel, but NASA research could change that view.
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The Quest: A Silent, Carbonless Airplane
It's a simple goal, really. A silent airplane that sends no carbon into the atmosphere.
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Alternative Jet Fuels Put to the Test
NASA and 11 other research groups are testing two non-petroleum-based jet fuels in the pursuit of alternative fuels that can power commercial jets and address rising oil costs.
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Aviation Experts Hear From Eyewitness to Disaster
Dennis Fitch will never forget the safety lessons he learned one tragic day in July 1989.
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Study Investigates Mental Overload in Pilots
Advanced technology could help pilots when they are operating under dangerous levels of stress, fatigue and distraction.
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NASA Dryden Director Kevin Petersen to Retire in April
03.10.09 - Kevin L. Petersen, director of NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, announced he plans to retire from NASA effective April 3.
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NASA and Air Force Designate National Hypersonic Science Centers
03.05.09 - NASA and the United States Air Force have designated three university and industry partners in California, Texas and Virginia as national hypersonic science centers.
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NASA Flying Wing Model Soars into National Air and Space Museum
03.02.09 - A flying model NASA built to research futuristic aircraft designs will spend its future in the United States' premier air and space museum.
 "Test instrumentation is set up behind the inboard engines of NASA’s DC-8.")
 "NASA's first Orion full-scale abort flight test crew module")
