Posts Tagged ‘test-flight’

Boeing drone jet completes maiden flight

Wednesday, May 4th, 2011

A computer-controlled air vehicle capable of gathering intelligence and carrying out military surveillance has completed its first test flight, according to U.S. aerospace company Boeing.

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Woman pilot recreates Spitfire flight 75 years on

Saturday, March 5th, 2011

A Spitfire is flown over Southampton in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the first test flight of the world famous aircraft, which took place over the city.

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Test looms for net address scheme

Thursday, January 13th, 2011

Google, Facebook and Yahoo have signed up to a plan for a ‘test flight’ of the net’s new addressing scheme.

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Test looms for net address scheme

Successful test for SpaceX rocket

Thursday, December 9th, 2010

A privately developed spacecraft has made a successful first test flight, launching a capsule into orbit and returning it to earth.

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Boeing Flight Makes Emergency Landing

Wednesday, November 10th, 2010

A test flight for a new Boeing 787 jetliner made an emergency landing Tuesday when smoke was discovered in the main cabin of the plane flying above Laredo, Texas. Investigators are still gathering information. Only one of the 42 person flight crew was…

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Dreamliner makes emergency landing

Wednesday, November 10th, 2010

A new Boeing 787 Dreamliner made an emergency landing in Texas during a test flight Tuesday afternoon after the pilot reported smoke in the cabin, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

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Branson’s Virgin spaceship makes first solo test flight

Sunday, October 10th, 2010

Virgin Galactic’s suborbital spaceship, Enterprise, makes its first solo test flight, gliding to a runway after being dropped from an altitude of 45,000ft (13,700m).

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Branson’s Virgin spaceship makes first solo test flight