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GENEVA, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dassault Falcon will present a full lineup of long-range large-cabin executive jets at this year's European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition, May 21-23. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120925/564526-a ) (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130520/613982 ) The lineup will feature the recently certificated Falcon 2000S, Dassault's new entry level jet, along with the Falcon 900LX...
REDONDO BEACH, Calif., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) today announced it has appointed Christine McGlade and Andrew W. Reynolds vice presidents of manufacturing operations and site managers for the company's aircraft integration centers of excellence in St. Augustine, Fla., and Palmdale, Calif., respectively. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) Photos accompanying this release are available at...
HTF7000 series surpasses 1.5 million flight hours with better than 99 percent dispatch reliability after a decade of service; GENEVA, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- EBACE -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) has announced that its HTF7350, the latest engine to join its successful HTF7000 series, will power Bombardier's new Challenger 350* super midsize business jet. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080425/LAF040LOGO) In addition to the HTF7350, Honeywell will supply Bombardier with...
BETHESDA, Md., May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Manufacturing Leadership Council recognized Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] with four awards during the 2013 Manufacturing Leadership Summit in Palm Beach, Fla. on May 15. Now in its ninth year, the Manufacturing Leadership 100 (ML100) Awards honor companies and individuals that are shaping the future of global manufacturing. Lockheed Martin's Aeronautics business area received recognition for its Replenishment Center Redesign Project (in...
Omnivex Moxie software is being used by the Norwegian Military to take real-time F16 cockpit video and project it to the ground on large screens for over 500,000 attendees at air shows. Concord, ON (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 Omnivex Corporation, a provider of enterprise-level software for digital signage networks, announced today that their Moxie software is being used by the Norwegian Military to take real-time F16 cockpit video and project to audiences on the ground at air shows. To...
HAMPTON, Va., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A group of NASA astronauts will be at NASA's Langley Research Center this week to fly in a simulator that is being used to help evaluate the subsonic handling characteristics of Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) Space Systems' Dream Chaser spacecraft. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) The simulation is of an approach to - and landing at - Edwards Air Force Base in California - the final 10,000 feet and 60...
BALTIMORE, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) designed for the F-16 fighter aircraft recently demonstrated its autonomous, all-environment precision targeting capability, which will enhance the aircraft's mission capabilities. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) The capability, known as Auto Target Cueing (ATC), uses high-definition synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images to locate and...
- Southwest converts existing 30 Next-Generation 737 orders to 737 MAX 7s SEATTLE, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Southwest Airlines announced today the launch of the 737 MAX 7, the third member of the 737 MAX family. The Dallas-based carrier and launch customer for the 737 MAX program became the first airline to order the 737 MAX 7, when it converted 30 existing orders for Next-Generation 737s into orders for the 737 MAX 7. Southwest also exercised options to...
Laboratory demo proves design, performance of new company-designed antenna REDONDO BEACH, Calif., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has successfully completed a ground demonstration of a communication system that would allow the U.S. Air Force's B-2 stealth bomber to operate with the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite network. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) A photo accompanying this...
Event marks first catapult launch of an unmanned aircraft from a ship NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and the U.S. Navy today launched a new chapter in the history of unmanned systems - carrier-capable unmanned aircraft - by successfully catapulting the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator from the deck of the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77). (Logo:...
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The Comet is a commonly kept form of goldfish, the only type to have originated in the United States. They first appeared in the ponds of the Fish Commission in Washington in the early 1880s. Hugo Mullertt was the first person to bring the Comet goldfish to the market in a large quantity. Characterized by a long, tall, flowing tailfin they can be differentiated from the common goldfish, although otherwise they are very similar. Both of these varieties are quite hardy and will do well in...
The Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus) is a migratory bird of prey of the harrier family. It can be found in southern parts of eastern Europe and central Asia and winters mainly in India and southeast Asia. It is a very rare visitor to Great Britain and western Europe, although remarkably a juvenile wintered in Norfolk in the winter of 2002-2003. This medium-sized raptor breeds on open plains, bogs and heathland but in winter prefers open country. This typical harrier has long wings held...
Marsh Harriers are birds of prey in the harrier subfamily Circus. They are medium-sized raptors and the largest and broadest-winged of all harriers. All breed in dense reedbeds. Most authorities recognize three separate but closely related species: Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) Eastern Marsh Harrier (C. spilonotus Swamp Harrier (C. approximans) They were once thought to be a single species with an almost worldwide range (excluding only the Americas), and three...
The Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus) is a migratory bird of prey of the harrier family. It can be found throughout southern Eurasia. In winter it migrates to Africa. This medium-sized raptor breeds on warm, dry, sunny open lowland plains, heathland and croplands. This typical harrier has long wings which it holds in a shallow V during its low flight. It also resembles other harriers in having distinct male and female plumages. Males are grey above and white below, and have black...
