Rolls Royce engine failure brought to a forced landing of a Qantas Airlines

Posted by Sci/Tech Monday, November 8th, 2010

Rolls-Royce engine failure brought to an emergency landing of a Qantas Airlines Airbus A380 on Thursday is likely to be a “hardware error or a design problem” of engines manufactured by Rolls-Royce, said Friday General of the Australian carrier, Alan Joyce. The flight Qantas QF32 , carrying 466 passengers and crew members had been forced to [...]

Eurocopter X3 Protoype Video; race for high-speed rotary-wing flight

Posted by Autos, Business Monday, September 27th, 2010

Eurocopter has revealed its hand in the race for high-speed rotary-wing flight, unveiling the extraordinary-looking X³ high-speed prototype on 27 September. The aircraft was shown to reporters for the first time during a ceremony at Istres airbase in the south of France, where the X³ has been test flying since the beginning of September. Clearly [...]

Eurocopter X3: Eurocopter unveils new-look hybrid helicopter

Posted by Autos, Business, Featured Monday, September 27th, 2010

Eurocopter unveiled a new-look hybrid helicopter on Monday in a bid to counter U.S. rival Sikorsky’s efforts to break the speed barrier by rewriting the rules of rotorcraft design. The X3 protoype — which combines forward-facing propeller engines astride two short aircraft wings with overhead rotor blades — was unveiled at the European company’s factory [...]

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