Passengers should sit in the safest seats on an airplane to survive a crash, experts say
A crash is considered “survivable” by the National Transportation Safety Board if the forces transmitted to passengers don’t ...
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Bad News for Boeing: The T-7A Red Hawk’s Ejection Seat Keeps Breaking Down
For now, the Air Force is stuck with their Cold War-era T-38 Talon trainer—while Boeing cannot seem to catch a break.
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Half Of All Booster Seats Fare Poorly On Safety Test
according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. A half dozen popular booster seats proved so unsafe in testing that the IIHS specifically says to avoid them all together. Half of the ...
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NASA Eyes Testing Needs For Cryogenic Aircraft Propulsion
Located at the agency’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio, NASA’s Electric Aircraft Testbed (NEAT) is available ...
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Bird Strike Testing & Foreign Object Damage Testing
Impact velocities range from 100 ft/sec to over 1,600 ft/sec. Typical projectiles for testing aircraft structures and engine components to meet FAA/EASA regulations include birds up to 8-pound Canada ...