Aircraft News.Nov 13, 2006 Some firms welcome new Senate Armed Services The Constitution authorizes Congress to raise, support, and regulate armed services for the national defense. The President of the United States is commander in chief of all the branches of the services and has ultimate control over most military matters. chairman. The election results have created uncertainty for defense contractors. However, some companies are relieved that Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain For McCain's grandfather and father, see John S. McCain, Sr. and John S. McCain, Jr., respectively John Sidney McCain III (born August 29, 1936 in Panama Canal Zone) is an American politician, war veteran, and currently the Republican Senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. , a harsh critic of some Pentagon contracting practices, won't become chairman of the Armed Services Committee The term Armed Services Committee could refer to:
VLJs may make private air travel available to mass market. New very light jets may make private air travel available to more people. The jets seat about seven people and cost between $1.5 million and $3 million. Two companies have received FAA certification for VLJs. "They're the greatest growth market the aviation industry has seen in a long time," says Richard Aboulafia Richard Aboulafia is an aviation analyst and Vice President of Analysis at Teal Group Corporation. He specializes in military, civilian and general aviation. Richard writes publicly about aviation and defense, with numerous articles in Aviation Week & Space Technology, , a Teal Group aviation analyst. Nov 7, 2006 'Silent Jet' Could Ease Airport Noise. A radically redesigned passenger jet could alleviate a major complaint of people who live near major airports -- the deafening sound of planes taking off and landing. A team of 40 researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology, at Cambridge; coeducational; chartered 1861, opened 1865 in Boston, moved 1916. It has long been recognized as an outstanding technological institute and its Sloan School of Management has notable programs in business, and Cambridge University spent three years working on the wide, streamlined jet, which they plan to unveil in London on Monday. The plans are for a passenger jet that will be fuel efficient and virtually silent. The design blends fuselage and wings together so the entire airframe provides lift. The body shape of the "silent aircraft" would allow for a slower landing approach and takeoff to cut airport noise. Nov 6, 2006 Z Editor: Aram Gesar, eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/onlinenews.htm To Subscribe to our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com Oct 30, 2006 |
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