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Inside this issue
18 // Boldly testing
Developing the next generation of spacecraft
engines is making demands of test facilities
26 // Supporting the warfighter
Exclusive interview with the head of the
Royal Air Force’s Air Warfare Centre
34 // Rugged electronics
Testing for weak points in cabling and
connections is growing in importance
42 // Stress and sport
How engineers test aircraft for
extreme events and racing
50 // Testing talk
Paul Wilson, chief engineer for Bell’s
V-280 Valor program, talks tiltrotor
56 // High voltage test
How OEMs and suppliers are preparing
for the electrification of aircraft
62 // Cutting the cord
An Australian firm’s award-winning wireless
FTI system is ready for market
70 // Rotary vision
The FAA is testing enhanced vision
systems for helicopter pilots
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Global briefing
4 // World test update
The latest news from around the globe
6 // Electric vibe
Report reveals exponential rise in hybrid
and all-electric projects
8 // A321XLR
Airbus reveals extended range A321neo
10 // Rogue drone research
Scientists analyze behavior of birds of prey
13 // flapping wing tips
Engineers develop Albatross-inspired wing
14 // red bull loses its wings
Air Race series is canceled
16 // academic insight
Research into smoothing
out supersonic flight
76 // products and services
The latest innovations
and company news
92 // aft cabin
The lead aircraft from D-Day
has been restored
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