Aerospace Engineering & Manufacturing 2009-02-01
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- Going direct in manufacturing
Prototyping transitions from one-off components to flight-ready hardware. - Traveling light, traveling easy
Airplane manufacturers have always tried to avoid unnecessary weight- and today's materials and design tactics combine for stronger structures with less weight. - making flying safer
Technology is applied to new avionics and ground-based systems to make air operations, military as well as civil, far safer than ever before. - Innovative Thinking 101
West Virginia University professor Dr. James E. Smith issues a call for innovation as one of the central themes of his term as SAE's 2009 President.
- Going direct in manufacturing