PLUS: Ecopulse distributed propulsion demonstrator flies on electric power.
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| USAF Shifts To Recovery Mission After V-22 Crash Near Japan | | Brian Everstine | | The U.S. Air Force announced Dec. 5 that it had shifted search operations for the remaining missing crewmembers of a V-22 that crashed near Japan into a recovery mission, with those on board presumed dead days after the Nov. 29 accident. |
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| Ecopulse Distributed Propulsion Demonstrator Flies On Electric Power | | Graham Warwick | | France’s EcoPulse distributed electric propulsion demonstrator—developed by Daher, Safran and Airbus—has conducted its first flight in hybrid-electric mode. The modified single-turboprop TBM 700 flew with its electric propellers powered by a battery and turbogenerator. |
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| Rotor Converts First Robinson R44s To Autonomous Operation | | Graham Warwick | | U.S. startup Rotor Technologies is producing the first two R550X autonomous rotorcraft, which are uncrewed modifications of the Robinson R44 four-seat light helicopter. The company is targeting cargo, utility and maritime operations. |
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| FROM THE ARCHIVES U.S., Russian Modules Linked To Begin Station | | The International Space Station was born on December 6, 1998, when the U.S. Unity module was deployed from space shuttle Endeavour and mated with Russia’s Zarya module. |
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