Boeing
Transonic Truss-Braced Wing
The collaboration between NASA and Boeing aims to revolutionize the aviation industry by developing an eco-friendly Boeing plane. The innovative wing design, known as the Transonic Truss-Braced Wing, holds the potential to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions in single-aisle passenger ..
Tags: Boeing • Civil Aviation Sector • NASA
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2023
What is Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA)?
For the first time, Oxygen-18 was detected in Earth’s mesosphere and lower thermosphere using the data collected by the GREAT instrument on NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA). This is the first time that heavy oxygen has been detected ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2023
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Air India Deal with Airbus and Boeing
The Government of India recently disinvested Air India to TATA. Since TATA took over the airlines, many changes were brought in. Air India was merged with VISTARA Airlines. The company introduced the Coruson software for real-time data acquisition, to learn ..
Tags: Air India • Airbus • Boeing • Tata
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2023
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022 • International / World Current Affairs
Aero – India 2023
The Defence Ministry has been organizing the Aero – India Show since 1996. Other organizations such as DRDO, the Indian Air Force, Civil Aviation, and the Department of Space join the ministry to organize the show. The show is one ..
Tags: Aatmanirbhar Bharat • Aero India • Air shows • Airbus • Aviation Sector
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Sustainable Flight Demonstrator Project
NASA and Boeing will partner in the development and flight test of a full-scale Transonic Truss-Braced Wing demonstrator aircraft under SFD project. The partnership aims to revolutionize the commercial aviation industry through a much more fuel-efficient design of narrowbody airliners ..
Tags: Aircraft • Boeing • NASA • Project
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Indian Navy gets 10th P-8I aircraft from Boeing
Indian Navy received 10th anti-submarine warfare aircraft P-8I from US-based aerospace company, Boeing. Key Points Contract for eight P81 aircraft was signed by defence ministry in 2009. In 2016, ministry signed a contract for four additional P-8I aircraft. 10th P-81 ..
Tags: Boeing • Boeing P 81 aircrafts • Indian Navy • P-8I Aircrafts • Significance of P81 aircraft
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2021