The history of joining metals goes back several millennia‚ called forge welding‚ with the earliest examples of welding from the Bronze Age and the Iron Age in Europe and the Middle East. The ancient Greek historian Herodotus states in The Histories of the 5th century BC that Glaucus of Chios "was the man who single-handedly invented iron-welding."[1] Welding was used in the construction of the iron pillar in Delhi‚ India‚ erected about 310 AD and weighing 5.4 metric tons.[2] The Middle Ages brought
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F-22A Raptor development In 1990 Lockheed Martin‚ teamed with Boeing and General Dynamics. The first F-22 fighter aircraft was unveiled in April 1997 and was given the name Raptor. In September 2002‚ the USAF decided to redesignate the aircraft F/A-22 to reflect its multi-mission capability in ground attack as well as air-to-air roles. The aircraft’s design was changed again to F-22A when it achieved initial operating capability in December 2005. The decision to proceed to low-rate initial production
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executives and loss of billions of dollars. AN AIRLINES’S DREAM In April 2004‚ announcement of launch of 787 Dreamliner which is smaller Passenger Jet than the Airbus A380 and Boeing 747 with the features of groundbreaking. 50% Dreamliner’s fuselage is made from lightweight carbon fiber materials‚ Its single piece eliminating 40‚000 to 50‚000 fasteners and 1500 aluminum sheets and with the B-2 stealth bomber. It is world’s lightest and advanced engine technologies jet using 20% less fuel than
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hunched in its belly till my wet fur froze" (1-2). These lines can be attributed to futility of life in that‚ in most cases‚ and especially in this poem‚ when the ball turret and gunner leaves the "womb" of the Air Force plane‚ by dropping out of the fuselage‚ he faces death. In relating this to actual childbirth‚ Jarrell was perhaps stating that whoever is born into this world must eventually face death‚ some sooner than others. Jarrell could also be giving us an insight into the callousness of war‚
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innovation and expertise to the 787 program. The suppliers have been involved since the early detailed design phase of the program and all are connected virtually at 135 sites around the world. Boeing counted suppliers to manufacture parts like the wings‚ fuselage sections‚ passenger doors‚ wiring‚ landing gear‚ air conditioning packs… Some of the suppliers are Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Japan) ‚ Latécoère and Labinal (France)‚ Messier-Bugatti-Dowty (UK/France)‚ Saab AB (Sweden)‚ HCL Enterprise (India)
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designed to challenge Boeing’s monopoly in the large-aircraft market; the A380 made its first flight on 27 April 2005 and began commercial service in October 2007 with Singapore Airlines. The A380’s upper deck extends along the entire length of the fuselage‚ with a width equivalent to a wide-body aircraft. This allows for an A380-800’s cabin with 478 square metres (5‚145.1 sq ft) of floor space; 49% more floor space than the next-largest airliner‚ the Boeing 747-400 with 321 square metres (3‚455.2 sq ft)
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a seminar report on “SIDEWINDER MISSILE” A SEMINAR REPORT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING BY BISWESWAR RANJAN HOTA ROLLNO: 1101297242 UNDER ESTEEMED GUIDANCE OF Mr. SAMEER KUMAR PANDA DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING NALANDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BHUBANESWAR‚ (ODISHA) CERTIFICATE OF RECOMMENDATION This is to certify that the project report entitled “SIDEWINDER MISSILE”
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Boeing B-29 Supperfortress Though it was conceived of before World War II‚ its impact was not felt until the war was close to an end. However‚ in this short amount of time‚ you could argue it had a greater impact on the pacific theater than any other weapon. Without the capabilities of the B-29 Supperfortress there is no doubt the war in the pacific would have carried on for years past its actual end date‚ and would have resulted in the loss of countless more American lives. The effect of the
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The Doolittle Raid "Yesterday‚ December 7th‚ 1941-a date which will live in infamy-the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by Naval and Air forces of the Empire of Japan (Roosevelt)." Those were the famous words spoken by Franklin Roosevelt the day after Pearl Harbor was bombed. Roosevelt went on to say that because Japan and Hawaii are such a large distance apart‚ the attack was deliberately planned many weeks age. He also stated that during that time of planning
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The Boeing Company is a major player in the aerospace and defense industry with over 150‚000 employees. As of 2006 they led the commercial and defense aircraft market as the company with the largest total revenue. (Defense News ‚ 2007). The corporation is divided into five separate business units/services. Commercial Airplanes and Integrated Defense Systems are the two major components. The other three units span control over research and development‚ services and financial services; Phantom Works
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