When a ship needs to stop fast, it cannot rely on brakes, only reverse thrust and precise engine control. This explains how crash stops work across steam and diesel eras, why reverse power is weaker ...
What is EGM Propulsion introducing to the commercial marine propulsion market with its modular propeller system? Wayne ...
Westinghouse's Marine Div. in Sunnyvale, Calif, has made a committed entry into the U.S. Navy's Strategic Sealift propulsion market by positioning itself to supply propulsion components as well as ...
Tanker Features New Azipod Azimuthing Electric Propulsion Drive The 16,000-dwt icebreaking tanker M/T Uikku was delivered by Kvaerner Masa-Yards' Helsinki New Shipyard, and the vessel features a 11.4 ...
The Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification (MOSAIC) ruling by the FAA significantly expands how Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) are designed, certified, and operated.
The Gloster Meteor, Britain’s first operational jet fighter, was developed under strict secrecy during the Second World War.
ZF has been part of that evolution for more than a decade. As one of the first companies to introduce commercial thrusters into the inland market, the company has continued refining its AT thruster ...
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Aircraft Automation's Double-Edged Sword

Vlogger's tragic crash provides lessons in autopilot misuse and intricacies of high-performance planes.
Abstract: In order to address the issues of response hysteresis and insufficient wind resistance in the blade pitch control systems of wind turbines under extreme wind speed conditions, this paper ...
Candidate for governor Tom Steyer has decided to pitch his campaign tent on the “third rail” of California politics, an attack on Proposition 13. However, he’s mangling the facts about the ...