Showing posts with label Boeing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Boeing. Show all posts

Monday, June 24, 2013

Time to replace the batteries: EaglePicher to provide thermal lithium batteries for Air Force HARM anti-radiation missile - Avionics Intelligence

Time to replace the batteries: EaglePicher to provide thermal lithium batteries for Air Force HARM anti-radiation missile - Avionics Intelligence

Apparently these batteries are safe enough for missile use. I wonder what is happening with the Boeing Dreamliner batteries?
http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2013/0520/Boeing-787-Dreamliner-back-in-US-skies.-Battery-questions-linger

Well, after reading that article, it seems that having increased air flow and venting and a cap to protect any fires from spreading made them safe enough to fly.

http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/boeing-787-dreamliner-emergency-landing-061903089.html

The latest emergency landing appears to be a problem with the breaks. Boeing builds great airplanes, so I know the future will look good for them.

Sunday, February 24, 2013

Viewing the Space Shuttle at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL

When I worked at the Boeing factory in Huntsville, Alabama on a government missile project I had many weekends to explore the south. One highlight was a visit to the Marshall Space Flight Center at the US Army Redstone Arsenal. One of the first things people see is the Space Shuttle sitting on a rocket booster.


You can see a tiny people underneath it in the photograph. It's quite awesome. The Redstone Arsenal has a huge historical collection of missiles that one can see here.

But I wished most of all I was under 18. Then I could have gone to Space Camp, here's pictures from the 2010 International Space Camp. There's lots to do and much to learn here. I spent a whole day touring the facility.

Chitika