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A note on fatal aircraft accidents involving metal fatigue - 0 views

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    This article is a collection of information about all plane crashes that have been attributed to metal fatigue.
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EMERGENCY AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE - 0 views

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    This emergency directive issued by the FAA orders the operators of certain models of the Boeing 737 to do emergency inspections. The FAA warns that there may be metal fatigue issues related to the number of takeoff and land cycles performed by the planes. This is the same problem that was seen in the Aloha Airlines flight 243 crash.
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What determines an airplane's lifespan? - 0 views

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    This article discusses metal fatigue as it relates to the lifespan of aircraft.
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Summary of the Aviation Safety Research Act of 1988 - 0 views

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    This bill was passed in direct response to the Aloha Airlines Flight 243 crash. There is a full text copy of the bill available in Embry-Riddle's Library.
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NTSB Accident Report: Aloha Airlines Flight 243 - 0 views

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    This is the official accident report from the Aloha Airlines crash. I will be using this document as a primary source.
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Boeing works with airlines on commercial blended wing body freighter - 0 views

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    Boeing is working with commercial airlines to transition the prototype X-48 from military purposes to freight purposes.
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Airframe design for modularity of the BWB Baseline II-E2 UAV - 0 views

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    This article is about the design of a blended wing body aircraft.
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NASA - The X-48B Blended Wing Body - 1 views

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    NASA is also involved with the Phantom Works X-48. This site mostly has the news releases from NASA about the X-48.
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Boeing: Phantom Works Home - 0 views

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    Phantom Works is the division of Boeing that develops prototypes. The blended wing body prototype designed by phantom works is the X-48.
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Popular Science | New Technology, Science News, The Future Now - 0 views

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    Popular Science has a lot of information about future and emerging technology. The articles range from things about gadgets to new military technologies.
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