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NASA awards $16.5M to four teams for additional research into reducing aircraft fuel consumption, emissions and noise

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Under the new contracts, the teams will now develop concepts and models that can be tested in computer simulations, laboratories and wind tunnels. Cessna Aircraft Company-Cessna Citation, Wichita, Kan., Under the contract, the team will design, construct and test wind tunnel mockups and computer models of the airplane.

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ARPA-E awards $35M to 16 REFUEL projects for energy-dense carbon-neutral liquid fuels; leveraging ammonia

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If successful, the FuelCell team will increase ammonia production rates to 100 times current electrochemical methods—comparable with commercial processes while avoiding the need for separate hydrogen production thanks to its use of water, thus decreasing feedstock costs. Wichita State University. Gas Technology Institute.

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Boeing Angers Safety Officials With Disclosures on 737 Max Incident

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Boeing drew fresh criticism from a federal regulator on Thursday over disclosures about the continuing investigation into a harrowing January flight in which one of the company’s 737 Max planes lost a panel , exposing passengers to howling winds at an altitude of about 16,000 feet. The body is made in Wichita, Kan.,

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