Change has always been part of life, but it seems to be even more so heading into 2017. Aviation Week & Space Technology's annual Aerospace & Defense issue examines the industrial, political and economic forces at play. And, our editors project the impact on defense, space and aviation in 2017. Read the full issue online.
Looking back at 2016, in which Aviation Week celebrated its centennial, here are the top 20 items you viewed this year.
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| Video footage from the HUD of a U.S. Air Force F-16 records the dramatic moment when its unconscious pilot is saved from certain death by the aircraft’s Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System. |
| Technology developments will continue to transform every field of aerospace, just as they have the over the last 100 years. |
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| The target time for extending and/or retracting the wingtip is 20 sec. Watch and listen closely when it reaches the selected position to hear the locking mechanisms engage. |
| Aviation Week senior editor John Croft demonstrates recovery from several full stalls during his sampling of the training in Alaska Airlines’ Boeing 737-800 simulator. |
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| GE and Boeing plan to put the behemoth engine—GE9-X—through the rigors of flight testing on the wing of an aircraft for which it was not designed. |
| While aircraft design over the decades has narrowed in on a set of configurations that worked better than others, how aircraft are manufactured continues to evolve in a bid to lower cost as well as improve performance. |
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| The potentially game-changing aerodynamic innovation has wide-ranging implications for performance-boosting retrofits of existing business jets or clean sheet designs. |
| As the U.S. Marine Corps prepares to deploy the F-35B to Iwakuni, Japan, in January, pilots put the fifth-generation fighter to the test in a carrier proof of concept demonstration aboard the USS America Nov. 18-20. |
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| North Korea held its first-ever public airshow, displaying MD500 light helicopters, Nanchang/Shijiazhuang Y-5s and a Pacific Aerospace PAC P-750 XSTOL, among other aircraft. |
| As the era of the commercial hybrid airship dawns, we take a closer look at more features of the newly-launched Lockheed Martin LMH-1. |
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| Winning the T-X trainer contract from the U.S. Air Force could lead to bigger prizes from internationals customers. |
| F-35s fly with speed and g restrictions – and most weapon tests needed special treatment to hit the target, according to a Pentagon test report. |
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| After a long hiatus from the market, supersonic airliners may be poised to make a big comeback, and Boom Technology is looking to be first in the market. |
| See photos of a Boeing 777-300 teardown, completed in just six weeks at San Bernardino Airport. |
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| While Boeing has already given plenty of signs that sales of new widebody aircraft have slowed to a crawl, the full extent of the order shortfall is becoming more apparent, thanks to internal figures obtained by Aviation Week. |
| Airlines around the world are eager to buy a new commercial middle-of-the-market aircraft that Boeing is considering building, and views in the industry are crystallizing on what it should look like. |
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| The market is speaking, and it is sending a painful message: We are no longer interested. |
| The U.S. Air Force is contemplating pursuing a low-end, light attack “OA-X” aircraft to augment the A-10 Warthog in a close-air support role, while simultaneously aiming for a more robust replacement. |
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| Airbus faces the daunting task of ramping up single-aisle production to unheard-of rates. At the same time, CEO Fabrice Bregier is confident the company will overcome A320neo delays. |
| What does the Sept. 1 explosion mean for SpaceX and its customers? |
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