Supersized: Airbus commits to building the world's biggest commercial jumbo jet

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Airbus Industrie has plans to build the largest commercial jumbo jet that can be designed to hold between 550 and 940 passengers. The jet would have its landing gear in the body of the plane rather than under the wings and be double-decked to accommodate all its passengers.

Europe, Planning, Aircraft industry, Airbus S.A.S., Jet airplanes, Jet planes

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Strike zone

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Jim Genova is conducting research on using radar in driving birds away from airports. He discovered that birds were startled and flew when a truck-mounted microwave transmitter was activated and driven near a cage of wild birds.

Research, Airports, Control, Bird pests, Bird control, Genova, Jim

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This old space station

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NASA develops space-walk tools that are small enough not take up too much space and large enough to be operated by astronauts while wearing gloves. The design of these tools resembles the power tools used on earth.

Management, Equipment and supplies, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Astronauts

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