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TOXIC AIR on FLIGHTS !

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Is there anybody in there?

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AirplanePassenger jet skips final destination for lack of air traffic controller, lands in Berlin

22:26 09/03/2010 A passenger jet with some 150 people on board was unable to land at its destination in Leipzig because of the absence of air traffic controllers in the tower, the German Frankfurter Rundshau reported on Tuesday.>>

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Flying saucers to be produced !

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ЛокомоскайнерRussian Volga region moves to produce flying saucers

07:13 03/03/2010 The government of the Ulianovsk Region in the Volga area has approved a five-year program to produce so-called “flying saucers” – a bizarre hybrid of a helicopter and an aerostat.>>

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Big aircraft compared

H-4, B-747, A380, An-225 comparison - © Clem Tillier

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How a CFM56 Turbine Jet Engine works

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News – B-2s on Guam – China’s defence spending

A B-2 Spirit from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., gets airborne while another B-2 waits for clearance March 4, 2010, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (AFNS) – More than 240 Airmen from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., arrived here in late February to support the deployment of B-2 Spirits as part of the continuous bomber presence here. The B-2s join forces with F-22 Raptors deployed from the 90th Fighter Squadron, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, as part of the theater security package. The tandem of premier airframes creates a formidable alliance supporting Andersen AFB’s mission within the Pacific region. This is the second pairing of these airframes for this mission. READ FULL ARTICLE >>>>>

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Парад в честь 60-летия КНРChina targets 7.5% increase in 2010 defense spending

05:36 05/03/2010 China plans to increase its national defense spending by 7.5% to about $76.3 billion in 2010, according to a draft budget report.>>

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Breaking news

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NATO and RussiaCooperation with Russia should become NATO’s top priority — report

03:44 04/03/2010 The closer cooperation with Russia should become a major foreign policy priority for NATO, but better relations with Moscow cannot come at the expense of the security of eastern European alliance members.>>

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Су-30India set to buy 42 more Russian Su-30 fighter jets

16:05 02/03/2010 India and Russia are negotiating a new contract on the delivery of 42 Su-30MKI to the Indian Air Force, an Indian newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing military sources.>>

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A falling fighterTwo S. Korean fighter jets crash during training flight

08:46 02/03/2010 Two F-5 Tiger fighter jets crashed into a mountain in eastern South Korea during a routine training flight on Tuesday, the Yonhap news agency reported.>>

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5th generation fighter Sukhoi PAK FA (T-50) to start new flight tests in April 2010

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Russian 5th-generation fighterRussian 5th-generation fighter to have 2,000 test flights – Putin

20:27 01/03/2010 Russia’s fifth-generation jet fighter, the T-50, is to undergo more than 2,000 flight tests before full-scale production starts, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Monday.>>

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