MV-22B from VMM-204 will be testing new blades

The current rotor blades fitted on the V-22 are too labor-intensive to manufacture and Bell Helicopter will test a blade under the manufacturer’s Advanced Technology Tiltrotor (ATTR) program.

MV-22 - VMM-263 - TO
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Newest spacecraft to deliver cargo to ISS has Soviet roots

The Dream Chaser cargo spacecraft from Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) was selected by NASA last week to deliver material to the International Space Station (ISS) from 2019. The mini-shuttle with its slated wing configuration was an idea borrowed from the Soviet BOR lifting bodies.

BOR-4S
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