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Maintenance staff at a frontline RAF helicopter base are enjoying a better working environment, thanks to new lighting that not only brightens their working day but also saves energy and money.

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has worked with its regional industry partner PriDE to improve lighting in hangars at RAF Benson, in Oxfordshire, as part of DIO’s three-year investment initiative, known as the...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- A 20-foot sculpture to be installed this spring at The University of Texas at Arlington will symbolize the University’s bold commitment to research, science and the arts.

Reach, a work by assistant professor of art Darryl Lauster, is based on Helical Aerial Screw, Leonardo da Vinci’s 15th century sketch for a gyroscopic flying machine,...

Last night (15 March) National Maritime Museum Cornwall officially opened its eagerly anticipated Search and Rescue exhibition with a show stopping air sea rescue demonstration by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), Royal Navy, Royal Air Force and HM Coastguard in front of a crowd of hundreds.
RISKING THEIR LIVES TO SAVE YOURS - SEARCH & RESCUE EXHIBITION AT NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM CORNWALL GOES...

Today the Maritime Museum in Falmouth installed its biggest object to date as part of the forthcoming Search & Rescue exhibition - a 70ft long, 16ft high, 6 tonne Sea King helicopter which had just 1½ inches of clearance through the Museum’s doors.

See the evidence in the images attached and please find copy below.
National Maritime Museum Cornwall’s new Search & Rescue exhibition is just weeks away from...

Love helicopters? Love a challenge? You’re going to love this!
If you thought getting a ship in a bottle was difficult, then try squeezing a 70ft long, 16ft high, 6 tonne Sea King helicopter in a Museum!

Witness National Maritime Museum Cornwall’s most ambitious installation to date and capture a picture of an event that has never happened before.

A uniquely painted (red and grey - representing the Royal Navy...

January 13, 2012, Milford, CT--Sikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) has selected Spectrum Associates, Inc. as a member of a newly-formed team that is building the S-97 RAIDER™ helicopter — a next-generation rotorcraft to be flown in 2014. Spectrum will design and integrate the components that comprise the fuel system into the aircraft, and will provide Sikorsky with the completed...

Force 10 storm, zero visibility, 40ft waves, someone needs rescuing. It’s time to go to work.
Search and Rescue, the new blockbuster exhibition from National Maritime Museum Cornwall invites you to enter the world of the rescue services where ordinary people lead extraordinary lives, risking their life to save yours.

Opening on 16 March 2012, the exhibition takes you on an interactive, stimulating and emotive...

Yesterday, the agreement signed between defence and security company Saab and Scandinavian Air Ambulance Holding AB (SAA) in December 2010 came into force. At the same time, an order in this eight-year contract was received, worth MSEK 225.
The agreement that was signed at the end of last year means that Saab assumes responsibility for SAA's technical and maintenance personnel and operations for their...

Visitors who pre-book their tickets for the Coventry Airport 'Fly in' fundraising event taking place on 26th September 2010 will receive free on-site parking on the day.
With the online box office now open and ticket sales well underway, Coventry Airport is offering free on site parking worth £16 for a family of four to early-bird visitors who pre-book their tickets for the fundraising 'Fly in' event taking...