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Giant Phoenix Captured in Stunning Aurora Borealis Iceland Show
This dramatic image of the aurora borealis have captured what appears to be a huge PHOENIX rising from the ground and flying over Iceland. This picture shows a striking resemblance to that mythical bird, the Pheonix. Here the Phoenix presents with outstretched wings...
A presentation of Canada’s contributions in Space by Phil Ferguson
On January 17th, 2019 the Manitoba Aerospace Association was treated to a presentation from Phil Fergusson. Here is a recap of his very interesting presentation on Canada’s history in space. (These notes and words are not his, just our recapture of his talk). Click...
Flight Testing: Airbus320neo vs Boeing737MAX
September 22nd, 2018 With rising oil prices, a demand for fuel efficient aircraft has been created, generating intense competition between the Airbus320neo and Boeing737MAX. With a backlog delivery of between 9-12 years, and differences in preference between Europe...
Hubble spots Saturn ‘northern lights’
EnviroTREC has written and reproduced several stories about northern lights on our webpages. Here is a story about “northern lights” on Saturn! The gas planet's aurora was seen dancing across its north pole Originally written by Nicole Mortillaro for CBC News on...
Airbus welcomes A220 series to the family
Originally posted on New Atlas by David Szondy on July 12th 2018 The Airbus Group's stable got a bit larger on July 11 as an A220 made its first appearance in Airbus livery. Coming fresh from the paint shop, the A220-300 landed at the company's Henri-Ziegler Delivery...
Ready to transition your company into Industry 4.0?
It should be a marathon, not a sprint Originally posted by Erik Leijon on Postmedia Content Works on June 4th 2018 Rome wasn’t built in a day, and neither is a company’s transition into Industry 4.0. Industry 4.0 — meaning an industrial revolution toward digital...
Industry 4.0: A View from the OECD
Our Aerospace and Manufacturing sectors in Manitoba had an impressive presentation in early March from Alistair Nolan, the Senior Economist for the Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation, from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development...
Rolls-Royce lean-burn combustion engine stars icing tests
Originally published by Rolls-Royce on March 23rd 2018 Rolls-Royce’s demonstrator engine, featuring a new lean-burn and low-emissions combustion system for future jet engine programmes, has started icing tests. The ALECSys (Advanced Low Emissions Combustion System)...
Rolls-Royce Readies For Advance3 Core Test
First all-new big core configuration in 50 years paves way for next-gen Advance and UltraFan Originally published by Guy Norris for Aviation Week on October 19th 2017 Just over 3.5 years after unveiling its future large civil engine development road map, Rolls-Royce...
Northern lights at GLACIER
When we think of the Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, we somehow think that they are not that far away, perhaps only a few kilometers up. The Northern Lights are actually generated from distances of 100 to more than 240 kilometers above the Earth....