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MIT team developing 1MW motor for electric aviation

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The team has designed and tested the major components of the motor, and shown through detailed computations that the coupled components can work as a whole to generate one megawatt of power, at a weight and size competitive with current small aero-engines. High power density electric machine for turboelectric propulsion.

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‘The Plane Is Fine’: An Airline Course Looks to Overcome Fear in the Skies

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The power surged and then seemed to falter, and the plane became worryingly quiet. It’s an auditory illusion created by the reduction in power after the plane becomes airborne; the plane needs more power to take off and less power when it gets into the air. Dreaming up a future getaway or just armchair traveling?

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Australia Reels From Split Weather System, Suffers Effect Of “The Big Dry” And “The Big Wet”

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Buckled train tracks and sagging power lines interrupted much of the city’s passenger train service, and residents were advised to conserve water. Although Victoria Premier John Brumby had expressed confidence in the resilience of the city’s power systems, blackouts affected as many as half a million of the city’s residents at a time.

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