Category Archives: Aviation

Planespotting, The SDR Way

Posted on 2015-02-22 by M. Eric Carr

ADS-B broadcasts allow modern-age planespotting by tracking local aircraft position reports. Continue reading →

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Flying sphere

Posted on 2012-03-16 by M. Eric Carr

Japan’s Ministry of Defense has developed an amazing flying sphere. Continue reading →

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Craftmanship in Engineering

Posted on 2011-07-30 by M. Eric Carr

Some excerpts from my granddad’s aviation-tech notebook, on the occasion of his 94th birthday… Continue reading →

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A Successful Failure

Posted on 2011-07-28 by M. Eric Carr

An engine failure in a highly-realistic aircraft simulation turns out to be caused by the accuracy of the simulation. Continue reading →

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