PICTURES: Kawasaki XP-1 sports anti-ship missiles
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PICTURES: Kawasaki XP-1 sports anti-ship missiles By Greg Waldron on September 19, 2011 The Japan Security Watch blog has published images of the Kawasaki XP-1 maritime patrol aircraft conducting flight tests with two Type-91 anti-ship missiles on its inboard missile pylons. The two outboard pylons, between engines 1-2 and 3-4, are empty in the photos. Japan currently has two aircraft for flight tests and two for ground tests. In August we reported that the ground testing aircraft developed cracks in their wings and fuselage, though Japan's defence ministry was unable to tell us how this would affect testing or procurement...
Published on Tuesday 22nd of May 2012 05:06:32 PM
Bikes In Battle (motorcycles)
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April 13, 2009: For nearly a decade now, the U.S. Marine Corps has been using diesel powered M1030M1 (Kawasaki 650cc, KLR650) motorcycles on the battlefield. The KLR650 itself came out in 1991. The marine versions are used for reconnaissance, security and courier duty, as well as getting key people (artillery forward observers) quickly around the battlefield. The U.S. military began using motorcycles again in the 1980s, having dropped them after much success in World War II. The bikes have become very popular in combat zones, and several thousand military bikes have been purchased so far. The M1030 diesel powered bikes...
Published on Tuesday 22nd of May 2012 05:06:32 PM
Kawasaki Heavy To End Parts Production For Airbus
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Kawasaki Heavy's decision shows that ties aren't getting any stronger between Airbus and Japanese manufacturers, which have historically been close to Boeing Co. (BA). TOKYO — Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. said Thursday it will end its 15-year-old contract to supply body panels to Airbus for A321 aircraft at the end of March. The Japanese heavy machinery maker said it decided not to extend the contract because the two companies failed to agree on terms for its renewal. Since 1991, Kawasaki Heavy has provided Airbus with body panels used behind the main wings of the 185-seater A321 jet, the company said....
Published on Tuesday 22nd of May 2012 05:06:32 PM
MOTORCYCLE DESIGN TROPHY 2005 (a little retroactive, I guess)
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MOTORCYCLE DESIGN TROPHY 2005 10 February 2006 The overall winner of the 2005 Motorcycle Design of the Year has been announced; The winner was the Ducati Hypermotard concept bike, with the runner-up bike being the Yamaha MT-OS. Other bikes which were highly rated by a panel of motorcycle designers included the Yamaha R6, MotoCzysz C1, Aprilia RS125 and the Victory Vision. Presentation of the awards will take place later in the year - full details will be announced on the MDA website.
Published on Tuesday 22nd of May 2012 05:06:32 PM
Plastic Wrap Barrier Causes Motorcycle Crash
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Town of Waukesha - Motorcyclist Daniel Buckel was within 10 feet when he saw the potential disaster stretched across a dark and foggy rural road just ahead. Disbelief turned to fear, then anger, as Buckel's 2-year-old motorcycle hit a barrier of kitchen-variety plastic wrap that was wound thickly from traffic pole to traffic pole on opposite sides of Guthrie Road, south of Highway I. The clear plastic trap, which was 3 to 4 feet above the two-lane road south of Waukesha, sent both Buckel and his passenger, girlfriend Theresa Brzykcy, into a bloody slide across the asphalt. "It's appalling, and...
Published on Tuesday 22nd of May 2012 05:06:32 PM
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