Honeywell's brakes for X-45A could be used on commercial planes

FARNBOROUGH, England - "We've installed our electric brake system on the Boeing X-45A Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle [UCAV], flown it, and more importantly, landed and stopped," according to a Honeywell official. The technology for lighter-weight, hydraulic-free brakes already is being tested, says Peg...

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