II International Air Meeting, el 'debrief'

http://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/index.php/noticias/55-exhibiciones/562-ii-international-air-meeting-el-debrief

Este año 2009, del 1 al 5 de octubre se celebró el II International Air Meeting (II IAM) en el mismo lugar. Recibí la invitación de mis amigos de AVA (www.aviadoresvirtuales.org) para asistir al evento, tanto como profesional como por aficionado a la simulación. Durante el II International Air Meeting se celebraba también el IV Campeonato de Vuelo Virtual de Cataluña, con dos novedades importantes respecto a ediciones anteriores: meses atrás la simulación aérea había sido reconocida como deporte aéreo por parte de la Federación Aérea Catalana y por otro lado sería la 1ª vez que la "Red Bull Air Race Virtual" llevase ese nombre de forma oficial, por contar con el apoyo de la organización de Red Bull así como de su patrocinio.

 

Acudí al evento con un pase VIP proporcionado amablemente por AVA. Lamentablemente no pude llegar a tiempo de las ponencias del día uno de octubre. Asistí tan solo al último día de la feria profesional y al primero de la feria abierta a los aficionados.

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Airbus

Airbus looks to expand in Wichita

http://wichita.bizjournals.com/wichita/stories/2009/10/05/daily8.html

 

Airbus North America is looking to bring 100 new workers to Wichita. Bill Greer, vice president of engineering for the Airbus Wichita operations, says the former Kansas Sports Hall of Fame building at 238 N. Mead would be the perfect spot.

 

 

 

Airbus Delivered 38 Aircraft In September

http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20091007-707995.html

PARIS (Dow Jones)--European commercial aircraft builder Airbus said Wednesday it had delivered 38 aircraft in September, bringing the total in the first nine months of the year to 358. The Toulouse, France-based unit of European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co. NV (EAD.FR) also reported that it booked two new orders last month. Excluding order cancellations, Airbus received net orders for 123 airliners during the January-to-September period.

 

 

Ala. senator moves to block tanker funding over pricing data

http://blog.seattlepi.com/aerospace/archives/180809.asp?from=blog_last3

The move came two days after the Air Force refused Northrop's demand to hand over the equivalent data that the Air Force divulged to Boeing about the Northrop-EADS bid. The Air Force stood by its contention the disclosure to Boeing was in accordance with regulation and that the information given was inaccurate, outdated and not germane to the new tanker contest.

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Lockheed Martin Delivers First Set Of P-3 Orion New Production Wings To Norway

http://www.lockheedmartin.com/news/press_releases/2009/090929ae_p-3-orion-wings.html

 

"These new wings take Lockheed Martin's long-standing commitment to the sustainment and support of the P-3 Orion to the next level," said Ray Burick, Lockheed Martin P-3/S-3 Programs vice president. "Working with our many P-3 customer operators worldwide, we identified a coming need to replace P-3 wings. We established the P-3 wing production line to meet that need and to ensure that our customers' P-3s are patrolling the skies for decades to come. We're proud to announce that our customers, beginning with the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF), will begin to reap the benefits of those efforts."

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Bolivia compra sus primeros aviones de combate K-8 a China.

http://www.defensa.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=987:bolivia-compra-sus-primeros-aviones-de-combate-k-8-a-china&catid=55:latinoamerica&Itemid=163

 

El Gobierno boliviano autorizó la compra, por 57,8 millones de dólares, de seis aviones de combate chinos K-8 Karakorum, tras descartar la adquisición de otros similares de construcción checa

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EADS North America and U.S. Army validates global mobility of the UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter

http://www.eads.com/1024/es/pressdb/pressdb/20091005_eads_na-UH-72A.html

Arlington, Virginia - EADS North America and U.S. Army validates global mobility of the UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter

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Lockheed starts building new version of the C-130J

Lockheed starts building new version of the c-130j

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/10/07/333174/lockheed-starts-building-new-version-of-the-c-130j.html

The USAF plans to acquire 22 new HC/MC-130Js to begin replacing 78 HC-130s flown by search and rescue teams and 37 MC-130s operated by special forces. More orders are expected to follow as the USAF continues to renew the ageing fleet.


Lockheed Martin C-130J Program Marks Two Major Milestones 
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?contentBlockId=e6782ec1-0a36-48a5-bfd2-befc0fe4095c

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The Emergence of UCAV Systems (Part 2)

http://www.defpro.com/daily/details/419/

This article is to provide a review of the current status of UCAV
(Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles) around the world, addressing both
technological issues as well as operational implications. Having been
published in one the recent issues of MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, it is
reproduced here as part of the current defpro.focus "Taking UAVs to
the Next Level" which can be accessed here:
http://www.defpro.com/focus/profile/uav/. To provide you a
comprehensive but still clear overview, this article has been divided
into two parts. Part 1 has been published at defpro.com on 5 October
2009.

[You may find part 1 of the below published article here:
http://www.defpro.com/daily/details/417/.]

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Trenes de Alta velocidad vs Aviones

http://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/index.php/articulos/38-comercial/561-trenes-de-alta-velocidad-vs-aviones

Reproducimos a continuación otro de los artículos aparecidos en la
revista ITAVIA, del COITAE

Trenes de alta velocidad: Analizamos al enemigo de la aviación regional

Autor: Alberto García Pérez, Ingeniero Técnico Aeronáutico

Por cortesía de Revista ITAVIA. (Colegio de Ingenieros Técnicos Aeronáuticos).

Por cortesía de www.mundoaeronautico.es

El tren de alta velocidad se está convirtiendo en un serio competidor
de la aviación regional para trayectos inferiores a 600 Km. La
ausencia de controles de seguridad tan rigurosos que permiten un
acceso rápido al propio tren, la flexibilidad en los horarios y la
enorme comodidad una vez dentro, con acceso a Internet, cafetería etc.
son atractivos cada vez más fuertes para el gran público. El resultado
es que rutas aéreas tan importantes y establecidas como el Puente
Aéreo Madrid-Barcelona están recibiendo un serio varapalo y han
perdido el 46% de los viajeros en poco más de 1 año de operación den
tren de alta velocidad. Para el 2011, Renfe estima que conseguirá el
56% hasta alcanzar 7.4 millones de pasajeros. En el presente artículo
analizamos al "enemigo".

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