http://spanish.peopledaily.com.cn/92121/7090374.html
El primer avión regional de fabricación china, el ARJ21-700, superó con éxito el lunes las pruebas obligatorias de alta temperatura y de alta humedad en la ciudad de Sanya, de la insular provincia de Hainan (sur).
La empresa realizará más pruebas este año, y planea solicitar el certificado de aeronavegabilidad del avión el próximo año, según fuentes de la firma
martes, 3 de agosto de 2010
La NASA instalará un telescopio en la Estación Espacial de Robledo de Chavela
http://www.infodefensa.com/esp/noticias/noticias.asp?cod=2586&n=La-NASA-instalar%E1-un-telescopio-en-la-Estaci%F3n-Espacial-de-Robledo-de-Chavela
Una delegación de la NASA, presidida por el administrador adjunto asociado para las Comunicaciones y la Navegación Espacial, Badri Younes, y el representante de NASA en España, Anthony Carro, visitó la Estación Espacial de Robledo de Chavela.
Durante el encuentro, la NASA donó al ayuntamiento una pantalla de vídeo gigante que había estado prestando servicio en la estación, y agradeció al alcalde la excelente colaboración del ayuntamiento y el buen espíritu de entendimiento existente entre NASA, el Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA), la compañía aeroespacial Ingenierí a y Servicios Aeroespaciales S. A. (INSA), y el consistorio
Una delegación de la NASA, presidida por el administrador adjunto asociado para las Comunicaciones y la Navegación Espacial, Badri Younes, y el representante de NASA en España, Anthony Carro, visitó la Estación Espacial de Robledo de Chavela.
Durante el encuentro, la NASA donó al ayuntamiento una pantalla de vídeo gigante que había estado prestando servicio en la estación, y agradeció al alcalde la excelente colaboración del ayuntamiento y el buen espíritu de entendimiento existente entre NASA, el Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA), la compañía aeroespacial Ingenierí a y Servicios Aeroespaciales S. A. (INSA), y el consistorio
Embraer does not see partnering with Airbus, Boeing on E-Jets re-engining
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/08/03/345726/embraer-does-not-see-partnering-with-airbus-boeing-on-e-jets.html
Embraer does not intend to team up with Airbus or Boeing if it opts to re-engine its E-Jets, but says it would look to forge industrial partnerships with first and second tier suppliers.
Embraer does not intend to team up with Airbus or Boeing if it opts to re-engine its E-Jets, but says it would look to forge industrial partnerships with first and second tier suppliers.
El Colegio de ingenieros tecnicos aeronauticos se etrevista con la secretaria de estado de transporte
Ayer, día 2 de agosto, se mantuvo una entrevista con la Secretaria de Estado de Transporte en la que se revisaron ciertos aspectos de nuestras relaciones con el Ministerio de Fomento.
La Secretaria de Estado se mantuvo muy receptiva e interesada en los aspectos profesionales de los ingenieros técnicos aeronáuticos, y brindó la oportunidad de establecer con el Ministerio algunos convenios que pudieran ser de interés para las dos instituciones, puesto que le resultan del mayor interés poder contar con el apoyo y asesoramiento de nuestro Colegio.
En relación con los asuntos relacionados con EASA y las discrepancias en la aplicación de la normativa a los Ingenieros Técnicos españoles, la Secretaria de Estado va a realizar gestiones con el comisario europeo para que sean reconocidos en la Comunidad los Derechos Adquiridos por todos nuestros compañeros y que se tenga en cuenta para ello la legislación española
La Secretaria de Estado se mantuvo muy receptiva e interesada en los aspectos profesionales de los ingenieros técnicos aeronáuticos, y brindó la oportunidad de establecer con el Ministerio algunos convenios que pudieran ser de interés para las dos instituciones, puesto que le resultan del mayor interés poder contar con el apoyo y asesoramiento de nuestro Colegio.
En relación con los asuntos relacionados con EASA y las discrepancias en la aplicación de la normativa a los Ingenieros Técnicos españoles, la Secretaria de Estado va a realizar gestiones con el comisario europeo para que sean reconocidos en la Comunidad los Derechos Adquiridos por todos nuestros compañeros y que se tenga en cuenta para ello la legislación española
Antonov: Ukraine to receive first An-70 next year
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/08/03/345712/antonov-ukraine-to-receive-first-an-70-next-year.html
Ukraine's air force should take delivery of its first Antonov An-70 next year, with the tactical transport undergoing flight-testing in an upgraded configuration ...
vía HEADLINES el 3/08/10
Ukraine's air force should take delivery of its first Antonov An-70 next year, with the tactical transport undergoing flight-testing in an upgraded configuration ...
A400M wing passes ultimate loading test
The highly advanced all-composite wing of the Airbus Military A400M new airlifter has passed the ultimate-load up-bend test – the critical static test required for certification.
During the test, performed in the presence of two representatives of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), the wing was subjected to a load equal to 150% of the maximum bending load (limit load) predicted to be encountered in service.
The wingtips of the full-size A400M static test specimen moved upwards 1.41m (4.6ft) during the test which was completed at Airbus Military's Getafe, Madrid facility on 22nd July.
Senior Vice President A400M Chief Engineer Alain Cassier said: "This successful test represents a major achievement for the A400M programme on its route to certification. We are all delighted to have passed this key milestone in the structural test programme, which further confirms the soundness of the A400M design."
The A400M wing is assembled at the Airbus plant at Filton, Bristol (UK). The static test programme will continue in Madrid, (Spain) until mid-2011, while full-scale fatigue tests will be conducted on another test specimen in Dresden, (Germany) beginning later this year.
Airbus
During the test, performed in the presence of two representatives of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), the wing was subjected to a load equal to 150% of the maximum bending load (limit load) predicted to be encountered in service.
The wingtips of the full-size A400M static test specimen moved upwards 1.41m (4.6ft) during the test which was completed at Airbus Military's Getafe, Madrid facility on 22nd July.
Senior Vice President A400M Chief Engineer Alain Cassier said: "This successful test represents a major achievement for the A400M programme on its route to certification. We are all delighted to have passed this key milestone in the structural test programme, which further confirms the soundness of the A400M design."
The A400M wing is assembled at the Airbus plant at Filton, Bristol (UK). The static test programme will continue in Madrid, (Spain) until mid-2011, while full-scale fatigue tests will be conducted on another test specimen in Dresden, (Germany) beginning later this year.
Airbus
Boeing: Envisioning tomorrow Aircrafts
Two Boeing-led teams completed 18-month studies on that question and recently submitted their findings to NASA under a program called N+3, which denotes three generations beyond today's transport fleet.
After examining various subsonic and supersonic concepts, the teams came up with configurations that met the NASA-stated goals for dramatic improvements in operational and environmental performance over today's aircraft.
The Boeing subsonic team, which includes General Electric and Georgia Tech, looked at five concepts. The team's report provides detailed benefits and drawbacks as well as recommendations for further study, but doesn't show favorites. "No single concept met all of the study goals, so we did not pick a preferred concept," said Boeing's Marty Bradley, the team's leader.
However, the team found that one concept known as SUGAR Volt - which includes an electric battery gas turbine hybrid propulsion system - can reduce fuel burn by more than 70 percent and total energy use by 55 percent. This fuel burn reduction and the "greening" of the electrical power grid can greatly reduce emissions of life cycle carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide. Hybrid electric propulsion also has the potential to shorten takeoff distance and reduce noise.
The subsonic team's report concludes that hybrid electric engine technology "is a clear winner, because it can potentially improve performance relative to all of the NASA goals.""Advanced technologies can reduce fuel burn enough that a supersonic aircraft could be economically and environmentally viable in multiple markets."
Boeing and the three other teams providing subsonic aircraft concepts have submitted proposals for a second phase of studies to begin developing the necessary new technologies. This contract award is expected in the next few months.
Meanwhile, the Boeing supersonic team, which includes Pratt & Whitney, Rolls Royce, General Electric, Georgia Tech, Wyle and M4 Engineering, focused on four concepts that include a low fuel burn/low boom swing-wing "arrow" configuration, a low sonic boom concept with a V-tail to shield noise and control the sonic boom, a joined wing alternate concept and an oblique "scissor" wing alternative concept.
Based on conceptual design studies, the team recommended to NASA a fixed wing configuration (nicknamed Icon II) with V-tails and upper surface engines, said Bob Welge, Boeing's leader of this team. The Icon II concept can carry 120 passengers in a two-class, single-aisle interior, and can cruise at Mach 1.6 to Mach 1.8 with a range of about 5,000 nautical miles.
The study acknowledges that supersonic aircraft inherently have less fuel efficiency than subsonic aircraft, but points out they offer offsetting productivity benefits because of speed. The study concludes that advanced technologies can reduce fuel burn enough that a supersonic aircraft could be economically and environmentally viable in multiple markets.
The study also indicates that these efficiencies can be achieved while meeting the same community noise certification limits as subsonic aircraft, with a reduction of the sonic boom noise to 65 to 75 decibels. "That may make it possible for a supersonic transport to operate at maximum cruise speed, even over land," Welge said.
The NASA N+3 supersonic program does not provide the option for a Phase II system study, but Welge said technology development research announcements are anticipated in the near term.
Boeing
Beauty of Future Airplanes is More than Skin Deep
NASA's goals for a 2030-era aircraft, compared with an aircraft entering service today, are:
- A 71-decibel reduction below current Federal Aviation Administration noise standards, which aim to contain objectionable noise within airport boundaries.
- A greater than 75 percent reduction on the International Civil Aviation Organization's Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection Sixth Meeting, or CAEP/6, standard for nitrogen oxide emissions, which aims to improve air quality around airports.
- A greater than 70 percent reduction in fuel burn performance, which could reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the cost of air travel.
- The ability to exploit metroplex concepts that enable optimal use of runways at multiple airports within metropolitan areas, as a means of reducing air traffic congestion and delays.
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› Read October 2008 News Release and Team Abstracts
Future Aircraft Team Presentations for Subsonic Concepts
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or you can read them online:
Boeing
http://www.scribd.com/doc/35315468/Boeing-Future-Airplanes-Sugar-Phase-i-Final-Review-v5
Northrop
http://www.scribd.com/doc/35315204/Northrop-Grumman-Future-Aircrafts-Final-Report
General Electric
http://www.scribd.com/doc/35314682/General-Electric-Future-Airplanes-Final-Report-Out-4-22
MIT
http://www.scribd.com/doc/35314234/MIT-Future-Aircraft-Final-Presentation
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Airbus
http://www.scribd.com/doc/34780863/The-FUTURE-by-Airbus-Consumer-Report