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American converts remaining A350-800s to larger -900s
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American Airlines Group has converted all of its order for Airbus A350 aircraft to the larger -900 variant.
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No second chance for the Uclass decision
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No second chance for the Uclass decision
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A&D companies and investors need to understand each other better
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Textron will acquire Beech Holdings, the parent of Beechcraft Corporation, in a $1.4 billion transaction.
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Domingo Ureña cuenta qué sucede con Airbus y qué pasará en 2014
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El consejero delegado de Airbus Military, Domingo Ureña, es uno de los ejecutivos españoles de referencia en el mundo. Directo, afable, siempre preciso a la hora de transmitir lo que piensa, no tuvo reparo en ´ponerse a tiro´ de todas las preguntas que ...
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Iberia Airport Services, la división de aeropuertos de Iberia, acaba de firmar la renovación de los contratos de handling de rampa con dos de sus clientes más importantes, LAN Airlines y la brasileña TAM Linhas Aéreas, asociadas en el grupo aéreo LATAM. Iberia y LATAM han renovado su contrato por tres años más, hasta 2016, y para todos los aeropuertos nacionales.
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AVIC has launched the MA700 programme and expects the turboprop to enter into service in 2019.
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The Mk 1 variant of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) Tejas light combat aircraft has received its initial operational clearance (IOC) from the Indian air force.
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A Chinese military utility helicopter made its first flight on Dec. 23
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Boeing is planning to rollout the first green 767-2C next year
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Russian Helicopters Demonstrates Rotary UAV for Airborne Forces
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New rotary-wing UAVs will considerably increase the effectiveness of the forces' unified information and intelligence gathering system on the battlefield, he said, but did not give any details of the new systems. The VDV said earlier this month it was ...
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Read more...Consider it a rough Audubon guide to the mechanical fauna of battlefields. Created by Amsterdam-based designer Ruben Pater, the Drone Survival Guide is, on one side, a rough bird watcher's guide to the modern robot at war. The other side is a short section of printed survival tips, and the guides...
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Un nuevo Boeing 747 aterriza en el Aeropuerto de Teruel
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Un cuarto avión, un Boeing 747 ha aterrizado esta mañana en el Aeropuerto de Teruel que confirma su papel como plataforma aeroportuaria con unas instalaciones únicas en Europa. Esta vez la aeronave procede de París y ha tomado tierra a las 12.31 ...
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Says System Will Provided Full-Motion Video To Ground Stations Via Satellite In one year, Northrop Grumman Corporation took a satellite communications system normally used in space and transformed it into what the company says is a high-functioning, low-cost communications system that can be used on aircraft. The satellite communications (SATCOM) system was successfully demonstrated on board the company's Firebird demonstrator aircraft.
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The First Production PT6 in December, 1963. Photo: Pratt & Whitney Canada
Today is the 50th birthday of the first delivery of the legendary Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 turboprop. That first engine was delivered to Beech Aircraft Company for installation into an aircraft that would become the equally remarkable Beechcraft King Air.
The PT6 had its genesis at what was then the United Aircraft of Canada Limited factory in Longueuil, Quebec. In the mid-1950s, UACL had looked at the market and determined that there was a need for a small, efficient turboprop in the 500 shaft horsepower (SHP) range. They felt there was technology available to replace current radial piston engines that dated back to the 1920s, like the P & W Wasp.
So in 1957, a group of 12 young engineers got together to design a powerplant that was unlike any engine of its time. Turboprops of the day were massive, such as the 4,000 SHP Allison T56 that powered the Lockheed C-130 Hercules, or they were early-generation and inefficient, like the Rolls-Royce Dart that flew on the Vickers Viscount.
The engineering team made design choices that would stand the test of time. They separated the gas generator and the power sections of the turbine. Think of your car – the gas generator in the PT6 is like your engine, and the power section is the transmission. Other turboprops had the gas generator directly connected to the power section. If that was in your car, it would be like trying to start and drive it with the transmission always engaged. By splitting the engine, starting was much easier and maintenance was hugely simplified. The design is also called a "free turbine".
P&WC PT6-powered DHC-3T Turbine Otter. The air travels 2 feet behind
the inlet before turning and entering the engine. Photo: Howard Slutsken
The team also decided to make the PT6 a "reverse flow" engine. If you look at a PT6A, say, on a deHavilland Canada DHC-3T Turbine Otter, you'll see that the engine's air inlet is under and behind the propeller. The air travels below and to the rear of the engine before it makes a 90-degree upwards turn, enters the generator, and changes direction a few times as it gets compressed and ignited. The exhaust is in the forward part of the engine, not in the back. If you look carefully at this video, you'll see how the air flows through the engine. The two main sections are separate, with the forward, power section driving the prop, and the rear, gas generator driving the accessories at the rear of the engine.
Since the first PT6 was delivered 50 years ago, Pratt & Whitney Canada has impressively improved the engine, taking advantage of the many advances in material technologies, manufacturing processes, aerodynamics, and electronics. Today's PT6 is up to four times more powerful than the first turboprop, with up to 20% lower fuel consumption.
P&WC PT6A-34s power the new Viking Twin Otter 400. Photo: Viking Air
The PT6′s statistics are impressive. Over 51,000 engines have been produced, powering more than 130 different applications. There are more than 69 different models, from 500 SHP to over 2,000 SHP. You'll find PT6s in planes and helicopters, and the engines have also powered boats, cars and trains. In 1967, a PT6-powered racecar even led the Indy 500 until 8 miles from the end, when a $6 transmission bearing failed.
BONUS: My Quest to Ride on a Beechcraft Starship: The EPIC Flight
You might have flown on an airline flight in a plane powered by the PT6, on a deHavilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter or DHC-7 STOLplane, a Beechcraft 1900, Shorts SD360, Embraer Bandeirante or Pilatus PC-12. And there are a huge number of business-aircraft applications, including AirlineReporter.com's Editor's favorite, the Beechcraft Starship. PT6s, everywhere!
A Beechcraft Starship shows off its twin, pusher PT6A turboprops.
BONUS: List of PT6 Applications (click the "Aircraft" tab)
Over 7,200 operators worldwide are flying aircraft powered by the PT6, and have logged over 385 million flying hours. P&WC says that if you were flying a PT6-powered plane at a speed of 310 mph, that would be like going to the moon and back 250,000 times. If any engine could do that, it would be the PT6.
Howard Slutsken – Senior Contributor
Howard has been an AvGeek since he was a kid, watching TCA Super Connies, Viscounts and early jets at Montreal's Dorval Airport. He's a pilot who loves to fly gliders and pretty well anything else with wings. Howard is based in Vancouver, BC.
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A British Airways 747-400 aircraft suffered damage to its right wing as a result of a collision with a building at Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport.
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The government of Peru has finalised an agreement with Russia to acquire 24 Mil Mi-171 Sh-P helicopters, according to a media release from Peru's minister of defence.
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Total order rises to 140 A380s
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On December 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright took their famous first flight in Kitty Hawk, N.C. After four years of experimentation, the brothers became the first to fly a "heavier-than-air machine with a pilot on board." This article, which details the birth of the flying machine, was written...
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People focused on the potential benefits of autonomous vehicles
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Unmanned Rotor Blown Wing (Concept: Sikorsky)
When I first saw Sikorsky's Unmanned Rotor Blown Wing concept for DARPA'S VTOL X-Plane program, it reminded me of something. But I couldn't remember what, so I sought expert help. And the answer? It's Boeing's Heliwing - a tailsitter VTOL unmanned aircraft that flew, briefly, in 1995.
Heliwing (Photo: Boeing)
Heliwing was funded by the Pentagon's UAV Joint Program Office (remember that?). It was a 17ft-span, 1,450lb gross-weight UAV with two 7ft-diameter proprotors powered by a single 240shp Williams WTS117 turboshaft. The Heliwing was intended to reach 180kt in forward flight and carry a 200lb payload for 5hr. The sole example first flew in April 1995, but crashed in July when the engine flamed out and the program was shelved.
Sikorsky is working on conceptual and preliminary design of the Unmanned Rotor Blown Wing with Lockheed Martin Skunk Works under a 22-month, $14.4 million VTOL X-Plane Phase 1 contract. DARPA is expected to award up to four Phase 1 contracts. Aurora Flight Sciences has one, but isn't saying what its design looks like. And Boeing is tipped to get one for its Phantom Swift ducted-fan design (seen below). DARPA plans to pick one design to fly in 2017.
Phantom Swift subscale model (Photo: Boeing)
DARPA's goal for VTOL X-Plane is to fly a demonstrator capable of 300-400kt forward speed, but with a high hover efficiency (within 25% of ideal power loading) in vertical flight and high cruise efficiency (lift-to-drag ratio better than 10) in horizontal flight. In seeking proposals, the agency said it was looking for simplicity and elegance in design and encouraged innovative proposals and not simply improvements to existing designs.
Sikorsky isn't saying much about the Rotor Blown Wing concept except to confirm what the artist's impression strongly suggests -- it is a tailsitter like the Heliwing. The name suggests the wing remains aligned into the proprotor wash throughout transition between vertical and forward. That would reduce download on the wing in hover mode. But details beyond the five-blade proprotors and lack of horizontal tails are scarce.
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Lufthansa Technik AG will close its Dublin-based jet engine overhaul facility Lufthansa Technik Airmotive Ireland (LTAI) after it could find no rescue solution.
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Read more...Textron Buys Beech... $1.4 Billion Christmas Purchase
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Beech Remains An American Company... Sigh Of Relief Heard All The Way From Kansas Well... its official -- a number of media reports have confirmed that Scott Donnelly and Textron have pulled the trigger and bought Beechcraft, less than a year after the GA and BizAv planemaker emerged from bankruptcy with the intention to retool itself as a piston and turbine manufacturer -- and get out of the jet business. Wichita seems to be breathing easier, amid concerns that other suitors, mostly Embraer or Mahindra (or worse, an unnamed Chinese player), might have wound up with the company and created even more uncertainty for the local employment scene than there had been already.
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Cathay Pacific has placed an order for 21 Boeing 777-9X aircraft, with deliveries to take place between 2021 and 2024.
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Low Cost, 3D Printed UAV Test Bed
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UAV, Area-i, flight, control, tersts 3D Printing firm Solid Concepts has partnered with aerospace engineering firm Area-I to create a scale model of a 737 used to simulate real-world aerodynamics. Named the Prototype-Technology Evaluation and Research ...
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El proveedor aeronáutico Alestis saldrá hoy con toda probabilidad del concurso de acreedores en el que entró en abril de 2012 ante la deuda que acumulaba, 262 millones de euros, y la imposibilidad de hacer frente a los pagos. La empresa iniciará a ...
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The US Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) has successfully conducted a test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB) in California, US.
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Low-cost carrier (LCC) Norwegian Air Shuttle will acquire two Boeing 787-9s—its first of the type—and is seeking to further expand its fleet with the -9 version to bolster new long-haul operations.
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Boeing chairman, president and CEO Jim McNerney announced management changes—which become effective Dec. 31—as the company scales up for growth.
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Saab is to modify 60 Gripen C fighters to its enhanced E-model configuration for the Swedish air force, after Stockholm signed a series production agreement worth SKr16.4 billion ($2.5 billion).
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• Projected fuel savings and CO2 reductions up to four per cent per trip • Providing A320 Family...
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Airline embarks on major expansion with popular Airbus widebody
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Read more...Russia upgrades Pantsir-S systems to create "UAV-killers" - The Voice of Russia
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Russia upgrades Pantsir-S systems to create "UAV-killers"
The Voice of Russia
"The modernization of these unique systems aimed at increasing their effectiveness against UAVs has already started," Col. Igor Klimov said. The modernized Pantsir-S systems will also be adapted for deployment in harsh climate conditions of the Arctic ...
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Concluimos esta serie sobre el futuro de la industria de defensa española con el Consejo Europeo monográfico que se celebra mañana y el viernes en Bruselas como telón de fondo. Si los titulares sobre la crisis nos dejan, dicha reunión de líderes ...
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Commercial Aircraft Market in China 2014-2018
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China is planning to roll out its indigenous commercial 168-seater passenger aircraft, C919, by 2015. It is expected to set in tough ... The Companies Mentioned in this report are Airbus, COMAC, Xi'an Aircraft Company, Shaanxi Hong Yuan Aviation ...
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Airbus vuelve a financiar a Alestis tras llegar a un acuerdo para ...
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La relación entre los accionistas de Alestis y su principal valedor, Airbus, marcha bien y todo apunta a que mañana pueda haber acuerdo en el juzgado número 2 de lo Mercantil de Sevilla para levantar el concurso de acreedores en el que se encuentra ...
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Entre otros, Juan Ramón Astorga, de Airbus Military; Juan Francisco García Amado, de Airbus Operations; Miguel Ángel Castillo, del grupo Aernnova; Fernando Lasagni, del Centro Avanzado de Tecnologías Aeroespaciales (CATEC); José Leal, de CESA; ...
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Domingo Ureña, máximo ejecutivo de la multinacional europea en España, ha explicado en un encuentro navideño con los medios de comunicación que el recorte en España, estimado en 600 personas, tendrá menor impacto debido a las especiales características del grupo en nuestro país, donde existen mayores posibilidades de traspasar trabajadores de una división a otra.
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Preliminary investigations into the LAM Mozambique Embraer E-190 crash on Nov. 29 have not revealed any evidence of mechanical failure.
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The newly appointed head of Air Force Air Education and Training Command (AETC) acknowledged last week that funds for a replacement trainer won't be coming in the near future, but said the T-X program remains a priority for his staff.
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Is seeking methods for uncued detection of objects in low orbit
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Read more...El iPad también llegará a las cabinas de los aviones militares* - Actualidad Aeroespacial
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El iPad también llegará a las cabinas de los aviones militares*
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La ingeniería AKKA Aeroconseil en España está desarrollando un innovador proyecto para la gestión de la documentación del Airbus A330 MRTT (Multi Role Transport Tanker) que tiene en cuenta el uso de estos aparatos. El Set de documentación ...
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España autoriza los acuerdos necesarios para prestar servicios aéreos con Uzbekistán
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El consejo de Ministros ha autorizado la firma del Acuerdo sobre Servicios Aéreos entre el Reino de España y la República de Uzbekistán, con objeto de cubrir una laguna existente con este país, con el que no cuenta aún con acuerdos de este tipo. Establecerá un marco para que las aerolíneas españolas interesadas puedan prestar servicios de transporte aéreo con Uzbekistán, con las garantías jurídicas que ofrecen los Tratados Internacionales.
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Garuda Indonesia will join SkyTeam as its 20th member on March 5, 2014, the alliance announced.
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The deployment of short-range missiles in western Russia doesn't violate any international agreements, the Defense Ministry said Monday.
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The U.S. and Canadian military will entertain millions of kids again this Christmas Eve with second-by-second updates on Santa's global whereabouts. But there's something new this year: public criticism.
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Mobile technology enables Norwegian maintenance operations to increase efficiency
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New training center to be located at the Skolkovo Innovation Center
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Lockheed Martin says it has made notable progress on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme in 2013, and insists the aircraft's price will be less than earlier-generation fighter aircraft in the coming years.
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... quiere que este país tenga acceso. En cuanto a las adjudicaciones de los aviones cisterna o tanqueros A330-MRTT, el presidente de Airbus Military ha explicado que el objetivo es entregar entre cinco y seis aparatos anuales en los próximos años.
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Sikorsky Innovations, the technology development organization of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., today announced it has won a contract for Phase 1 of the Vertical Take-Off and Landing Experimental Aircraft (VTOL X-Plane) program by the U.S. Defense Advanced ...
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Sikorsky wins first-phase work on Pentagon's $130M "X-Plane"
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A unit of Stratford aerospace manufacturer Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has won a $15 million contract from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to design a helicopter-plane hybrid for military use, the company announced. Sikorsky Innovations ...
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GE to build CMCs plant to meet LEAP orders
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The LEAP engine, which will enter airline service in 2016, will power the new Airbus A320neo, Boeing 737 MAX and COMAC (China) C919 aircraft. CFM to date has logged total orders and commitments for more than 5,200 LEAP engines. There will be 18 ...
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Read more...Los Récord Guiness militares más increíbles de 2014 - Atenea Digital
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Los Récord Guiness militares más increíbles de 2014
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El avión con las hélices más grandes El Antonov ruso An-22, cuyo nombre en código de la OTAN es Cock, tiene una envergadura alar de 64,4 metros y un peso máximo al despegue de 250 toneladas. El avión militar en producción durante más tiempo Es el ...
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Read more...Ensamblados en China 153 Airbus A320 en cinco años - Prensa Latina
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Ensamblados en China 153 Airbus A320 en cinco años
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13 de diciembre de 2013, 02:55Beijing, 13 dic (PL) La planta de Airbus en la municipalidad china de Tianjing ensambló 153 aviones A320 desde que comenzó sus operaciones en 2008 y en 2012 entregó 37 de ellos, según una nota de prensa de esa ...
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Panorama económico de China
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Read more...Representantes del sector aeronáutico español estudian la fábrica ... - Actualidad Aeroespacial
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Representantes del sector aeronáutico español estudian la fábrica ...
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Entre otros, Juan Ramón Astorga, de Airbus Military; Juan Francisco García Amado, de Airbus Operations; Miguel Ángel Castillo, del grupo Aernnova; Fernando Lasagni, del Centro Avanzado de Tecnologías Aeroespaciales (CATEC); José Leal, de CESA; ...
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Read more...Casi listos para la experiencia del turismo espacial - El País.com (España)
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Casi listos para la experiencia del turismo espacial
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Participan Elecnor, Deimos, Sener y Aernnova, por parte española, así como Dassault y Thales Alenia Space, además de los colaboradores académicos de universidades de Europa, EE UU y Rusia. La Agencia Europea del Espacio (ESA) es consultora de ...
Planean lanzamientos espaciales de bajo coste desde Canarias
El turismo espacial despega en Canarias
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Read more...Boeing selects Exelis to provide composites for 787 Dreamliner
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Boeing has awarded a contract to aerospace technology firm Exelis to provide composite airframe substructures for the 787 Dreamliner.
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Read more...Standardized Propellers For Red Bull Racers Get Go-Ahead
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Airplanes To Each Be Fitted With Hartzell Composite Props The launch of the 2014 Red Bull World Championship has seen a host of modifications to the rules and regulations. Along with the standardized racing engines comes a similar amendment to the propellers. But what exactly does the new propeller policy entail?
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Read more...Boeing Plans South Carolina Expansion Activities
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New paint hangar and additional land purchase confirm Boeing's long-term commitment to South Carolina
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Read more...A350-1000 approaches end of concept phase
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Airbus is to freeze concept work for the A350-1000 by the end of this month, and shift to a more detailed design stage in the new year.
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Read more...HondaJet engine clears FAA certification milestone
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GE Honda Aero Engines has cleared the long-awaited airworthiness milestone for the HF120 turbofan, allowing aircraft maker Honda Aircraft to accelerate efforts to certificate the HA-420 HondaJet and enter operational service next year.
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Read more...La ONU quiere tener una flota de UAV para sus misiones de Paz - Atenea Digital
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La ONU quiere tener una flota de UAV para sus misiones de Paz
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La ONU considera una prioridad disponer de aviones no tripulados (UAV) para dotar a los cascos azules desplazados en zonas de conflicto de este tipo de tecnología que permite, de forma rápida y sencilla, disponer de información del movimiento de tropas ...
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Read more...What FAA Rules Will Amazon Need To Navigate Before A 30 Minute Delivery ... - Forbes
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What FAA Rules Will Amazon Need To Navigate Before A 30 Minute Delivery ...
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According to the Federal Aviation Administration's "Roadmap" for drone regulations (technically called unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), but let's just call it a drone), the integration plan will take five years. Perhaps most problematic for Amazon in ...
5 Surprising Drone Uses (Besides Amazon Delivery)
FAA has plan for drones, but is behind schedule
Amazon.com's unmanned aircraft deliveries face legal and regulatory obstacles
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Read more...Arizona University prepares pilots to fly unmanned aircraft - KPHO Phoenix
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Arizona University prepares pilots to fly unmanned aircraft
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"Unmanned is a lot about the systems integration and making it autonomous and then actually getting it in the air flying by itself, hopefully operating on its own for the most part," said student Nick Harris. In addition to military use, future ...
Boom in Unmanned Aircraft System jobs
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Read more...Sukhoi plans to complete PAK FA fighter's preliminary tests by end of 2013 - News - Russia - The Voice of Russia: News, Breaking news, Politics, Economics, Business, Russia, International current events, Expert opinion, podcasts, Video
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Top-secret reconnaissance drone could make Air Force debut in 2015
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A secret, new surveillance drone has been developed by defense giant Northrop Grumman. The drone, which is designed to conduct surveillance and reconnaissance missions, could enter operational service in the U.S. Air Force by 2015, according to news ...
Report: Top Secret Drone Under Development
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Read more...Revelan video de la impactante caída de un Boeing 777 - InfoBAE.com
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Revelan video de la impactante caída de un Boeing 777
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En el material se puede observar cómo el Boeing 777 de Asiana Airlines se desplomó el 6 de julio de 2013 en la pista del Aeropuerto Internacional de San Francisco, antes de que se produzca una nube de humo como consecuencia del accidente.
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Read more...El C295, nuevo avión apagafuegos de Airbus, completa más pruebas - Atenea Digital
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El C295, nuevo avión apagafuegos de Airbus, completa más pruebas
Atenea Digital
Airbus Military tiene previsto instalar dos de estos tanques en cada C295 que produzca, pudiendo usarse para transporte cuando no haga falta apagar un incendio. De esta manera, se reducen costes al no ser necesario mantener dos flotas para cumplir con ...
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Read more...Prudencia en Illescas hasta conocer los planes de Airbus al detalle - Tribuna de Toledo
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Prudencia en Illescas hasta conocer los planes de Airbus al detalle
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El grupo aeronaútico europeo AEDS, fabricante del Airbus, acaba de plantear el recorte de más de 5.600 puestos de trabajo en los tres próximos años, en un plan de reestructuración que en España podría suponer, según las primeras estimaciones, ...
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CCOO cree que la planta de Airbus en Illescas no estará afectada ...
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Read more...Dassault Plans to Make Rafale Wings in India
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France's Dassault Aviation and Reliance Industries are planning to set up a facility to produce wings of Rafale combat aircraft selected by IAF for meeting its requirement of 126 fighter planes. The two firms are planning to set up a […]
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Read more...Eurocopter receives order for six law enforcement version EC145 T2 rotorcraft
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Eurocopter has received a firm order for six law enforcement version of the EC145 twin-engine rotorcraft, EC145 T2, from Germany's Landespolizei Baden Württemberg.
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Read more...Boeing Statement on IAM Talks
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Read more...Iraqi air force orders 24 KAI T-50s
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Iraq has signed a $1.1 billion contract for 24 Korea Aerospace Industries T-50 advanced jet trainers, giving the South Korean firm its second customer for the type.
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Read more...Low-cost Scorpion fighter starts flight tests
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First flight today of the Textron AirLand Scorpion launches an at least two-year certification programme and opens opportunities for closing a deal with a launch customer.
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Read more...IAM rejects Boeing's latest 777X offer
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Union leaders have rejected Boeing's latest offer to build the 777X in the Seattle area, even as the company considers competing bids from 22 states for 54 sites.
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Read more...Flying by the seat of your… Thoughts?
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Honeywell Aerospace is developing technologies that could help pilots perform simple commands using only their thoughts. The company's neurobotic control research is an offshoot of its augmented cognition work for military, which wants to find out when soldiers or pilots become task-saturated.
To sense what the brain is up to, scientists use electroencephalography (EEG) to monitor the minor voltage fluctuations that occur when neurons are moving in certain areas of the brain. Honeywell is not so much interested in the sensors, which the consumer electronics industry will likely perfect, but in the software and algorithms that make an assessment of cognitive state.
Once you can accurately sense that neuron movement and the "states" it represents, you can put the thoughts to work.
Santosh Mathan, principal scientist at Honeywell, says one input option is "imagined motor movements". Close your eyes and imagine you are lifting your left arm and pointing, and you are generating what Mathan calls "magic movements" which could be used to control something. That approach is a bit problematic however, as it "takes of lot of training to do it right", and not everyone will be able to have positive results.
More reliable is a method called steady state visual evoked response potential. The idea is that you look at external signals, for example oscillating geometric shapes on a display, with different shapes representing different commands.
Santosh says the technology could be used for non-safety critical functions, although Honeywell two years ago used the evoked response potential idea to fly a Boeing 737 in the simulator. Note that there are shapes for left, right, up and down commands. While interesting, Honeywell doesn't have any plans to market the idea, at least in the near term.
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Editor's note: guest blogger Isaac Campbell, a technology enthusiast with an interest in electric planes and the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket works for Lektro. In his guest blog for Things With Wings, Isaac asks: is the future of aviation in electric aircraft?
The development of airplanes has come a long way since the first controlled and powered airplane was invented and flown by the Wright brothers in 1903. We have gone from a small, one seater airplane, to huge planes that can seat over 500 people. Airplanes are continually progressing, and all-electric airplanes may be our future.
This may come as no surprise, as companies such as Lektro have already brought all-electric technology to the aviation industry with electric airplane tugs. But now, advances in technology have allowed all-electric technology to lift off the ground with the invention of small electric planes. The GreenWing e430, for instance, has been designed as a two-seater and uses a Yuneec OEM 133.2V electric motor. It can fly at a top speed of 68mph for about an hour and a half and is supposed to be a fun, ecofriendly plane.
The idea of an all-electric plane has been around for over forty years, but as of yet, a commercial all-electric aircraft has not been produced. The largest electric plane that has been invented so far is a two seater: the Cessna 172. This plane uses lithium batteries to provide energy and can fly for two hours at a time and is still completing development.
So let's look more closely at the details of electric airplanes in the following sections:
The Potential of Electric Airplanes is in…
… Fuel efficiency
All electric planes will have less negative impact on our environment because of the fact that they will not burn fuel. Today, Boeing's 747 uses five gallons of fuel every mile. This means that about 36,000 gallons of fuel are being burned during a 10-hour flight.
If we could potentially reduce this number to zero in the next 20-30 years, we could greatly reduce our impact on the environment.
...Quiet flights
Battery powered engines are quiet, which will significantly reduce the noise on the airplanes and runway.
...Reduced costs
Perhaps the most convenient part of using all electric planes is that expenses could be significantly reduced. Even at the present, researchers are developing electric taxiing systems that allow a grounded aircraft to taxi without turning on its engine, which reduces the fuel used, noise produced, and allows the taxi process to be completed faster. Because of the fuel saved, that also translates to money being saved as well. For example, a 747 currently uses an average of 330 gallons of fuel to taxi. A system is currently being developed that uses electric energy, and only 8 gallons of fuel, that should be finished by 2015. This is a huge fuel saving, and would save about $200,000 per aircraft, each year.
Just imagine the amount of money that would be saved with completely changing to electric energy if using electric energy and 8 gallons of gas saves $200,000 per aircraft already.
The Future of Aviation is in...
...Boosted Batteries
In order to produce fully electric planes, the first step that developers will take is producing a battery that weighs the least possible, takes up the least amount of space, and holds an exceptional amount of power.
...Ultra-light Materials
Since more energy is used the heavier an airplane is, companies will produce lightweight parts from fiberglass and other such materials in order to cut down on the energy needed.
...Electric Mid-sized Crafts
Once better batteries and materials are produced, companies will be able to develop larger all electric planes. At the moment, a two seater is the largest all electric aircraft invented. However, as better parts are created, larger planes will be produced as well.
...Electric Commercial Aircraft
The hope for all electric airplanes is to not only have them available for private use, but for commercial use as well. Since the U.S alone uses over 18 billion gallons of jet fuel each year, expanding the use of electric planes to the commercial field will significantly reduce the U.S's carbon output.
...A Complete Turn from Petroleum
The end result of creating electric planes will be a complete end of the use of petroleum for fuel. Once this happens, not only will we be saving our environment, but we will be saving money and time as well.
Inventions such as a competent battery, ultra-light frame, etc. are not expected to be perfected until 2030-2040, making all electric planes a concept for the future. However, the future is bright, so fasten your seatbelts! Electric aviation is about to take off.
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