Airbus Helicopters Announces 2016 Results [feedly]

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Airbus Helicopters Announces 2016 Results
// Aero-News Network

Deliveries Up Five Percent To 418 Units Airbus Helicopters logged gross orders for 388 helicopters in 2016, a stable performance compared to the 383 gross orders of 2015. In 2016, bookings notably included 188 orders for light-single engine helicopters, 163 orders for the H135/H145 light-twins and 23 for the Super Puma family. At the end of 2016, the overall backlog stood at 766 helicopters. http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=c645a0b3-986d-42fe-8b1a-07a5d2b20a68
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Massive wind turbine takes energy generation record [feedly]

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Massive wind turbine takes energy generation record
// Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine



A behemoth V164 offshore wind turbine from Danish company MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has produced almost 216,000 kWh over a 24-hour period during tests at its site near Østerild, Denmark in December. In doing so, the 9 MW prototype – a reworked version of the V164-8.0 MW, which was initially developed in 2012 and launched two years later – takes the energy generation record for a commercially available offshore wind turbine.

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http://newatlas.com/offshore-wind-turbine-energy-record/47632/

NASA IG Raises Mars 2020 Cost, Launch Concerns

http://aviationweek.com/awinspace/nasa-ig-raises-mars-2020-cost-launch-concerns

China's COMAC to Conduct C919 Maiden Test Flight in March - TCC

http://www.thecountrycaller.com/44194-chinas-comac-to-conduct-c919-maiden-test-flight-in-march/

New SkyGuardian variant of Predator B drone announced

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/New_SkyGuardian_variant_of_Predator_B_drone_announced_999.html

Revealed: The US Air Force Wants Drones that Can Refuel Other Drones in Midair - The National Interest Online (blog)

http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/revealed-the-us-air-force-wants-drones-can-refuel-other-19225

The National Interest Online (blog)

Revealed: The US Air Force Wants Drones that Can Refuel Other Drones in Midair The National Interest Online (blog) While drones like the RQ-4 Global Hawk can stay in the air for more than thirty hours without getting tired, bored or feeling the urge to urinate, even an unmanned aircraft needs to refuel sooner or later. That means the drone must interrupt its ... y más »

Ash-detection tested on Israeli enhanced-vision system

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ash-detection-tested-on-israeli-enhanced-vision-syst-433659/

Russian pilots learn to operate advanced Sukhoi-30SM fighter jets - TASS

http://tass.com/defense/928191

Russian pilots learn to operate advanced Sukhoi-30SM fighter jets TASS KALININGRAD, January 31. /TASS/. Pilots of the Baltic Fleet's naval aviation have started practical fights to learn to operate advanced Sukhoi Su-30SM (NATO reporting name: Flanker-C) multipurpose fighter jets that entered service last December, Fleet ...

Specialists satisfied with Sukhoi Juperjet 100 work in Arctic extreme low temperatures ... - TASS

http://tass.com/economy/928190

Specialists satisfied with Sukhoi Juperjet 100 work in Arctic extreme ... TASS SALEKHARD, January 31. /TASS/. Russia's Sukhoi Superjet 100 demonstrated good work in the Arctic 50-degree frosts, Commercial Director of the Yamal aviation company, which was among the first in Russia to begin exploiting SS100, Andrei Dubrov told ...

Airbus lists initial weight variants for A330neo

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/airbus-lists-initial-weight-variants-for-a330neo-433669/

Will Norwegian’s low-cost transatlantic service fly under Trump?

https://runwaygirlnetwork.com/2017/01/31/will-norwegians-low-cost-transatlantic-service-fly-under-trump/

UAV Flight Controllers Market: Dynamics, Sales and Revenue Analysis, Report Forecasts to 2021 – SAT Press Releases

http://www.satprnews.com/2017/01/30/uav-flight-controllers-market-dynamics-sales-and-revenue-analysis-report-forecasts-to-2021/

Drones on the Farm: How Can We Improve ROI? - Commercial UAV News

http://www.expouav.com/news/latest/drones-farm-can-improve-roi/

Drones on the Farm: How Can We Improve ROI?
Commercial UAV News
Exploring how farmers can and will see a return on their drone investment is a topic I've discussed with farmers as well as experts who are working to develop new solutions that can be utilized on the farm. Being able to get specific around exactly ...

‘Quiet’ Slat Cuts Noise In Boeing-Embraer E170 EcoDemonstrator

Although data continues to be analyzed, early information from the first EcoDemonstrator technology program to be conducted by Boeing with Embraer indicates significant advances in key areas including aerodynamic noise reduction, optical air data sensing and advanced coatings. Continue reading... http://aviationweek.com/technology/quiet-slat-cuts-noise-boeing-embraer-e170-ecodemonstrator

1917-2017 Centenario Aviacion de Marina (España)

especial centenario aviacion de marina en la revista de la Armada (gratuita y en pdf)

EL ARMA AÉREA: PASADO, PRESENTE Y FUTURO. CAMINO DEL CENTENARIO DE SU CREACIÓN, 1917-2017

http://www.armada.mde.es/archivo/rgm/2016/08/2016_08.pdf

U.S. Air Force’s T-X Playing Field Shrinking Fast

The U.S. Air Force’s once-crowded $16 billion T-X next-generation trainer competition is beginning to look more and more like a price shootout between the Lockheed Martin/Korea Aerospace Industries T-50A and Boeing/Saab BTX after Northrop Grumman expressed mixed feelings about entering the race. Continue reading... http://aviationweek.com/defense/us-air-force-s-t-x-playing-field-shrinking-fast