MUNICH, Germany, May 31, 2022 (Lilium N.V. (NASDAQ: LILM) ("Lilium"), developer of the first all-electric vertical take-off and landing ("eVTOL") jet, today announced that its technology demonstrator Phoenix 2 has achieved main wing transition. This means it is the first ever full-size electric jet aircraft to transition from hover to wing-borne flight. This is a landmark moment for Lilium and for electric aviation as a whole.
martes, 31 de mayo de 2022
Lilium Achieves Main Wing Transition - Lilium
La movilidad aérea avanzada, la aviación sostenible y la inteligencia artificial, protagonistas del programa de conferencias de ADM Sevilla 2022
https://www.extenda.es/noticias/programa-conferencias-adm-sevilla-noticias-mayo-2022/
La cita acoge 16 mesas con medio centenar de ponentes, entre ellos, el vicepresidente de la startup alemana de taxis voladores, o la asociación 'Ellas vuelan alto', que tratará sobre la descarbonización de la industria de la aviación
Dos centenares de empresas de 24 países se han inscrito ya en el evento de referencia de la industria aeroespacial en España y mayor participación del sur de Europa, que se celebrará del 7 al 9 de junio
Aerospace and Defense Meetings-ADM Sevilla 2022 cuenta ya con dos centenares de empresas inscritas de 24 países diferentes que participarán en esta sexta edición de la principal cita aeroespacial del sur de Europa, que este año vuelve a su formato 100% presencial. Además de los encuentros de negocio, ADM Sevilla ofrece un programa de conferencias de excelencia, en el que se tratarán temas clave para el sector como la movilidad aérea avanzada, la aviación sostenible, la inteligencia artificial o la digitalización para avanzar en la internacionalización, así como las oportunidades de inversión en Andalucía y España.
La cita reunirá, entre el 7 y 9 de junio, en Fibes, el Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones de Sevilla, a los principales contratistas mundiales y firmas líderes de toda la cadena de suministro del sector, con el objetivo común de explorar nuevas oportunidades de negocio. Gracias a esta capacidad de atracción internacional y su papel como dinamizador de la industria, ADM Sevilla ha llegado a su décimo aniversario confirmado como el evento de negocios de referencia para el sector aeroespacial y de defensa de España en las ramas civil, militar y espacial, y la de mayor calado del sur de Europa.
En este sentido, junto a la extensa agenda de reuniones de negocio y la zona expositiva de más de 7.000 metros cuadrados que acoge, ADM Sevilla 2022 ofrece un programa de conferencias de alto nivel que incluye hasta 16 ponencias y paneles de discusión, en los que participarán medio centenar de especialistas de prestigio para explorar los principales desafíos y oportunidades de futuro de la industria aeroespacial.
ADM Sevilla está organizado por la Consejería de la Presidencia, Administración Pública e Interior, a través de Extenda-Andalucía Exportación e Inversión Extranjera, y por la empresa BCI Aerospace, especialista en reuniones internacionales del sector. Igualmente, cuenta con los principales fabricantes de la industria europea, española y andaluza: Airbus, el mayor fabricante europeo, como socio principal del certamen; con Aciturri y Alestis, como patrocinadores platinum; Aernnova, Sofitec, Aerotecnic y Gazc, como patrocinadores gold; y con Grupo Sevilla Control y UMI Aero Group, como patrocinadores silver.
ADM Sevilla cuenta también con la colaboración, como apoyos institucionales, del resto de agentes de la industria española, a través de Tedae (Asociación Española de Empresas Tecnológicas, de Defensa, Aeronáutica y Espacio), y la andaluza, con Andalucía Aerospace, el clúster aeroespacial andaluz. Además, apoyan el evento la Agencia IDEA, de la Consejería de Transformación Económica, Industria, Conocimiento y Universidades, con quien Extenda comparte stand, a través del proyecto común 'Invest in Andalucía'; Aerópolis, Parque Aeroespacial de Andalucía; el Parque Tecnológico TecnoBahía de Cádiz; CATEC-Centro Avanzado de Tecnologías Aeroespaciales; e Invest in Spain (ICEX), del Ministerio de Industria, Comercio y Turismo.
Según el consejero delegado de Extenda, Arturo Bernal, el programa de conferencias de ADM Sevilla "ofrecerá a los participantes todo el conocimiento experto de los principales agentes del sector y las últimas tendencias de la industria aeroespacial, en un momento clave de reactivación de esta industria, tras la paralización impuesta por la pandemia, lo que constituye un acicate para el crecimiento internacional del sector y viene, además, a consolidar a Andalucía como punto clave del circuito mundial del negocio aeroespacial".
Taxis voladores en Jaén y movilidad avanzada
De este modo, el martes 7 de junio tendrá lugar la presentación 'Movilidad Aérea Avanzada, una alternativa al futuro del transporte', moderada por el director técnico en Aviónica y Sistemas de CATEC, Antidio Viguria, y en la que participarán el vicepresidente de Operaciones de Flota, Apoyo y Servicios de la firma alemana Lilium, Dominique Decard; el coordinador de I&D&T de Airbus Helicopters España, Juan Manuel Jiménez García; y el director comercial para Europa y Latam DE Ehang, José Ignacio Rexach.
En concreto cabe destacar en esta sesión la presencia de la startup alemana de taxis voladores Lilium, que apuesta por el tejido aeronáutico andaluz con diversos proyectos. En uno de ellos testará sus demostradores tecnológicos de quinta generación ("PHX2") en el Centro de Pruebas de Vuelo de Atlas en Villacarrillo de Jaén. Además, la firma planea seguir en la provincia jienense con su campaña de pruebas de vuelo.
Asimismo, Lilium ha anunciado recientemente un nuevo acuerdo con una de las firmas patrocinadoras de ADM 2022, Aernnova, para el diseño y fabricación de componentes del Lilium Jet, su propuesta de avión eVTOL (aeronaves eléctricas de despegue y aterrizaje verticales) de movilidad aérea urbana, cuya novedad más destacada es el uso de reactores eléctricos.
Inteligencia artificial y aviación sostenible
Asimismo, el miércoles día 8, ADM Sevilla 2022 acogerá el panel de discusión ¿Cómo de cerca estamos de descarbonizar el sector de la aviación?, en el que intervendrá la asociación 'Ellas vuelan alto', asociación cuyo objetivo principal es el de visibilizar el talento femenino del sector aeroespacial, y que estará moderada por la socia de la entidad y líder de la MFT para la adquisición de piezas detalladas de material compuesto de Airbus Defence and Space, Paloma Barrera.
También en esta jornada, se sucederán otros paneles de discusión sobre la 'Inteligencia artificial para la eficiencia operativa en la empresa aeroespacial', la cual contará con ponentes de Airbus, Boeing, Aniti- Artificial and Natural Intelligence Toulouse Institute, Heroux Devtek y CATEC, el Centro Avanzado de Tecnologías Aeroespaciales de Andalucía; el 'Combustible en la aviación sostenible: en el camino hacia las emisiones cero de la aviación", con participantes de Collins Aerospace, Indra, Boeing, Avio Aero y el Sofia Airport; o la 'Digitalización del MRO', con la intervención de expertos de Iberia, Heroux Devetk y Accenture.
En la última jornada, el jueves día 9, destacan las ponencias del vicepresidente de Desarrollo Tecnológico de Aernnova, Miguel Ángel Castillo, sobre 'Aviones eléctricos: nuevos retos para la fabricación aeronáutica'; y del responsable de Desarrollo Industrial e Industrialización de Alestis, Agustín García Laja, quien hablará sobre 'Robótica avanzada y sistemas de visión artificial para la fabricación aeroespacial'.
Dos centenares de empresas de 24 países
Hasta la fecha, se han inscrito en esta nueva edición de ADM Sevilla un total de 198 empresas del sector aeroespacial, procedentes de hasta 24 países de cuatro continentes. De ellas, 151 participan como expositoras y 47 son contratistas (OEMs), de las que 30 tienen carácter internacional y 17 son nacionales.
Andalucía es uno de los principales polos aeroespaciales de Europa y, junto a Toulouse y Hamburgo, el único que cuenta con una planta final de ensamblaje de un gran avión, el A400M de Airbus. Su fortaleza se basa, además, en la innovación y la dimensión de los proyectos que acometen las empresas de su industria auxiliar y la tractora de su cluster, Airbus, el mayor fabricante europeo.
En cuanto a facturación exterior, Andalucía lidera en 2022 las exportaciones de la industria aeroespacial de España con 389 millones en ventas en el primer trimestre, lo que equivale a casi la mitad de la factura nacional (46% de 853 millones). Esto es gracias a un incremento de las ventas del 64% frente a los tres primeros meses de 2021, el cual se proyecta sobre ocho de sus diez primeros mercados, muy diversificados, pues pertenecen a tres continentes, Europa, Asia y América.
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Lights, Camera, F-14 Tomcat - Northrop Grumman
From the set with Tom Cruise to the real TOPGUN
B-21 Raider’s Path to Flight Readiness | Northrop Grumman
https://news.northropgrumman.com/news/features/b-21-raiders-path-to-flight-readiness
In early May, Northrop Grumman successfully completed the first — and most critical — loads calibration test of the first B-21 aircraft. The recent test is one of three major conditions the aircraft will undergo in this phase of ground testing as it progresses toward first flight. Loads calibration, which focuses on calibrating instrumentation prior to flight and verifying structural integrity, has yielded positive and consistent results. During testing, the B-21's airframe endures varying percentages of stress to ensure the aircraft can proceed on its path to flight readiness.
During the ground test phase, in addition to loads calibration, the team will power up the aircraft, test its subsystems, and apply coatings and paint. The next steps will include carrying out engine runs as well as low-speed and high-speed taxi tests, and then on to first flight.
From day one, Northrop Grumman has proactively worked to burn down as much production risk as possible. Throughout the Engineering, Manufacturing and Development phase, the company has emphasized risk reduction efforts and production readiness as one of the many priorities for the B-21 program. In line with the risk-based approach, the successful calibration test is a significant milestone that further validates the efficacy of the company's digital design capabilities and advanced manufacturing techniques.
Northrop Grumman has invested in a robust production program — one that is foundational to the National Defense Strategy — to deliver the B-21 at a rate that will have a real effect for the U.S. Air Force in combating the threat. Innovative application of digital engineering and commercial off-the-shelf digital tools continue to deliver an advanced degree of precision and efficiency in the build process, with production risk reduction progressing every day as B-21 test aircraft move down the actual production line.
The first flight projection of 2023, as is now being reported by the Air Force, is aligned with the information communicated during the company's Q1 earnings call and remains on-schedule to the government Acquisition Program Baseline.
As the Air Force has indicated, the focus is on a safe first flight of a production representative aircraft. With six aircraft in various stages of production and test, Northrop Grumman is progressing toward that objective as it continues to reduce risk, refine the building process, and mature the test fleet ahead of first flight.
Randy Walden, director of the Department of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office and program executive officer of the B-21 Raider program, recently said, "The B-21 test aircraft is the most production-representative aircraft, both structurally and in its mission systems, at this point in a program, that I've observed in my career." With the first aircraft in the ground test phase and a successful loads calibration under its belt, Northrop Grumman is paving the way for the B-21 Rollout later this year and first flight in 2023.
FAA green lights Joby to begin air taxi flights using Cirrus SR22
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Lilium se asocia con Aernnova para desarrollar conjuntamente el Diseño y la Fabricación del Sistema de Sujeción de la Propulsión del Lilium Jet - Aernnova | Web Corporativa
Nota de prensa
Munich / Vitoria, 25 de mayo de 2022: Lilium N.V. (NASDAQ: LILM) («Lilium»), compañía que desarrolla el avión de despegue y aterrizaje vertical (eVTOL) totalmente eléctrico, ha seleccionado a Aernnova para el diseño y fabricación del sistema de sujeción de la propulsión del Lilium Jet.
Se trata del sistema de sujeción del motor o «flap», estructura de la parte trasera de las alas y canard, uno de los componentes clave del Lilium Jet que proporciona sustentación al interactuar con el flujo de aire del motor. También alberga los sistemas de propulsión vectorial, responsables del vuelo vertical y horizontal.
Los motores eléctricos integrados en los flaps de las alas proporcionan ventajas en cuanto a carga útil, eficiencia aerodinámica y reducción del nivel de ruido del motor, al tiempo que proporcionan un control del empuje vectorial para maniobrar el Lilium Jet en cada fase del vuelo.
Lilium y Aernnova colaborarán en el diseño, la fabricación y el suministro de los flaps del Lilium Jet.
Aernnova es un suministrador de primer nivel de estructuras aeronáuticas para los principales OEMs tales como Airbus, Boeing y Embraer. Este acuerdo constituye un paso importante hacia la producción en serie del Lilium Jet, siendo el objetivo de Lilium hacer realidad el transporte aéreo regional sostenible de alta velocidad.
El sistema de propulsión del Lilium Jet tendrá un diseño complejo y único. Un sistema integrado, con múltiples funciones, modular y expansible. Utilizará materiales ligeros como la resina epoxi reforzada con fibra de carbono.
Yves Yemsi, COO de Lilium, ha comentado: «Aernnova es una empresa líder en el diseño y fabricación de estructuras metálicas y de material compuesto en el sector aeroespacial, lo que le convierte en el socio perfecto. Para nosotros es importante colaborar con los mejores proveedores aeroespaciales y aprovechar su experiencia».
Ricardo Chocarro, CEO de Aernnova, ha manifestado: «Con más de 28 años de experiencia en el desarrollo y fabricación de estructuras de aeronaves, estamos orgullosos de formar parte de este proyecto tan emocionante y único como el de Lilium Jet. Este avión totalmente eléctrico tiene la oportunidad de cambiar la industria de la aviación de forma positiva y sostenible. Es un orgullo para nosotros convertirnos en socio clave de este proyecto.»
Acerca de Lilium
Lilium (NASDAQ: LILM), está desarrollando una forma sostenible y accesible de transporte regional de alta velocidad para personas y mercancías. Con el Lilium Jet, un avión de despegue y aterrizaje vertical totalmente eléctrico, con altas capacidades, bajo nivel de ruido y alto rendimiento con cero emisiones operativas, Lilium está acelerando la descarbonización del transporte aéreo. De la mano de importantes socios aeroespaciales, tecnológicos y de servicios de infraestructura, y con redes de lanzamiento planificadas anunciadas en Alemania, Estados Unidos y Brasil, el equipo de más de 750 personas de Lilium incluye aproximadamente 450 ingenieros aeronáuticos y un equipo de liderazgo responsable de entregar algunos de los aviones de éxito en la historia de la aviación. Fundada en 2015, la sede y las instalaciones de fabricación de Lilium se encuentran en Múnich (Alemania), con equipos ubicados en toda Europa y Estados Unidos. Para obtener más información, visite www.lilium.com.
[Podcast] El autogiro en guerra. Cross-over con Niebla de guerra. Archivo Sonoro de Sandglass Patrol 8
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En el audio mencionamos varias entradas del blog, así que si queréis ampliar información las podéis encontrar aquí:
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- Pruebas embarcadas del autogiro en el Fiume en 1935
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- Autogiro y movilidad urbana. Autogiropuerto en Colón (Madrid)
El podcast se puede enontrar en Amazon Music, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Ivoox, Spotify
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Textron Aviation increases its service footprint in Spain, adds mobile service location in Madrid | Textron Aviation Media Center
Press release
Capitalizing on its continued growth in Europe, Textron Aviation has opened a new mobile service location in Madrid, Spain. The Madrid-Barajas Airport location will act as an extension of its factory service center in Valencia, to initially support in-region customers who own Cessna Citation jets and Caravan turboprops. This new location will offer additional flexibility to customers and complement the company's Aircraft on Ground (AOG) response.
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Embraer:
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Raytheon Intelligence & Space and Kord team-up to defeat multiple mortars and large drones with Stryker-mounted 50kW-energy laser
Press release
In a recent U.S. Army operational assessment at White Sands Missile Range, the 50kW-class high energy laser weapon demonstrated repeatable counter-mortar capability
LAS CRUCES, N.M., May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In four weeks of continuous live-fire exercises, an industry team led by Raytheon Intelligence & Space, a Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) business, and Kord, a wholly owned subsidiary of KBR, defeated multiple 60mm mortar rounds with a 50kW-class high energy laser integrated on a Stryker combat vehicle.
The directed energy weapon system — part of the U.S. Army's Directed Energy Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense, or DE M-SHORAD — acquired, tracked, targeted and defeated multiple mortars and successfully accomplished multiple tests simulating real-world scenarios.
Continuing to put the DE M-SHORAD system to the test, the recent operational assessment at White Sands Missile Range also included defeating several small, medium and large drones.
"Soldiers in the field face increasingly complex threats, and our combat-proven sensors, software, and lasers are ready to give them a new level of protection," said Annabel Flores, president of Electronic Warfare Systems for Raytheon Intelligence & Space. "The Army gave us our toughest challenge yet — countering rockets, artillery and mortars — and we took an essential step on the path to providing the maneuverable, short range air defense Soldiers need."
The DE M-SHORAD effort is aimed at protecting soldiers against various aerial threats, including unmanned aircraft systems, rotary-wing aircraft, rockets, artillery and mortars. Kord serves as the primary integrator of the system on the Stryker combat vehicle, while Raytheon Intelligence & Space provides the 50kW-class high energy laser weapon module, a specialized radar acquisition system, a beam control system and targeting sensor.
"This team once again showed that the HEL system is fully-integrated and ready to provide protection against complex threats," said Byron Bright, President of KBR Government Solutions. "With an effectively infinite magazine and near-zero cost per shot, HEL is now the proven answer to asymmetric threats like drones and mortars."
The joint industry team, which includes Rocky Research for power and thermal management, General Dynamics Land Systems for the Stryker platform, and Applied Technology Associates for additional sensors, is preparing to deliver four DE M-SHORAD units to Army Brigade Combat Teams in 2022.
RI&S' high energy laser weapon systems, built in McKinney, Texas, works on land, in the air and at sea, providing 360-degree coverage that can protect bases, airports, stadiums and other high-value military or civilian assets. Open architecture, scalable power, and ruggedized design adapts to the demands of the mission. HEL weapons can be used as standalone systems or rapidly installed on a variety of platforms. Major suppliers for the system are based in Huntsville, Alabama; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Portland, Oregon; East Granby, Connecticut; and Los Angeles, California.
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