Rocket powered Dragonfly DF1 helicopter cleared for take-off

Helicóptero con motores cohete en la punta de las palas. ¿Ventajas? NO necesita rotor antipar, por ejemplo... y ligereza del motor. No es un sistema novedoso, ya se ha intentado en otras ocasiones. Lo novedoso de este modelo en sí es que los motores están alimentados con peróxido de hidrógeno (H2O2-agua oxigenada), que con un catalizador se descompone en Agua (H2O)y Oxígeno (O2), liberando un chorro de gases, sin emitir CO2 ni óxidos de nitrógeno... ni otros contaminantes

http://www.gizmag.com/dragonfly-df1-helicopter/14539/

The Dragonfly DF1 is a helicopter that uses rockets attached to the tips of its blades to power it instead of a conventional fixed motor attached to the body. The rockets produce no pollution and are fueled by 70 percent hydrogen peroxide (H202) supplied by a pair if fuel tanks surrounding the pilot's seat. They are capable of propelling the DF1 to a top speed of 185 km/h (115 mph) and can send the craft climbing to a ceiling of 4,000m (2.485 miles) at a rate of 700 m (2,300 ft) a minute

Video en Youtube

Airbus Military in close talks with S.Africa re A 400M

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3aa050f456-635c-4f09-988e-cf2b685273e6

 

 

Ureña-Raso said that "South Africa is a key country for us and a client of reference. We are continuing to talk with the government to see what alternatives can be found. And of course we are continuing to work with our suppliers. It's not just because a country has cancelled that we will cancel the work package. We have not taken any action against our two South African suppliers,"

Boeing y Airbus apuestan por aviones más eficientes y por los biocombustibles para reducir emisiones

http://www.europapress.es/economia/noticia-economia-empresas-boeing-airbus-apuestan-aviones-mas-eficientes-biocombustibles-reducir-emisiones-20100316143724.html

Blended wing body is NASA's green focus

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/03/16/339194/blended-wing-body-is-nasas-green-focus.html

As rising fuel costs and pressure to cut emissions drive most of the aviation industry to seek even small improvements in aircraft efficiency, NASA is pushing to mature technologies that may realise in the 2020s an aircraft concept that could slash fuel consumption by up to a third.

The so-called flying wing, or blended wing body, is not a new idea. Serious work on the concept goes back to the 1940s, but only now with a coming together of composite material construction and computer-aided fly-by-wire control are its huge gains in aerodynamic efficiency realistically achievable

Succeeded in ´Korean Utility Helicopter´ Flight

 Proto Type #1 of  The Surion that is korean utility helicopter succed first flight in sachon airport. The Surion was performed  hovering and taxing about  30 minutes. The Filight test  will be extended  flight territory.

 KAI press release

 

also

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/03/16/339529/pictures-korea-utility-helicopter-makes-first-flight.html

KT-1T in a rollout ceremony

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) unveiled an export version of its KT-1 Woongbi basic in headquater that located Sacheon, South Gyeongsang Province, Wednesday.

About 100 high-profile guests, including KAI Chairman and CEO Kim Hong-kyung and Murad Bayar, undersecretary for the defense industry of the Turkish Ministry of National Defense, attended the ceremony.

KAI press release

EADS batalla con EuroProp 500 millones de euros por los retrasos en el motor del A400M

http://www.infodefensa.com/esp/noticias/noticias.asp?cod=2302&n=EADS-batalla-con-EuroProp-500-millones-de-euros-por-los-retrasos-en-el-motor-del-A400M

 

Las reclamaciones legales con los proveedores van más allá del motor, pero la más importante es con EuroProp International. Con todo, fuentes del fabricante del motor, citadas por Aviation Week, afirmaron que el fabricante del motor señala a EADS como responsable de los retrasos ya que demoró la entrega de los datos necesarios para desarrollar el sistema FADEC (Full Authority Digital Engine Control), sistema con controla el motor y la hélice del avión. Además, Airbus Military debe a los proveedores el avance en los pagos, de manera que no está claro si las demandas se pueden anular entre sí.

Gripen NG Demonstrator flight tests in progress

 

 

 

Saab press Release

 

The flight test programme with Gripen NG Demonstrator continues according to plan at the Saab facilities in Linköping. The latest flight, number 117 since the flight test programme started, was flown 2010-03-12.

 

2010-03-12

We are now testing all the tactical systems, such as the AESA radar and the new communications system. The test programme is very extensive, and the unusually harsh cold and snowy winter here in Sweden has challenged the programme schedule but we are now quickly catching up, says Mattias Bergström, the Gripen NG Demonstrator project manager.

We have finished, and successfully verified, the flight tests of the electro-optical Missile Approach Warning System (MAW) and the new fuel system with larger internal fuel tanks.

The Gripen NG is the next generation of the Gripen fighter, which is in service with the air forces of Sweden, the Czech Republic, Hungary and South Africa. It is also ordered by the Royal Thai Air Force and is flown by the Empire Test Pilots School, ETPS, in the UK.

Video: NASA's Ikhana UAV -- Predator B Expands Scientific missions

 

 

http://www.aero-tv.net/index.cfm?videoid=7f068f23-2ead-4b09-9bf0-735bad188c6d

 

 

The aircraft, designed for long-endurance, high-altitude flight, has been modified and instrumented for use in multiple civil research roles.

NASA's Suborbital Science Program within the Science Mission Directorate is Ikhana's primary customer, using the aircraft for Earth science studies. A variety of atmospheric and remote sensing instruments, including duplicates of those sensors on orbiting satellites, can be installed to collect data during flights lasting up to 30 hours. The Suborbital Science Program uses both manned and unmanned aircraft to collect data within the Earth's atmosphere, complementing measurements of the same phenomenon taken from space and those taken on the Earth's surface.

Argentina seeks secondhand fighter purchase

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/03/16/339470/argentina-seeks-secondhand-fighter-purchase.html

 

Argentina is examining a $100 million proposal to buy 12 ex-Jordanian air force Dassault Mirage F1CJ fighters and one F1BJ trainer, having rejected a Spanish offer for a similar number of F1s. The deal is being considered as its remaining Mirage IIIEA/DAs are due to be withdrawn in 2012

Científicos alemanes estudian las alas de la lechuza

http://www.actualidadaeroespacial.com/index.php?view=noticias&id=4b9f2ca328baf&viewTemplate=1

 

¿Dónde está el secreto del vuelo silencioso de las lechuzas? ¿Es la forma puntiaguda de la arista delantera de sus alas lo que reduce el volumen de ruido de su vuelo? ¿O se debe a los flecos de la parte posterior?

Second Boeing 747-8 Freighter Completes First Flight

EVERETT, Wash., March 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A second Boeing (NYSE: BA) 747-8 Freighter, RC 522, successfully completed its first flight Sunday evening. The airplane took off from Paine Field in Everett, Wash., for a two-and-a-half-hour flight and landed at Boeing Field in Seattle.

Captain Kirk Vining was at the controls for the flight, with Rick Braun operating as co-pilot and Joel Conard serving as systems operator. The airplane reached an altitude of 27,000 feet (8,230 m) and an airspeed of 240 knots, or about 276 miles (444 km) per hour. It took off at 3:57 p.m. PDT and landed at 6:25 p.m.

"The airplane performed well on its first flight," said Andy Hammer, test program manager for 747-8. "It was a good start to a demanding flight-test program for this airplane."  

This is the second of three 747-8 Freighters being used in the flight-test program. Each airplane will be used for a specific set of tests, with this airplane focusing on community noise, environmental control systems and extended operation performance standards.

The airplane will begin its flight-test program at Boeing Field before transitioning to Palmdale, Calif.

Boeing Press Release

Boeing Hummingbird Proves Resupply Capability for US Marines

The Boeing [NYSE: BA] A160T Hummingbird has successfully completed a cargo delivery demonstration under a U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory contract, proving the unmanned rotorcraft's ability to resupply frontline troops in rough terrain. The Hummingbird met or exceeded all of the demonstration requirements during the tests, conducted March 9 - March 11 at the U.S. Army's Dugway Proving Ground in Utah.

Boeing showed that the A160T can deliver at least 2,500 pounds of cargo from one simulated forward-operating base to another 75 nautical miles away in well under the required six hours. The simulated mission carried 1,250-pound sling loads over two 150-nautical-mile round trips, with the A160T operating autonomously on a preprogrammed mission.

"The Hummingbird's performance was outstanding, as we had expected," said Vic Sweberg, director of Unmanned Aerial Systems for Boeing Military Aircraft. "The A160T's capabilities can fulfill our customer's near-term need for 24/7, reliable cargo resupply. It also provides unmatched flexibility to carry out a variety of other missions, including intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; target acquisition; direct action; and communication relay."

The A160T completed seven test flights during the demonstration, including a two-minute hover at 12,000 feet with the 1,250-pound sling load, and a nighttime delivery to a simulated forward operating base. The A160T's ability to execute extremely accurate autonomous deliveries also was demonstrated.

The A160T has a 2,500-pound payload capacity. It features a unique optimum-speed-rotor technology that significantly improves overall performance efficiency by adjusting the rotor's speed at different altitudes, gross weights and cruise speeds. The autonomous unmanned aircraft, measuring 35 feet long with a 36-foot rotor diameter, has hovered at 20,000 feet and cruised at more than 140 knots. The A160T established a world endurance record in its class in 2008 with an 18.7-hour unrefueled flight.

Boeing PressRelease

La NASA presentará los futuros 'rover' que explorarán Marte

http://www.europapress.es/ciencia/noticia-nasa-presentara-futuros-rover-exploraran-marte-20100315185649.html

NTSB STUDY SHOWS INTRODUCTION OF ‘GLASS COCKPITS’ IN GENERAL AVIATION AIRPLANES HAS NOT LED TO EXPECTED SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS

http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100309.html

 

Today the National Transportation Safety Board adopted a study concluding that single engine airplanes equipped with glass cockpits had no better overall safety record than airplanes with conventional instrumentation. 

Airbus pretende vender 210 transportes A400M en los EEUU

 Airbus afirma que pretende vender 210 de su muy retrasado transporte militar A400M a los EEUU.

 

Domingo Urena, director general de Airbus Military la Unidad de defensa de  EADS, dijo el Lunes que los EEUU son un mercado clave para el A400M, un turbohélice cuatrimotor cuyo desarrollo ha estado plagado de retrasos y aumentos de costes.

 

Urena dijo que Airbus Military espera vender 500 de estos aparatos además de los 184 que han sido encargados por los 7 clientes nacionales fundadores del proyecto — Belgica, UK, Francia, Alemania, Luxemburgo, España y Turquía.

 

 AFP

EADS aims to sell 210 A400M military transport planes to US Department of Defense

Domingo Ureña, director general of EADS N.V.'s defense unit Airbus Military, said Monday that the U.S. was a key market for the A400M, a four-engine turbo prop under development that has been plagued by delays and cost overruns.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i6YNFQC5b5dKatzrrqQxUHxsqfnAD9EF0QTO4

 

 

 

India's new interceptor missile fails test

India's new Advanced Air Defense (AAD) interceptor missile, capable of destroying hostile missiles, failed to launch on Monday during a planned test at a firing range off Orissa coast, Indian media reported

http://en.rian.ru/world/20100315/158199016.html

 

 

The test fire of India's new Advanced Air Defence (AAD) interceptor missile from the Orissa coast on Monday failed to materialise as the target deviated from its path and plunged into the sea.

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/interceptor-missile-trial-fails-as-target-falls-into-sea/590987/

CERTIFIED! Cessna Citation CJ4 Gets THE Nod From FAA

 

 

 

 

 

 http://www.aero-news.net/news/commbus.cfm?ContentBlockID=f5031f71-d7bc-494b-9e75-47ff90c87e51&Dynamic=1

Cessna Aircraft has confirmed the awarding of an FAA TC for the Citation CJ4. Deliveries are set to begin later this year.

 

Cessna notes that the Citation CJ4 is the newest and largest member of the popular CJ family of business jets consisting of the Citation CJ1+, CJ2+ and CJ3. The CJ4 is approved for single-pilot operations and shares a common pilot type rating with the other CJs (a pilot rated to fly any one of the CJs is rated to fly them all). Retail price in 2010 dollars for a typically equipped Citation CJ4 is $9 million.

 

 

 

 

Photo:

http://www.cessna.com/NewReleases/New/NewReleaseNum-1192310090991.html

EADS slides to its first loss

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/03/15/339354/eads-slides-to-its-first-loss.html

Augmented reality simulation and training technology roadmap is goal of Army request for information

http://mae.pennnet.com/Articles/Article_Display.cfm?Section=ONEWS&PUBLICATION_ID=32&ARTICLE_ID=373286&C=ONEWS&dcmp=rss

 

Experts at the Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., released a request for information (RFI) Friday called Augmented Reality (AR) Systems Technology Roadmap Survey (solicitation number RDECOM-STTC-RFI) to collect information on augmented reality capabilities for dismounted soldiers.

UM Air, condenada por el accidente del Yak 42

http://www.actualidadaeroespacial.com/index.php?view=noticias&id=4b9ddd41719dd&viewTemplate=1

 

Zaragoza.- El Juzgado de Instrucción número 2 de Zaragoza ha condenado a la compañía aérea Ukranian Mediterranean Airlines (Um Air), a la reaseguradora BUSIN Joint Stock Insurance y la contratista alemana Chapman Freeborn, por el accidente del avión Yakolev-42, ocurrido en mayo de 2002 en Trabzon (Turquía), en el que fallecieron 62 militares españoles, al pago de 6.125.500 euros de indemnización a sus familias.

An-225, el avión más grande del mundo/ Photo: world biggest airplane

 

 

 

 

 

 

vía Lorena E.C. ¡¡gracias Lorena!!. Desconocemos quién es el autor de las fotografías. Si alguien conoce quien es el autor, por favor, que nos lo haga saber.

 

Las fotos venían acompañadas por el siguiente texto, en inglés, que traducimos de forma aproximada...

 

 

 

 

Este avión estuvo en el aeropuerto de las cataratas del Niágara dos veces recientemente, para transportar compresores en vuelo directo a Arabia Saudí.

 

¡32 ruedas! ¡Cuesta más que una casa (normal) cambiar todos los neumáticos! Es el avión mas grande del mundo, el ruso Antonov 225. Las fotos son de cuando el gigante ruso estuvo en Medford, para transportar dos helicópteros apagafuegos Sikorsky, para un transporte trans-oceánico: costó $1000000 transportarlos.

 

Mientras los cargaban los pilotos rusos fueron a la ciudad a comprar cigarrillos y unos vaqueros levis. Es asombroso que un aparato tan grande pueda estar en el aire. Los hermanos Wright nunca lo hubieran soñado.

 

 

THIS AIRPLANE WAS AT THE  NIAGARA FALLS   AIRPORT  RECENTLY (TWICE) TO LOAD COMPRESSORS TO FLY DIRECTLY TO  SAUDI ARABIA  

32 wheels! -- Costs more than my house to rotate the tires! The World's Biggest Airplane, the Russian Antonov 225. Attached pics are of the Russian behemoth when it came into  Medford ,  OR , to pick up two Sikorsky fire fighting helicopters to take overseas -- $1,000,000 to transport them

While they were loading the helicopters, the Russian pilots (two crews), went into town to buy cigarettes by the case and  Levis  jeans. It is amazing something this huge can stay in the air. The Wright brothers would never have dreamed it.   

Aging Aircraft: Cracks in USA’s F/A-18 fleet

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/Aging-Aircraft-Cracks-in-USAs-FA-18-fleet-05131/

March 12/10: U.S. Naval Air Systems Command grounds 104 U.S. Navy and Marine Corps F/A-18 A-D Hornet fighter jets, about 16% of the Navy/USMC Hornet fleet. The location was not specified, except to say that they were in a "high stress focus area" that engineers already knew about, and appears to be on the wings.

FAA directs airlines to check mechanism that controls tail flap of Boeing 737s

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-ap-us-boeing-tail-flaps,0,4950039.story

SEATTLE (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration has issued an emergency airworthiness directive demanding that airlines check a mechanism that controls tail flaps on about 600 Boeing 737s.

EL MASTER IN SPACE TECHNOLOGY, “DESTACADO” POR LA ONU

http://www.aero.upm.es/prensa/mst_onu.pdf

El MST de la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid aparece en el Anuario del Espacio 2009 de la OSA (Outer Space Affairs) de Naciones Unidas como uno de los hechos de relevancia mundial en industria espacial durante el pasado año. Organizado conjuntamente por la ETSI de Aeronáuticos y ETSI de Telecomunicación y la de la Universidad Politécnica de
Madrid, el Master in Space Technology (MST) aparece como hecho relevante a nivel mundial en el Anuario "Highlights in Space 2009" publicado por la Office for Outer Space Affairs de la Organización de Naciones Unidas. El MST, es la primera titulación española incluida en este resumen mundial de los hechos más destacados de la industria espacial a nivel mundial.

LA SOSTENIBILIDAD A DEBATE EN LA ETSI AERONÁUTICOS

Ingeniería Sin Fronteras (ISF) organiza un "Foro de Ingeniería Sostenible" que tendrá lugar a mediados del mes de marzo en la ETSI Aeronáuticos de la Universidad Politécnica
de Madrid.

Por desarrollo sostenible, la Real Academia Española, entiende "el desarrollo económico que, cubriendo las necesidades del presente, preserva la posibilidad de que las generaciones futuras satisfagan las suyas". Ampliando el espectro a los campos social y ambiental, además del factor económico, Ingeniería Sin Fronteras organiza unas Jornadas
sobre Ingeniería Sostenible que tendrán lugar en la segunda y la tercera semana del mes de marzo en la Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Aeronáuticos de la UPM.

El Salón de Actos Juan de la Cierva (ETSI Aeronáuticos) acoge las 6 jornadas de diferente temática, con la Ingeniería Sostenible como elemento común, en horario de 16:00 a 18:00 horas. A los alumnos que certifiquen la asistencia a 3 o 5 de las jornadas, recibirán 1 o 2 créditos de libre elección respectivamente. La entrada es libre hasta completar aforo, si bien los que quieran reservar una plaza podrán hacerlo en el siguiente correo electrónico: foroingenieriasostenible@gmail.com


Temática plural
El primer día, 16 de marzo, una mesa redonda con José Manuel Hesse, director de Medio Ambiente de AENA; César Velarde, responsable del Observatorio de Sostenibilidad de la Aviación (SENASA), y Belén González, coordinadora Ambiental del grupo ITP, moderada por el profesor de la ETSI Aeronáuticos Gustavo Alonso, tratará la "Sostenibilidad en el Transporte Aéreo". El segundo día, el miércoles 17, Ricardo García Zaldívar, coordinador del Consejo Científico de Attac (Asociación para la tributación de las transacciones financieras y la acción ciudadana) y Carlos Estévez, director de documentales, serán los ponentes de la Jornada "Otro mundo es posible: Voces contra la globalización", nombre que titulaba la serie de documentales que se emitió en La 2, donde voces como las de José Saramago, Pérez Esquivel, Carlos Taibo, Ignacio Ramonet o Manu Chao entre otros, se alzaban en contra del modo en el que se está llevando a cabo el modelo de globalización.

Los proyectos de Cooperación al Desarrollo, también tendrán su hueco (22 de marzo) en el Foro de Ingeniería Sostenible (FIS 2010). Carlos del Cañizo, de Ingeniería Sin Fronteras Asociación para el Desarrollo (ISF ApD), explicará en qué consisten estos proyectos y cómo desde la Universidad se puede ayudar a paliar los problemas concretos de los denominados países del Sur. La UPM ha abierto con los PFC para el Desarrollo una nueva vía para finalizar los estudios aunando la aplicación de los conocimientos técnicos con la experiencia personal que supone la cooperación.

Los días 23 y 24 se abordan dos temas de actualidad, en primer lugar el catedrático de Máquinas y Motores Térmicos de la ETSII (UPM), hablará a los asistentes de la
"Conducción Eficiente". En segundo lugar, se debatirá sobre "El Papel de la Energía Nuclear en el Futuro Mix Energético de España", para lo que contará con la presencia
de Miguel Ibáñez, del Foro Nuclear y Francisco Castejón, de Ecologistas en Acción. Amnistía Internacional pondrá el cierre al Foro FIS 2010, el 25 de marzo, con un coloquio sobre aquellos problemas bélicos que no cesan en zonas como el Sáhara, Darfur, Colombia o Palestina, bajo el nombre de Conflictos Permanentes.

Calendario de las Jornadas del Foro de Ingeniería Sostenible en ETSI Aeronáuticos (Marzo 2010)
Martes 16: Sostenibilidad en el Transporte Aéreo.
Miércoles 17: Otro Mundo es Posible: Voces contra la Globalización.
Lunes 22: Proyectos de Cooperación al Desarrollo.
Martes 23: Conducción Eficiente.
Miércoles 24: La Energía Nuclear en el Futuro Mix Energético de España.
Jueves 25: Conflictos Permanentes.

Nota de Prensa ETSI Aeronauticos

ESA presents European participants in 520-day simulated mission to Mars

ESA Press Release
ESA PR 2010-05 A crew of six, including two Europeans, will soon begin a simulated mission to Mars in a mockup that includes an interplanetary spaceship, a Mars lander and a martian landscape. The Mars500 experiment, as long as a real journey to Mars, will be second to none as the ultimate test of human endurance.
 
Four ESA-selected Europeans, Belgian Jerome Clevers, Arc'hanmael Gaillard and Romain Charles from France and Colombian-Italian Diego Urbina, started the mission training at the end of February with the other crew-members at the Russian Institute of Biomedical Problems (IBMP) in Moscow. Two of these four candidates will be selected as European participants in Mars500. This first full-duration simulated mission to Mars will start in a special human habitat at IBMP in Moscow next summer.  
 
The Mars500 name comes from the blueprint for a possible human Mars mission in the future using conventional propulsion: 250 days for the trip to Mars, 30 days on the martian surface and 240 days for the return journey, totalling 520 days.
 
 
Apart from the technical challenges, the big question on a long mission to Mars is the human factor: how best to select and prepare humans to mentally and physically endure a spaceflight of at least one and half years – possibly much longer – in a closed environment, seeing the same faces, under constant stress and isolated from family and friends on Earth.
 
 
The European candidates who will help to answer these fundamental questions will be presented to the media on 22 March 2010 at ESA's European Space Research and Technology Centre in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. Media representatives wishing to attend the event are kindly requested to fill in the attached accreditation form and return it by fax to the ESA Headquarters Media Relations Office by 18 March 2010.

La NASA proyecta traer muestras de un asteroide inalterado

http://www.lostiempos.com/diario/actualidad/vida-y-futuro/20100314/la-nasa-proyecta-traer-muestras-de-un-asteroide_61501_111227.html

"Este asteroide es una cápsula del tiempo desde antes del nacimiento de nuestro sistema solar", dijo Bill Cutlip, del Goddard Space Flight Center de la NASA en Greenbelt, Maryland, uno de los principales impulsores de una misión llamada OSIRIS-Rex (cuya representación artística aparece en la imagen), cuyo objetivo es dirigirse al asteoride y volver con una muestra.

EADS "espera" que la presión europea cambie el concurso de aviones cisterna

http://www.abc.es/agencias/noticia.asp?noticia=305446

"Es completamente legítimo que los países europeos pidan explicaciones a los estadounidenses" sobre el concurso para los aviones cisterna que "está sesgado", señaló Gallois en una entrevista a la emisora de radio francesa RTL.

Preguntado sobre si espera que las cosas puedan cambiar con la visita a Estados Unidos el próximo día 31 del presidente francés, Nicolas Sarkozy, quien dijo que abordará esta cuestión con Barack Obama, el titular de EADS contestó: "Lo deseo".

Actos conmemorativos del Centenario de la Aviación en Sevilla

El pasado 2 de Marzo, se celebró en el Foro Aeroespacial de Andalucía la ponencia '100 Años de Aviación en Sevilla 1910 -2010', en la que se presentaron los actos conmemorativos que se están preparando para celebrar este año el Centenario de la Aviación en Sevilla. Su objetivo es colaborar en la divulgación de la aeronáutica en Sevilla, y aprovechar para que esto impulse la industria local.

Hemos tardado, pero aquí está el resumen del ambicioso programa de actos que se presentó:

http://blog.aergenium.es/2010/03/actos-conmemorativos-del-centenario-de.html

Design of chineese C919 Jet to Complete by Year-end

http://english.cri.cn/6909/2010/03/12/45s556066.htm

EADS sigue perdiendo dinero con la fabricación de sus aviones Airbus A380

http://www.abc.es/agencias/noticia.asp?noticia=305465

Gallois reconoció, en una entrevista a la emisora de radio francesa "RTL", que el programa del A380 "no está todavía en equilibrio", aunque no quiso confirmar las informaciones de que Airbus pierde entre 50 y 100 millones de euros por cada uno de esos aparatos que entrega.

"Todavía gastamos demasiado dinero para fabricar ese avión", se limitó a indicar, al tiempo que se negó a precisar cuándo espera que el programa sea rentable.

Source: EADS seeking new tanker-bid partner

http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2010/03/airforce_DN_031210_eads_tanker_partner_web/

The Air Force's $35 billion KC-X competition may not end up being a sole-source competition. It appears that EADS is looking to buy time to find a new partner to bid in the fight against tanker rival Boeing.

"We're hearing that EADS has approached DoD and asked for an extension to the tanker bid submittal deadline," one congressional aide said today.

The deadline is in mid-May.

AERO-ROBOT 2010 en Sevilla

http://blog.aergenium.es/2010/03/aero-robot-2010-en-sevilla.html

Aero-Robot es una jornada especializada dedicada a la automatización de la fabricación aeronáutica, organizada anualmente por la Asociación Española de Robótica y Automatización Tecnologías de la Producción (AER-ATP).

La jornada de este año se celebra el 16 Marzo en el Salón de actos del Centro de empresas Aerópolis en Sevilla.

Emirates committed to A380 despite growing pains

http://www.atwonline.com/news/story.html?storyID=19678

 

Emirates President Tim Clark told ATWOnline yesterday in Berlin that the airline's A380s have been a success with passengers and on the balance sheet but that "there are still problems with the reliability of the aircraft. And when we fix snags, we find new ones. I am trying to be kind to Airbus, but they have to solve the problems."

Gobierno ucraniano planea asignar $42 millones para la producción del avión An-70

 

 

http://sp.rian.ru/onlinenews/20100309/125409205-print.html

Ucrania aprueba la producción del avión Antonov An-70

 

 

 

Ucrania aprueba la producción del avión Antonov An-70

http://www.ateneadigital.es/RevistaAtenea/REVISTA/articulos/GestionNoticias_1764_ESP.asp

El Gobierno de Ucrania autorizó ayer la inversión de 42 millones de dólares para la producción del avión de transporte militar Antonov An-70, según la disposición del gabinete publicada hoy en la web del Parlamento ucraniano y recogida por Novosti.

 

 

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Ucrania invertirá 42 millones de dólares en la construcción del An-70

http://www.curimedia.com/2010/03/ucrania-invertir-42-millones-de-dlares-en-la-construccin-del-an-70/

 

Manufacturing Work Starts on First UK F35 Lightning II Aircraft

BAE Press Release

 

Manufacturing work has started on the first F-35 Lightning II aircraft that will be delivered to the UK Ministry of Defence. Quentin Davies, UK Minister of Defence Equipment and Support, marked the occasion by signing the F-35 frame before it was loaded into the assembly jig at the BAE Systems site in Samlesbury, Lancashire.

The frame will come out of the jig in Quarter 3 2010 as an assembled aft fuselage, part of the first UK F-35 Lightning II ever to be built. The UK Ministry of Defence has committed to the purchase of three aircraft to allow testing and training to take place before operational service.

Mr Davies visited BAE Systems' Samlesbury site on 24th February 2010 for an update on various programmes within BAE Systems and to witness the investment taking place on the site.

He said: "Over the previous ten years, the main driver of economic growth in this country has been financial services. Over the next ten years I believe it is going to be manufacturing that is key to the future success of the British economy."

BAE Systems is teamed with prime contractor Lockheed Martin and with Northrop Grumman to deliver the F-35 Lightning II, the world's largest defence programme. The aft fuselage and empennage (vertical and horizontal tails) for each F-35 are designed, engineered and manufactured by BAE Systems at Samlesbury using the latest digital design and precision manufacturing technologies, while the Company's Structural & Dynamic Test facility at Brough, Yorkshire, will take the lead on Static and Fatigue testing for the F-35 programme.

The programme calls on BAE Systems global capabilities, with BAE Systems, Inc., in the US contributing key capabilities including electronic warfare, advanced low observable apertures, advanced countermeasure systems, vehicle management computer and active inceptor systems.

Mick Ord, BAE Systems F-35 Managing Director, said: "The F-35 programme is essential to the sustainment of the UK aerospace manufacturing industry, so it's great to have such support from the UK government. We are working hard with the UK MOD to ensure we provide the tremendous aircraft they require."

The F-35 Lightning II is a fifth-generation fighter, combining advanced stealth with fighter speed and agility, fully fused sensor information, network-enabled operations, advanced sustainment, and lower operational and support costs.

Europa aúna esfuerzos en aplicaciones de seguridad desde el espacio, siendo España un socio clave.

http://www.defensa.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1543:europa-auna-esfuerzos-en-aplicaciones-de-seguridad-desde-el-espacio-siendo-espana-un-socio-clave&catid=54:espana&Itemid=162

 

 

 

Colegios Profesionales y consumidores, ante la Ley Ómnibus

http://www.actualidadaeroespacial.com/index.php?view=noticias&id=4b99e1e0782eb&viewTemplate=1

 

 

Plant-based fuel is cheap, easy, and ready to power your jet

http://www.gizmag.com/cheap-easy-plant-based-fuel/14468/

Engineers at University of Wisconsin-Madison have found a way to convert 95% of the energy of cellulosic biomass into jet fuel using stable, inexpensive catalysts, basic equipment and minimal processing. The end hydrocarbon product is so similar to jet fuel that it is ready for application by present internal engine designs.

The team's previous research had focused on processes that convert plant-based sugars into transportation fuels, however they found that sugar molecules commonly degrade to form levulinic acid and formic acid which don't readily transform into high-energy liquid fuels.

Boeing 787 Begins First Flight-Test Operations Outside of Washington

http://boeing.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=1110

 

VICTORVILLE, Calif., March 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The second Boeing (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner, ZA002, landed at 10:53 a.m. local time today in Victorville, Calif. This marks the beginning of the first flight-test operations outside of Washington state for the program.

The airplane will be stationed at Victorville for approximately three weeks. The crew will conduct ground effects testing among other activities.

During ground effects testing, the pilots fly the airplane very close to the runway to gather data regarding the aerodynamic effects and performance of the airplane during the takeoff and landing phases of flight. Quantifying this performance is part of the certification requirements for all new airplanes.

"Victorville's airfield is the former George Air Force Base," said Randy Neville, chief pilot for ZA002. "There is ample ramp space for parking and plenty of on-site facilities. There is a long runway and plenty of level, clear land along the approach to the runway. We can operate there without disrupting air traffic control or other commercial aircraft."

A crew of more than 150 employees will be stationed at Victorville while the airplane is there. These include the flight-test engineers and support personnel required to prepare the airplane for each day's flights and to monitor performance and test equipment.

"Our confidence in the reliability of this airplane grows day by day," said Scott Fancher, vice president and general manager of the 787 program. "Taking the airplane out of state for the first time is a big step, but one we're ready for."

Remove Before flight, tu podcast aeronáutico, Episodio 04 ya disponible

Como siempre podéis escucharlo en línea, o bien descargarlo.

http://rbf.com.es/?p=84

¡Llegamos volando a nuestro cuarto episodio! Un episodio algo más largo de lo normal, pero por unas buenas razones. Os traemos una entrevista a Mark Torres, piloto de aerolínea que nos hablará de sus experiencias con el 747, del esfuerzo que supone llegar a ser piloto y de su relación con el mundo de la simulación. También un monográfico especial sobre el UNVEX 2010, la primera feria española de UAV (vehículos aéreos no tripulados) cubierta por nuestro enviado especial Jose Manuel Gil. Y por supuesto, la sección de noticias y eventos.
Gracias por volar con nosotros.

Contenidos Episodio 04:
00:00:00 Introducción
00:02:23 Plan de vuelo (sumario)
00:03:14 Entrevista a Mark Torres, piloto de aerolínea.
00:24:11 Monográfico especial: UNVEX'10, 1ª feria española de UAV (Vehículos Aéreos No Tripulados)
01:03:56 Noticias
01:19:03 Eventos
01:22:26 Despedida

Dirección: Jose Miguel Morales & Javier F. Lago
Redacción: Jose Miguel Morales, Ricard Sánchez & Jose Manuel Gil
Locución: Jose Miguel Morales, Ricard Sánchez & Javier F. Lago
Música y edición: Javier F. Lago
Voice Coach: Anna Esquius
Layout & Diseño: Anna Esquius & Javier F. Lago
Producido por Satori Produccions SL (info@satori-produccions.com)

España asumirá 300 millones de euros del sobrecoste del A400M más 225 millones en concepto de crédito

http://www.infodefensa.com/esp/noticias/noticias.asp?cod=2290&n=España-asumirá-300-millones-de-euros-del-sobrecoste-del-A400M-más-225-millones-en-concepto-de-crédito

 

 

 

Bruselas estudia llevar el conflicto entre EADS y EE UU por los aviones cisterna a la OMC

Bruselas estudia llevar el conflicto entre EADS y EE UU por los aviones cisterna a la OMC
http://www.elpais.com/articulo/economia/Bruselas/estudia/llevar/conflicto/EADS/EE/UU/aviones/cisterna/OMC/elpepueco/20100310elpepueco_9/Tes


París: el cambio en la oferta de los aviones cisterna del Pentágono es grave
ttp://www.abc.es/agencias/noticia.asp?noticia=303990

Fotos: Sukhoi T-50

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Gallois pretende convertir el A400M en un éxito exportador

http://www.abc.es/agencias/noticia.asp?noticia=303692

RAF outlines Afghan experience with Reaper UAV

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/03/10/339270/raf-outlines-afghan-experience-with-reaper-uav.html

Los reyes de Suecia visitan Brasil y se hablará del Gripen…

http://www.defensa.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1519:-los-reyes-de-suecia-visitan-brasil-y-se-hablara-del-gripen&catid=55:latinoamerica&Itemid=163

UAV Navigation presenta el AP040EM2, el AD-INS más pequeño y ligero del mundo

 

 

 

http://www.defensa.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1516:uav-navigation-presenta-el-ap040em2-el-ad-ins-mas-pequeno-y-ligero-del-mundo&catid=56:industria&Itemid=164

 

UAV Navigation, compañía especializada en el diseño de sistemas de control de vuelo para aeronaves tripuladas y no tripuladas, presentó en UNVEX'10 el AP040EM2, una solución perfecta para los diseñadores de sistemas que necesiten integrar en sus equipos aviónica miniaturizada.

Aerobatic Racing – The Next Generation of Air Shows

"Two pilots, flying side-by-side about 500 feet apart, race through a series of 8 to 10 aerobatic maneuvers. Rule infractions or incomplete maneuvers result in penalties added to the pilot's overall clocked time. The pilot that completes the aerobatic sequence in the least amount of time wins the race!

Presently, there are two categories of race planes excepted: high-performance aerobatic aircraft (including the Pitts S-2B/C, the Edge-540, the Extra-300/300, the Staudacher S-300, etc.) and warbirds (including the T-28, the T-6/SNJ, or Harvard.) Both similar and dissimilar aircraft compete against one another so pilots must strategically harness each aircraft's unique handling advantages to win."

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Dos pilotos, dos pistas separadas 500ft, una carrera en la que hay que realizar de 8 a 10 maniobras acrobáticas, las maniobras mal hechas o incompletas penalizan... y el piloto que menos tiempo tarde en hacer todas las maniobras gana.


Se admite que compitan dos tipos de aeronaves: acrobáticas de altas prestaciones (Pitts S2 b/c, Edge 540, Extra 300/330 etc) y "Wardbirds" (T-28Trojan, T6 Texan...). Y no compiten por separado... ambas categorías se pueden enfrentar en la misma carrera, con cada piloto exprimiendo de la máquina sus ventajas sobre las otras para ganar la carrera.


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Army approaches million unmanned flying hours

 

 

 

US. Army Press Release

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, March 5, 2010) -- The Army is fast approaching one million hours of unmanned aviation flight with its unmanned aerial systems.

"Right now it looks like we'll hit probably 1 million total hours sometime next month," said Col. Christopher Carlile, director, U.S. Army Unmanned Aircraft Systems Center of Excellence. "But it'll take us to around September or October before we'll hit one million hours in support of combat operations."

The colonel said about 90 percent of the Army's unmanned flying hours are in support of combat. The Army aviation community will recognize the milestone in late May with displays at the Pentagon and the Smithsonian Museum in Washington.

Speaking to an audience of Soldiers and defense-industry professionals last week during the 2010 Association of the United States Army's Institute of Land Warfare Winter Symposium and Exposition in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Carlile said the Army is prepared for growth in use of unmanned aerial systems and for broadening their mission sets.

"Today we are probably 99 percent-plus for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance roles for UAS," he said. "Though in the future, there will be new roles."

The colonel said those new roles could include communications relays, sustainment and cargo, for instance.

Training is ramping up for more UAS support as well. Out at Fort Huachuca, Ariz., the Army runs a joint training installation for UAS operators and maintainers. There, they train Soldiers, Sailors and Marines. Carlile said the Army is expected to see an increase in Soldiers that need to be trained at the facility.

"Today we will train, in Fiscal Year 2010, about 800," he said. "By 2018, our requirement is over 3,000 operators."

Unlike other services, the Army finds placing enlisted servicemembers at the controls of a UAS to be most effective, and Carlile said that is not likely to change.

"Army enlisted UAS operators are fully capable and well trained to do anything you give them to do, and it'll shock you when you hear how many hours of operation they have," he said.

Carlile said the Army puts aircraft like the RQ-7 Shadow and the Raven in the lowest units, keeping their ISR capability close to the commanders who will need it.

"One of the greatest things we did was place the Shadow platoon in the brigade combat team in the early days," he said. "It allowed our infantry and our armor officers to realize the potential and know they owned it and know they were going to get it when they asked for it."

Aviation is a complex business, prone to mishap, Carlile said, and the Army has found ways to minimize that by allowing technology in the UAS to do "what it does best."

"What we found is that when the Army adapted that methodology to go toward an automated method to let the equipment do what it does best -- let it come up with automated take off and landing strategy -- what we have seen, it would shock you."

The colonel said that human error accidents and incidents are now nearing the single- digit mark now.

Despite successes of UAS in Iraq and Afghanistan, late in 2009 it was reported in the press that the Defense Department had confirmed that insurgents could intercept unencrypted video feeds from UAS.

On Capitol Hill, Secretary of the Army John McHugh was queried about UAS security by Senator Richard Shelby of Alabama. McHugh said he felt confident about the current status of Army systems.

"The Army greatly values, and commanders feel very strongly, about the Army's need to have these capabilities particularly at a strategic level," the secretary said. "All the services recognized that potential vulnerability early on and have reacted aggressively to it, and we feel comfortable with the systems in place."

Boeing Receives Phase 1 of Contract for US Air Force QF-16 Drone

Boeing Press Release

 

ST. LOUIS, March 9, 2010 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] has been awarded a U.S. Air Force contract worth approximately $69.7 million for the initial engineering, manufacturing and development of QF-16 Full Scale Aerial Targets to replace the QF-4 fleet. Under the terms of the remainder of the contract, expected to be awarded in coming years, up to 126 QF-16 drones will deliver beginning in 2014.

Boeing engineers and support personnel will convert retired F-16 aircraft into QF-16s for use as aerial targets for newly developed weapons and tactics. The drones, which will be equipped to evaluate how U.S. fighters and weapons will operate against potential adversaries, will be flown within a controlled range and used for testing. They will be able to fly either manned or unmanned.

QF-16 design and development will take place in St. Louis. Ground and flight testing and production will be completed at the Boeing facility in Cecil Field, Fla., near Jacksonville.

"We are honored and prepared to provide the U.S. Air Force, the 691st Armament Systems Squadron, and the QF-16 Program with next-generation, full-scale aerial targets through a low-risk, affordable, technically superior solution," said Steve Waltman, director of Boeing Aircraft Sustainment & Maintenance.

The Boeing-led QF-16 team, which includes BAE Systems in Johnson City, N.Y., meets all requirements presented in the QF-16 design, development and production contract. Collectively, the Boeing team has 33 years of experience with drone systems.

Boeing 'Phantom Eye' Hydrogen Powered Vehicle Takes Shape

Boeing press Release

ST. LOUIS, March 8, 2010 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has begun to build Phantom Eye -- its first unmanned, liquid-hydrogen powered, high altitude long endurance (HALE) demonstrator aircraft.

"The essence of Phantom Eye is its propulsion system," said Darryl Davis, Boeing Phantom Works president. "After five years of technology development, we are now deploying rapid prototyping to bring together an unmanned aerial vehicle [UAV] with a breakthrough liquid-hydrogen propulsion system that will be ready to fly early next year."

Phantom Eye's entire propulsion system -- including the engine, turbo chargers and engine control system -- successfully completed an 80-hour test in an altitude chamber on March 1, clearing the way for the propulsion system and UAV to be assembled.

The twin-engine Phantom Eye demonstrator will have a 150-foot wingspan and be capable of flying for more than four days at altitudes up to 65,000 feet while carrying a payload of up to 450 pounds. Phantom Eye is designed to maintain a persistent presence in the stratosphere over a specific area, while performing missions that could include intelligence, reconnaissance, surveillance and communication. Boeing also is developing a larger HALE that will stay aloft for more than 10 days and carry payloads of more than 2,000 pounds, and building "Phantom Ray," a fighter-sized UAV that will be a flying test bed for advanced technologies.

"We believe Phantom Eye and Phantom Ray represent two areas where the unmanned aerial vehicle market is heading, and rapid prototyping is the key to getting us there," said Dave Koopersmith, Advanced Boeing Military Aircraft vice president. "These innovative demonstrators reduce technology risks and set the stage for meeting both military and commercial customers' future needs."

Phantom Eye evolved from Boeing's earlier success with the piston-powered Condor that set several records for altitude and endurance in the late 1980s. Boeing, as the Phantom Eye system designer, is working closely with Ball Aerospace, Aurora Flight Sciences, Ford Motor Co. and MAHLE Powertrain to develop the demonstrator.

Phantom Ray evolved from the X-45C program. It is scheduled to make its first flight in December.

Boeing Patent - Sonic Cruiser Meets BWB

 

 

 

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/aviation_week/on_space_and_technology/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&newspaperUserId=a68cb417-3364-4fbf-a9dd-4feda680ec9c&plckPostId=Blog%3aa68cb417-3364-4fbf-a9dd-4feda680ec9cPost%3a1f0c7406-c22c-428e-9cb4-bd35371c9685&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest

 

 It appears there is still interest at Boeing in high-speed airliners, at least within its advanced projects organization. The company has been granted a US patent for a design that is remininscent of both its high-speed Sonic Cruiser and high-capacity Blended Wing Body (BWB), if that's not too odd-sounding a concept.

 

 

 

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