Boeing responde a las informaciones publicadas sobre la decisión preliminar de la OMC en el caso DS 353
Boeing emitió el siguiente comunicado en respuesta a las informaciones publicadas que indican que el panel de expertos de la Organización Mundial del Comercio (OMC) que estudia las alegaciones de la Unión Europea acerca de la ayuda del gobierno de los EEUU a Boeing, ha emitido un dictamen preliminar y confidencial en el que rechaza la mayoría de las reclamaciones europeas:
"Si son correctas las informaciones de hoy que afirman que la OMC ha aceptado alrededor de 3.000 millones de las reclamaciones de la UE, excluyendo las correspondientes a programas pasados que fueron corregidas en su día por el Congreso de los EEUU, significa que la OMC ha rechazado en gran medida el caso de la UE y confirma que las ayudas europeas al lanzamiento de programas de Airbus es la mayor y más fragrante forma de subsidio ilegal en la industria aeroespacial".
"Nada de lo publicado hoy sobre el caso de Europa contra los EEUU es comparable a los 20.000 millones de dólares en subsidios ilegales que, según dictaminó la OMC el pasado mes de junio, ha recibido Airbus/EADS (que incluyen 15.000 millones de dólares en ayudas al lanzamiento, 2.200 millones de dólares en inyecciones de capital, 1.700 millones de dólares en infraestructuras y cerca de 1.500 millones de dólares en apoyo a la investigación).
"Del mismo modo, no hay aparentemente ninguna violación que requiera medidas correctoras que se aproxime al nivel de las que se demandan a Airbus en el dictamen del pasado mes de Junio, por el que los gobiernos europeos deben retirar y corregir los 4.000 millones de dólares aún pendientes en subsidios de ayudas al lanzamiento ilegales que Airbus/EADS ha recibido para el desarrollo del A380. Miles de millones deben ser devueltos o renegociados en términos comerciales verificables. De la misma forma, deben corregirse los efectos adversos producidos por los 16.000 millones de dólares restantes recibidos en forma de subsidios ilegales.
"Nada de lo publicado sugiere haya que cambiar el modelo tradicional de Boeing basado en el mercado para financiar el desarrollo de nuevos aviones, lo que contrasta claramente con el requerimiento hecho a Airbus/EADS para que abandone sus planes de financiar el desarrollo de nuevos modelos como el A350 con subsidios de ayuda al lanzamiento.
"De acuerdo la opinión expresada hoy, los hallazgos de la OMC contra EEUU podrían hacer necesarios pocos cambios en las políticas y prácticas de los EEUU. Uno de los dos principales argumentos que la OMC parece haber hallado inconsistente con sus normas es la política de impuestos a la exportación contenida en el FSC/ETI (Foreign Sales Corporation/Extraterritorial Income), la cual fue modificada hace mucho tiempo por el Congreso de EEUU. La citada política, fue objeto de un caso ante la OMC y corregida en la pasada década. Con relación al segundo capítulo importante, la investigación para la NASA, nos satisface leer que, en contra de lo que afirmaron anteriormente fuentes europeas, tres cuartos de los subsidios han sido hallados totalmente conformes con las normas de la OMC".
"El dictamen de hoy, refuerza nuestra confianza en los procesos y los sistemas de resolución de disputas de la OMC. Aplaudimos al organismo por su trabajo y esperamos que Airbus/EADS y la Unión Europea reconozcan que en el actual mercado global, es esencial que todos acatemos las normas y los requerimientos de la OMC. Respetar las normas, en el caso de Airbus/EADS, significa retirar la ayuda al lanzamiento prohibida pendiente para el A380 y financiar el A350 de acuerdo a términos comerciales.
Comunicado de Boeing en anticipación del dictamen preliminar de la OMC
Boeing emitió hoy el siguiente comunicado sobre la decisión preliminar pendiente por parte del grupo de expertos de la Organización Mundial del Comercio (OMC) en el caso DS 353, la demanda formal presentada por la Unión Europea en 2006 contra las supuestas subvenciones del gobierno de Estados Unidos a Boeing:
"Esperamos que la OMC emita a lo largo del día de hoy un dictamen preliminar sobre las acusaciones realizadas por la UE sobre varias prácticas de EEUU a niveles estatal, local y federal. Este dictamen viene a continuación de una decisión final por parte de un grupo de expertos distinto que en junio condenó de forma inequívoca las ayudas europeas a Airbus – notablemente las subvenciones destinadas al desarrollo de productos llamadas ayudas al lanzamiento – , calificándolas de ilegales y perjudiciales para los intereses de la industria aeroespacial de EEUU.
"Estamos a la espera de conocer la decisión preliminar de la OMC sobre las prácticas de EEUU, aunque ninguna de ellas distorsiona el mercado como las ayudas al lanzamiento, y ni siquiera se aproxima al nivel de las prácticas europeas en materia de subvenciones. El pasado mes de junio, la OMC decidió en un caso contra la UE que Airbus había recibido subvenciones ilegales por un valor total superior a 20.000 millones de dólares. Las ayudas al lanzamiento, que representan la parte más importante de las ayudas ilegales en cuestión (alrededor de 15.000 millones de dólares), son exclusivas a Airbus, no tienen parangón en la industria de EEUU, y –tal y como confirmó la OMC—son perjudiciales para los intereses de la industria aeroespacial de EEUU.
"Hasta la fecha, Airbus y los gobiernos que la apoyan han resistido abandonar las ayudas al lanzamiento. Informaciones recogidas por los medios de comunicación indican que siguen en pié los planes para proporcionar miles de millones de euros en forma de ayudas al lanzamiento para el A350, un producto que competirá con el Boeing 777 y 787. A menos que estos fondos se proporcionen en términos plenamente comerciales, sería un paso incomprensible a la luz del reciente dictamen contra las ayudas al lanzamiento y la obligación pendiente bajo las normas de la OMC de que Airbus devuelva las ayudas ilegales por valor de 4.000 millones de dólares recibidas para el A380, o reestructure la financiación del A380 con arreglo a condiciones comerciales probadas.
"Tenemos plena confianza en los procesos de la OMC y en sus procedimientos para la resolución de disputas. Las acciones del gobierno de EEUU para abordar la preocupación europea sobre FSC/ETI (Foreign Sales Corporation/Extraterritorial Income) durante la pasada década demuestran su forma de enfocar las obligaciones derivadas de los hallazgos de la OMC. Esperamos que Airbus/EADS y la UE actúen de la misma forma, aceptando los acuerdos con la OMC."
lunes, 20 de septiembre de 2010
UNA BECA DEL INTA PARA INVESTIGAR EL SOL
La beca está dirigida a ingenieros técnicos aeronáuticos y a ingenieros técnicos de telecomunicación que finalizaran sus estudios después del 31 de diciembre de 2005.
El INTA convoca una beca de formación para participar en el "Diseño preliminar de SO/PHI. Explotación científica de SUNRISE". Este proyecto, forma parte de la misión Solar Orbiter de la Agencia Espacial Europea (ESA), que se lanzará en 2017 con el objeto de conocer mejor el astro rey y su campo magnético.
La beca, remunerada con 1.000 euros mensuales, se desarrollará en las dependencias del Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial, en Torrejón de Ardoz, a jornada completa y bajo la supervisión de un tutor.
El titulado seleccionado, en base a la documentación aportada y atendiendo a criterios de mérito y capacidad, colaborará con la Oficina Nacional de Proyecto del programa SO/PHI en relación a las tareas de control de proyecto, control de la documentación y control de la configuración. La duración de la citada colaboración está prevista inicialmente hasta el 31 de diciembre de 2011, pudiendo ser prorrogada anualmente hasta la finalización del proyecto si se considera oportuno.
El plazo de presentación de solicitudes será hasta el próximo 29 de septiembre en el Registro General del INTA. Éstas se evaluarán teniendo en cuenta la nota media del expediente académico y la adaptación del currículo al proyecto. Finalmente, se realizará una entrevista personal a un máximo de cinco candidatos.
La misión
El instrumento SO/PHI (Solar Orbiter/Polarimetric and Helioseismic Imager) es una de las cargas útiles de la misión Solar Orbiter de la ESA. La contribución española al instrumento es aproximadamente del 40% y el coordinador de dicha contribución es el INTA.
Notas de prensa
El equipo técnico que realizará el diseño preliminar de SO/PHI está constituido en gran parte por personal que ya trabajó en el proyecto SUNRISE, investigaciones del Sol con un telescopio que sobrevoló en globo el Polo Norte y que permitieron la obtención de imágenes de la superficie solar con elevada resolución. En aquel hito científico colaboró el Instituto de Microgravedad Ignacio Da Riva (IDR-UPM) de la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid con tareas de control térmico y ahora repetirán su actuación en esas mismas funciones para el instrumento SO/PHI.
Nota de Prensa
El INTA convoca una beca de formación para participar en el "Diseño preliminar de SO/PHI. Explotación científica de SUNRISE". Este proyecto, forma parte de la misión Solar Orbiter de la Agencia Espacial Europea (ESA), que se lanzará en 2017 con el objeto de conocer mejor el astro rey y su campo magnético.
La beca, remunerada con 1.000 euros mensuales, se desarrollará en las dependencias del Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial, en Torrejón de Ardoz, a jornada completa y bajo la supervisión de un tutor.
El titulado seleccionado, en base a la documentación aportada y atendiendo a criterios de mérito y capacidad, colaborará con la Oficina Nacional de Proyecto del programa SO/PHI en relación a las tareas de control de proyecto, control de la documentación y control de la configuración. La duración de la citada colaboración está prevista inicialmente hasta el 31 de diciembre de 2011, pudiendo ser prorrogada anualmente hasta la finalización del proyecto si se considera oportuno.
El plazo de presentación de solicitudes será hasta el próximo 29 de septiembre en el Registro General del INTA. Éstas se evaluarán teniendo en cuenta la nota media del expediente académico y la adaptación del currículo al proyecto. Finalmente, se realizará una entrevista personal a un máximo de cinco candidatos.
La misión
El instrumento SO/PHI (Solar Orbiter/Polarimetric and Helioseismic Imager) es una de las cargas útiles de la misión Solar Orbiter de la ESA. La contribución española al instrumento es aproximadamente del 40% y el coordinador de dicha contribución es el INTA.
Notas de prensa
El equipo técnico que realizará el diseño preliminar de SO/PHI está constituido en gran parte por personal que ya trabajó en el proyecto SUNRISE, investigaciones del Sol con un telescopio que sobrevoló en globo el Polo Norte y que permitieron la obtención de imágenes de la superficie solar con elevada resolución. En aquel hito científico colaboró el Instituto de Microgravedad Ignacio Da Riva (IDR-UPM) de la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid con tareas de control térmico y ahora repetirán su actuación en esas mismas funciones para el instrumento SO/PHI.
Nota de Prensa
Los controladores estudian irse en bloque de Aena y competir por las torres
http://www.cotizalia.com/en-exclusiva/controladores-estudian-bloque-competir-torres-20100920-58318.html
Los controladores no quieren ser meros espectadores de la privatización de las torres que contempla Aena. Hasta el punto de que estudian desligarse en bloque de las gestor aeroportuario para competir en los concursos para la gestión de las torres. Según ha podido saber este diario por fuentes financieras, la Unión Sindical de Controladores Aéreos (USCA), que agrupa al 97% de los 2.400 profesionales en activo, habría contactado con empresas de servicios interesadas en la liberalización del sector a las que podría arrendar sus servicios, así como con bancos para buscar financiación.
"Es una posibilidad –asegura Daniel Zamit, portavoz de USCA-. Pasaría por convertirnos en prestadores de servicios de tránsito aéreo, para lo que nos plantearíamos conseguir la certificación en Europa.
Los controladores no quieren ser meros espectadores de la privatización de las torres que contempla Aena. Hasta el punto de que estudian desligarse en bloque de las gestor aeroportuario para competir en los concursos para la gestión de las torres. Según ha podido saber este diario por fuentes financieras, la Unión Sindical de Controladores Aéreos (USCA), que agrupa al 97% de los 2.400 profesionales en activo, habría contactado con empresas de servicios interesadas en la liberalización del sector a las que podría arrendar sus servicios, así como con bancos para buscar financiación.
"Es una posibilidad –asegura Daniel Zamit, portavoz de USCA-. Pasaría por convertirnos en prestadores de servicios de tránsito aéreo, para lo que nos plantearíamos conseguir la certificación en Europa.
domingo, 19 de septiembre de 2010
U.S. Aerospace-Antonov: Our tanker will save the Air Force billions
http://blog.seattlepi.com/aerospace/archives/221341.asp?from=blog_last3
The Antonov aerial refueling tanker that U.S. Aerospace has proposed to the U.S. Air Force would save taxpayers billions, a company official said Tuesday.
"It's 20 to 30 million (dollars) cheaper a plane (to buy), but in maintenance and indirect costs it's a savings of billions over the term of the contract and the life of the plane," U.S. Aerospace board member Michael Goldberg told CNBC.
Related: An-112 Revealed (Antonov's KC-X)
The Antonov aerial refueling tanker that U.S. Aerospace has proposed to the U.S. Air Force would save taxpayers billions, a company official said Tuesday.
"It's 20 to 30 million (dollars) cheaper a plane (to buy), but in maintenance and indirect costs it's a savings of billions over the term of the contract and the life of the plane," U.S. Aerospace board member Michael Goldberg told CNBC.
Related: An-112 Revealed (Antonov's KC-X)
viernes, 17 de septiembre de 2010
España suspende los vuelos del Eurofighter junto a Alemania y Reino Unido por problemas en los sistemas de eyección
http://www.infodefensa.com/esp/noticias/noticias.asp?cod=2668&n=Espa%F1a-suspende-los-vuelos-del-Eurofighter-junto-a-Alemania-y-Reino-Unido-por-problemas-en-los-sistemas-de-eyecci%F3n
Esta decisión se mantendrá hasta que la empresa fabricante del avión de combate europeo concluya su investigación sobre estos sistemas que permiten la eyección de los pilotos en caso de emergencia, según recoge la agencia Efe.
Relacionado:
http://www.infodefensa.com/esp/noticias/noticias.asp?cod=2613&n=Un-militar-saud%ED-fallece-tras-estrellarse-un-Eurofighter-durante-un-vuelo-de-entrenamiento-en-la-Base-de-Mor%F3n
Esta decisión se mantendrá hasta que la empresa fabricante del avión de combate europeo concluya su investigación sobre estos sistemas que permiten la eyección de los pilotos en caso de emergencia, según recoge la agencia Efe.
Relacionado:
http://www.infodefensa.com/esp/noticias/noticias.asp?cod=2613&n=Un-militar-saud%ED-fallece-tras-estrellarse-un-Eurofighter-durante-un-vuelo-de-entrenamiento-en-la-Base-de-Mor%F3n
Astrium investiga un alunizaje automático en el Polo Sur de la Luna
- La ESA adjudica un nuevo estudio para un alunizador valorado en 6,5 millones de euros
- Concepción de una misión para un alunizador al Polo Sur de la Luna, llevando un vehiculo automático
- Ensayo de los sistemas de propulsión y navegación
- Precursor de una participación significativa en la futura exploración lunar tripulada
Astrium, la compañía espacial líder en Europa, ha ganado un nuevo contrato de la Agencia Espacial Europea (ESA), como continuación del estudio Next (Next Exploration Science and Technology) para desarrollar un vehículo de alunizaje. La fase B1 de este estudio tiene por objeto ultimar el diseño de la misión para lograr que un vehículo robot alunice en las proximidades del Polo Sur lunar. El nuevo contrato valorado en 6,5 millonesde euros, con una significativa contribución alemana, tendrá una duración de 18 meses y se prolongará hasta finales de 2011. El estudio tendrá como resultado final un concepto de la misión completamente definido y un diseño detallado del alunizador y del vehículo robótico.
Otros aspectos del estudio cubren la elaboración de una concepción de diseño del sistema, el diseño inicial del módulo y las tecnologías esenciales para un alunizaje automático, suave y preciso. El estudio abarca, por otra parte, las pruebas de los componentes de los motores y de los sensores de navegación. En todo esto se incluyen procedimientos de simulación y perfeccionamiento mediante un equipamiento capaz de reproducir un entorno lunar de forma realista. El estudio de la fase B1 confirmará el coste y el calendario generales del alunizador como base para una futura decisión de la financiación de la misión al completo a nivel ministerial en el Consejo de la ESA.
Una vez, tomada esta decisión y acabado el estudio de la fase B1, la ESA podrá dar el siguiente paso del programa, adjudicando un contrato para el desarrollo construcción y ensayo de un vehículo alunizador.
"Las probadas capacidades del vehículo logístico ATV como una demostración tecnológica, son representativas de las habilidades y experiencia de Astrium en procedimientos de encuentro y acoplamiento. El concepto del nuevo estudio está precisamente basado en la tecnología del ATV y esta pericia única en su género nos permitira desarrollar las tecnologías requeridas para el alunizador. No sería posible visionar un vehículo de alunizaje automático sin ellas", dijo el Dr. Michael Menking, Senior Vice President de Orbital Systems & Space Exploration de Astrium, a la firma del contrato, el día 16 de septiembre en Berlín.
"Es un gran placer que se progresa en Europa en el campo de la exploración espacial apoyándose en tecnologías clave desarrolladas para los vuelos tripulados" afirmó la Sra. Di Pippo, Directora de Vuelos Espaciales Tripulados en la ESA.
"Ahora que nos disponemos a unirnos a los Estados Unidos, Rusia y Japón en la decisión para utilizar la Estación Espacial Internacional (ISS) diez años extra y posiblemente más aún, estamos preparando los siguientes pasos y estamos posicionando a Europa al nivel de sus competencias y capacidades dentro de la misión global de exploración. Con una fuerte y exitosa presencia en LEO, la Luna es nuestra siguiente meta natural en nuestros caminos comunes a destinos más lejanos. Europa está presente de manera activa y exitosa en estos proyectos globales, como la ISS y la exploración, que contribuyen a afirmar nuestro papel de un continente moderno, dinámico e impulsado por la innovación", dijo ella.
Son multiples los retos tecnológicos que se plantean a la hora de planear el envío de un vehículo robótico a la Luna. Para el alunizaje suave y preciso son esenciales tecnologías avanzadas, tales como un sistema autónomo de navegación y un sofisticado sistema de propulsión.
Después del alunizaje, el vehículo robótico saldrá del módulo para dar comienzo a la exploración de la superficie, al mismo tiempo que toda una gama de instrumentos estacionarios empieza a grabar datos experimentales. Se prevé que la duración de la fase de investigación durante la misión oscile entre seis y ocho meses (misión básica).
EADS gets a stronger and consistent brand identity
To celebrate ten years of success since its creation, EADS is strengthening its branding; the Group logo has been modernised, and the new branding scheme better integrates and enhances the individual Division brands.
"This brand renovation embodies exactly the spirit of Vision 2020, our strategy for EADS' next ten years: reinforce each of the four Divisions, give them the visibility they need to market their business and at the same time materialise the strength and unity of the Group," said Louis Gallois, CEO of EADS.
The brand architecture has been revised for better integration within a common visual identity for the entire EADS Group. As the umbrella brand, EADS reinforces the four Divisions: Airbus, Eurocopter and Astrium, whose existing logo and image have been modernised; "Cassidian", the newly named Division which previously operated as Defence & Security, introduces a new identity within this scheme. This new brand architecture and the consistent corporate image clearly illustrate the progress EADS has jointly made in bringing the Group together.
The new identity will be progressively implemented across the Group from today.
Press Release
"This brand renovation embodies exactly the spirit of Vision 2020, our strategy for EADS' next ten years: reinforce each of the four Divisions, give them the visibility they need to market their business and at the same time materialise the strength and unity of the Group," said Louis Gallois, CEO of EADS.
The brand architecture has been revised for better integration within a common visual identity for the entire EADS Group. As the umbrella brand, EADS reinforces the four Divisions: Airbus, Eurocopter and Astrium, whose existing logo and image have been modernised; "Cassidian", the newly named Division which previously operated as Defence & Security, introduces a new identity within this scheme. This new brand architecture and the consistent corporate image clearly illustrate the progress EADS has jointly made in bringing the Group together.
The new identity will be progressively implemented across the Group from today.
Press Release
EADS Defence & Security changes its name to CASSIDIAN
- Defence and Security division of EADS conducts complete rebrand: name and logo
- A clear signal of the division's ambition to further expand on the global markets
- New brand reflects the CASSIDIAN mission to support those who protect the world
EADS Defence & Security, a world leader in global security solutions and systems for civil and military markets, today announced its official name change to CASSIDIAN. The announcement was made by EADS and by CASSIDIAN CEO Dr. Stefan Zoller.
CASSIDIAN remains a division of EADS and will be able to market its large portfolio of security systems more effectively by establishing a clear-cut profile in the global market place. "Our business is changing. So are our customers. Especially on the civil markets which we address with our security products, it is essential to be perceived as a strong brand," says Dr. Stefan Zoller, CEO of CASSIDIAN.
"The new name CASSIDIAN comes from the Latin terms "cassida" (helmet) and "meridian" (imaginary line running north and south). It symbolises worldwide protection and security, thus reflecting the CASSIDIAN claim – Defending World Security," says Annette Füllenbach, Head of CASSIDIAN Communications.
Together with the name, CASSIDIAN has also introduced a new logo. The globe with hands surrounding and protecting it symbolises the company's commitment to support those whose mission is to protect the world.
The Business Units have also received new names which highlight the core of their activities: CASSIDIAN Electronics, CASSIDIAN Air Systems and CASSIDIAN Systems.
The company will begin to use the new name and logo immediately. Its subsidiaries will retain their present names for the time being, but will immediately adopt the new logo.
"Our business has changed significantly in recent years. We are not two silos – one Defence and one Security, but a company that offers global protection in a wide sense. CASSIDIAN will soon be a distinguished and reputable name for global security solutions," said Dr. Stefan Zoller, CEO of CASSIDIAN.
The strategic goals of the company remain the same. As the leading manufacturer of military air systems, cutting edge radar technologies and as a market leader in secure communications and nationwide security, CASSIDIAN will continue to be active in its domestic markets while further pursuing its global development. India, Brazil and the Middle East are identified as major growth areas.
About CASSIDIAN (www.cassidian.com)
CASSIDIAN, an EADS Company, is a worldwide leader in global security solutions and systems, providing lead system integration and value-added products and services to civil and military customers around the globe: air systems (aircraft and unmanned aerial systems), land & naval and joint systems, intelligence and surveillance, cybersecurity, secure communications, test systems, missiles, services and support solutions. In 2009, CASSIDIAN – with around 21,000 employees – achieved revenues of € 5.4 billion. EADS is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. In 2009, EADS generated revenues of € 42.8 billion and employed a workforce of about 119,000.
CASSIDIAN, "Defending world security".
jueves, 16 de septiembre de 2010
Joint Industry CDA Implementation win-win-win: saving fuel, cutting emissions, reducing noise
Written by Lesley Shepherd
Thursday, 16 September 2010 08:49
Geneva, Switzerland – Aviation organisations across Europe today announced further progress in reducing emissions and noise from aircraft, as part of the industry's commitment to a sustainable future.
The European Continuous Descent Approach (CDA) Action Plan, announced at the Aviation and Environment Summit a year ago, has gained further momentum with the launch of an interactive internet map showing the status of CDA implementation across Europe. The application, developed by EUROCONTROL as part of its work to support CDA implementation and in close collaboration with ACI EUROPE, CANSO, ERA and IATA, was presented for the first time at the ATAG Aviation and Environment Summit in Geneva today.
EUROCONTROL is coordinating this effort through its CDA Implementation Team which has met with operational stakeholders covering a total of 104 different airports across Europe. Experts from EUROCONTROL, CANSO and IATA are also contributing to the development of a new ICAO manual on Continuous Descent Operations, which may lead to an update of EUROCONTROL's existing European CDA Guidance in 2011.
The support that the CDA Implementation Team has received from aircraft operators, airport operators and air navigation service providers has been crucial to commitments given thus far to implement CDA at 83 airports across 25 European States. Of these airports, 33 already offer CDA at some point in the day and a further 13 are currently carrying out flight trials. At least 15 new implementation support visits are already in the pipeline. This confirms that the project is clearly on track to reach the Joint Action Plan's target of CDA implementation at 100 European airports by 2013.
Operational flight trials and work in aircraft simulators confirm that a CDA from an altitude of about 10,000 feet should save approximately 100kg of fuel, and over 300kg of CO2 compared to the classical stepped approach. As there are over 9 million flights in European airspace every year, the widespread application of CDA in which aircraft fly higher for longer, has the potential to provide major cost savings for aircraft operators through reduced fuel use, reduced noise exposure for those who live near airports and considerable reductions in the emission of greenhouse gases.
"Following the last Aviation and Environment Summit, ACI EUROPE, CANSO, EUROCONTROL, ERA and IATA have been working closely together to implement the Joint European CDA Action Plan. We are already seeing tangible benefits of which the CDA internet map is but one. Over the coming months we will be focussing on promoting the widespread usage of CDA and establishing a CDA culture which will pave the way to more advanced performance in the future," said Andrew Watt, Environment Manager at EUROCONTROL.
ATAG Executive Director Paul Steele commented "The close cooperation between ACI EUROPE, CANSO, EUROCONTROL, ERA and IATA is just one of many great examples of joined-up thinking that the aviation industry is applying to the challenge of lowering its emissions. Through innovative tools like the interactive map, the CDA Action Plan is ahead of schedule in its aim to reduce emissions by 500,000 tons of CO2 a year, and shows the industry delivering on its commitments to cap net carbon emissions from 2020 and half net emissions by 2050."
European Region Airline Association Press Release
Emerging Technologies May Fuel Revolutionary Launcher: Horizontal Launch
An early proposal has emerged that calls for a wedge-shaped aircraft with scramjets to be launched horizontally on an electrified track or gas-powered sled. The aircraft would fly up to Mach 10, using the scramjets and wings to lift it to the upper reaches of the atmosphere where a small payload canister or capsule similar to a rocket's second stage would fire off the back of the aircraft and into orbit. The aircraft would come back and land on a runway by the launch site.
http://www.nasa.gov/topics/technology/features/horizontallaunch.html
http://www.nasa.gov/topics/technology/features/horizontallaunch.html
RAF FSTA (Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft), Airbus Military Tanker for UK, completes first flight
The first A330 MRTT Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA) for the UK Royal Air Force has successfully completed its maiden flight from the Airbus Military facility at Getafe, Madrid following its conversion.
The first A330 MRTT Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA) for the UK Royal Air Force has successfully completed its maiden flight from the Airbus Military facility at Getafe, Madrid following its conversion.
The aircraft, converted from a basic A330-200 by Airbus Military, took off at 11.41 local time (09.41 UTC) and landed at 13.37 local time (11.37 UTC) after a flight lasting close to two hours (airborne).
Chief Pilot FSTA Tim Butler captained the flight supported by Chief Test Pilot Eduardo Cuadrado. The engineering team on board included: Test Flight Engineer Santiago Manso, and Flight Test Engineers Jorge Fuentes and Alfonso Sopeña.
The crew reported that the aircraft, its systems, and two Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines performed entirely satisfactorily. As planned, no refuelling activity was undertaken during this flight.
Tim Butler said: “After this major conversion of the aircraft to a MRTT, it was very satisfying to find everything working so well. This first flight of a second version of the A330 MRTT confirms the handling qualities and maturity of the aircraft.”
The flight marks the beginning of a test campaign that will lead to first delivery to the RAF towards the end of 2011.
El español Domingo Ureña será nombrado en octubre presidente de la Asociación europea de Industrias Aeroespaciales y de Defensa
http://www.abc.es/agencias/noticia.asp?noticia=519174
Así lo ha confirmado hoy en declaraciones a Efe el actual secretario general de ASD, François Gayet, durante una reunión en la que participa en Ginebra sobre "Aviación y Medioambiente", que se clausura este viernes.
Ureña será nombrado oficialmente como presidente de ASD por el periodo de un año el próximo 7 de octubre
Así lo ha confirmado hoy en declaraciones a Efe el actual secretario general de ASD, François Gayet, durante una reunión en la que participa en Ginebra sobre "Aviación y Medioambiente", que se clausura este viernes.
Ureña será nombrado oficialmente como presidente de ASD por el periodo de un año el próximo 7 de octubre
Boeing aims for five-year flights after Vulture win
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/09/16/347380/boeing-aims-for-five-year-flights-after-vulture-win.html
Boeing will redefine "long endurance" for unmanned air vehicles, having won a contract to build a solar-powered flying wing intended to stay aloft for five years at a time under the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Vulture programme, the Pentagon agency announced on 15 September.
Boeing will redefine "long endurance" for unmanned air vehicles, having won a contract to build a solar-powered flying wing intended to stay aloft for five years at a time under the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Vulture programme, the Pentagon agency announced on 15 September.
Comienzan los ensayos en vuelo del Tigre HAD de Eurocopter en España
La primera versión HAD (Helicóptero de Apoyo y Destrucción) del helicóptero Tigre español ha comenzado su programa de ensayos en vuelo en las instalaciones de Eurocopter en Albacete. Durante los próximos 15 meses, tendrá lugar un completo programa de ensayos y vuelos de perfeccionamiento con el objetivo de obtener la cualificación de la Fase 1, prevista para
diciembre de 2011. Estas evaluaciones incluirán las campañas de tiro de misiles Mistral y Spike, previstas para finales de este año.
Liberto Negral, responsable de los programas gubernamentales de Eurocopter en España ha destacado: "Es la primera vez que España asume los ensayos en vuelo del prototipo de un helicóptero. Estamos muy satisfechos de poder llevar a cabo el programa de ensayos en vuelo del Tigre HAD, que se está desarrollando extraordinariamente bien y en los plazos previstos. Esto representa un gran éxito técnico para Eurocopter en España"
La primera aeronave de producción Tigre HAD está previsto que se entregue a principios de 2012. Dos son los países que ya han pedido esta versión de la familia de helicópteros de combate Tigre de Eurocopter: España ha encargado 24 unidades y Francia 40. La versión HAD también se ofrece para exportación.
En los últimos cuatro meses, se realizó en la factoría de Albacete una importante reconfiguración del helicóptero para esta versión HAD, que es una variante derivada de la versión HAP (Helicóptero de Apoyo y Protección). Estos trabajos incluyen la integración de los nuevos motores MTR390, especialmente desarrollados para la versión HAD, así como nuevas versiones del "software" básico y de misión.
El Tigre es el helicóptero de ataque más nuevo y con mejores prestaciones en el mercado mundial. En sus diferentes versiones disponibles, Francia ha encargado 80 ejemplares, Alemania 80, Australia 22 y España 24. Un total de 57 Tigre están ya en servicio. La versión HAD ofrece numerosas ventajas sobre la HAP, actualmente desplegada en Afganistán por el Ejército francés.
Entre las nuevas características se incluyen el motor más potente, incremento de la carga de pago, sistema de visión optrónico mejorado, sistema de lanzamiento de misiles aire-tierra Hellfire y Spike, interrogador amigo-enemigo (IFF), protección balística optimizada y un nuevo sistema de guerra electrónica y contramedidas
(nota de prensa Eurocopter)
Proposal for new USAF bomber
The study's lead author, Mark Gunzinger, said Tuesday that there were two main surprises that popped out of the work done by CSBA. The first was the importance of the strategic "framework" to long-range strike studies. Most earlier studies have been based on a post Cold War framework in which regional bases are available, carriers are secure and there is no challenge to space. But, he says, "our competitors have gone to school on the American way of warfare" and as a result, in future conflicts, carriers will be held 1000 nm off the coast and land bases will be pushed back.
The second surprise was that Gunzinger and other CSBA contributors expected the bomber analysis to revolve around classic choices: manned/unmanned, standoff/penetrator, or the degree of stealth. "In some cases these were false choices and in other cases there was no choice necessary," Gunzinger says.
Report [PDF]
Boeing 787 Suffers Engine Surge During Flight Tests
Boeing and Rolls-Royce are investigating the causes of a Trent 1000 engine surge that has grounded flight tests of the first Boeing 787 at Roswell, N.M.
Boeing also is assessing whether the latest engine incident may cause further slips in the hard-pressed 787 delivery schedule. The failure occurred on Sept. 10 during ground tests of the first 787, ZA001, which was at Roswell for Block 1 rejected takeoff work, plus brake demonstration certification and stability and control tests.
ZA001 “experienced an engine surge during testing on Friday afternoon. The event occurred prior to takeoff and the crew completed the appropriate maneuvers. Back-up systems performed as designed, and the crew and the aircraft were safe throughout the event.”
Full Text: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=comm&id=news/avd/2010/09/16/02.xml
Boeing also is assessing whether the latest engine incident may cause further slips in the hard-pressed 787 delivery schedule. The failure occurred on Sept. 10 during ground tests of the first 787, ZA001, which was at Roswell for Block 1 rejected takeoff work, plus brake demonstration certification and stability and control tests.
ZA001 “experienced an engine surge during testing on Friday afternoon. The event occurred prior to takeoff and the crew completed the appropriate maneuvers. Back-up systems performed as designed, and the crew and the aircraft were safe throughout the event.”
Full Text: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=comm&id=news/avd/2010/09/16/02.xml
Eurocopter & ATE inician las pruebas de un sistema de arma
http://www.defensa.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2321:eurocopter-a-ate-inician-las-pruebas-de-un-sistema-de-arma&catid=56:industria&Itemid=164
Eurocopter y Advanced Technologies & Engineering (ATE), empresa sudafricana integradora de sistemas, han iniciado las pruebas de lanzamiento en vuelo de un nuevo sistema de armas autónomo (Stand Alone Weapons System, SAWS), destinado a helicópteros ligeros y medianos
Eurocopter y Advanced Technologies & Engineering (ATE), empresa sudafricana integradora de sistemas, han iniciado las pruebas de lanzamiento en vuelo de un nuevo sistema de armas autónomo (Stand Alone Weapons System, SAWS), destinado a helicópteros ligeros y medianos
EADS high-tech licensing initiative on the road to success
- Licence agreements worth €10.5 million signed
- EADS one of the world’s most innovative companies with over 7,200 patents
Munich, 16 September 2010 – The technology transfer and licensing policy pursued by EADS’ Intellectual Property (IP) section is developing most successfully. Licence agreements worth €10.5 million were signed at a trade gathering in Le Bourget near Paris, only a year after the launch of the initiative. A total of eleven companies have participated so far.
“EADS occupies a leading role in the manufacture of high-tech products for the aerospace industry. Many of our technologies can benefit our suppliers as well as companies in other sectors of industry,” said EADS Chief
Technical Officer Dr. Jean Botti. Interested companies have the opportunity to find out about the Group’s technology portfolio at IP conferences and trade fairs. Licensing is an integral element of the Group’s long-term IP strategy.
“High-technology companies need to pay particular attention to intellectual property rights in a global business environment,” added Wulf Höflich, the Group's Chief Intellectual Property Officer. With a portfolio of more than 7,200 inventions, EADS is among the world’s most innovative companies.
The aim of the new corporate policy is to make particularly attractive technologies available to suppliers and companies both inside and outside the aerospace industry by granting patent licences. EADS Technology
Licensing provides the opportunity for interested companies to enhance their own products by using complementary technologies, or to make use of such technologies to develop innovative new products and capture new markets.
By way of illustration, EADS presented state-of-the-art composite, manufacturing, communication infrastructure, security and environment- friendly technologies that are used at Airbus, Eurocopter and throughout EADS and have now been made available for commercial applications. Today, for example, many wind turbines are manufactured using an efficient fibre-composite construction method that was originally developed at the EADS research facilities for aircraft construction
(press release)
Sikorsky X2 Technology™ Demonstrator Achieves 250-Knot Speed Milestone
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.’s X2 TechnologyTM demonstrator today successfully achieved a speed of 250 knots true air speed in level flight at the Sikorsky Development Flight Center, accomplishing the program’s ultimate speed milestone. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX).
The speed, reached during a 1.1-hour flight, is an unofficial speed record for a helicopter. The demonstrator also reached 260 knots in a very shallow dive during the flight.
“The aerospace industry today has a new horizon,” said Sikorsky President Jeffrey P. Pino. “The X2 Technology demonstrator continues to prove its potential as a game-changer, and Sikorsky Aircraft is proud to be advancing this innovative technology and to continue our company’s pioneering legacy.”
“Our primary key performance parameter has been met,” said Jim Kagdis, Program Manager for Sikorsky Advanced Programs. “The 250-knot milestone was established as the goal of the demonstrator from its inception. It’s exciting to imagine how our customers will use this capability.”
Kevin Bredenbeck, Sikorsky’s Director of Flight Operations and Chief Pilot for the company and for its X2 Technology program, manned the milestone flight. Bredenbeck said the demonstrator has been performing well, meeting expectations of performance predictions and progressing with every test flight.
“I’m proud of what the X2 Technology team has accomplished,” Bredenbeck said. “This was truly a collaborative effort that demanded a tremendous sacrifice from the full team. This dedication enabled the demonstrator to hit this historically high mark.”
The X2 Technology demonstrator combines an integrated suite of technologies intended to advance the state-of-the-art, counter-rotating coaxial rotor helicopter. It is designed to demonstrate that a helicopter can cruise comfortably at 250 knots while retaining such desirable attributes as excellent low-speed handling, efficient hovering, and a seamless and simple transition to high speed.
The X2 Technology program began in 2005 when Sikorsky first committed resources and full funding for the program’s development.
Mark Miller, Sikorsky Vice President of Research & Engineering, said: “The X2 Technology program is an initiative of our Sikorsky Innovations team, and today it offers a clear and exciting validation of our ability to take on the toughest challenges in vertical flight.”
Press Release
The speed, reached during a 1.1-hour flight, is an unofficial speed record for a helicopter. The demonstrator also reached 260 knots in a very shallow dive during the flight.
“The aerospace industry today has a new horizon,” said Sikorsky President Jeffrey P. Pino. “The X2 Technology demonstrator continues to prove its potential as a game-changer, and Sikorsky Aircraft is proud to be advancing this innovative technology and to continue our company’s pioneering legacy.”
“Our primary key performance parameter has been met,” said Jim Kagdis, Program Manager for Sikorsky Advanced Programs. “The 250-knot milestone was established as the goal of the demonstrator from its inception. It’s exciting to imagine how our customers will use this capability.”
Kevin Bredenbeck, Sikorsky’s Director of Flight Operations and Chief Pilot for the company and for its X2 Technology program, manned the milestone flight. Bredenbeck said the demonstrator has been performing well, meeting expectations of performance predictions and progressing with every test flight.
“I’m proud of what the X2 Technology team has accomplished,” Bredenbeck said. “This was truly a collaborative effort that demanded a tremendous sacrifice from the full team. This dedication enabled the demonstrator to hit this historically high mark.”
The X2 Technology demonstrator combines an integrated suite of technologies intended to advance the state-of-the-art, counter-rotating coaxial rotor helicopter. It is designed to demonstrate that a helicopter can cruise comfortably at 250 knots while retaining such desirable attributes as excellent low-speed handling, efficient hovering, and a seamless and simple transition to high speed.
The X2 Technology program began in 2005 when Sikorsky first committed resources and full funding for the program’s development.
Mark Miller, Sikorsky Vice President of Research & Engineering, said: “The X2 Technology program is an initiative of our Sikorsky Innovations team, and today it offers a clear and exciting validation of our ability to take on the toughest challenges in vertical flight.”
Press Release
Airbus completes allocation of A350 XWB airframe work packages to China
CAC Commercial Aircraft Company (CCAC), one of the major aviation industry companies in China, today signed a contract with Airbus for the work package of A350 XWB spoilers and droop panels. With this new contract, Airbus has now completed the allocation of the five percent A350 XWB airframe to be manufactured in China.
The contract was signed today in Beijing by Klaus Richter, Airbus Executive Vice President Procurement, and Wang Guangya, President and Chairman of CAC, the holding company of CCAC, and Chairman of CCAC.
Carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) is extensively used on A350 XWB spoiler and droop panels. Innovative processes include the Resin Transfer Moulding (RTM) process on the Centre Hinge Fitting that attaches the spoiler to the wing structure.
Airbus (Beijing) Engineering Centre (ABEC), a joint venture of Airbus in China, will be involved in the design activities relating to this work package.
While CCAC will become the sole supplier of the A350 XWB spoilers and droop panels, FACC AG, an Austria based leading company specialising in the development, design and manufacture of composite components and systems for civil aircraft will be responsible, under a separate contract, for the definition of the industrial process. Airbus worldwide industrial standards will be applied for the assessment of the products and the training of employees.
“We are proud to be involved in the latest Airbus aircraft programme. With this contract, we have reached our objective to be part of a global aeronautical manufacturing chain. We have long been a supplier to Airbus and have been a partner in several cooperation projects with Airbus. We cherish this opportunity very much to cooperate with Airbus and with FACC,” said Wang Guangya, President and Chairman of CAC and Chairman of CCAC.
“With this work package, we have accomplished our commitment to manufacture five percent of the A350 XWB airframe in China,” said Klaus Richter, Airbus Executive Vice President, Procurement. “Besides, this is also an important step forward for Airbus to develop a truly global industrial and engineering footprint, which helps Airbus to create a competitive cost base and access talented global resources,” he added.
About FACC
FACC is one of Airbus’ European Support Partners.
FACC AG is one of the world's leading companies in the development and production of advanced fiber-reinforced composite components and systems for the aviation industry. Their range of products reaches from structural components for the fuselage and wings to engine components to complete passenger cabins for passenger planes and helicopters. FACC is a supplier to all large aircraft manufacturers such as Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Embraer and ACAC, as well as for engine manufacturers and sub-suppliers of manufacturers. In the business year of 2009/10, FACC achieved a turnover of 251.43 million euros and employed an average of 1,529 employees. Further information can be found at http://www.facc.at.
About China and the A350 XWB airframe production
On 26th November 2007, Airbus signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Development and Reform Commission of China to formalise the commitment of manufacturing five per cent of the A350 XWB’s airframe in China.
Press Release
The contract was signed today in Beijing by Klaus Richter, Airbus Executive Vice President Procurement, and Wang Guangya, President and Chairman of CAC, the holding company of CCAC, and Chairman of CCAC.
Carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) is extensively used on A350 XWB spoiler and droop panels. Innovative processes include the Resin Transfer Moulding (RTM) process on the Centre Hinge Fitting that attaches the spoiler to the wing structure.
Airbus (Beijing) Engineering Centre (ABEC), a joint venture of Airbus in China, will be involved in the design activities relating to this work package.
While CCAC will become the sole supplier of the A350 XWB spoilers and droop panels, FACC AG, an Austria based leading company specialising in the development, design and manufacture of composite components and systems for civil aircraft will be responsible, under a separate contract, for the definition of the industrial process. Airbus worldwide industrial standards will be applied for the assessment of the products and the training of employees.
“We are proud to be involved in the latest Airbus aircraft programme. With this contract, we have reached our objective to be part of a global aeronautical manufacturing chain. We have long been a supplier to Airbus and have been a partner in several cooperation projects with Airbus. We cherish this opportunity very much to cooperate with Airbus and with FACC,” said Wang Guangya, President and Chairman of CAC and Chairman of CCAC.
“With this work package, we have accomplished our commitment to manufacture five percent of the A350 XWB airframe in China,” said Klaus Richter, Airbus Executive Vice President, Procurement. “Besides, this is also an important step forward for Airbus to develop a truly global industrial and engineering footprint, which helps Airbus to create a competitive cost base and access talented global resources,” he added.
About FACC
FACC is one of Airbus’ European Support Partners.
FACC AG is one of the world's leading companies in the development and production of advanced fiber-reinforced composite components and systems for the aviation industry. Their range of products reaches from structural components for the fuselage and wings to engine components to complete passenger cabins for passenger planes and helicopters. FACC is a supplier to all large aircraft manufacturers such as Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Embraer and ACAC, as well as for engine manufacturers and sub-suppliers of manufacturers. In the business year of 2009/10, FACC achieved a turnover of 251.43 million euros and employed an average of 1,529 employees. Further information can be found at http://www.facc.at.
About China and the A350 XWB airframe production
On 26th November 2007, Airbus signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Development and Reform Commission of China to formalise the commitment of manufacturing five per cent of the A350 XWB’s airframe in China.
Press Release
Pentagon official: No exact KC-X selection date
http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2010/09/defense-kcx-tanker-done-when-its-done-091510/
The Pentagon and Air Force have yet to set a date for awarding a multibillion-dollar aerial refueling tanker contract, but a decision is expected “this fall,” says the Pentagon’s top arms buyer.
The latest try at buying new Air Force aerial tankers “will be done when it’s done,” Defense Department purchasing chief Ashton Carter said a conference here Wednesday.
The Pentagon and Air Force have yet to set a date for awarding a multibillion-dollar aerial refueling tanker contract, but a decision is expected “this fall,” says the Pentagon’s top arms buyer.
The latest try at buying new Air Force aerial tankers “will be done when it’s done,” Defense Department purchasing chief Ashton Carter said a conference here Wednesday.
Boeing projects need for one million pilots and maintenance personnel in next 20 years
The commercial aviation industry will require 466,650 pilots and 596,500 maintenance personnel over the next 20 years to accommodate the strong demand for new and replacement aircraft, according to a crew assessment forecast from Boeing (NYSE: BA). Airlines will need an average of 23,300 new pilots and 30,000 new maintenance personnel per year from 2010 to 2029.
The crew assessment forecast is based on Boeing's Current Market Outlook, widely regarded as the most comprehensive and respected analysis of the commercial aviation market. "When you add up all the numbers, you quickly understand the issues facing this industry," said Roei Ganzarski, chief customer officer, Boeing Training & Flight Services. "Our challenge is adapting our training to engage the future generation of people who will fly and maintain the more than 30,000 airplanes that will be delivered by 2029."
The largest growth in both pilots and maintenance workers will be in the Asia-Pacific region with a requirement for 180,600 and 220,000 respectively. Within Asia, China will experience the greatest need for pilots and maintenance personnel -- 70,600 and 96,400 respectively.
North America will need 97,350 pilots and 137,000 maintenance workers; Europe will need 94,800 pilots and 122,000 maintenance personnel; Africa will need 13,200 pilots and 15,000 maintenance personnel; the Middle East will need 32,700 pilots and 44,500 maintenance personnel; Latin America will need 37,000 pilots and 44,000 maintenance personnel; and the CIS will need 11,000 pilots and 14,000 maintenance personnel.
"To accommodate this growing demand, it will be vital to match training with the learning styles of students to come," Ganzarski said. During the recent Asia Pacific Aviation Training Symposium in Kuala Lumpur, Ganzarski called for changes to current training methodologies. "As an industry, we need to adapt to the learning styles of tomorrow's technologically savvy pilots and mechanics, and ensuring that training is globally accessible, adaptable to individual needs and competency-based."
Boeing Training & Flight Services provides innovative training products and services to more than 400 customers around the world. Its training and services programs are accepted by more than 100 regulatory agencies worldwide.
Press Release
In flight Global:
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/09/16/347401/boeing-projects-need-for-one-million-pilots-and-maintenance-personnel-in-next-20.html
This is the first time that Boeing is releasing such a forecast, which is based upon its current market outlook for aircraft.
"When you add up all the numbers, you quickly understand the issues facing this industry," he adds. "Our challenge is adapting our training to engage the future generation of people who will fly and maintain the more than 30,000 airplanes that will be delivered by 2029," says Ganzarski.
The crew assessment forecast is based on Boeing's Current Market Outlook, widely regarded as the most comprehensive and respected analysis of the commercial aviation market. "When you add up all the numbers, you quickly understand the issues facing this industry," said Roei Ganzarski, chief customer officer, Boeing Training & Flight Services. "Our challenge is adapting our training to engage the future generation of people who will fly and maintain the more than 30,000 airplanes that will be delivered by 2029."
The largest growth in both pilots and maintenance workers will be in the Asia-Pacific region with a requirement for 180,600 and 220,000 respectively. Within Asia, China will experience the greatest need for pilots and maintenance personnel -- 70,600 and 96,400 respectively.
North America will need 97,350 pilots and 137,000 maintenance workers; Europe will need 94,800 pilots and 122,000 maintenance personnel; Africa will need 13,200 pilots and 15,000 maintenance personnel; the Middle East will need 32,700 pilots and 44,500 maintenance personnel; Latin America will need 37,000 pilots and 44,000 maintenance personnel; and the CIS will need 11,000 pilots and 14,000 maintenance personnel.
"To accommodate this growing demand, it will be vital to match training with the learning styles of students to come," Ganzarski said. During the recent Asia Pacific Aviation Training Symposium in Kuala Lumpur, Ganzarski called for changes to current training methodologies. "As an industry, we need to adapt to the learning styles of tomorrow's technologically savvy pilots and mechanics, and ensuring that training is globally accessible, adaptable to individual needs and competency-based."
Boeing Training & Flight Services provides innovative training products and services to more than 400 customers around the world. Its training and services programs are accepted by more than 100 regulatory agencies worldwide.
Press Release
In flight Global:
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/09/16/347401/boeing-projects-need-for-one-million-pilots-and-maintenance-personnel-in-next-20.html
This is the first time that Boeing is releasing such a forecast, which is based upon its current market outlook for aircraft.
"When you add up all the numbers, you quickly understand the issues facing this industry," he adds. "Our challenge is adapting our training to engage the future generation of people who will fly and maintain the more than 30,000 airplanes that will be delivered by 2029," says Ganzarski.
La I+D aeronáutica en España, ejemplo a seguir
http://www.cincodias.com/articulo/empresas/I-D-aeronautica-Espana-ejemplo-seguir/20100916cdscdiemp_26/cdsemp/
La industria aérea destina el 13,5% de su facturación a investigación para atender los retos crecientes de seguridad, respeto al medio ambiente y eficiencia
La industria aérea destina el 13,5% de su facturación a investigación para atender los retos crecientes de seguridad, respeto al medio ambiente y eficiencia
Tanto europeos como Boeing cantan victoria en diferendo ante OMC
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jXmss36A5HXU4cT6FBY0cJQI-l5Q
"El análisis efectuado (por la Organización Mundial del Comercio) parece muy completo y las conclusiones apoyan los enfoques de la UE en el diferendo" entre las dos compañías, declaró en un comunicado el comisario europeo de Comercio, Karel De Gucht, que representa a la Unión Europea en este caso
Por su parte, Boeing declaró que "si las informaciones difundidas hoy (miércoles) son correctas y que la OMC no halló efectivamente más que 3.000 millones de dólares de ayudas ilegales, entonces el veredicto equivale a un rechazo en bloque de las acusaciones formuladas por a Unión Europea
La OMC fuerza a Boeing y a EADS a rediseñar el sector.
http://www.expansion.com/2010/09/16/empresas/transporte/1284588849.html
La OMC detecta que Boeing también recibió subvenciones
http://www.cincodias.com/articulo/empresas/OMC-detecta-Boeing-recibio-subvenciones/20100916cdscdiemp_7/cdsemp/
"El análisis efectuado (por la Organización Mundial del Comercio) parece muy completo y las conclusiones apoyan los enfoques de la UE en el diferendo" entre las dos compañías, declaró en un comunicado el comisario europeo de Comercio, Karel De Gucht, que representa a la Unión Europea en este caso
Por su parte, Boeing declaró que "si las informaciones difundidas hoy (miércoles) son correctas y que la OMC no halló efectivamente más que 3.000 millones de dólares de ayudas ilegales, entonces el veredicto equivale a un rechazo en bloque de las acusaciones formuladas por a Unión Europea
La OMC fuerza a Boeing y a EADS a rediseñar el sector.
http://www.expansion.com/2010/09/16/empresas/transporte/1284588849.html
La OMC detecta que Boeing también recibió subvenciones
http://www.cincodias.com/articulo/empresas/OMC-detecta-Boeing-recibio-subvenciones/20100916cdscdiemp_7/cdsemp/
miércoles, 15 de septiembre de 2010
Concluidos los ensayos de carga estática del ruso Sukhoi Superjet 100
http://sp.rian.ru/onlinenews/20100915/127756656.html
"La conclusión del programa de pruebas estáticas es una importante etapa en la certificación del avión SSJ 100. Junto con pruebas estáticas, terminamos con éxito el programa de vuelos para confirmar las características de resistencia e materiales que responden a los parámetros de certificación", declaró el presidente de GSS Vladímir Prisiazhniuk.
Sukhoi SuperJet-100, esperanza de la industria aeronáutica rusa. Infografía
"La conclusión del programa de pruebas estáticas es una importante etapa en la certificación del avión SSJ 100. Junto con pruebas estáticas, terminamos con éxito el programa de vuelos para confirmar las características de resistencia e materiales que responden a los parámetros de certificación", declaró el presidente de GSS Vladímir Prisiazhniuk.
Sukhoi SuperJet-100, esperanza de la industria aeronáutica rusa. Infografía
Inaer gestionará las operaciones de control aéreo de fronteras de las Fuerzas de Seguridad a partir del 1 de octubre
Hacienda privatiza la lucha contra la inmigración ilegal y el narcotráfico
http://www.larazon.es/noticia/5604-hacienda-privatiza-la-lucha-contra-la-inmigracion-ilegal-y-el-narcotrafico
El Abogado del Estado rechazó esta medida hace seis años porque la «confidencialidad y seguridad» hacían necesario que la vigilancia estuviera controlada por la Administración
Todos los temores de los funcionarios de Vigilancia Aduanera se han confirmado: la lucha contra el narcotráfico y el control de fronteras será gestionada por una empresa privada, a pesar de que el Abogado del Estado rechazó la medida hace seis años por «la salvaguarda del servicio publico».
Inaer gestionará las operaciones de control aéreo de fronteras de las Fuerzas de Seguridad a partir del 1 de octubre
http://www.infodefensa.com/esp/noticias/noticias.asp?cod=2663&n=Inaer-gestionar%E1-las-operaciones-de-control-a%E9reo-de-fronteras-de-las-Fuerzas-de-Seguridad-a-partir-del-1-de-octubre
El grupo Inaer, participado por la gestora de activos estadounidense Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR) y el grupo de inversión italiano Investindustrial, asume, además, el mantenimiento de los seis aviones C-212 de la Agencia Tributaria que hasta ahora dependían del área 37 del Ejército del Aire, según informa el diario La Razón. No obstante, la Agencia Tributaria ordenará las operaciones y fiscalizará la actuación de la compañía.
En el Ministerio de Hacienda argumentan la medida por motivos económicos, de ahí la firma el pasado 2 de agosto del contrato de adjudicación a Inaer. Sin embargo, esta privatización viene salpicada por polémico puesto que el presupuesto máximo del contrato asciende a 5.512.000 de euros, con un coste de 2.120 euros por hora de vuelo.
http://www.larazon.es/noticia/5604-hacienda-privatiza-la-lucha-contra-la-inmigracion-ilegal-y-el-narcotrafico
El Abogado del Estado rechazó esta medida hace seis años porque la «confidencialidad y seguridad» hacían necesario que la vigilancia estuviera controlada por la Administración
Todos los temores de los funcionarios de Vigilancia Aduanera se han confirmado: la lucha contra el narcotráfico y el control de fronteras será gestionada por una empresa privada, a pesar de que el Abogado del Estado rechazó la medida hace seis años por «la salvaguarda del servicio publico».
Inaer gestionará las operaciones de control aéreo de fronteras de las Fuerzas de Seguridad a partir del 1 de octubre
http://www.infodefensa.com/esp/noticias/noticias.asp?cod=2663&n=Inaer-gestionar%E1-las-operaciones-de-control-a%E9reo-de-fronteras-de-las-Fuerzas-de-Seguridad-a-partir-del-1-de-octubre
El grupo Inaer, participado por la gestora de activos estadounidense Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR) y el grupo de inversión italiano Investindustrial, asume, además, el mantenimiento de los seis aviones C-212 de la Agencia Tributaria que hasta ahora dependían del área 37 del Ejército del Aire, según informa el diario La Razón. No obstante, la Agencia Tributaria ordenará las operaciones y fiscalizará la actuación de la compañía.
En el Ministerio de Hacienda argumentan la medida por motivos económicos, de ahí la firma el pasado 2 de agosto del contrato de adjudicación a Inaer. Sin embargo, esta privatización viene salpicada por polémico puesto que el presupuesto máximo del contrato asciende a 5.512.000 de euros, con un coste de 2.120 euros por hora de vuelo.
Amper gestionará la información de los aviones espías del Ejército brasileño
http://www.cincodias.com/articulo/empresas/Amper-gestionara-informacion-aviones-espias-Ejercito-brasileno/20100915cdscdiemp_7/cdsemp/
Amper ha logrado poner un pie en el programa de aviones no tripulados que Flight Technologies desarrolla con el Ejército de Brasil. La española suministrará los equipos de captura y de gestión de la información ubicados en centros de mando y control. Las aeronaves harán funciones de espía y de vigilancia en fronteras.
Amper ha logrado poner un pie en el programa de aviones no tripulados que Flight Technologies desarrolla con el Ejército de Brasil. La española suministrará los equipos de captura y de gestión de la información ubicados en centros de mando y control. Las aeronaves harán funciones de espía y de vigilancia en fronteras.
EADS Defence & Security continúa con éxito la campaña de ensayos en vuelo del demostrador tecnológico del UAV Barracuda.
http://www.defensa.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2316:eads-defence-a-security-continua-con-exito-la-campana-de-ensayos-en-vuelo-del-demostrador-tecnologico-del-uav-barracuda&catid=56:industria&Itemid=164
Durante esta campaña de prueba 2010 en la región de Goose Bay de la provincia canadiense Terranova y Labrador, el sistema aéreo no tripulado a reacción voló con total autonomía según unos perfiles de vuelo previamente programados que incluían procesos de rodaje automáticos. Durante las cuatro series de despegue y aterrizaje que se llevaron a cabo este verano, el Barracuda voló un total de dos horas y cuarenta y dos minutos, acumulando de esta manera más de cuatro horas y quince minutos de vuelo entre la campaña de ensayos de 2009 y de 2010. La estación terrestre de control tan sólo supervisó el demostrador para garantizar la seguridad aérea. En cambio se utilizó la estación terrestre de carga útil para operar el sensor EO/IR Zeiss de a bordo en lo que se refiere al cambio entre los distintos modos operativos y ángulos de visibilidad y a la recepción de datos.
Durante esta campaña de prueba 2010 en la región de Goose Bay de la provincia canadiense Terranova y Labrador, el sistema aéreo no tripulado a reacción voló con total autonomía según unos perfiles de vuelo previamente programados que incluían procesos de rodaje automáticos. Durante las cuatro series de despegue y aterrizaje que se llevaron a cabo este verano, el Barracuda voló un total de dos horas y cuarenta y dos minutos, acumulando de esta manera más de cuatro horas y quince minutos de vuelo entre la campaña de ensayos de 2009 y de 2010. La estación terrestre de control tan sólo supervisó el demostrador para garantizar la seguridad aérea. En cambio se utilizó la estación terrestre de carga útil para operar el sensor EO/IR Zeiss de a bordo en lo que se refiere al cambio entre los distintos modos operativos y ángulos de visibilidad y a la recepción de datos.
La factoría de Kazán construirá el bombardero ruso de nueva generación
http://www.actualidadaeroespacial.com/index.php?view=noticias&id=4c905ebb45d38&viewTemplate=1
"La planta de Kazán continuará la modernización de los bombarderos estratégicos Tu-160 y Tu-22 y después empezará a producir el bombardero estratégico de nueva generación", precisó Putin.
"La planta de Kazán continuará la modernización de los bombarderos estratégicos Tu-160 y Tu-22 y después empezará a producir el bombardero estratégico de nueva generación", precisó Putin.
Military, FAA Fail To Agree On Airspace For UAVs
http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/MilitaryFAAFailToAgreeOnAirspaceForUAVs_203284-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
The agency is concerned about allowing the unmanned aircraft to use the same airspace as civilian aircraft, he said. "These are unusual vehicles to enter in to the national airspace system; they were designed for typically the war theater," Krakowski said.
The agency is concerned about allowing the unmanned aircraft to use the same airspace as civilian aircraft, he said. "These are unusual vehicles to enter in to the national airspace system; they were designed for typically the war theater," Krakowski said.
La fábrica de Alestis no arrancará, al menos, hasta finales de año
http://www.diariodesevilla.es/article/economia/789545/la/fabrica/alestis/no/arrancara/menos/hasta/finales/ano.html
La inauguración de la nueva factoría de Alestis en Puerto Real se retrasa, al menos, hasta finales de año. Fuentes cercanas al proyecto confirmaron que no se producirá el evento oficial hasta no tener asegurado el comienzo de la producción de su principal carga de trabajo, la del A350 de Airbus algo que, por el momento, sigue sin fecha cerrada.
La inauguración de la nueva factoría de Alestis en Puerto Real se retrasa, al menos, hasta finales de año. Fuentes cercanas al proyecto confirmaron que no se producirá el evento oficial hasta no tener asegurado el comienzo de la producción de su principal carga de trabajo, la del A350 de Airbus algo que, por el momento, sigue sin fecha cerrada.
El sindicato UGT denuncia que la planta de Airbus en Illescas (Toledo) ha incumplido dos requerimientos de la Inspección de Trabajo para corregir una serie de deficiencias que suponen un "riesgo grave" para los trabajadores.
http://www.abc.es/agencias/noticia.asp?noticia=497567
Esos incumplimientos pueden conllevar una sanción y el precintado de determinadas máquinas, lo que podría afectar al empleo en la planta, ha señalado hoy a Efe el delegado sindical de UGT en el comité de empresa de Airbus, Víctor Hervas.
Esos incumplimientos pueden conllevar una sanción y el precintado de determinadas máquinas, lo que podría afectar al empleo en la planta, ha señalado hoy a Efe el delegado sindical de UGT en el comité de empresa de Airbus, Víctor Hervas.
EE.UU.: La OMC podría dictaminar mañana que Boeing ha recibido ayudas ilegales del Gobierno
http://www.bolsamania.com/noticias-actualidad/noticias/EEUU-La-OMC-podria-dictaminar-manana-que-Boeing-ha-recibido-ayudas-ilegales-del-Gobierno--0420100914224603.html
según publica The Wall Street Journal (WSJ).
“El fallo puede equilibrar el debate a la hora de abrir la puerta en las negociaciones transatlánticas sobre las ayudas de los estados a los fabricantes de aviones”, señala WSJ. El fallo de la OMC se producirá mañana.
según publica The Wall Street Journal (WSJ).
“El fallo puede equilibrar el debate a la hora de abrir la puerta en las negociaciones transatlánticas sobre las ayudas de los estados a los fabricantes de aviones”, señala WSJ. El fallo de la OMC se producirá mañana.
martes, 14 de septiembre de 2010
Boeing Assembles First 747-8 Intercontinental Forward Fuselage
The 747-8 features a stretched fuselage compared to that of the 747-400. It is 18 feet, 4 inches (5.6 meters) longer than its predecessor. Much of the stretch -- 13 feet, 4 inches (4.1 meters) -- is located in the forward fuselage. The remaining additional 5 feet (1.5 meters) are located aft of the wing. The 747-8's stretched fuselage provides for 51 additional seats to accommodate 467 passengers in a typical three-class configuration and 26 percent more cargo volume.
The Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental is the new, high-capacity 747 that offers the lowest operating costs and best economics of any large passenger airplane, while providing enhanced environmental performance.
More information: http://www.boeing.com/newairplane/747/design_highlights/
Press Release
El director general de Infraestructuras y Material de Seguridad del Ministerio del Interior visita la factoría de Eurocopter en Albacete
Albacete, 14 de septiembre de 2010
Con motivo de la próxima entrega del primer helicóptero EC-225 para el Cuerpo Nacional de Policía, Luis Luengo, director general de Infraestructuras y Material de Seguridad del Ministerio del Interior, ha visitado la factoría Eurocopter en Albacete. Luengo estuvo acompañado por el subdirector general de Planificación y Gestión de Medios Materiales para la Seguridad, Felipe del Pozo, así como por miembros de los servicios aéreos, tanto de la Policía como de la Guardia Civil, y ha sido recibido en la fábrica de Albacete por el director de Programas Comerciales, Javier Sánchez.
Durante el acto ha tenido lugar una revisión de los programas actualmente en curso con el Ministerio del Interior, como el Programa EC 135, así como una visita exhaustiva a las instalaciones de Eurocopter en Albacete.
(nota de prensa de Eurocopter)
Con motivo de la próxima entrega del primer helicóptero EC-225 para el Cuerpo Nacional de Policía, Luis Luengo, director general de Infraestructuras y Material de Seguridad del Ministerio del Interior, ha visitado la factoría Eurocopter en Albacete. Luengo estuvo acompañado por el subdirector general de Planificación y Gestión de Medios Materiales para la Seguridad, Felipe del Pozo, así como por miembros de los servicios aéreos, tanto de la Policía como de la Guardia Civil, y ha sido recibido en la fábrica de Albacete por el director de Programas Comerciales, Javier Sánchez.
Durante el acto ha tenido lugar una revisión de los programas actualmente en curso con el Ministerio del Interior, como el Programa EC 135, así como una visita exhaustiva a las instalaciones de Eurocopter en Albacete.
(nota de prensa de Eurocopter)
MI 1.- La responsable de la línea de montaje de los helicópteros EC-135, Evelyne Bourrillon, explica detalles de la misma al director general de Infraestructuras y Material de Seguridad del Ministerio del Interior. Foto © Pablo Rada
MI 2.- Directivos de la factoría de Eurocopter en Albacete posan junto a Luis Luengo ante el nuevo helicóptero EC-225 del Ministerio del Interior. Foto © Pablo Rada
MI 3.- El nuevo helicóptero Eurocopter EC-225 emprende el vuelo desde la factoría de Albacete. Foto © Pablo Rada
PICTURE: Airbus test-flies A350 fuselage panel on A340
Better information in
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/09/14/347293/picture-airbus-test-flies-a350-fuselage-panel-on-a340.html
The airframer has replaced a regular aluminium fuselage section on one of its A340 test aircraft with the panel, manufactured at its facility in Nantes.
Better pics in:
http://blog.seattlepi.com/worldairlinenews/archives/220430.asp
Airbus (Toulouse and Hamburg) today (September 6) flight tested an Airbus A350 XWB composite panel and acoustic demonstrator for two hours today at Toulouse.
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/09/14/347293/picture-airbus-test-flies-a350-fuselage-panel-on-a340.html
The airframer has replaced a regular aluminium fuselage section on one of its A340 test aircraft with the panel, manufactured at its facility in Nantes.
Better pics in:
http://blog.seattlepi.com/worldairlinenews/archives/220430.asp
Airbus (Toulouse and Hamburg) today (September 6) flight tested an Airbus A350 XWB composite panel and acoustic demonstrator for two hours today at Toulouse.
Discussions on Partnering With Czech Republic in the KC-390 Program
Discussions on Partnering With Czech Republic in the KC-390 Program
Czech government manifests its intention to acquire two military transport jets from Embraer
http://www.asdnews.com/news/30414/Discussions_on_Partnering_With_Czech_Republic_in_the_KC-390_Program.htm
Five countries keen to join Embraer's KC-390 aircraft programme
Czech Republic on Monday inked a deal with Brazil to participate in the new aircraft’s design and development. The company is already in talks with Chile, Colombia, and Portugal for international partnerships for the KC-390 programme.
http://www.brahmand.com/news/Five-countries-keen-to-join-Embraers-KC-390-aircraft-programme/4897/3/10.html
Czech government manifests its intention to acquire two military transport jets from Embraer
http://www.asdnews.com/news/30414/Discussions_on_Partnering_With_Czech_Republic_in_the_KC-390_Program.htm
Five countries keen to join Embraer's KC-390 aircraft programme
Czech Republic on Monday inked a deal with Brazil to participate in the new aircraft’s design and development. The company is already in talks with Chile, Colombia, and Portugal for international partnerships for the KC-390 programme.
http://www.brahmand.com/news/Five-countries-keen-to-join-Embraers-KC-390-aircraft-programme/4897/3/10.html
Commercial-Scale Biofuel Production Two-Three Years Away
http://www.aero-news.net/news/genav.cfm?ContentBlockID=24ee0ebe-c3cb-40f1-a188-a39993f03d1b&Dynamic=1
Certification Process Is Underway
[...]
Originally developed under a DARPA contract, "green" jet fuel uses biomass, plants such as camelina and algae, and waste cooking oil as a base.
[...]
Green fuels have been successfully demonstrated in both commercial airliners and military aircraft, both fixed wing and rotary.
Certification Process Is Underway
[...]
Originally developed under a DARPA contract, "green" jet fuel uses biomass, plants such as camelina and algae, and waste cooking oil as a base.
[...]
Green fuels have been successfully demonstrated in both commercial airliners and military aircraft, both fixed wing and rotary.
Boeing Begins Testing on 787 Dreamliner Fatigue Airframe
EVERETT, Wash., Sept. 13, 2010 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] has begun fatigue testing on the structural airframe of the 787 Dreamliner at the Everett, Wash., site. Fatigue testing involves placing the 787 test airframe into a test rig that simulates multiple lifecycles to test how the airplane responds over time.
“Unlike static tests, where loads are applied to the airplane structure to simulate both normal operation and extreme flight conditions, fatigue testing is a much longer process that simulates up to three times the number of flight cycles an airplane is likely to experience during a lifetime of service," said Jim Ogonowski, structures vice president, Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
While the structural test program already has validated the strength of the airframe, fatigue testing looks at long-term, continued use. This is the natural progression of testing on a new airplane and part of the process to achieve U.S. Federal Aviation Administration certification.
Press Release
As he gazed at a 787 Dreamliner mounted in a metal cage and attached to hundreds of mechanical devices, Peter Brownlow recalled his childhood.
"Every kid's dream is to build something and then try to break it, right?," asked Brownlow, the fatigue testing conductor for the 787 program. "In essence, that's what we're doing. We take an airplane and we try to put it through its paces and try to break it at the end."
Brownlow and a team of engineers recently began an extensive program of twisting and tugging a 787 structural airframe. The ongoing punishment will simulate more than 100,000 flights.
Unlike static tests, which push the airplane to extreme loads to see how well it handles in once-in-a-lifetime emergencies, fatigue tests show how the structural integrity stands up to the day-in, day-out stresses that build up over thousands of flights spread out over decades.
"We're demonstrating the durability of the airplane," said Ray Clark, the 787 static and fatigue test director. "We're checking our structural maintenance procedures so we do them first on this airplane before an airline has to. And we validate that we do have inspection techniques where we can find any cyclical damage well before the fleet will experience it."
To simulate multiple flights, Boeing engineers direct mechanical devices to apply pressure to selected spots on the airframe's surface, from the leading edge of the wing to the tail fin to the fuselage.
"The devices impose loads typical of backing off the gate, taxiing out, taking off, climbing, cruise, experiencing a storm, descending, landing, taxiing back to the gate," said Clark. "So we mimic the ground-to-air-to-ground cycle of an airplane in service."
Since airlines will use the 787 on very different routes, stress analysts designed several flight profiles to recreate the range of conditions the airplane is likely to face over its lifetime.
The process continues seven days a week for three years as engineers push and pull on the control surfaces over and over again. When all is said and done, the airplane will have "flown" about three times the number of flight cycles a 787 is likely to face in its lifetime. It's part of the exhaustive program to certify the Dreamliner.
"It's certainly a long campaign," said Brownlow. "There's a lot of pride involved to be part of a program like this and to help usher it into the public and see people flying it safely." .
Press Release
La NASA estudia lanzamientos en horizontal: ¡¡Volvemos al concepto de lanzamiento del bombardero Sänger!!
http://www.europapress.es/sociedad/ciencia/noticia-nasa-estudia-lanzamientos-horizontal-20100913185535.html
Una propuesta inicial ha sido la de un avión con forma de cuña para ser lanzado horizontalmente en una vía electrificada o de gas. El avión volaría hasta Mach 10, usando sus propulsores y las alas para elevarse hasta alcanzar los tramos superiores de la atmósfera, donde una pequeña carga útil o cápsula sería eyectada por una segunda etapa que dispararía la parte posterior de la aeronave hasta la órbita. El avión regresaría entonces y aterrizaría en una pista en el mismo lugar del lanzamiento.
El bombardero orbital de Sänger: el "Silverbird"
Una propuesta inicial ha sido la de un avión con forma de cuña para ser lanzado horizontalmente en una vía electrificada o de gas. El avión volaría hasta Mach 10, usando sus propulsores y las alas para elevarse hasta alcanzar los tramos superiores de la atmósfera, donde una pequeña carga útil o cápsula sería eyectada por una segunda etapa que dispararía la parte posterior de la aeronave hasta la órbita. El avión regresaría entonces y aterrizaría en una pista en el mismo lugar del lanzamiento.
El bombardero orbital de Sänger: el "Silverbird"
APES 0016 ¡¡Esto no es lo que me contaron en la entrevista!!
Dedicado a todos esos pringados que aceptaron un curro creyendose lo que les decían en la entrevista, y se encontraron que la mitad era mentira, y de la otra solo se debían haber creído el 50%
Para ver en grande, pincha sobre la imagen
Para ver en grande, pincha sobre la imagen
lunes, 13 de septiembre de 2010
EASA: Flying Multiple Satellites Together In Formation Is the Future
http://www.aero-news.net/news/aerospace.cfm?ContentBlockID=9423b825-4de3-4601-84fd-0c91d461dbfc&Dynamic=1
All space missions are difficult. Docking a pair of spacecraft is tough but flying multiple satellites together in formation is considered the real cutting edge. A new simulator is now allowing mission planners to get to grips with multi-satellite missions to come, starting with ESA's Proba-3. Several space agencies are preparing formation-flying missions, but it is hard to overstate the difficulty they face: separate expensive pieces of hardware, each one zipping through space at several kilometres per second, may have to manoeuvre to within metres of each other to achieve their goals.
All space missions are difficult. Docking a pair of spacecraft is tough but flying multiple satellites together in formation is considered the real cutting edge. A new simulator is now allowing mission planners to get to grips with multi-satellite missions to come, starting with ESA's Proba-3. Several space agencies are preparing formation-flying missions, but it is hard to overstate the difficulty they face: separate expensive pieces of hardware, each one zipping through space at several kilometres per second, may have to manoeuvre to within metres of each other to achieve their goals.
SkyRider airplane "seats" for flying standing-up
http://www.gadling.com/2010/09/13/skyrider-airplane-seats/
http://gizmodo.com/5636118/i-dont-ever-want-to-sit-on-these-skyrider-airplane-seats
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2010-09-10-airlinestanding10_ST_N.htm
http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2010-09/please-dont-let-be-future-air-travel
The SkyRider's creator insists that it is, in fact, a seat and not a way to trick standing passengers into thinking that they are not, in fact, still vertical. Before you go into a full-fledged panic though, it's worth noting that these seats have many hurdles to jump before finding themselves inside airplanes.
The SkyRider seats will be unveiled next week at the Aircraft Interiors Expo Americas conference in Long Beach. It's intended to be seating for a new budget "class" (below Coach obviously) and airliners are supposedly interested. I hope it's not serious cause the SkyRider seats only give 23 inches of leg room. Here's what the director behind the design group has to say about the Skyrider seats:
"For flights anywhere from one to possibly even up to three hours ... this would be comfortable seating," he says. "The seat ... is like a saddle. Cowboys ride eight hours on their horses during the day and still feel comfortable in the saddle."
An FAA spokesperson said, "While it's not impossible, it's difficult to conceive of a standing seat that would be able to meet all applicable FAA requirements and still be cost-effective."
Argentina se uniría a proyecto avión de transporte militar Embraer KC390
http://economia.terra.com.co/noticias/noticia.aspx?idNoticia=201009131403_RTI_SIE68C0HT
El Gobierno de Argentina podría unirse pronto a planes regionales para ayudar a desarrollar un avión de transporte militar construido por la brasileña Embraer, publicó el lunes el periódico brasileño Valor Economico, citando a un funcionario de defensa. Los Gobiernos brasileño y argentino están acabando los detalles del acuerdo y probablemente firmarán pronto una carta de intenciones, dijo Valor, citando a una fuente no identificada
El Gobierno de Argentina podría unirse pronto a planes regionales para ayudar a desarrollar un avión de transporte militar construido por la brasileña Embraer, publicó el lunes el periódico brasileño Valor Economico, citando a un funcionario de defensa. Los Gobiernos brasileño y argentino están acabando los detalles del acuerdo y probablemente firmarán pronto una carta de intenciones, dijo Valor, citando a una fuente no identificada
India, Russia Agree on Development of Multirole Transport Aircraft
A Joint Venture will now be formed between Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and the Russian Partners namely United Aircraft Corporation & Rosoboronexport to Co-develop and Co-produce Multirole Transport Aircraft (MTA). The total development cost is around US $ 600.70 million
- Maximum take-off weight 65 tonnes
- Payload Capacity 15-20 tonnes
- Cruise Speed 800 kmph
- Range 2500-2700 km
- Service ceiling 12 km.
- The Aircraft will have two engines, state of the art features such as fly-by-wire, full authority digital engine control, modern avionics and glass cockpit.
Indra Adquiere a Thales el 49% de la filial Indra Espacio, que tenían a medias
El importe que se va a pagar supone valorar Indra Espacio en 80 millones de euros, incluyendo los 24,4 millones de caja neta y una participación del 7% en la compañía de satélites Hisdesat de la que Indra Espacio es titular.
Díaz Ferrán tendrá que pagar de su bolsillo dos meses de sueldo a un trabajador de Air Comet
Juzgado de Primera Instancia número 43 de Madrid ha estimado la petición interpuesta por la Confederación General del Trabajo (CGT) en representación de uno de los trabajadores de Air Comet y ha condenado al presidente de la CEOE, Gerardo Díaz Ferrán, a abonar de su patrimonio personal los salarios de octubre y noviembre del 2009.
La sentencia, que puede ser recurrida en apelación, obliga a Díaz Ferrán a pagar 2.451,31 euros, más los intereses acumulados, por los sueldos impagados al trabajador correspondientes a los meses de octubre y noviembre de 2009.
BRASIL AND PORTUGAL FORMALIZE DISCUSSIONS ON PARTNERING IN
Portuguese government expresses its intention to acquire six Embraer military transport jets São José dos Campos, September 10, 2010 – In a ceremony held, today, in Lisbon, Portugal, Brazil's Defense Minister, Nelson Jobim, and the National Defense Minister of Portugal, Augusto Santos Silva, signed a Declaration of Intent regarding participation in the development program of the KC-390 military transport jet. The agreement marks the beginning of negotiations for Portuguese companies to join the project and to participate in the manufacture of the new airplane, as well as the future acquisition of six aircraft for the Portuguese Air Force.
"We have strong historic ties of bilateral cooperation with Portugal, and are very enthusiastic about their future participation in the KC-390 program, which will contribute decisively to strengthening that country's aeronautics cluster," said Frederico Fleury Curado, Embraer President & CEO. "There is a lot of work yet to be done. The preliminary studies have been concluded and we are moving ahead to establish the final configuration of the aircraft and the primary suppliers."
Portugal is the third country to sign an agreement to discuss involvement in an international partnership for the KC-390 in less than a month. In August, the Chilean government made official its interest in participating in the program through Enaer (Empresa Nacional de Aeronáutica), as well as to acquire six aircraft. At the beginning of this month, Colombia also signed a Declaration of Intent for cooperating and a future purchase of 12 airplanes. With the intention manifested, in July, by the Brazilian Air Force (Força Aérea Brasileira – FAB) to acquire 28 aircraft and this decision by Portugal, the prospective future sales of the KC-390 now total 52 airplanes.
Press Release [pdf]
domingo, 12 de septiembre de 2010
India plans to spend $6 bln on joint stealth fighter project with Russia
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-09/12/c_13491257.htm
India plans to cost nearly six billion U.S. dollar to jointly develop a stealth fighter with Russia over the next ten years, local media reported on Sunday.
India will shoulder about 30 percent of the total design in the stealth fighter project, and mainly focus on the composite components with the stealth function and some electronics equipments, such as avionics, electronic warfare systems and cockpit displays. Additionally, India will be responsible to design from the single-seat stealth fighter into a two-seat type which would be deployed by the Indian Air Force, said the HAL official.
India plans to cost nearly six billion U.S. dollar to jointly develop a stealth fighter with Russia over the next ten years, local media reported on Sunday.
India will shoulder about 30 percent of the total design in the stealth fighter project, and mainly focus on the composite components with the stealth function and some electronics equipments, such as avionics, electronic warfare systems and cockpit displays. Additionally, India will be responsible to design from the single-seat stealth fighter into a two-seat type which would be deployed by the Indian Air Force, said the HAL official.
Global Observer, Hydrogen powered UAV, Aims To Make Satellites Obsolete
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39102502/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/
Unmanned platforms like the Global Observer that operate above 50,000 feet combine the capabilities of satellites with the flexibility of aircraft for persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions. The aircraft is being developed by AeroVironment under a joint concept technology demonstration (JCTD) sponsored by several U.S. agencies under the direction of the Special Operations Command
The Global Observer has a 175-foot wingspan and weighs less than 10,000 pounds. It has a modular composite airframe, which enables it be transported by a cargo aircraft, and an internal-combustion engine modified to burn hydrogen that drives a generator to produce electricity to power the UAV’s four propellers. Hydrogen was chosen because it has three times the energy of conventional fuel. When in operation, the aircraft produces no carbon emissions.
Unmanned platforms like the Global Observer that operate above 50,000 feet combine the capabilities of satellites with the flexibility of aircraft for persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions. The aircraft is being developed by AeroVironment under a joint concept technology demonstration (JCTD) sponsored by several U.S. agencies under the direction of the Special Operations Command
The Global Observer has a 175-foot wingspan and weighs less than 10,000 pounds. It has a modular composite airframe, which enables it be transported by a cargo aircraft, and an internal-combustion engine modified to burn hydrogen that drives a generator to produce electricity to power the UAV’s four propellers. Hydrogen was chosen because it has three times the energy of conventional fuel. When in operation, the aircraft produces no carbon emissions.
Gallois abrirá ya la caja de los 8.000 millones para que EADS haga compras
http://www.eleconomista.es/empresas-finanzas-ss/noticias/2434351/09/10/Gallois-abrira-ya-la-caja-de-los-8000-millones-para-que-EADS-haga-compras.html
EADS desembolsaría en esta operación aproximadamente 1.000 millones de euros (con objetivos prioritarios en USA) y comenzaría a gastar el dinero que tiene destinado a compras (unos 8.000 millones de euros), según explicó Galloise en Farnborough el pasado mes de julio.
EADS desembolsaría en esta operación aproximadamente 1.000 millones de euros (con objetivos prioritarios en USA) y comenzaría a gastar el dinero que tiene destinado a compras (unos 8.000 millones de euros), según explicó Galloise en Farnborough el pasado mes de julio.
Trust: Greatest Obstacle To UAV Autonomy
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_generic.jsp?channel=awst&id=news/awst/2010/09/13/AW_09_13_2010_p48-252520.xml
Autonomy is at the end of a spectrum of increasing automation, and increasing complexity that automation can deal with, says Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Air Vehicles Directorate scientist Bob Smith. “Some automation exists today in almost every capability, but we are on a trajectory to increasing complexity,” he says. “At the same time we have to make sure the automation works well with humans. That’s a critical aspect.”
Autonomy means different things to different people. To Information Directorate chief scientist Rich Linderman, it is a matter of speed—autonomous systems can sense, self-adapt, dynamically plan and make decisions at speeds that preclude having people in the loop. But while the cyber domain requires decision speeds far beyond human capability, timescales in the aviation domain still allow human interaction, says Dan Thompson, Air Vehicles Directorate scientist.
Driving increased autonomy into Air Force ground and air systems to reduce manpower requirements is the major tenet of Technology Horizons, Smith says, adding: “The hope is that increased automation will make each person more effective, and allow them to step back from the hands-on control that timescales allow, but budgets do not.”
Autonomy is at the end of a spectrum of increasing automation, and increasing complexity that automation can deal with, says Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Air Vehicles Directorate scientist Bob Smith. “Some automation exists today in almost every capability, but we are on a trajectory to increasing complexity,” he says. “At the same time we have to make sure the automation works well with humans. That’s a critical aspect.”
Autonomy means different things to different people. To Information Directorate chief scientist Rich Linderman, it is a matter of speed—autonomous systems can sense, self-adapt, dynamically plan and make decisions at speeds that preclude having people in the loop. But while the cyber domain requires decision speeds far beyond human capability, timescales in the aviation domain still allow human interaction, says Dan Thompson, Air Vehicles Directorate scientist.
Driving increased autonomy into Air Force ground and air systems to reduce manpower requirements is the major tenet of Technology Horizons, Smith says, adding: “The hope is that increased automation will make each person more effective, and allow them to step back from the hands-on control that timescales allow, but budgets do not.”
NASA Hosts Green Aviation Summit
NASA has a "critical responsibility" to the flying public to develop environmentally responsible solutions to the nation's most pressing aviation problems, Administrator Charles F. Bolden Jr. said Wednesday. Addressing the Green Aviation Summit, which ran through Thursday at NASA's Ames Research Center, Bolden said air travel is one of the safest modes of transportation and vital to the U.S. economy, but increasing air traffic is taking a toll on the environment and the nation's aviation infrastructure.
"We need to make some changes -- both in the design of aircraft and in the way they transit through our skies to not only maintain, but improve safety and efficiency," Bolden said. "That's a huge challenge, but we at NASA enthusiastically accept it."
NASA has a suite of incremental goals for demonstrating the feasibility of aircraft technology and air traffic management techniques that can minimize the environmental effects of air transportation by:
- Enabling aircraft to burn 33 percent less fuel than today's most efficient models by 2015, 50 percent less by 2020, and better than 50 percent less by 2025.
- Cutting engine emissions of nitric oxide and nitrogen oxide, which contribute to ozone creation, 20 percent by 2015, 50 percent by 2020, and better than 50 percent by 2025 -- when compared with today's best engines. Reducing the amount of fuel burned reduces emissions of carbon dioxide, which contribute to global warming.
- Reducing the nuisance noise footprint around airports to one-third its current size by 2015 and one-sixth by 2020, and containing it within the airport property boundary by 2025.
viernes, 10 de septiembre de 2010
Gyrocopter world flight on hold due to expected extreme weather
Gyrocopter world flight on hold due to expected extreme weather
An attempt at being the first gyrocopter flight around the world is to be put on hold because of anticipated extreme weather in the Bearing Sea and North Atlantic. The prospects of realising these sectors of the flight during the autumn and winter periods in an open cockpit gyrocopter are considered to be technically very challenging. As a result of this, the pilot Norman Surplus, has decided to suspend his ongoing FAI World Record attempt until the spring of 2011.
The expected arrival of the gyrocopter in these far northern latitudes later in the year than first planned came about due to unforeseen delays earlier in the trip. The "first half" of the gyrocopters flight has seen it fly almost 18,000 km across mountains, desert, forest fires, sandstorms and open sea. Norman has also flown into the record books during 2010 achieving the longest distance ever flown across the globe by a gyrocopter.
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jueves, 9 de septiembre de 2010
Embraer suscribe un crédito sindicado por 1.000 millones de dólares con 25 bancos
http://www.google.com/hostednews/epa/article/ALeqM5iTuHpo2lhicU_n7In5eoMJ7JhPBQ
El fabricante aeronáutico brasileño Embraer anunció hoy la suscripción de un crédito sindicado por un valor de 1.000 millones de dólares con 25 instituciones financieras internacionales.
"El objetivo principal del acuerdo es garantizar el acceso a recursos financieros de corto plazo a tasas prenegociadas en caso de necesidad de la empresa", señaló Embraer en un comunicado.
EMBRAER CLOSES SYNDICATED CREDIT OPERATION FOR US$ 1 BILLION [pdf]
El fabricante aeronáutico brasileño Embraer anunció hoy la suscripción de un crédito sindicado por un valor de 1.000 millones de dólares con 25 instituciones financieras internacionales.
"El objetivo principal del acuerdo es garantizar el acceso a recursos financieros de corto plazo a tasas prenegociadas en caso de necesidad de la empresa", señaló Embraer en un comunicado.
EMBRAER CLOSES SYNDICATED CREDIT OPERATION FOR US$ 1 BILLION [pdf]
Roadable Terrafugia Aircraft Preps For "Low-Volume Production"
http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/terrafugia_transition_production_203260-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
The developers of the Transition folding-wing roadable aircraft are preparing a 19,000-square-foot. facility in Woburn, Mass., for low-volume production to begin as early as late 2011. The company is currently working on construction of two of its newly redesigned vehicles, which will serve as road test and light sport aircraft certification flight test vehicles, respectively
The developers of the Transition folding-wing roadable aircraft are preparing a 19,000-square-foot. facility in Woburn, Mass., for low-volume production to begin as early as late 2011. The company is currently working on construction of two of its newly redesigned vehicles, which will serve as road test and light sport aircraft certification flight test vehicles, respectively
BAE To Bid Hawk For USAF T-X
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_generic.jsp?channel=aerospacedaily&id=news/asd/2010/09/09/06.xml
BAE Systems is planning to propose its single-engine Hawk trainer as the U.S. Air Force begins to move slowly toward a competition for a T-38 replacement.
The average age of the T-38 last year was 42 years, but financial pressures in the Pentagon are forcing the Air Force to push off its plans for a replacement until 2012 at the earliest.
BAE’s announcement came Sept. 8, only days before the annual Air Force Association convention next week in Washington. Likely competitors are the twin-engine Aermacchi M346 and the Lockheed Martin/KAI T-50. Boeing also has left the door open to designing a trainer for the Air Force.
BAE Systems is planning to propose its single-engine Hawk trainer as the U.S. Air Force begins to move slowly toward a competition for a T-38 replacement.
The average age of the T-38 last year was 42 years, but financial pressures in the Pentagon are forcing the Air Force to push off its plans for a replacement until 2012 at the earliest.
BAE’s announcement came Sept. 8, only days before the annual Air Force Association convention next week in Washington. Likely competitors are the twin-engine Aermacchi M346 and the Lockheed Martin/KAI T-50. Boeing also has left the door open to designing a trainer for the Air Force.
Researchers create nano-architectured aluminum alloy with strength of steel
http://www.gizmag.com/aluminum-alloy-with-strength-of-steel/16307/
Using a technique that creates a new nanoscale architecture, researchers have created an aluminum alloy just as strong as steel but with reasonable plasticity to stretch and not break under stress. Importantly, the technique of creating these nanostructures can be used on many different types of metals and the team plans to work on strengthening magnesium, a metal that is even lighter than aluminum that could be used to make strong, lightweight body armor for soldiers.
Dr. Yuntian Zhu, a professor of materials science at North Carolina State University worked on the project to create the super strong aluminum alloy along with colleagues from the University of Sydney in Australia; the University of California, Davis; and Ufa State Aviation Technical University in Russia. He says the aluminum alloys have unique structural elements that, when combined to form a hierarchical structure at several nanoscale levels, make them super-strong and ductile.
Using a technique that creates a new nanoscale architecture, researchers have created an aluminum alloy just as strong as steel but with reasonable plasticity to stretch and not break under stress. Importantly, the technique of creating these nanostructures can be used on many different types of metals and the team plans to work on strengthening magnesium, a metal that is even lighter than aluminum that could be used to make strong, lightweight body armor for soldiers.
Dr. Yuntian Zhu, a professor of materials science at North Carolina State University worked on the project to create the super strong aluminum alloy along with colleagues from the University of Sydney in Australia; the University of California, Davis; and Ufa State Aviation Technical University in Russia. He says the aluminum alloys have unique structural elements that, when combined to form a hierarchical structure at several nanoscale levels, make them super-strong and ductile.
Boeing Begins assembly of 1000th 767
EVERETT, Wash., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boeing (NYSE: BA) has begun assembly of the 1,000th 767 airplane at the factory in Everett, Wash. Mechanics took the first step in major assembly by loading the wing spar into the assembly tool. The spar is the internal support structure that runs through the full length of the wing.
"This is an important milestone for the 767, which has continued to evolve and improve since entering service nearly 30 years ago," said Kim Pastega, vice president and general manager of the 767 program, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "The 767 is a high-performing twin-aisle airplane that delivers nearly 99 percent dispatch reliability every day for more than 90 operators around the world."
The 1,000th airplane, a 767-300ER (extended range) passenger model, is scheduled for delivery in February 2011 to long-time customer ANA (All Nippon Airways). ANA ordered its first 767 in 1979 and has taken delivery of 89 767s to date.
Boeing will use the 767 as the platform for its NewGen Tanker if it wins the U.S. Air Force KC-X Tanker competition. Contract award currently is scheduled for mid-November.
The Boeing 767 family is a family of clean, quiet, fuel-efficient airplanes that provide maximum market versatility in the 200- to 300-seat market. The Boeing 767 family includes three passenger models -- the 767-200ER, 767-300ER and 767-400ER -- and a medium-widebody freighter, which is based on the 767-300ER fuselage.
Press release
"This is an important milestone for the 767, which has continued to evolve and improve since entering service nearly 30 years ago," said Kim Pastega, vice president and general manager of the 767 program, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "The 767 is a high-performing twin-aisle airplane that delivers nearly 99 percent dispatch reliability every day for more than 90 operators around the world."
The 1,000th airplane, a 767-300ER (extended range) passenger model, is scheduled for delivery in February 2011 to long-time customer ANA (All Nippon Airways). ANA ordered its first 767 in 1979 and has taken delivery of 89 767s to date.
Boeing will use the 767 as the platform for its NewGen Tanker if it wins the U.S. Air Force KC-X Tanker competition. Contract award currently is scheduled for mid-November.
The Boeing 767 family is a family of clean, quiet, fuel-efficient airplanes that provide maximum market versatility in the 200- to 300-seat market. The Boeing 767 family includes three passenger models -- the 767-200ER, 767-300ER and 767-400ER -- and a medium-widebody freighter, which is based on the 767-300ER fuselage.
Press release
Senator wants airspace expanded for unmanned aircraft flying
http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/senator-wants-airspace-expanded-for-unmanned-aircraft-flying-904051.html
Officials in North Dakota, a state with open spaces and a U.S. Air Force base at Grand Forks, are lobbying for increased airspace in which to test and fly unmanned aircraft with various electronic sensing devices. It is also a prime goal of the Dayton region, which wants to support unmanned aircraft development at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the Springfield Air National Guard base.
The FAA has begun studying the issue. The agency says, however, that it must be assured that the remotely piloted aircraft will have reliable electronic systems aboard to automatically detect and avoid other planes before allowing them into airspace used by manned aircraft.
Officials in North Dakota, a state with open spaces and a U.S. Air Force base at Grand Forks, are lobbying for increased airspace in which to test and fly unmanned aircraft with various electronic sensing devices. It is also a prime goal of the Dayton region, which wants to support unmanned aircraft development at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the Springfield Air National Guard base.
The FAA has begun studying the issue. The agency says, however, that it must be assured that the remotely piloted aircraft will have reliable electronic systems aboard to automatically detect and avoid other planes before allowing them into airspace used by manned aircraft.
Free-electron laser weapon with 100 kilowatts of power is goal of Navy/Boeing research contract
http://www.militaryaerospace.com/index/display/article-display.articles.military-aerospace-electronics.executive-watch-2.2010.9.free-electron-laser.QP129867.dcmp=rss.page=1.html
ARLINGTON, Va., 8 Sept. 2010. Laser weapons experts at the Boeing Co. Defense, Space & Security segment in Huntsville, Ala., are developing 100-kilowatt free electron laser weapon technology as a foundation on which to develop a next-generation megawatt class free electron laser weapon for use aboard U.S. Navy surface warships under terms of a $23.7 million contract announced Tuesday.
ARLINGTON, Va., 8 Sept. 2010. Laser weapons experts at the Boeing Co. Defense, Space & Security segment in Huntsville, Ala., are developing 100-kilowatt free electron laser weapon technology as a foundation on which to develop a next-generation megawatt class free electron laser weapon for use aboard U.S. Navy surface warships under terms of a $23.7 million contract announced Tuesday.
Láser sólido
http://www.revistaaerea.com/2010/09/08/laser-solido/
Según la información disponible, la empresa Raytheon, habría realizado pruebas para el Ejército de los Estados Unidos, mediante el cual habría derribado una aeronave mediante este rayo invisible que correspondería a un láser en estado sólido.
Según la información disponible, la empresa Raytheon, habría realizado pruebas para el Ejército de los Estados Unidos, mediante el cual habría derribado una aeronave mediante este rayo invisible que correspondería a un láser en estado sólido.
Rusia tiene capacidad para exportar más de 600 cazas de quinta generación PAK-FA
http://sp.rian.ru/onlinenews/20100908/127694768.html
"Según expertos de nuestro Centro, en el marco del desarrollo del proyecto complejo de aviación de combate del futuro (PAK FA, por su siglas en ruso), Rusia fabricará al menos 1.000 cazas de esa clase", dijo el director de CACMA, Igor Korotchenko.
El directivo añadió que si se mantiene la perspectiva económica favorable se prevé que sólo las Fuerzas Aéreas de Rusia encarguen, como mínimo, 400-450 de esos aparatos entre los años 2020 y 2040.
"Según expertos de nuestro Centro, en el marco del desarrollo del proyecto complejo de aviación de combate del futuro (PAK FA, por su siglas en ruso), Rusia fabricará al menos 1.000 cazas de esa clase", dijo el director de CACMA, Igor Korotchenko.
El directivo añadió que si se mantiene la perspectiva económica favorable se prevé que sólo las Fuerzas Aéreas de Rusia encarguen, como mínimo, 400-450 de esos aparatos entre los años 2020 y 2040.
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