Physicists in the United States have demonstrated the optical analogue of an aerofoil — a 'lightfoil' that generates lift when passing through laser light.
http://www.nature.com/news/2010/101205/full/news.2010.647.html
Físicos estadounidenses han conseguido demostrar que se puede conseguir sustentación a partir de la luz con un equivalente a un perfil alar (airfoil), al que han llamado lightfoil. El perfil alar genera sustentación al moverse a través de un fluido, y el lightfoil al hacerlo en un láser. En ambos casos el principio es el mismo: en una de las superficies del perfil existe más presión que en la otra.
http://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/index.php/noticias/49-astronautica/915-alas-opticas-generan-sustentacion-a-partir-de-luz
martes, 7 de diciembre de 2010
EADS poised to win Air Force tanker contest, analyst says (via @aergenium)
The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. will win the U.S. Air Force tanker contract over rival Boeing Co., according to a leading defense analyst.
"Boeing has lost this competition," Thompson said, citing conversations with Boeing executives. "The only question now is whether they choose to protest the award, and I'm not sure they will."
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"Boeing has lost this competition," Thompson said, citing conversations with Boeing executives. "The only question now is whether they choose to protest the award, and I'm not sure they will."
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Claves de la protesta de los controladores aéreos
De momento vivimos en un país libre para opinar, y los medios de
comunicación han dado buena cuenta de ello en este fin de semana de
caos terrestre aeroportuario. Se ha podido ver a multitud de personas
muy molestas (con razón) por no poder volar, arremetiendo contra el
colectivo de controladores con acusaciones muy duras, promovidas por
la frustración de quedarse en tierra. También ha habido críticas
educadas y documentadas, aunque o bien han sido las menos, o bien han
tenido menos eco. El porqué del paro de los controladores, en pocos
sitios se ha explicado, y en muy pocos convenientemente.
comunicación han dado buena cuenta de ello en este fin de semana de
caos terrestre aeroportuario. Se ha podido ver a multitud de personas
muy molestas (con razón) por no poder volar, arremetiendo contra el
colectivo de controladores con acusaciones muy duras, promovidas por
la frustración de quedarse en tierra. También ha habido críticas
educadas y documentadas, aunque o bien han sido las menos, o bien han
tenido menos eco. El porqué del paro de los controladores, en pocos
sitios se ha explicado, y en muy pocos convenientemente.
Como está demostrado que la mayor parte de la gente lee los medios
escritos en diagonal y además no pasan de los primeros párrafos, voy a
empezar por el final, opinando sobre la protesta de los controladores
calificándola como un desastre monumental, ya que difícilmente podrían
haberse gestionado peor...
Lee el texto completo en: http://plandevuelo.es/wordpress/archives/616
lunes, 6 de diciembre de 2010
Italia dispuesta a comprar a Rusia lote importante de aviones Sukhoi Superjet 100
El viernes pasado, el presidente ruso Dmitri Medvédev, el primer ministro Putin y su homólogo italiano, Silvio Berlusconi, inspeccionaron en el aeropuerto de Sochi, ciudad rusa a orillas del mar Negro, un Superjet 100 que llegó procedente de Siberia Oriental en un vuelo de prueba.
http://sp.rian.ru/economy/20101206/148009740.html
http://sp.rian.ru/economy/20101206/148009740.html
Airbus SAS will shift engineers from its A380 superjumbo and the A400M military plane to develop A320neo
“I’m talking about the normal ramp down in certain areas,” Enders told reporters today in Brussels. “We are ramping down engineering on the 380. We will ramp down the engineering force on the A400M. We’ve made great progress in the last 12 months with our military project.”
Enders said Airbus will “certainly not” move engineers from development of the wide-body A350 to the A320 project. The A350 would rival Boeing Co.’s delay-plagued 787 Dreamliner, and is slated to enter service in the latter part of 2013.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-12-01/airbus-to-deploy-superjumbo-military-engineers-for-a320-neo.html
Enders said Airbus will “certainly not” move engineers from development of the wide-body A350 to the A320 project. The A350 would rival Boeing Co.’s delay-plagued 787 Dreamliner, and is slated to enter service in the latter part of 2013.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-12-01/airbus-to-deploy-superjumbo-military-engineers-for-a320-neo.html
Savia hizo chatarra las avionetas Toxo de CAG tras rechazar su venta por 1,8 millones
No solo fue un fiasco empresarial que generó unas pérdidas millonarias a las arcas públicas, sino que se quiso tapar y, literalmente, enterrar. El Gobierno de Aragón, a través de la sociedad mixta Savia Capital Atracción, convirtió en chatarra los prototipos, las piezas y todos los utillajes empleados en la fábrica de avionetas en Villanueva de Gállego tras rechazar una oferta de compra por valor de 2,5 millones de dólares (1.865.282 euros). La destrucción del principal activo de CAG, que desvela hoy este diario tras confirmarla con testimonios y fotografías, puso punto y final a uno de los proyectos empresariales estrella de la DGA, en el que se han perdido más de 10 millones de euros de inversión.
http://www.heraldo.es/noticias/aragon/savia_hizo_chatarra_las_avionetas_cag_tras_rechazar_venta_por_millones.html
http://www.heraldo.es/noticias/aragon/savia_hizo_chatarra_las_avionetas_cag_tras_rechazar_venta_por_millones.html
domingo, 5 de diciembre de 2010
RBF celebra su cumpleaños publicando el episodio numero 11
Hace algo más de un año, hablando con Javier Lago "Flatline" nació la idea de hacer un podcast aeronáutico. Y eso hicimos... liar a unos pocos para crearlo. Entonces no tenía yo claro si iba a ser una de esas iniciativas que empiezan con fuerza y se desinflan a los 2 meses o si iba a ser de las que cada vez tiene más fuerza y la gente que lo integra más ganas de continuar. Así nos juntamos varios aerotrastornados dispuestos a hacerlo lo mejor posible, y las ganas de seguir no decaen, si no que aumentan.
Este es nuestro undécimo episodio, el episodio de Noviembre.
Contenidos Episodio 11:
Ya sabéis que, como siempre, podéis escucharlo en línea desde la web de RBF, descargarlo (41.3Mb), o bien suscribiros a través d i-Tunes o nuestro feed RSS.
Este es nuestro undécimo episodio, el episodio de Noviembre.
- ¿Por qué 11 si cumplimos un año? Pues porque... ¡¡tambien tenemos derecho a vacaciones!! Así que en Julio cerramos por vacaciones, y en Agosto tuvimos programa doble.
- ¿Por qué sale el de noviembre en diciembre?Pues porque, aunque disfrutamos mucho creando el podcast, no vivimos de ello, y tenemos que realizar nuestros trabajos, y en el tiempo libre que nos queda, hacer lo que nos gusta: nuestros blogs, nuestro podcast, volar... Pero si nos lee algún empresario y decide financiarnos, ¡estaremos encantados de tener una puntualidad mayor a la hora de publicar! (si nos pagan un sueldo lo hacemos hasta semanal, en vez de mensual
)
Contenidos Episodio 11:
- 00:00:00 Introducción
- 00:02:57 Plan de vuelo (sumario)
- 00:03:52 Noticias
- 00:18:34 Actualidad A Fondo: Quantas y el 380
- 00:26:58 Actualidad A Fondo: El ProFlight Simulator o cómo tirar el dinero
- 00:33:05 Burradas Aeronáuticas: Leonardo DiCaprio se la juega
- 00:35:41 Monográfico: Discapacitados en la Aviación.
- 00:57:49 Despedida
Ya sabéis que, como siempre, podéis escucharlo en línea desde la web de RBF, descargarlo (41.3Mb), o bien suscribiros a través d i-Tunes o nuestro feed RSS.
SPEEA says Boeing should rethink 787 outsourcing
In a Dec. 2 meeting, the executive board of the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA) has called on Boeing to take advantage of “the latest 787 delay” to rethink its outsourcing model.
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sábado, 4 de diciembre de 2010
[Alestis, Aciturri, Aernnova] UGT-A pide un convenio marco aeronáutico estatal para evitar "competencia desleal" entre CCAA
En declaraciones a Europa Press, Jiménez ha instado a que se regulen las actuaciones del sector aeronáutico de la empresas que operan en el país de forma unificada, estableciendo sistemas que permitan cumplir los estándares laborales mínimos en todas las plantas que la empresa tenga en un territorio e incluso sea extensible a las subcontratistas o tercerizadas.
http://www.europapress.es/andalucia/sevilla-00357/noticia-ugt-pide-convenio-marco-aeronautico-estatal-evitar-competencia-desleal-ccaa-perjuicio-andalucia-20101204105944.html
http://www.europapress.es/andalucia/sevilla-00357/noticia-ugt-pide-convenio-marco-aeronautico-estatal-evitar-competencia-desleal-ccaa-perjuicio-andalucia-20101204105944.html
AENA privatizada: el Real Decreto
Lee en FlyNews el “Real Decreto-ley 13/2010, de 3 de diciembre, de actuaciones en el ámbito fiscal, laboral y liberalizadoras para fomentar la inversión y la creación de empleo” en las partes correspondientes a la privatización de AENA.
http://fly-news.es/aeropuertos/aena-privatizada-el-real-decreto
http://fly-news.es/aeropuertos/aena-privatizada-el-real-decreto
[Electric Aviation] E-Flight Electric Waiex Achieves First Flight
The Sonex Aircraft, LLC E-Flight Initiative proof-of-concept electric-powered Waiex aircraft achieved its first flight today, December 3, 2010 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, WI. Piloted by Sonex Founder and E-Flight team leader John Monnett, N270DC made a short hop on runway 27, intended to be a conservative non-pattern flight to break ground-effect and analyze in-flight system performance as the next step in testing. This short flight punctuates four years of development by the E-Flight design team in engineering, building and testing one of the most advanced electric flight packages ever conceived.
“We are very proud of this achievement. The core design team of Pete Buck, Andrew Pearce, John Monnett, and myself would like to thank our staff, families, business partners, and friends in all of their help and understanding through this incredibly challenging project.” Said Jeremy Monnett, CEO and General Manager of Sonex Aircraft. “We have a flight envelope expansion plan and will be working on this in the coming weeks and months. We have also already started our motor v4.0 design and motor controller v12.0 to be integrated on N270DC. Many more great things to come on this project!”
“Every first flight of a new aircraft or powerplant design is an interesting experience,” said John Monnett, “but with N270DC more than any other aircraft we’ve built, I experienced just a glimpse of what the Wright Brothers must have felt like flying an unproven system for the first time. The flight was uneventful, as expected, but it represents a huge emotional victory for our team to check this item off the list.”
Data from today’s flight will be carefully analyzed by the design team and compared to high power ground run data to determine any necessary firmware adjustments before proceeding to full traffic pattern and extended-duration test flights. N270DC is a standard Waiex kit aircraft modified with the installation of proprietary E-Flight electric power components: The E-Flight 54kw brushless DC electric motor, E-Flight electronic motor controller, a 14.5kw-hr lithium polymer battery system, the E-Flight battery management system, and E-Flight cockpit instrumentation and controls.
The E-Flight Initiative electric flight project was first announced to the public at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2007, and many major milestones have been reported in the years to follow as the E-Flight design team worked on this exceedingly challenging project, designing and testing electric power components at the leading-edge of technology. There are many technical obstacles that the team has had to overcome along the way, learning valuable lessons about the technology at each step.
Sonex
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Once empresas españolas se unen en el Proyecto Azimut para desarrollar un aerogenerador marino de 15 MW con tecnología 100% española
- Gamesa coordina el proyecto Azimut. Energía Eólica Offshore 2020, junto con otras 10 empresas, entre las que destacan Alstom Wind, Acciona Windpower, Iberdrola Renovables y Acciona Energía y 22 centros de investigación
- El proyecto, aprobado por el CDTI, organismo del Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, a través del Programa Cenit, requerirá una inversión de 25 millones de euros para los próximos cuatro años
Once empresas y 22 centros de investigación, especializados en tecnologías para la energía eólica marina (offshore), trabajan juntos en el proyecto Azimut. Energía Eólica Offshore 2020, con el objetivo de generar el conocimiento necesario para desarrollar un aerogenerador marino de gran tamaño, con tecnología 100% española.
En el proyecto, coordinado por Gamesa, participan además, de manera destacada, Alstom Wind, Acciona Windpower, Iberdrola Renovables y Acciona Energía; así como Técnicas Reunidas, Ingeteam, Ingeciber, Imatia, Tecnitest Ingenieros y DIgSILENT Ibérica.
El proyecto Azimut, aprobado por el Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico Industrial (CDTI) del Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, en el marco de la sexta convocatoria de ayudas a la I+D del Programa CENIT (Consorcios Estratégicos Nacionales en Investigación Técnica), requerirá una inversión total de 25 millones de euros en los próximos cuatro años, cofinanciado por las compañías participantes.
La iniciativa, cuya culminación se estima en 2013, pretende sentar las bases tecnológicas para el desarrollo posterior de un aerogenerador offshore de gran tamaño, previsto para 2020. Se han establecido como objetivos preliminares conseguir una potencia unitaria de 15 MW, así como superar las barreras técnicas y económicas que limitan en la actualidad el despliegue de la energía eólica marina. Entre estas, destacan la disponibilidad, las cimentaciones y la evacuación de energía a tierra, con el fin de acercar el coste de la energía eólica marina al de los emplazamientos en tierra.
Respecto a las áreas tecnológicas en las que se centrará el proyecto, Gamesa liderará la captura de energía eólica marina, Acciona Windpower se centrará en las tecnologías de conversión de la energía eléctrica, Alstom Wind, en las de estructuras y subestructuras marinas; Acciona Energía, en las de construcción, operación y mantenimiento en enclaves offshore; e Iberdrola Renovables, en la integración de la eólica offshore en el sistema eléctrico.
Las empresas participantes refuerzan así su apuesta por la I+D en energía eólica marina, como vía para alcanzar el liderazgo tecnológico mundial y contribuir así a una generación de energía renovable fiable, económica y con el máximo respeto al medio ambiente.
Gamesa
Spain to Build World’s Largest Wind Turbine
Spain to Build World’s Largest Wind Turbine
The project, named Azimut, finds Gamesa working with 11 other wind and engineering firms as well as 22 research centers. The supermassive turbine is rumoured to cost €25 million ($33.3 million) and it will be built using 100% Spanish technology. The main partners and participating firms in the development are Alstom Wind, Acciona Windpower, Iberdrola Renovables and Acciona Energía.
Full Text: http://inhabitat.com/spain-to-build-worlds-largest-wind-turbine/
Azimut project aims to develop world’s largest capacity wind turbine
Currently, the world’s largest capacity wind turbine is the Enercon E-126, which has a rated capacity of 7.58 MW. It has held that honor since its introduction in 2007, but is under threat of losing the title with a number of 10 MW turbines currently in development – including what was destined to be the world’s biggest wind turbine to be built in Norway. Now a Spanish project has upped the ante with its aim of building an offshore wind turbine with a capacity of 15 MW.
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The project, named Azimut, finds Gamesa working with 11 other wind and engineering firms as well as 22 research centers. The supermassive turbine is rumoured to cost €25 million ($33.3 million) and it will be built using 100% Spanish technology. The main partners and participating firms in the development are Alstom Wind, Acciona Windpower, Iberdrola Renovables and Acciona Energía.
Full Text: http://inhabitat.com/spain-to-build-worlds-largest-wind-turbine/
Azimut project aims to develop world’s largest capacity wind turbine
Currently, the world’s largest capacity wind turbine is the Enercon E-126, which has a rated capacity of 7.58 MW. It has held that honor since its introduction in 2007, but is under threat of losing the title with a number of 10 MW turbines currently in development – including what was destined to be the world’s biggest wind turbine to be built in Norway. Now a Spanish project has upped the ante with its aim of building an offshore wind turbine with a capacity of 15 MW.
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viernes, 3 de diciembre de 2010
What Russia’s Stealth Fighter Developments Mean for America
Russia's development of the PAK FA fifth-generation stealth fighter could challenge American air supremacy, especially if Russia sells the PAK FA to its usual buyers of military equipment.
In the U.S., closure of the F-22 production line has severely limited America's ability to respond to PAK FA proliferation by building more F-22s and potentially selling them to U.S. allies.
The U.S. needs to revise its assessment of U.S. air superiority needs and then explore ways to modernize and strengthen the U.S. tactical fighter force.
full text http://www.defencetalk.com/russia-pak-fa-stealth-fighter-developments-mean-for-america-30434/
In the U.S., closure of the F-22 production line has severely limited America's ability to respond to PAK FA proliferation by building more F-22s and potentially selling them to U.S. allies.
The U.S. needs to revise its assessment of U.S. air superiority needs and then explore ways to modernize and strengthen the U.S. tactical fighter force.
full text http://www.defencetalk.com/russia-pak-fa-stealth-fighter-developments-mean-for-america-30434/
Problems in manufacturing process led to Trent 900 failure: ATSB
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) says that a problem in the "manufacturing process" led to the 4 November uncontained engine failure on a Rolls-Royce Trent 900 powering a Qantas Airways A380.
Investigations at Rolls-Royce facilities in Derby revealed an "area of fatigue cracking" within a stub pipe that feeds oil to the High Pressure (HP)/Intermediate Pressure (IP) bearing structure.
Full Text: http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/12/03/350485/problems-in-manufacturing-process-led-to-trent-900-failure.html
Investigations at Rolls-Royce facilities in Derby revealed an "area of fatigue cracking" within a stub pipe that feeds oil to the High Pressure (HP)/Intermediate Pressure (IP) bearing structure.
Full Text: http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/12/03/350485/problems-in-manufacturing-process-led-to-trent-900-failure.html
Russian Flies Latest Mil Mi-38 helicopter
Whatever happened to the Mi-38, the long-planned replacement for the ubiquitous Mi-8 that first flew back in December 2003? Well Kazan Helicopters has just flown the second prototype, OP-2, which incorporates fuel and hydraulic system and rotor blade upgrades, as well and handling and stability improvements resulting from tests of the first aircraft. Full text here
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jueves, 2 de diciembre de 2010
Australian CASA (Civil Aviation Security Agency) Direction for new A380 inspections
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority has issued a direction to Qantas to conduct a further inspection of the Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines on its A380 aircraft.
This direction requires Qantas to inspect an oil filler tube that feeds oil to the engine's high pressure/intermediate pressure bearing structure.
The oil filler tube inspection must be carried out within two flight cycles.
Under the direction, Qantas is required to conduct the inspections in accordance with detailed technical information contained in a service bulletin issued by the manufacturer Rolls-Royce this week.
Inspections will be undertaken using specialist equipment known as a borescope, which is inserted into the oil tube and provides a view of the condition of the wall of the tube.
Qantas engineers will be looking for any sign of the wall of the tube being out of tolerance and reduced in thickness, which could cause the tube to crack and leak oil.
Evidence of a problem with the oil tube has been found during the investigation into the Qantas A380 engine failure near Singapore on 4 November 2010.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has identified the condition of the tube as a safety issue and issued a safety recommendation to Rolls-Royce.
CASA continues to liaise closely with Qantas, the European Aviation Safety Agency, Rolls-Royce, Airbus and the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. In monitoring developments CASA will take any further action that may be necessary in the interests of safety.
CASA
Qantas considering legal action against Rolls-Royce
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/12/02/350423/qantas-considering-legal-action-against-rolls-royce.html
"Qantas has commenced discussions with Rolls-Royce on a range of issues concerning the A380 fleet, including financial and operational impacts, as a consequence of the Trent 900 engine failure on 4 November 2010, and will also consider legal options," says the Australian carrie
This direction requires Qantas to inspect an oil filler tube that feeds oil to the engine's high pressure/intermediate pressure bearing structure.
The oil filler tube inspection must be carried out within two flight cycles.
Under the direction, Qantas is required to conduct the inspections in accordance with detailed technical information contained in a service bulletin issued by the manufacturer Rolls-Royce this week.
Inspections will be undertaken using specialist equipment known as a borescope, which is inserted into the oil tube and provides a view of the condition of the wall of the tube.
Qantas engineers will be looking for any sign of the wall of the tube being out of tolerance and reduced in thickness, which could cause the tube to crack and leak oil.
Evidence of a problem with the oil tube has been found during the investigation into the Qantas A380 engine failure near Singapore on 4 November 2010.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has identified the condition of the tube as a safety issue and issued a safety recommendation to Rolls-Royce.
CASA continues to liaise closely with Qantas, the European Aviation Safety Agency, Rolls-Royce, Airbus and the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. In monitoring developments CASA will take any further action that may be necessary in the interests of safety.
CASA
Qantas considering legal action against Rolls-Royce
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/12/02/350423/qantas-considering-legal-action-against-rolls-royce.html
"Qantas has commenced discussions with Rolls-Royce on a range of issues concerning the A380 fleet, including financial and operational impacts, as a consequence of the Trent 900 engine failure on 4 November 2010, and will also consider legal options," says the Australian carrie
Exposición de Pintura aeronáutica en Madrid 2/12/2010 a 15/01/2011
Exposición de pintura aeronáutica de Fernando de la Cueva.
El 2 de diciembre de 2010 se llevará a cabo su inauguración, a las 20h. Permanecerá en exposición hasta el día 15 de enero.
- Calle Alburquerque 17, 28010 Madrid
- Metros: San Bernardo, Bilbao y Quevedo
- Mapa
- http://www.fernandodelacueva.com
Zapatero confirma la privatización de los aeropuertos
Según ha anunciado Zaptero en su comparecencia en el Congreso, se venderá el 49 por ciento de AENA y se privatizará la gestión de los aeropuertos de Madrid Barajas y Barcelona El Prat. Esta privatización de la gestión no afectará a los servicios de control de la navegación aérea.
http://fly-news.es/aeropuertos/zapatero-confirma-la-privatizacion-de-los-aeropuertos/
http://fly-news.es/aeropuertos/zapatero-confirma-la-privatizacion-de-los-aeropuertos/
Sikorsky quiere plantar cara a Eurocopter en España
El objetivo de la multinacional aeronáutica es levantar un centro en España para equipar y mantener aeronaves y respaldar, así, su crecimiento en los países de África, ya que ese continente es uno de los mercados más prometedores para el negocio de los helicópteros.
http://www.expansion.com/2010/12/01/empresas/auto-industria/1291242139.html?a=88e25f9e7c47880ad61f28a602d2c8d1&t=1291245021
http://www.expansion.com/2010/12/01/empresas/auto-industria/1291242139.html?a=88e25f9e7c47880ad61f28a602d2c8d1&t=1291245021
Airbus Military asegura que “no tendrá problemas” con los controladores
El director de la factoría de Airbus Military en San Pablo, Jesús Espinosa, aseguró hoy que “no tenemos ningún problema para operar”, en referencia a la posibilidad de escasez de controladores para efectuar las pruebas de vuelo de las aeronaves A400M, fundamentales para obtener las certificaciones para su fabricación y entrega a los países clientes.
http://sevilla.redperiodista.es/2010/12/01/airbus-military-asegura-que-no-tendra-problemas-con-los-controladores/
http://sevilla.redperiodista.es/2010/12/01/airbus-military-asegura-que-no-tendra-problemas-con-los-controladores/
miércoles, 1 de diciembre de 2010
Boeing dismisses A320NEO
Boeing (BA.N) dismissed a decision by European rival Airbus (EAD.PA) to upgrade its A320 single-aisle passenger jet on Wednesday, saying the move was driven by a need to catch up with Boeing's 737 airliner.
Full Text: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6B01RI20101201
Full Text: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6B01RI20101201
More A-320NEO related news: Lufthansa among possible customers, Market for 4,000 A320neos...
Lufthansa among possible customers
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/12/01/350378/lufthansa-among-possible-a320neo-customers-leahy.html
Market for 4,000 A320neos...
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=comm&id=news/awx/2010/12/01/awx_12_01_2010_p0-273139.xml
Rolls-Royce confident on narrowbodies despite Neo absence
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/12/01/350381/rolls-royce-confident-on-narrowbodies-despite-neo-absence.html
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/12/01/350378/lufthansa-among-possible-a320neo-customers-leahy.html
Market for 4,000 A320neos...
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=comm&id=news/awx/2010/12/01/awx_12_01_2010_p0-273139.xml
Rolls-Royce confident on narrowbodies despite Neo absence
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/12/01/350381/rolls-royce-confident-on-narrowbodies-despite-neo-absence.html
Airbus inicia la guerra por los aviones más rentables
Airbus ha sido el primero en disparar en la guerra por el nicho de
aviones más rentables: los de pasillo único. La filial de EADS ha
anunciado hoy que va a lanzar una nueva versión del A-320, su aeronave
más vendida, con nuevos motores que le permitirán mejorar su
eficiencia un 15%. El avión estará en el mercado en 2016 y la empresa
(que invertirá unos 1.000 millones) prevé vender hasta 4.000 unidades.
aviones más rentables: los de pasillo único. La filial de EADS ha
anunciado hoy que va a lanzar una nueva versión del A-320, su aeronave
más vendida, con nuevos motores que le permitirán mejorar su
eficiencia un 15%. El avión estará en el mercado en 2016 y la empresa
(que invertirá unos 1.000 millones) prevé vender hasta 4.000 unidades.
El Boeing Next Generation 737, cuya primera entrega se realizará en 2011, ahorrará un 7% de combustible
El nuevo Boeing Next Generation 737, que ahorrará un 7% de combustible con respecto a la versión de su lanzamiento en 1997, realizará su primera entrega con las nuevas modificaciones en 2011.
Fuentes del constructor aeronáutico estadounidense señalaron a Europa Press que se logrará este ahorro de combustible tras aplicar una última mejora que permitirá reducir un 2% el consumo.
http://www.europapress.es/economia/noticia-economia-boeing-next-generation-737-cuya-primera-entrega-realizara-2011-ahorrara-combustible-20101201111438.html
¿ahorra un 7% de combustible y solo mejora un 2% el consumo? No entiendo...
Fuentes del constructor aeronáutico estadounidense señalaron a Europa Press que se logrará este ahorro de combustible tras aplicar una última mejora que permitirá reducir un 2% el consumo.
http://www.europapress.es/economia/noticia-economia-boeing-next-generation-737-cuya-primera-entrega-realizara-2011-ahorrara-combustible-20101201111438.html
¿ahorra un 7% de combustible y solo mejora un 2% el consumo? No entiendo...
IAI y Airbus pujan por el avión cisterna y el VIP de la Fuerza Aérea de Brasil
Antes del próximo 31 de diciembre, el gobierno brasileño decidirá la compra de dos aviones wide bodies ,una con capacidad VIP y funciones fundamentalmente de reabastecimiento en vuelo,y otra, principalmente VIP, entregándose en parte de pago el actual A-319CJ.
http://www.defensa.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2747:iai-y-airbus-pujan-por-el-avion-cisterna-y-el-vip-de-la-fuerza-aerea-de-brasil&catid=55:latinoamerica&Itemid=163
Compiten el Airbus MRTT, del que se ha hablado profusamente en NoticiasAero.info y Blog.SandglassPatrol.com, así como el avión cisterna de IAI basado en el 767, hablamos de él en Noticias-Aero.info cuando se entregó a colombia
http://www.defensa.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2747:iai-y-airbus-pujan-por-el-avion-cisterna-y-el-vip-de-la-fuerza-aerea-de-brasil&catid=55:latinoamerica&Itemid=163
Compiten el Airbus MRTT, del que se ha hablado profusamente en NoticiasAero.info y Blog.SandglassPatrol.com, así como el avión cisterna de IAI basado en el 767, hablamos de él en Noticias-Aero.info cuando se entregó a colombia
COMAC C919: ¿Amenaza u oportunidad?
Airbus y Boeign lo ven como amenaza, las empresas de motores,
aviónica, fabricación en compuesto, como oportunidad:
http://plandevuelo.es/wordpress/archives/605
aviónica, fabricación en compuesto, como oportunidad:
http://plandevuelo.es/wordpress/archives/605
Airbus has decided to offer for its best-selling A320 Family new fuel saving engines as an option.
Airlines have the choice between CFM International's LEAP-X engine and Pratt & Whitney's PurePower PW1100G engine. Known as the A320neo, this new engine option also incorporates fuel-saving large wing tip devices called Sharklets. Airbus will start deliveries of the A320neo Family in spring 2016.
The A320neo will not only deliver significant fuel savings of up to 15 percent, which represents up to 3,600 tonnes of CO2 savings annually per A320neo. In addition, A320neo customers will benefit from a double-digit reduction in NOx emissions, reduced engine noise, lower operating costs and up to 500nm (950 km) more range or two tonnes more payload.
As new engine technologies become available in the middle of this decade, Airbus is committed to providing its customers with the latest and most eco-efficient technologies to continuously improve aircraft performance and airline operations while reducing the environmental impact. Airbus sees a market potential of 4,000 A320neo Family aircraft over the next 15 years.
"We are confident that the A320neo will be a great success across all markets and with all types of operators, offering them maximum benefit with minimum change. We are leveraging a reliable, mature aircraft and are making it even more efficient and environmentally friendly," said Tom Enders, Airbus President and CEO.
Over the past months, Airbus has taken the time to carefully assess and weigh up the benefits of the A320neo business case with the allocation of the highly skilled engineering resources needed while at the same time securing the engineering skills required on other Airbus aircraft programmes.
"Finding the necessary resources for the A320neo wasn't exactly a walk in the park," Enders added. "The enabler was to devise a stringent phasing of critical engineering assets throughout our various development programmes and to optimise the management and organisation of all our programmes and R&T projects. Our international engineering centres, suppliers and partners play a big role in this."
Today's A320neo announcement follows the approval given by the Board of Directors of EADS, Airbus' shareholder company.
The new engine option is offered on the A321, A320 and A319 models which will require limited modifications, primarily to the wing and pylon areas. The A320neo will have over 95 percent airframe commonality with the standard A320 Family. The unique Airbus operational commonality enables operators of several Airbus Family types to continue to benefit from lower pilot and maintenance training costs.
Airbus launched its new "Sharklet" large wingtip devices, specially designed to enhance the eco-efficiency and payload-range performance of the A320 Family. Offered as a forward-fit option, Sharklets are expected to result in at least 3.5 percent lower fuel burn over longer sectors. The A320 will be the first model fitted with Sharklets, which will be delivered around the end of 2012, to be followed by the other A320 Family models from 2013.
The A320 Family is recognized as the benchmark single-aisle aircraft family. With over 6,700 aircraft sold, and more than 4,400 aircraft delivered to some 310 customers and operators worldwide, it is the world's best-selling single-aisle aircraft family. With 99.7 per cent reliability and extended servicing periods, the A320 Family has the lowest operating costs of any single aisle aircraft.
Airbus
The A320neo will not only deliver significant fuel savings of up to 15 percent, which represents up to 3,600 tonnes of CO2 savings annually per A320neo. In addition, A320neo customers will benefit from a double-digit reduction in NOx emissions, reduced engine noise, lower operating costs and up to 500nm (950 km) more range or two tonnes more payload.
As new engine technologies become available in the middle of this decade, Airbus is committed to providing its customers with the latest and most eco-efficient technologies to continuously improve aircraft performance and airline operations while reducing the environmental impact. Airbus sees a market potential of 4,000 A320neo Family aircraft over the next 15 years.
"We are confident that the A320neo will be a great success across all markets and with all types of operators, offering them maximum benefit with minimum change. We are leveraging a reliable, mature aircraft and are making it even more efficient and environmentally friendly," said Tom Enders, Airbus President and CEO.
Over the past months, Airbus has taken the time to carefully assess and weigh up the benefits of the A320neo business case with the allocation of the highly skilled engineering resources needed while at the same time securing the engineering skills required on other Airbus aircraft programmes.
"Finding the necessary resources for the A320neo wasn't exactly a walk in the park," Enders added. "The enabler was to devise a stringent phasing of critical engineering assets throughout our various development programmes and to optimise the management and organisation of all our programmes and R&T projects. Our international engineering centres, suppliers and partners play a big role in this."
Today's A320neo announcement follows the approval given by the Board of Directors of EADS, Airbus' shareholder company.
The new engine option is offered on the A321, A320 and A319 models which will require limited modifications, primarily to the wing and pylon areas. The A320neo will have over 95 percent airframe commonality with the standard A320 Family. The unique Airbus operational commonality enables operators of several Airbus Family types to continue to benefit from lower pilot and maintenance training costs.
Airbus launched its new "Sharklet" large wingtip devices, specially designed to enhance the eco-efficiency and payload-range performance of the A320 Family. Offered as a forward-fit option, Sharklets are expected to result in at least 3.5 percent lower fuel burn over longer sectors. The A320 will be the first model fitted with Sharklets, which will be delivered around the end of 2012, to be followed by the other A320 Family models from 2013.
The A320 Family is recognized as the benchmark single-aisle aircraft family. With over 6,700 aircraft sold, and more than 4,400 aircraft delivered to some 310 customers and operators worldwide, it is the world's best-selling single-aisle aircraft family. With 99.7 per cent reliability and extended servicing periods, the A320 Family has the lowest operating costs of any single aisle aircraft.
Airbus
martes, 30 de noviembre de 2010
Airbus to Upgrade A320, Announcement Weds
The project, estimated at between $1 billion and $2 billion, will see the launch of an optional new version of the popular family of passenger jets called Airbus NEO with the new engines offering better fuel burn. It will be announced early on Wednesday.
The sources spoke on condition of anonymity because the decision had not yet been announced.
Airbus declined to comment.
Full text: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=12279510
UPDATE 1-Airbus to streamline engineering on key project
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLDE6AT27420101130#
The sources spoke on condition of anonymity because the decision had not yet been announced.
Airbus declined to comment.
Full text: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=12279510
UPDATE 1-Airbus to streamline engineering on key project
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLDE6AT27420101130#
Hydrogen should take priority over biofuel in aviation: WWF
The aviation industry should focus research and development programmes on liquid hydrogen rather than third-generation biofuels in the quest to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, according to World Wildlife Fund director for global energy policy Stephan Singer.
"Liquid biofuels may come in as the only alternative to oil but there is a vivid debate to look into liquid hydrogen as a long-term solution," says Singer. "Liquid biofuels may provide a short-term solution but they are also carbon-based."
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/11/30/350339/hydrogen-should-take-priority-over-biofuel-in-aviation.html
"Liquid biofuels may come in as the only alternative to oil but there is a vivid debate to look into liquid hydrogen as a long-term solution," says Singer. "Liquid biofuels may provide a short-term solution but they are also carbon-based."
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/11/30/350339/hydrogen-should-take-priority-over-biofuel-in-aviation.html
Qatar & ANA Airlines 'Disappointed' In Dreamliner Delivery Schedule
Questions Bombardier As Well, Says More Business May Go To Airbus
The CEO of Qatar Airways said delays in Boeing's Dreamliner and questions about the Pratt & Whitney engines being developed for the Bombardier C-Series have him leaning towards Airbus as the airline looks at rapid growth in the coming years.
http://www.aero-news.net/news/commair.cfm?ContentBlockID=d1f522d8-9b8f-4bba-bc3b-4966146289ef&Dynamic=1
Launch Customer Has Ordered 55 Of The New Airliners
All Nippon Airways (ANA) CEO Shinichiro Ito said Monday that his airline is "pushing" Boeing for a new delivery schedule for its long-delayed 787 Dreamliner. The aircraft suffered another delay in November when a fire in an electrical panel forced a halt to flight testing of the aircraft.
http://www.aero-news.net/news/commair.cfm?ContentBlockID=5191ecf6-1e71-4193-80f8-90ac83f119cc&Dynamic=1
The CEO of Qatar Airways said delays in Boeing's Dreamliner and questions about the Pratt & Whitney engines being developed for the Bombardier C-Series have him leaning towards Airbus as the airline looks at rapid growth in the coming years.
http://www.aero-news.net/news/commair.cfm?ContentBlockID=d1f522d8-9b8f-4bba-bc3b-4966146289ef&Dynamic=1
Launch Customer Has Ordered 55 Of The New Airliners
All Nippon Airways (ANA) CEO Shinichiro Ito said Monday that his airline is "pushing" Boeing for a new delivery schedule for its long-delayed 787 Dreamliner. The aircraft suffered another delay in November when a fire in an electrical panel forced a halt to flight testing of the aircraft.
http://www.aero-news.net/news/commair.cfm?ContentBlockID=5191ecf6-1e71-4193-80f8-90ac83f119cc&Dynamic=1
lunes, 29 de noviembre de 2010
Emirates asks Airbus for longer-range A350
Emirates, the world's biggest airline by international traffic, urged Airbus SAS to boost the range of the biggest version of its new A350 wide-body plane as Boeing ponders a redesign of the competing 777 model.
http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/emirates-asks-airbus-for-longerrange-a350-20101125-18847.html
http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/emirates-asks-airbus-for-longerrange-a350-20101125-18847.html
CASSIDIAN and EADS Innovation Works promote security research
- Chair of Detection Technology endowed at Bonn-Rhine-Sieg University of Applied Sciences
- Objective: early detection of terrorist attacks using hazardous substances
- CASSIDIAN is the new name of EADS Defence & Security
Aerospace and defence enterprise EADS is pressing ahead with its research into security technologies for the early detection of terrorist attacks. Cassidian, the recently renamed defence and security Division of EADS, and EADS Innovation Works, the corporation’s central research establishment, are together funding an endowed chair of detection technology at Bonn-Rhine-Sieg University of Applied Sciences. The two units will provide a sum of one million euros for this purpose over the next five years.
“Explosives and hazardous substances such as incendiary devices are by far the most common instruments of terrorist attacks,” explains Bernd Wenzler, CEO of Cassidian Electronics. “By delivering more efficient solutions for early detection of these hazardous substances, we are making a significant contribution to the protection of our citizens.”
“Security research at German universities is still virtually uncharted terrain at present,” stresses Dr. Richard Arning, head of the EADS Innovation Works Technical Capability Centre for Sensors, Electronics & Systems Integration. “By creating a special professorship within a university institute that offers a broad range of study topics, we are closing a gap in education as well as in practice.”
The objective of the endowed chair is to research into technologies for the detection of hazardous substances by chemical and physical means. Dr. Gerhard Holl has been appointed its incumbent. Research will focus on more reliable and cost-effective methods of rapid response to threatened attacks. The endowed chair is incorporated in the newly created Institute of Detection Technology headed by Professor Holl, further underscoring the unique status of the Forensic Science course at Bonn-Rhine-Sieg University of Applied Sciences.
Cassidian, EADS Innovation Works and the university intend to pool their respective expertise on this subject in application-related research projects. Both parties regard it as particularly important to train up qualified experts who will be able to translate the research findings into product solutions in a professional manner. EADS will further this aim by providing industrial internships and supervising students’ final dissertations.
The EADS Innovation Works Technical Capability Centre for Sensors, Electronics & Systems Integration, directed by Dr. Richard Arning, is already collaborating closely with the Bonn-Rhine-Sieg University of Applied Sciences on several research projects into detection technologies. The Business Unit Cassidian Electronics specialises in sensors for reconnaissance and surveillance in military and civil applications and protective systems such as jamming transmitters to destroy booby traps.
EADS is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. In 2009, the Group – comprising Airbus, Astrium, Cassidian and Eurocopter – generated revenues of € 42.8 billion and employed a workforce of more than 119,000.
EADS
Lufthansa and Airbus launch world’s first passenger bio-fuel flights
Lufthansa is launching the world’s first ever scheduled commercial passenger flights using bio-fuel in the first half of 2011, with an IAE (International Aero Engines) powered Airbus A321 aircraft. The daily flights between Hamburg and Frankfurt, will be the first in the world to use a bio-fuel blend made from 50 per cent Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO). When it is consumed, fuel made from bio-mass material emits the CO2 it naturally absorbs when it grows, thereby helping neutralize overall CO2 emissions.
The daily flights will begin in April 2011 and will initially continue for a period of six months as part of the ‘Burn Fair’ R&T project to study the long term impact of sustainable bio-fuels on aircraft performance. Airbus’ role is to provide technical assistance and to monitor the fuel properties.
“We see great opportunities in the use of bio-synthetic kerosene. But we are first gathering experience with it in daily practice. Indeed, Lufthansa is the world’s first airline to utilise biofuel in flight operations. This is a further consistent step in the sustainability strategy, which Lufthansa has for years been successfully pursuing” said Wolfgang Mayrhuber, Lufthansa CEO.
“Being a pioneer in this area, we are very proud that our renewable diesel technology is capable of meeting the strictest quality standards to help meet aviation needs,” says Matti Lievonen, Neste Oil's President and CEO. “This technology has real potential for the future.”
“Daily bio-fuel flights are a significant step forward in our pursuit of a sustainable future for aviation. Airbus is bringing together feedstock producers, fuel refiners and airlines, and with today’s announcement of passenger flights, we have taken yet another step towards making this real,” said Tom Enders, Airbus President and CEO.
The bio-fuel is being provided by Finland based Neste Oil, under a long term agreement with Lufthansa. The fuel will only be produced from sustainable feedstock sources to make sure that the bio-feedstock does not compete for food, water nor land. In addition Neste Oil are members of RSB (Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels) and RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil)
Airbus’ alternative fuels roadmap aims at making sustainable alternative fuel a reality for aviation by bringing together stakeholders or the ‘value chain’ in a socially, industrially and sustainable way. In addition to its efforts with other airlines, such as the recent first bio-fuel flight in Latin America on November 22nd, in October 2009 an Airbus aircraft undertook the first commercial flight of 50 percent blended GTL, and in February 2008, an Airbus A380 aircraft successfully completed the world’s first ever flight by a commercial aircraft using Gas-to-Liquid (GTL).
Airbus press release
The daily flights will begin in April 2011 and will initially continue for a period of six months as part of the ‘Burn Fair’ R&T project to study the long term impact of sustainable bio-fuels on aircraft performance. Airbus’ role is to provide technical assistance and to monitor the fuel properties.
“We see great opportunities in the use of bio-synthetic kerosene. But we are first gathering experience with it in daily practice. Indeed, Lufthansa is the world’s first airline to utilise biofuel in flight operations. This is a further consistent step in the sustainability strategy, which Lufthansa has for years been successfully pursuing” said Wolfgang Mayrhuber, Lufthansa CEO.
“Being a pioneer in this area, we are very proud that our renewable diesel technology is capable of meeting the strictest quality standards to help meet aviation needs,” says Matti Lievonen, Neste Oil's President and CEO. “This technology has real potential for the future.”
“Daily bio-fuel flights are a significant step forward in our pursuit of a sustainable future for aviation. Airbus is bringing together feedstock producers, fuel refiners and airlines, and with today’s announcement of passenger flights, we have taken yet another step towards making this real,” said Tom Enders, Airbus President and CEO.
The bio-fuel is being provided by Finland based Neste Oil, under a long term agreement with Lufthansa. The fuel will only be produced from sustainable feedstock sources to make sure that the bio-feedstock does not compete for food, water nor land. In addition Neste Oil are members of RSB (Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels) and RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil)
Airbus’ alternative fuels roadmap aims at making sustainable alternative fuel a reality for aviation by bringing together stakeholders or the ‘value chain’ in a socially, industrially and sustainable way. In addition to its efforts with other airlines, such as the recent first bio-fuel flight in Latin America on November 22nd, in October 2009 an Airbus aircraft undertook the first commercial flight of 50 percent blended GTL, and in February 2008, an Airbus A380 aircraft successfully completed the world’s first ever flight by a commercial aircraft using Gas-to-Liquid (GTL).
Airbus press release
domingo, 28 de noviembre de 2010
Qantas chief points finger at Rolls-Royce over A380 woes
"It was a new engine and it was absolutely clear nothing to do with anything Qantas was doing," Joyce told Inside Business in a recorded interview. "It was an engine that didn't perform to the parameters that we would've expected."
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLNE6AR00220101128?utm_campaign=Aviation+Updates+-+Google+News&utm_medium=Twitter&utm_source=SNS.analytics
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLNE6AR00220101128?utm_campaign=Aviation+Updates+-+Google+News&utm_medium=Twitter&utm_source=SNS.analytics
EADS is confident it can sell up to 500 of its Airbus A400M
"We see a broad global market of 400 to 500 aircraft with good chances for this aircraft to turn profits in the long term," CFO Hans-Peter Ring was quoted as saying on Saturday in an advance copy of an interview to be published in Sunday paper Euro am Sonntag.
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=12254984
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=12254984
sábado, 27 de noviembre de 2010
Noticias Aero en Paper.li
Hoy hemos descubierto Paper.li. Se trata de cómo crear "periódicos diarios automáticos", a partir de cuentas de twitter. A partir de un usuario, con sus actualizaciones y las de las personas a las que ese usuario sigue, agrupa las noticias una vez al día y las pone a disposición de todo aquél que quiera leerlas.
Pues dicho y hecho, hemos creado nuestra cuenta de Paper.li, aquí la tenéis:
Pues dicho y hecho, hemos creado nuestra cuenta de Paper.li, aquí la tenéis:
Interim Report On QF32 Due; Qantas Resumes Limited A380 Services
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) this week will issue a preliminary report that is likely to confirm investigators’ suspicions that oil pipe leaks led to the uncontained failure of a Trent 900 engine during a Qantas Airbus A380 flight Nov. 4.
Meanwhile, the carrier plans to resume limited operations of some A380s, although the investigation will remain open.
Flawed welding led to the oil pipe leaks, which caused a fire and the failure of the turbine disk in the intermediate-pressure turbine, industry officials close to the investigation tell Aviation Week. Rolls-Royce declined to confirm the information, but a new airworthiness directive (AD) issued by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on Nov. 22 appears to confirm it. The AD calls for more detailed inspections of the Rolls-Royce turbofan. The investigation previously identified an oil fire in the high-pressure/intermediate-pressure structure cavity as a possible cause of the failure.
http://s.noticias-aero.info/QF32InterimReport
Meanwhile, the carrier plans to resume limited operations of some A380s, although the investigation will remain open.
Flawed welding led to the oil pipe leaks, which caused a fire and the failure of the turbine disk in the intermediate-pressure turbine, industry officials close to the investigation tell Aviation Week. Rolls-Royce declined to confirm the information, but a new airworthiness directive (AD) issued by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on Nov. 22 appears to confirm it. The AD calls for more detailed inspections of the Rolls-Royce turbofan. The investigation previously identified an oil fire in the high-pressure/intermediate-pressure structure cavity as a possible cause of the failure.
http://s.noticias-aero.info/QF32InterimReport
viernes, 26 de noviembre de 2010
Boeing Initiates Changes to 787 Power Panel, Updates to Software
EVERETT, Wash., Nov. 24, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing (NYSE: BA) is developing minor design changes to power distribution panels on the 787 and updates to the systems software that manages and protects power distribution on the airplane. These changes come as the result of what has been learned from the investigation of an onboard electrical fire on a test airplane, ZA002, earlier this month in Laredo, Texas.
"We have successfully simulated key aspects of the onboard event in our laboratory and are moving forward with developing design fixes," said Scott Fancher, vice president and general manager of the 787 program. "Boeing is developing a plan to enable a return to 787 flight test activities and will present it to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as soon as it is complete."
Engineers have determined that the fault began as either a short circuit or an electrical arc in the P100 power distribution panel, most likely caused by the presence of foreign debris. The design changes will improve the protection within the panel. Software changes also will be implemented to further improve fault protection.
The P100 panel is one of five major power distribution panels on the 787. It receives power from the left engine and distributes it to an array of systems.
The 787 team is now assessing the time required to complete the design changes and software updates that are being developed. A revised 787 program schedule is expected to be finalized in the next few weeks.
"Our team is focused on developing these changes and moving forward with the flight test program," said Fancher. "The team in Laredo is also well along in preparing to return ZA002 to Seattle."
Boeing
"We have successfully simulated key aspects of the onboard event in our laboratory and are moving forward with developing design fixes," said Scott Fancher, vice president and general manager of the 787 program. "Boeing is developing a plan to enable a return to 787 flight test activities and will present it to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as soon as it is complete."
Engineers have determined that the fault began as either a short circuit or an electrical arc in the P100 power distribution panel, most likely caused by the presence of foreign debris. The design changes will improve the protection within the panel. Software changes also will be implemented to further improve fault protection.
The P100 panel is one of five major power distribution panels on the 787. It receives power from the left engine and distributes it to an array of systems.
The 787 team is now assessing the time required to complete the design changes and software updates that are being developed. A revised 787 program schedule is expected to be finalized in the next few weeks.
"Our team is focused on developing these changes and moving forward with the flight test program," said Fancher. "The team in Laredo is also well along in preparing to return ZA002 to Seattle."
Boeing
A350 XWB RR Trent engine begins checks
The first thrust reversers for the Airbus A350 XWB twinjet have been delivered by Goodrich Corporation. The thrust reversers will be installed on a Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engine to be used in the engine ground test program, which is scheduled to begin later this year.
http://www.aerospacetestinginternational.com/news.php?NewsID=26296
http://www.aerospacetestinginternational.com/news.php?NewsID=26296
Airbus poised to launch higher-weight A330-300
The 2t increase, to 235t, will allow the aircraft to operate an additional 120nm (220km) or carry an extra 1.2t payload.
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/11/25/350165/airbus-poised-to-launch-higher-weight-a330-300.html
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/11/25/350165/airbus-poised-to-launch-higher-weight-a330-300.html
jueves, 25 de noviembre de 2010
Airbus inicia la producción de su A350 XWB en Illescas
Madrid.- El próximo lunes, el ministro de Industria, Miguel Sebastián, presidirá en la factoría del constructor aeronáutico europeo Airbus, en Illescas (Toledo), el inicio de la producción del Programa A350 XWB en España.
http://www.actualidadaeroespacial.com/index.php?view=noticias&id=4cee0a4562c28&viewTemplate=1
http://www.actualidadaeroespacial.com/index.php?view=noticias&id=4cee0a4562c28&viewTemplate=1
AeroDays 2011 (30th March to 1st April 2011 in Madrid,Spain)
The event will bring together aeronautics stakeholders, ministries, agencies and R&D centres from all over Europe and overseas to network, present their latest research results and discuss common future R&D projects.
Organized by CDTI (Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology in Spain) and the European Commission (Directorate General for Research), Aerodays 2011 will provide a perfect opportunity to present and disseminate information about EU-funded RTD results, and will be in line with the EU goals of creating a Single European Sky and a European Research Area, and of finding innovative approaches to sustainable aviation in a global environment.
http://www.aerodays2011.org
Rockwell Collins ha validado su control de vuelo tolerante al daño
Rockwell Collins detectó en 2004 que el 50% de los fallos de su UAV Shadow se debían a la célula del aparato o del motor. En 2005 el Army impulsó un programa para mejorar la fiabilidad de los motores y los controles de vuelo, y que permitieran al avión aterrizar con fallo de motor.
Rockwell, en sucesivas fases del control de vuelo tolerante al daño logró que un modelo de un F/A 18 aterrizara sin motores, sin superficies de control, e incluso después de haber perdido parte del ala (¡hasta un 80% del ala!), y el 30% de su estabilizador horizontal. De la 2ª fase os hablamos aquí
Ahora Rockwell Colins ha finalizado la tercera fase, demostrando que su Shadow puede aterrizar tras fallos de motor, haber perdido las superficies de control o incluso 20 pulgadas (algo más de medio metro) de su ala (el equivalente al 10% de su envergadura). Las pruebas se realizaron con un Shadow de serie, al que se le sustituyó un control de vuelo por otro.
Y después de daros la noticia... a por los vídeos,que son impresionantes.
Rockwell, en sucesivas fases del control de vuelo tolerante al daño logró que un modelo de un F/A 18 aterrizara sin motores, sin superficies de control, e incluso después de haber perdido parte del ala (¡hasta un 80% del ala!), y el 30% de su estabilizador horizontal. De la 2ª fase os hablamos aquí
Ahora Rockwell Colins ha finalizado la tercera fase, demostrando que su Shadow puede aterrizar tras fallos de motor, haber perdido las superficies de control o incluso 20 pulgadas (algo más de medio metro) de su ala (el equivalente al 10% de su envergadura). Las pruebas se realizaron con un Shadow de serie, al que se le sustituyó un control de vuelo por otro.
Y después de daros la noticia... a por los vídeos,que son impresionantes.
miércoles, 24 de noviembre de 2010
España | Un vigués patenta un sistema de cápsulas para evacuar aviones en caso de emergencia
La idea, que patentó inicialmente en el año 1995 y que ha mejorado hace unos meses, consiste en cambiar la actual estructura de los aviones. El interior del fuselaje estaría formado por un conjunto de cápsulas independientes, puestas una continuación de la otra, que servirían de habitáculo para pasajeros, tripulación y mercancía. La cabina de los pilotos sería la primera de las cápsulas y tendría forma cónica para adpatarse a la forma de la parte frontal de los aviones y el resto sería de forma cúbica. Este sistema permitiría que a través de una cinta transportadora estas piezas se podrían mover y ser expulsadas a través de un trampilla por la cola de la aeronave en caso de emergencia.
http://10milpies.com/index.php/actualidad/1-actualidad/403-espana-un-vigues-patenta-un-sistema-de-capsulas-para-evacuar-aviones-en-caso-de-emergencia
(hace años que lo digo, que se debería viajar en cápsulas eyectables en los aviones...)
http://10milpies.com/index.php/actualidad/1-actualidad/403-espana-un-vigues-patenta-un-sistema-de-capsulas-para-evacuar-aviones-en-caso-de-emergencia
(hace años que lo digo, que se debería viajar en cápsulas eyectables en los aviones...)
El Bimotor P2006T de Tecnam obtiene el certificado de la FAA
- El modelo P2006T ha obtenido el certificado de tipo ante la FAA en Estados Unidos
Madrid, 22 de Noviembre de 2010.- El modelo bimotor de Tecnam, P2006T, ha sido certificado por la FAA (Federal Aviation Authorities) norteamericana, con lo que permite al fabricante italiano comenzar la venta y operación del avión en Estados Unidos. La factoría había certificado este modelo en Europa el año pasado, y ha entregado más de 50 unidades en lo que va de año, así como tiene 100 pedidos más pendientes de entrega. «Hemos tenido que acelerar la producción de este modelo, y ahora entregamos un P2006T cada cinco días», afirmó Paolo Pascale, Director General de Tecnam. El siguiente paso será conseguir la certificación canadiense.
El Tecnam P2006T, es un avión de cuatro plazas, cuyo primer vuelo se realizó en 2007. Cuenta con dos motores de 100 CV Rotax 912S, paso variable y tren de aterrizaje retráctil. Gran parte de estos aviones vienen equipados con modernas cabinas de cristal, modelo Garmin 950. Alcanza una velocidad de crucero de 135 KIAS y una carga útil de 903 libras, dejando más de 500 libras para pasajeros y equipaje (con 53 galones de combustible). Su uso está destinado tanto a pilotos privados como comerciales, aerotaxi, instrucción, además de trabajos aéreos como observación y patrullaje.
Nortrhop-Grumman X-47B (UCAS-D) to Taxi Early Next Month
Northrop Grumman plans to perform the first high-speed taxi of its X-47B unmanned combat air system (UCAS-D) demonstrator by the first week of December as a prelude to first flight by year-end at Edwards AFB, Calif.
The taxi test will take the stealthy, single-engine UCAS to 120 kt., according to company officials.
Northrop Grumman and U.S. Navy officials passed the tailless, flying wing demonstrator for taxi tests at a flight readiness review early this month and are set to build up X-47B ground speeds over a series of trials that were due to begin at Edwards Nov. 19. These evaluations mark the culmination of almost two years of preparations since the rollout of the first air vehicle, AV-1, in December 2008.
Full text in: http://s.noticias-aero.info/X47BtoTaxi
The taxi test will take the stealthy, single-engine UCAS to 120 kt., according to company officials.
Northrop Grumman and U.S. Navy officials passed the tailless, flying wing demonstrator for taxi tests at a flight readiness review early this month and are set to build up X-47B ground speeds over a series of trials that were due to begin at Edwards Nov. 19. These evaluations mark the culmination of almost two years of preparations since the rollout of the first air vehicle, AV-1, in December 2008.
Full text in: http://s.noticias-aero.info/X47BtoTaxi
Embraer starts construction of its Composite Facility in Evora, Portugal
New unit to produce composite materials is scheduled for completion by the end of 2011 São José dos Campos, November 23, 2010 – Embraer has commenced the first phase of its new construction project in Évora, Portugal, a 330,000-square-foot (30,660-square-meter) facility dedicated to manufacturing complex airframe structures and components in composite materials. The completion of this unit is scheduled for the end of 2011, while the production phase will start in 2013. Embraer has also selected Portuguese building contractor Ramos Catarino S.A., based in Febres, for the excavation work, foundations and infrastructures. "We are delighted to start the construction of the first part of our new center of excellence in Portugal," said Luiz Fuchs, President of Embraer Aviation Europe (EAE). "The construction of the second unit, dedicated to the production of metallic airframe structures, will begin, shortly. Meanwhile, we are progressing with the selection of suppliers."
The new manufacturing facility will rely on state-of-the-art processes, in conjunction with the Company's lean manufacturing concepts. In order to sustain and further develop the competencies of its center of excellence in composite materials, Embraer continues its work with local organizations, including potential suppliers, research centers, and universities. This facility represents an estimated total investment of € 48 million, which is fully integrated with Embraer's long-term planning and budget, and is consistent with the Company's economic and financial projections.
Embraer
The new manufacturing facility will rely on state-of-the-art processes, in conjunction with the Company's lean manufacturing concepts. In order to sustain and further develop the competencies of its center of excellence in composite materials, Embraer continues its work with local organizations, including potential suppliers, research centers, and universities. This facility represents an estimated total investment of € 48 million, which is fully integrated with Embraer's long-term planning and budget, and is consistent with the Company's economic and financial projections.
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Airbus May Launch NEO Without Big Order
The go-ahead of Airbus’s A320 New Engine Option (NEO) upgrade will not be conditional on any big order target or customer mix as has been the traditional pre-requisite for previous program go-aheads. And catalogue prices for the upgraded variants will have a premium of upward of $8 million, depending on the engine selected, the manufacturer reveals.
A decision whether to go ahead with the NEO is due by the end of this year. But it is concern over the availability of Airbus’s engineering resources to develop the project, rather than the upgrade’s commercial prospects, that will drive the decision, says Chief Operating Officer John Leahy.
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/awx/2010/11/19/awx_11_19_2010_p0-271320.xml&headline=Airbus%20May%20Launch%20NEO%20Without%20Big%20Order&channel=comm
A decision whether to go ahead with the NEO is due by the end of this year. But it is concern over the availability of Airbus’s engineering resources to develop the project, rather than the upgrade’s commercial prospects, that will drive the decision, says Chief Operating Officer John Leahy.
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/awx/2010/11/19/awx_11_19_2010_p0-271320.xml&headline=Airbus%20May%20Launch%20NEO%20Without%20Big%20Order&channel=comm
martes, 23 de noviembre de 2010
TAM Airlines and Airbus first to fly Jatropha-based biofuel in Latin America
Studies show Jatropha-based biofuel could reduce carbon footprint by up to 80%
Blagnac, 23 noviembre 2010
TAM Airlines together with Airbus have conducted the first Jatropha-based biofuel flight in Latin America, using an Airbus A320. The biofuel, processed by UOP LLC, a Honeywell group, was a 50 percent blend of locally-sourced Brazilian Japtropha-based bio-kerosene and conventional aviation kerosene. 20 people from TAM Airlines and Airbus were on board the A320 powered by CFM56 engines which took off from Galeão Antonio Carlos Jobim International airport in Rio de Janeiro. The aircraft performed a 45 minute flight before returning to its point of origin.
"Airbus and TAM have taken an important step towards establishing an aviation biofuel solution that is both commercially viable and sustainable, with positive impact on the environment," said Airbus’ President and CEO, Tom Enders. “This flight serves as evidence of the aviation industry's commitment to advance on its self-imposed CO2 reduction targets: carbon neutral growth from 2020, and working towards a 50 percent net CO2 reduction by 2050.”
“This experimental flight materializes TAM’s participation in a vast project to develop a production chain for renewable biofuel, with the purpose of creating a Brazilian platform for sustainable aviation bio-kerosene,” said Libano Barroso, president of TAM Airlines.
Studies show that the use of biofuels made from Jatropha in aviation could reduce the sector’s overall carbon footprint by up to 80 percent, compared with conventional petroleum-based aviation kerosene. TAM Airlines and Airbus both support the study and assessment of the sustainability and economic viability of implementing the bio-kerosene value chain in Brazil.
The technical flight was approved by Airbus, the engine provider CFM International, and was authorized by aviation authorities in Europe (the European Aviation Safety Agency - EASA), and Brazil (National Civil Aviation Agency - ANAC).
“TAM's young and modern Airbus fleet has one of the lowest carbon footprints in the region, leading the way for the rest of the industry to contribute to the cause," Enders added.
As part of its ongoing commitment to ensure that air travel continues to be one of the most eco-efficient means of transportation, Airbus has developed a roadmap working towards making alternative fuel and biofuel technology a reality for aviation. In addition to its efforts with TAM Airlines, in February 2008, an Airbus A380 aircraft successfully completed the first ever flight by a commercial aircraft using Gas-to-Liquid (GTL), and in October 2009 Airbus and Qatar Airways undertook the first commercial flight of 50 percent blended GTL.
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Blagnac, 23 noviembre 2010
TAM Airlines together with Airbus have conducted the first Jatropha-based biofuel flight in Latin America, using an Airbus A320. The biofuel, processed by UOP LLC, a Honeywell group, was a 50 percent blend of locally-sourced Brazilian Japtropha-based bio-kerosene and conventional aviation kerosene. 20 people from TAM Airlines and Airbus were on board the A320 powered by CFM56 engines which took off from Galeão Antonio Carlos Jobim International airport in Rio de Janeiro. The aircraft performed a 45 minute flight before returning to its point of origin.
"Airbus and TAM have taken an important step towards establishing an aviation biofuel solution that is both commercially viable and sustainable, with positive impact on the environment," said Airbus’ President and CEO, Tom Enders. “This flight serves as evidence of the aviation industry's commitment to advance on its self-imposed CO2 reduction targets: carbon neutral growth from 2020, and working towards a 50 percent net CO2 reduction by 2050.”
“This experimental flight materializes TAM’s participation in a vast project to develop a production chain for renewable biofuel, with the purpose of creating a Brazilian platform for sustainable aviation bio-kerosene,” said Libano Barroso, president of TAM Airlines.
Studies show that the use of biofuels made from Jatropha in aviation could reduce the sector’s overall carbon footprint by up to 80 percent, compared with conventional petroleum-based aviation kerosene. TAM Airlines and Airbus both support the study and assessment of the sustainability and economic viability of implementing the bio-kerosene value chain in Brazil.
The technical flight was approved by Airbus, the engine provider CFM International, and was authorized by aviation authorities in Europe (the European Aviation Safety Agency - EASA), and Brazil (National Civil Aviation Agency - ANAC).
“TAM's young and modern Airbus fleet has one of the lowest carbon footprints in the region, leading the way for the rest of the industry to contribute to the cause," Enders added.
As part of its ongoing commitment to ensure that air travel continues to be one of the most eco-efficient means of transportation, Airbus has developed a roadmap working towards making alternative fuel and biofuel technology a reality for aviation. In addition to its efforts with TAM Airlines, in February 2008, an Airbus A380 aircraft successfully completed the first ever flight by a commercial aircraft using Gas-to-Liquid (GTL), and in October 2009 Airbus and Qatar Airways undertook the first commercial flight of 50 percent blended GTL.
EADS
KC-X competition delayed as evaluation process roiled by politics, USAF errors
The US Air Force has acknowledged extending the evaluation process on the KC-X tanker competition into early next year amid new upheavals caused by political changes and a major procedural gaffe.
The Republican Party's takeover of the House of Representatives in the 2 November election changes the political context of the highly charged competition to replace the Boeing KC-135 tanker fleet with either a Boeing KC-767 or an Airbus A330-200 derivative offered by EADS North America
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/11/23/350072/kc-x-competition-delayed-as-evaluation-process-roiled-by-politics-usaf.html
The Republican Party's takeover of the House of Representatives in the 2 November election changes the political context of the highly charged competition to replace the Boeing KC-135 tanker fleet with either a Boeing KC-767 or an Airbus A330-200 derivative offered by EADS North America
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/11/23/350072/kc-x-competition-delayed-as-evaluation-process-roiled-by-politics-usaf.html
Méndez plantea la necesidad de crear una agencia para la contratación similar a la DGA francesa
Méndez realizó este planteamiento dentro de la reestructuración institucional necesaria en materia de adquisiciones para abordar la crisis del sector, un problema que "no es coyuntural, sino estructural, la causa no solo son los ajustes presupuestarios, es multifactorial".
http://www.infodefensa.com/esp/noticias/noticias.asp?cod=2828&n=M%E9ndez-plantea-la-necesidad-de-crear-una-agencia-para-la-contrataci%F3n-similar-a-la-DGA-francesa
http://www.infodefensa.com/esp/noticias/noticias.asp?cod=2828&n=M%E9ndez-plantea-la-necesidad-de-crear-una-agencia-para-la-contrataci%F3n-similar-a-la-DGA-francesa
lunes, 22 de noviembre de 2010
Aurora Flight Sciences Rolls Out Orion UAS
Aurora Flight Sciences today unveiled the Orion unmanned aerial system, a flight vehicle demonstrator that will stay aloft for up to five days. Orion was selected by the US Air Force Research Laboratory in late August to meet the objectives of the Medium Altitude Global ISR and Communications (MAGIC) Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD).
“Orion was developed under the MAGIC JCTD program to meet CENTCOM’s urgent operational need and deliver this capability rapidly to our nation’s war fighters,” said Aurora CEO John Langford at today’s ceremony.
The MAGIC JCTD is sponsored by US CENTCOM to meet its demands for persistent ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance). The JCTD’s goal is to demonstrate five day flight of the Orion UAS at 20,000 feet with 1,000 pounds of payload. In the JCTD ranking process last year, five US Combatant Commands ranked Orion as their number one priority.
US Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker attended the Orion rollout ceremony today. “We can be proud that Aurora’s facility in Columbus is giving our Armed Forces an unmanned aerial vehicle with the potential for new surveillance capabilities,” said Cochran, vice chairman of the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee. “Aurora has once again demonstrated the innovation and can-do spirit of its Mississippi workforce by producing the first Orion only ninety days after receiving the contract award,” said Wicker. “This will provide help for our troops on an expedited basis.”
“Orion is a model for several of the new acquisition efficiency goals recently announced by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates”, said John Tylko, Aurora’s Vice President for Development. “It uses open system architectures to support a continuous competitive environment. It involves dynamic small businesses in key roles in defense acquisition. It helps restore competition, affordability and productivity in defense spending and it encourages the rapid assimilation of disruptive technologies.”
The Orion vehicle rolled out today will be the first to be flight-tested to demonstrate endurance flights of 120 hours. Orion’s first flight will take place in mid 2011. Orion was developed under the sponsorship of both the US Air Force Research Laboratory and the US Army Space and Missile Defense Command and with Aurora private funding.
About Aurora Flight Sciences
Aurora Flight Sciences designs and builds robotic aircraft and other advanced aerospace vehicles for scientific and military applications. Aurora is headquartered in Manassas, VA and operates production plants in Bridgeport, WV and Columbus, MS and a Research and Development Center in Cambridge, MA. To view recent press releases and more about Aurora please visit our web site at www.aurora.aero.
USAF retrasa la decisión sobre el contrato hasta 2011
Las Fuerzas Armadas de Estados Unidos retrasarán su decisión sobre conceder a Boeing o EADS la adjudicación de un contrato, valorado en 35.000 millones de dólares, para la construcción de aviones cisternas, según un portavoz militar citado por Bloomberg.
http://www.bolsamania.com/noticias-actualidad/pulsos/EADS-y-Boeing-Las-Fuerzas-Armadas-retrasa-la-decision-sobre-el-contrato-hasta-2011--0720101122102050.html
http://www.bolsamania.com/noticias-actualidad/pulsos/EADS-y-Boeing-Las-Fuerzas-Armadas-retrasa-la-decision-sobre-el-contrato-hasta-2011--0720101122102050.html
Boeing Proposes Embraer Link In Bid For Brazil Contract / Boeing ofrece asociación a Embraer para fabricar avión caza
Boeing is offering to partner with Brazil's Embraer on a new fighter jet, in an effort to strengthen its bid for a multi-billion-dollar Brazilian defense contract, the U.S. manufacturer said in a report Nov. 22.
Joseph McAndrew, Boeing's vice president for Europe, Israel and America, told business publication Valor that the firm proposed 10 partnership projects with Brazil's aviation leader, including building a new plant in the country to build parts for Boeing's F/A-18 Super Hornet.
http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=5089675&c=AIR&s=TOP
La aeronáutica estadounidense Boeing ofreció al fabricante Embraer una asociación para la construcción de partes de su avión caza, que compite con otras dos empresas por un contrato con el estado brasileño, informó un directivo de la empresa al diario Valor de este lunes.
Según Joseph T. McAndrew, vicepresidente de Boeing para Europa, Israel y América, el fabricante ofreció un paquete de diez proyectos de asociación a la firma brasileña, que incluye la construcción de una fábrica en Brasil que proveería piezas necesarias a la construcción del caza F/A-18 Super Hornet.
http://economia.terra.com.co/noticias/noticia.aspx?idNoticia=201011221320_AFP_132000-TX-KUG50
Joseph McAndrew, Boeing's vice president for Europe, Israel and America, told business publication Valor that the firm proposed 10 partnership projects with Brazil's aviation leader, including building a new plant in the country to build parts for Boeing's F/A-18 Super Hornet.
http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=5089675&c=AIR&s=TOP
La aeronáutica estadounidense Boeing ofreció al fabricante Embraer una asociación para la construcción de partes de su avión caza, que compite con otras dos empresas por un contrato con el estado brasileño, informó un directivo de la empresa al diario Valor de este lunes.
Según Joseph T. McAndrew, vicepresidente de Boeing para Europa, Israel y América, el fabricante ofreció un paquete de diez proyectos de asociación a la firma brasileña, que incluye la construcción de una fábrica en Brasil que proveería piezas necesarias a la construcción del caza F/A-18 Super Hornet.
http://economia.terra.com.co/noticias/noticia.aspx?idNoticia=201011221320_AFP_132000-TX-KUG50
Boeing Phantom Ray Completes Low-speed Taxi Tests
The Boeing [NYSE: BA] Phantom Ray unmanned airborne system successfully completed low-speed taxi tests on Nov. 18 at Lambert International Airport in St. Louis.
"Phantom Ray did exactly what it was supposed to do," said Craig Brown, Phantom Ray program manager for Boeing. "It communicated with the ground control station, received its orders and made its way down the runway multiple times, allowing us to assess its performance and monitor the advanced systems on board."
The tests were the first for the Phantom Ray following its rollout ceremony in May. Boeing now will prepare Phantom Ray to travel to Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on top of one of NASA’s modified Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. At Edwards, Phantom Ray will undergo high-speed taxi tests before making its first flight. The flight-test program will last approximately six months.
"The autonomous nature of this system is unique, so achieving this milestone speaks volumes about the technology and expertise of Boeing, the Phantom Works organization and the Phantom Ray team," said Dave Koopersmith, vice president, Advanced Boeing Military Aircraft.
Phantom Ray is designed to support potential missions that may include intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; suppression of enemy air defenses; electronic attack; strike; and autonomous aerial refueling.
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"Phantom Ray did exactly what it was supposed to do," said Craig Brown, Phantom Ray program manager for Boeing. "It communicated with the ground control station, received its orders and made its way down the runway multiple times, allowing us to assess its performance and monitor the advanced systems on board."
The tests were the first for the Phantom Ray following its rollout ceremony in May. Boeing now will prepare Phantom Ray to travel to Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on top of one of NASA’s modified Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. At Edwards, Phantom Ray will undergo high-speed taxi tests before making its first flight. The flight-test program will last approximately six months.
"The autonomous nature of this system is unique, so achieving this milestone speaks volumes about the technology and expertise of Boeing, the Phantom Works organization and the Phantom Ray team," said Dave Koopersmith, vice president, Advanced Boeing Military Aircraft.
Phantom Ray is designed to support potential missions that may include intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; suppression of enemy air defenses; electronic attack; strike; and autonomous aerial refueling.
Boeing
A350 XWB longest fuselage panel successfully manufactured
Airbus partner, Spirit AeroSystems, has completed the curing of one of the panels that make up the longest section of the A350 XWB’s all carbon fibre fuselage. The 19.7 metre long, 77 square metre centre fuselage “crown” panel was cured at Spirit’s Kinston, North Carolina (USA) site. In the coming weeks, the panel will undergo trimming, drilling and non-destructive inspection.
This latest A350 XWB industrial milestone illustrates the sound progress being made as the first components for the first aircraft are being manufactured both at Airbus and Airbus’ partners’ sites around the globe. Another recent production achievement for the A350 XWB was the successful cure of the first forward fuselage section crown panel that took place in Nordenham (Germany) in September by Premium Aerotech.
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The Airbus Military A400M new generation airlifter has been recognised by leading US magazine Popular Science as one of the major innovations in the aviation world in 2010.
Airbus Military is honoured to receive this accolade from a magazine which is one of the world´s foremost science publications for a general audience, with more than 1.1 million subscribers.
Editor-in-chief Mark Jannot says: “For 23 years, Popular Science has honoured the innovations that surprise and amaze us − those that make a positive impact on our world today and challenge our views of what’s possible in the future.
“The Best of What’s New Award is the magazine’s top honour, and the 100 winners − chosen from among thousands of entrants − represent the highest level of achievement in their fields.”
In its citation, Popular Science highlights the A400M´s remarkable load-carrying capability allied to its ability to operate from front-line airfields.
The magazine comments: “The A400M can haul two attack helicopters or 116 soldiers, while remaining manoeuvrable enough to get in and out of the front lines quickly. The relatively lightweight carbon-composite wings keep the plane’s weight low enough (the exact figure is a trade secret) that, when equipped with reinforced shocks, rugged tyres and debris-resistant turboprops, the A400M can land on and take off from dirt and gravel runways. Yet the craft can carry 80,000 pounds, nearly twice as much as the rival Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules.”
Read Popular Science´s full report on the Best of What´s New 2010 at:
http://www.popsci.com/announcements/article/2010-11/best-whats-new-2010-our-100-innovations-year
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Editor-in-chief Mark Jannot says: “For 23 years, Popular Science has honoured the innovations that surprise and amaze us − those that make a positive impact on our world today and challenge our views of what’s possible in the future.
“The Best of What’s New Award is the magazine’s top honour, and the 100 winners − chosen from among thousands of entrants − represent the highest level of achievement in their fields.”
In its citation, Popular Science highlights the A400M´s remarkable load-carrying capability allied to its ability to operate from front-line airfields.
The magazine comments: “The A400M can haul two attack helicopters or 116 soldiers, while remaining manoeuvrable enough to get in and out of the front lines quickly. The relatively lightweight carbon-composite wings keep the plane’s weight low enough (the exact figure is a trade secret) that, when equipped with reinforced shocks, rugged tyres and debris-resistant turboprops, the A400M can land on and take off from dirt and gravel runways. Yet the craft can carry 80,000 pounds, nearly twice as much as the rival Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules.”
Read Popular Science´s full report on the Best of What´s New 2010 at:
http://www.popsci.com/announcements/article/2010-11/best-whats-new-2010-our-100-innovations-year
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sábado, 20 de noviembre de 2010
Boeing Delivers US Navy's 10th C-40A (737-700based) Derivative Aircraft
WICHITA, Kan., Nov. 19, 2010 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today delivered the 10th C-40A transport/cargo aircraft to the U.S. Navy. The Boeing 737-700 commercial derivative was modified at the company’s Wichita facility for its Navy mission.
"The C-40A has a critical mission to deliver personnel and supplies to all areas of the world, and we're proud to play a part in making sure that can happen," said Steve Wade, general manager of Boeing Global Transport & Executive Systems.
The C-40A is equipped with a main-deck cargo door and can be configured for troop transport, cargo transport or both. With superior range and performance; a state-of-the-art flight deck; 21st century avionics; and quiet, clean, fuel-efficient engines, the C-40A increases the Navy's capability for rapid response to the fleet worldwide.
Boeing and Navy representatives marked the completion of the modification at a delivery ceremony today.
"The C-40A plays an important role in the Navy Unique Fleet Essential Airlift (NUFEA) fleet," said Vice Adm. Dirk Debbink, Chief of Navy Reserve. "These fuel-efficient, extremely flexible logistics-support aircraft are an integral part of every maritime mission, from humanitarian assistance to power projection. The bottom line is the ability of the C-40A to provide our nation important, Navy-unique airlift capability at a lower cost. We welcome this new aircraft into the fleet!"
The Navy C-40As, which replace the service's fleet of C-9s, are based at the Naval Air Station (NAS) Joint Reserve Base (JRB) in Forth Worth, Texas, at NAS Jacksonville, Fla., and at NAS North Island in San Diego, Calif. The new aircraft will be immediately stationed at NAS JRB Fort Worth, where crews will provide transition training for crews at NAS Oceana, Va., a new C-40A location scheduled to open next year.
Boeing is on contract to deliver two additional C-40As; one 737 is currently being modified at the Wichita facility, while the other is on the Boeing Commercial Airplanes production line in Renton, Wash.
"We're looking forward to continuing to enhance the Navy's fleet of C-40As with as many aircraft as are required to support this mission," said Wade. "The C-40A is a proven workhorse, whether it is delivering humanitarian aid to the scenes of natural disasters or military equipment to ships and troops on the ground."
Boeing's Global Transport & Executive Systems business, based in Wichita, supports Boeing commercial derivative aircraft including the executive-fleet C-32A and C-40B/C, the Navy's C-40A and E-6B, and the National Airborne Operations Center’s E-4B.
Boeing
"The C-40A has a critical mission to deliver personnel and supplies to all areas of the world, and we're proud to play a part in making sure that can happen," said Steve Wade, general manager of Boeing Global Transport & Executive Systems.
The C-40A is equipped with a main-deck cargo door and can be configured for troop transport, cargo transport or both. With superior range and performance; a state-of-the-art flight deck; 21st century avionics; and quiet, clean, fuel-efficient engines, the C-40A increases the Navy's capability for rapid response to the fleet worldwide.
Boeing and Navy representatives marked the completion of the modification at a delivery ceremony today.
"The C-40A plays an important role in the Navy Unique Fleet Essential Airlift (NUFEA) fleet," said Vice Adm. Dirk Debbink, Chief of Navy Reserve. "These fuel-efficient, extremely flexible logistics-support aircraft are an integral part of every maritime mission, from humanitarian assistance to power projection. The bottom line is the ability of the C-40A to provide our nation important, Navy-unique airlift capability at a lower cost. We welcome this new aircraft into the fleet!"
The Navy C-40As, which replace the service's fleet of C-9s, are based at the Naval Air Station (NAS) Joint Reserve Base (JRB) in Forth Worth, Texas, at NAS Jacksonville, Fla., and at NAS North Island in San Diego, Calif. The new aircraft will be immediately stationed at NAS JRB Fort Worth, where crews will provide transition training for crews at NAS Oceana, Va., a new C-40A location scheduled to open next year.
Boeing is on contract to deliver two additional C-40As; one 737 is currently being modified at the Wichita facility, while the other is on the Boeing Commercial Airplanes production line in Renton, Wash.
"We're looking forward to continuing to enhance the Navy's fleet of C-40As with as many aircraft as are required to support this mission," said Wade. "The C-40A is a proven workhorse, whether it is delivering humanitarian aid to the scenes of natural disasters or military equipment to ships and troops on the ground."
Boeing's Global Transport & Executive Systems business, based in Wichita, supports Boeing commercial derivative aircraft including the executive-fleet C-32A and C-40B/C, the Navy's C-40A and E-6B, and the National Airborne Operations Center’s E-4B.
Boeing
Innovar en los modelos de negocio: Honda Jet
El I+D en las empresas se asocia normalmente a avances tecnológicos o productos y servicios novedosos. La i que se añade a la moderna enseña I+D+i conlleva un concepto de innovación mucho más amplio, en el que cabe incluso el hacer lo mismo, pero con métodos diferentes. Es lo que puede llamarse innovar a través del modelo de negocio.
El sector aeronáutico es muy prolijo en I+D, pero es tan intensivo en capital y tiene una inercia tan enorme en sus operaciones (los ciclos de pedidos y entregas duran años) que la innovación en la forma de hacer las cosas no es precisamente un estandarte. Es, además, un sector que como ya hemos comentado otras veces en este blog, es muy endogámico y tendente a querer ser referencia antes que fijarse en modelos de éxito de otros sectores.
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El sector aeronáutico es muy prolijo en I+D, pero es tan intensivo en capital y tiene una inercia tan enorme en sus operaciones (los ciclos de pedidos y entregas duran años) que la innovación en la forma de hacer las cosas no es precisamente un estandarte. Es, además, un sector que como ya hemos comentado otras veces en este blog, es muy endogámico y tendente a querer ser referencia antes que fijarse en modelos de éxito de otros sectores.
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Russian and Canadian pilots have completed Flight Testing of the Flight Management System (FMS) on the SSJ100
November 19th, Zhukovski - Together with Canadian and Russian certification authorities, Flight Testing of the CMA-9000 Flight Management System (FMS) was performed on the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100). The FMS is developed and manufactured by Esterline CMC Electronics (formerly known as Canadian Marconi Company) and integrated by Thales Avionics on the SSJ100.
“All activities required for the CAN-TSO certification of the CMA-9000 were successfully completed on the SSJ100”, said Nick Chalkiadakis, FMS Program Manager from Esterline CMC Electronics. Canadian and Russian pilots performed 3 joint flights on SSJ100, as well as 6 sessions on the Electronic Bird test bench to evaluate the operational suitability of the system. In order to evaluate the system capability to follow the vertical trajectory, the experts conducted thorough checks of vertical navigation function. These verifications are required to ensure safety and aircraft performance in dense air traffic operations.
Transport Canada’s Flight Test Division work with manufacturers to conduct, monitor and review flight tests of Canadian and foreign manufactured aircraft or avionics systems for which Canadian type certification is requested.
“Transport Canada participated in a successful flight test program with the cooperation of Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company. We thank Sukhoi for their warm welcome and for working with us in completing this important Flight Management System certification activity,” – said Waldemar Krolak and Michel Brulotte, Canadian certification authorities involved in the FMS flight testing.
Sukhoi
“All activities required for the CAN-TSO certification of the CMA-9000 were successfully completed on the SSJ100”, said Nick Chalkiadakis, FMS Program Manager from Esterline CMC Electronics. Canadian and Russian pilots performed 3 joint flights on SSJ100, as well as 6 sessions on the Electronic Bird test bench to evaluate the operational suitability of the system. In order to evaluate the system capability to follow the vertical trajectory, the experts conducted thorough checks of vertical navigation function. These verifications are required to ensure safety and aircraft performance in dense air traffic operations.
Transport Canada’s Flight Test Division work with manufacturers to conduct, monitor and review flight tests of Canadian and foreign manufactured aircraft or avionics systems for which Canadian type certification is requested.
“Transport Canada participated in a successful flight test program with the cooperation of Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company. We thank Sukhoi for their warm welcome and for working with us in completing this important Flight Management System certification activity,” – said Waldemar Krolak and Michel Brulotte, Canadian certification authorities involved in the FMS flight testing.
Sukhoi
Francia, dispuesta a firmar en Sevilla el próximo enero el acuerdo del A400M
El ministro de Defensa francés, Alain Juppé, ha expresado este viernes su disposición a que la firma del acuerdo entre los siete países que participan en el proyecto del avión militar de transporte A400M y Airbus Military tenga lugar en Sevilla el próximo mes de enero, tal y como le ha propuesto su homóloga española, Carme Chacón.
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viernes, 19 de noviembre de 2010
Terrafugia Roadable Aircraft Moves Closer to Reality
This week, with the publication of Terrafugia's request for four exemptions from the federal motor vehicle code, its Transition model, a roadable aircraft, moves one step closer to your garage. In fact, if all goes well, Terrafugia’s first production flying car will leave the factory in just 13 months. Cofounder Carl Dietrich was demonstrating their original car/Light-Sport Aircraft at West Coast locations this week. Before a group of about 50 people at the Palo Alto Airport in Palo Alto, California, he said the “general public is fascinated with the idea that there could be a practical flying car. It’s intoxicating.”
http://eaa.org/news/2010/2010-11-18_terrafugia.asp
http://eaa.org/news/2010/2010-11-18_terrafugia.asp
jueves, 18 de noviembre de 2010
Publicidad: Tecnam y Casarrubios apuestan por el ocio aéreo
- Diferentes modelos de la marca Tecnam permitieron a los asistentes realizar vuelos en prácticas en el aeródromo de Casarrubios, en Navalcarnero (Madrid)
Madrid, 18 de Noviembre de 2010.- Dedalus Aircraft, distribuidor de la compañía Tecnam en España, ha ofrecido durante toda la jornada de ayer, una clase magistral de aviación a un grupo de periodistas*, que incluía teoría y su primera experiencia práctica como pilotos de ULM. Los asistentes pudieron comprobar que volar en un avión Tecnam se encuentra al alcance de todo el mundo.
Además compartieron las experiencias de instructores y alumnos, así como de Alvaro Lapetra, Gerente de Dedalus Aircraft, que comentaron lo gratificante que ha sido iniciarse en esta actividad deportiva y lúdica, una alternativa de ocio totalmente desconocida para la mayoría de la población y que resulta mucho más accesible de lo que inicialmente se piensa. Como actividad de ocio permite volar por más de 400 campos de vuelo en España y desplazarse con menor coste que el de un automóvil.
En cuanto a los costes del curso de piloto de ULM y de mantenimiento de un avión de estas características, no superan los 2.000 euros por un curso de 4 meses con 15 horas de vuelo prácticas, y el coste por año de disfrutar y mantener un avión propio oscila entre el 1,5 y el 3% del precio de compra del avión, que en la versión más básica cuesta 52.000 euros más IVA. Un coste relativamente reducido si se comprara con otra alternativa de ocio como es la náutica, cuyo coste anual de explotación y mantenimiento supera el 10% del precio del barco.
*no, ni RBF.com.es ni Noticias-Aero.info estuvieron allí, no nos llegó la invitación
El Gobierno destinará más de 361 millones a programas del sector aeroespacial
Así lo anunció ayer el titular del Departamento, Miguel Sebastián, durante su comparecencia en el Congreso de los Diputados para presentar las principales partidas presupuestarias de su Ministerio. También destinará 466 millones de euros a potenciar actividades claves para acelerar la evolución hacia modelos de producción más avanzados en el sector aeroespacial, entre otros.
http://www.actualidadaeroespacial.com/index.php?view=noticias&id=4ce4cc79954d3&viewTemplate=1
http://www.actualidadaeroespacial.com/index.php?view=noticias&id=4ce4cc79954d3&viewTemplate=1
The Anatomy of the Airbus A380 QF32 near disaster
The Airbus presentation to accident investigators of the damage done to QF32 on November 4 gives new technical insights into this near disaster involving a Qantas A380 with 466 persons on board.
The examination of the damage is far from complete, as the presentation makes clear. It doesn’t deal with the other dimensions of this serious incident, which are the loss or impairment of various systems on the giant airliner, and the emerging difficulties the crew faced from fuel load imbalance caused by some of those failures.
Full text: http://blogs.crikey.com.au/planetalking/2010/11/17/the-anatomy-of-the-airbus-a380-qf32-near-disaster/
EADS baraja instalar en Sevilla un centro para transformar los A330 en tanqueros
Cosas de la globalización. Si EADS vence a Boeing en Estados Unidos, Sevilla saldrá beneficiada. El megacontrato de tanqueros por el que puja la compañía europea puede dar muchas alegrías a la ciudad y, por ende, a Andalucía. La carambola aeronáutica se explica de la siguiente manera: ganar aquel concurso supondría que los pedidos del avión de reabastecimiento en vuelo de Airbus Military-filial de EADS- llegarían en cascada, motivo por el que la compañía tendría que buscar un refuerzo a su centro base de Getafe (Madrid), encargado de transformar los A330 de la compañía en tanqueros. "Si tenemos problemas con la capacidad industrial de Getafe, instalaremos otro centro en Sevilla para dar respuesta a la carga de trabajo", explica Alberto Gutiérrez Moreno, director de Operaciones de Airbus Military.
http://www.diariodesevilla.es/article/sevilla/839216/eads/baraja/instalar/sevilla/centro/para/transformar/los/tanqueros.html
http://www.diariodesevilla.es/article/sevilla/839216/eads/baraja/instalar/sevilla/centro/para/transformar/los/tanqueros.html
Boeing continues to study new aircraft to replace 737, while Airbus reveals A320 NEO plans
Boeing continues to study new aircraft to replace 737
Boeing continues to evaluate the possible timeline for launching a successor to the 737, VP and GM-737 program Beverly Wyse told ATW at the Zhuhai Air Show Nov. 17.
“We haven’t made a firm decision yet but we are considering it,” said Wyse. “Right now, we are in the phase of communicating with our customers and gathering information from them on this issue.” Boeing is seeking a 25% improvement in fuel efficiency over existing types a new aircraft would replace in the 100-200 seat size range.
Full text: http://atwonline.com/aircraft-engines-components/news/boeing-continues-study-new-aircraft-replace-737-1117
Airbus reveals A320 NEO plans
John Leahy, the EADS-owned airframer's chief salesman, unveiled an artist's impression of the re-engined narrowbody during a presentation at an EADS investor forum in Toulouse. A slide exhibiting the aircraft outlines targeted efficiency gains over the current A320. The NEO would have a fuel burn around 15% lower than variants now in production. The bypass ratio would increase from five in the present generation of engines to between nine and 12. Fan diameter rises from around 1,600mm (64in) to 2,025mm (81in).
Full Text: http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/11/18/349865/airbus-reveals-a320-neo-plans.html
EADS Slide [PDF 9.2MB]
Boeing continues to evaluate the possible timeline for launching a successor to the 737, VP and GM-737 program Beverly Wyse told ATW at the Zhuhai Air Show Nov. 17.
“We haven’t made a firm decision yet but we are considering it,” said Wyse. “Right now, we are in the phase of communicating with our customers and gathering information from them on this issue.” Boeing is seeking a 25% improvement in fuel efficiency over existing types a new aircraft would replace in the 100-200 seat size range.
Full text: http://atwonline.com/aircraft-engines-components/news/boeing-continues-study-new-aircraft-replace-737-1117
Airbus reveals A320 NEO plans
John Leahy, the EADS-owned airframer's chief salesman, unveiled an artist's impression of the re-engined narrowbody during a presentation at an EADS investor forum in Toulouse. A slide exhibiting the aircraft outlines targeted efficiency gains over the current A320. The NEO would have a fuel burn around 15% lower than variants now in production. The bypass ratio would increase from five in the present generation of engines to between nine and 12. Fan diameter rises from around 1,600mm (64in) to 2,025mm (81in).
Full Text: http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/11/18/349865/airbus-reveals-a320-neo-plans.html
EADS Slide [PDF 9.2MB]
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