La Fundación Pública Andaluza Fondo de Formación y Empleo –entidad de la Consejería de Empleo– ha recibido hoy de Airbus Military un avión C212 como donación dirigida a la realización de actividades formativas de carácter práctico que hasta ahora se realizaban mediante simuladores o programas informáticos.
La donación ha tenido lugar mediante un acto simbólico en el que el director general de la Fundación Pública Andaluza Fondo de Formación y Empleo, Fernando Villén, ha recibido de manos del director de Recursos Humanos de Airbus Military y Airbus en España, Mariano Alonso, las llaves del C212.
Este C212 permitirá reforzar el aprendizaje de conocimientos prácticos de distintas especialidades formativas orientadas al sector aeronáutico que, con más de 500 horas de formación, se dirigen a personas desempleadas. También permitirá mejorar la cualificación de empleados del sector con la incorporación de este avión como recurso didáctico a los programas formativos, ya que practicarán in situ la materia aprendida que, hasta ahora, se realizaba mediante simuladores o programas informáticos.
Esta entrega desarrolla la labor conjunta que vienen realizando la Fundación y Airbus Military de cara a la cualificación y mejora de los recursos humanos del sector. El director de Recursos Humanos de Airbus Military y Airbus en España, Mariano Alonso, ha señalado al respecto: “Debemos hacer cuanto esté en nuestra mano para que los futuros empleados del sector aeronáutico reciban la mejor de las formaciones posibles y realizar prácticas reales sobre este C212 contribuirá en gran medida a impartir una formación de calidad como la que viene realizando la Fundación”.
El director general de la Fundación, Fernando Villén, por su parte, ha apuntado: “Gracias a este nuevo recurso didáctico, la formación que desarrollamos en el sector aeronáutico adquiere un valor añadido, ya que se vincula directamente al ejercicio profesional en el puesto de trabajo”. Según especificó Villén, para el año 2011 está previsto que unas 90
personas desempleadas y más de 200 trabajadores de diferentes empresas del sector realicen distintas actividades de carácter práctico sobre el avión.
El avión C212 pasará mañana a las instalaciones del Centro de Formación Especializada La Rinconada que, la Fundación Pública Andaluza Fondo de Formación y Empleo tiene en la
provincia de Sevilla.
Acerca de FAFFE
La Fundación Pública Andaluza Fondo de Formación y Empleo, entidad de la Consejería de Empleo, interviene en el territorio andaluza para dinamizar su tejido productivo a través de diferentes actuaciones que faciliten el cambio hacia el nuevo modelo productivo. En el sector aeronáutico, la Fundación implementa acciones encaminadas a mejorar la cualificación profesional tanto de trabajadores de la industria aeronáutica como de personas desempleadas. Estas actuaciones se concretan en estudios, asesoramientos, formación a medida, entre otras. La amplia experiencia con la que cuenta la Fundación en el ámbito de la formación y el empleo garantiza su respuesta a los nuevos perfiles profesionales que están surgiendo como consecuencia del creciente peso que la industria aeronáutica está alcanzando en la economía andaluza y derivados de la nueva manera de producir del sector.
Acerca del C212
La extraordinaria fiabilidad demostrada en más de tres millones de horas de vuelo convierte al C212 en el avión con más éxito en el segmento ligero. Con una capacidad de carga útil de 2,8 toneladas, se diseñó para operar en entornos extremos durante prolongados períodos de tiempo. Su robustez le permite operar de forma totalmente fiable en entornos como el desierto, la jungla o la Antártida. Cuenta con una extraordinaria respuesta para el despegue y aterrizaje en pistas cortas (STOL, del inglés Short Take Off and Landing) gracias a su sólido tren de aterrizaje con neumáticos de baja presión. Estas características hacen posible que opere de forma ilimitada en pistas blandas y sin pavimentar a altas temperaturas y
elevadas altitudes. Su excelente manejabilidad y la rápida respuesta de sus motores (dos Allied Signal) le otorgan el máximo nivel de maniobrabilidad a altitudes muy bajas. La facilidad de mantenimiento del C212 reduce sus costes de operación hasta hacerlos los más bajos de su clase.
Acerca de Airbus Military
Airbus Military es el único fabricante de aviones de transporte militar y humanitario que desarrolla, fabrica, comercializa y presta asistencia a una familia completa de aviones de transporte con cargas útiles que van desde las tres a las 45 toneladas. Airbus Military es el responsable del programa A400M y del avión multifunción de reabastecimiento en vuelo (MRTT) derivado del A330, así como de otros productos militares que se basan en aviones civiles de Airbus. Con sus modelos de menor tamaño C295, CN235 y C212, Airbus Military es líder mundial en los segmentos de mercado de los aviones de transporte militar medios y ligeros con unas ventas superiores a las 1.000 unidades de las que aproximadamente 650 se encuentran en servicio con más de 100 operadores en todo el mundo. Los modelos C295, CN235 y C212 cuentan con sus respectivas versiones de patrulla marítima.
AirbusMilitary
miércoles, 23 de febrero de 2011
IAI to present a structural concept for protecting aircraft from damage due to bird impact at the Israel annual Conference on Aerospace Sciences
The G250 executive jet with "bird splitter" concept
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has developed an innovative structural concept for protecting aircraft from damage due to bird impact. The Bird Splitter structure is located on the aircrafts' tail and designed to "split" an incoming bird and thereby protect aircraft structure and crucial systems. This concept was implemented on the new IAI-manufactured G-250 business jet, a member of Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation's super mid-size category.
This concept and more, will be presented by IAI representatives at the 51st Israel Annual Conference on Aerospace Sciences, due to take place from February 23rd to February 24th, 2011. (http://www.aeroconf.org.il/conf/index.html)
The first day of the conference will be held at the Dan Panorama Hotel in Tel Aviv and the second day at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, in Haifa.
At the conference new aeronautical, and commercial and military aviation state-of-the-art technologies will be presented.
The conference also hosts the Technion's student competition. The contest presents the students' annual projects, which are held at the Technion where leading engineers from industry work jointly to guide students through the program while emphasizing an innovative and systems approach in aerospace and aeronautics engineering. One of the four projects selected is the "Batmobil", a flying-model with unique qualities, and this is being guided by Shlomo Tsach from IAI's Engineering and Development Group.
The conference includes lecturers from Israel and abroad, among them Dr. M. Goldstein, a guest speaker from NASA, who will present a basic theory of airplane noise. Representatives from Israeli hi-tech and defense industries, the Israel Air Force, and leading Israeli academic institutions – such as Tel Aviv University, Ben Gurion University, and the Technion, which organizes the conference, will also be attending.
Unmanned Solutions Video: UAS Flight with a Synthetic Aperture Radar
Unmanned Solutions uses a K1-II platform to calibrate a Synthetic Aperture Radar developed by the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid within the Fault Tolerant Automatic UAS Operation R&D project.
The video shows footage filmed with an onboard HD camera and also from another manned aircraft that followed the flight.
Video
The video shows footage filmed with an onboard HD camera and also from another manned aircraft that followed the flight.
Video
martes, 22 de febrero de 2011
Airbus Military firma un convenio de colaboración con la Asociación de empleados de Iberia Padres de Minusválidos (APMIB)
Con el objetivo de dar continuidad al primer acuerdo firmado en 2002, entre la que entonces era EADS CASA (hoy Airbus Military) y la APMIB, empresa y asociación firman de nuevo un compromiso mutuo.
Airbus Military y la APMIB firman un acuerdo de colaboración que incluye una donación de 30.000€ a la APMIB. La iniciativa se engloba dentro de todas las llevadas a cabo por las divisiones del grupo EADS coordinadas por la Fundación Adecco. Airbus Military continuando con su trayectoria de ser una empresa socialmente responsable, y dentro del marco de la ley LISMI, se compromete a potenciar las políticas de diversidad e integración laboral de personas con discapacidad.
Por su parte la APMIB ofrecerá a todos los trabajadores de Airbus Military con hijos minusválidos una serie de beneficios orientados a la protección, asistencia, prevención educativa e integración social de todos los minusválidos físicos, psíquicos y sensoriales.
El acuerdo, firmado por el presidente de Airbus Military, Domingo Ureña Raso, y el director general de la Asociación, Javier Martínez Méndez, contó también con la presencia del director de RRHH de Airbus y Airbus Military en España, Mariano Alonso Romero y el presidente de la APMIB, José Antonio Quintero Fernández.
Para el cumplimiento de la ley LISMI cada empresa debe realizar una cuota de reserva de su plantilla a favor de los trabajadores discapacitados. En caso de carecer de posibilidad para su integración debido a motivos organizativos, productivos o técnicos, la empresa puede aplicar medidas alternativas, como la Donación; alternativa elegida por Airbus Military para fomentar el desarrollo de actividades de inserción laboral y de creación de empleo de personas con discapacidad.
Sobre la Asociación de empleados de Iberia Padres de Minusválidos (APMIB)
La APMIB es una asociación referente de ámbito nacional cuyo principal objetivo es la asistencia e integración socio-laboral de las personas con discapacidad, ofreciéndoles servicios sociales y apoyo a sus familias. Además, ofrece una amplia variedad de Servicios Sociales dirigidos a las personas con discapacidad (física, psíquica y/o sensorial) que abarcan desde atención temprana a niños con problemas de desarrollo, hasta todos aquellos servicios que pueden facilitar el reconocimiento de la diferencia y la integración social y laboral.
Airbus Military
Airbus Military y la APMIB firman un acuerdo de colaboración que incluye una donación de 30.000€ a la APMIB. La iniciativa se engloba dentro de todas las llevadas a cabo por las divisiones del grupo EADS coordinadas por la Fundación Adecco. Airbus Military continuando con su trayectoria de ser una empresa socialmente responsable, y dentro del marco de la ley LISMI, se compromete a potenciar las políticas de diversidad e integración laboral de personas con discapacidad.
Por su parte la APMIB ofrecerá a todos los trabajadores de Airbus Military con hijos minusválidos una serie de beneficios orientados a la protección, asistencia, prevención educativa e integración social de todos los minusválidos físicos, psíquicos y sensoriales.
El acuerdo, firmado por el presidente de Airbus Military, Domingo Ureña Raso, y el director general de la Asociación, Javier Martínez Méndez, contó también con la presencia del director de RRHH de Airbus y Airbus Military en España, Mariano Alonso Romero y el presidente de la APMIB, José Antonio Quintero Fernández.
Para el cumplimiento de la ley LISMI cada empresa debe realizar una cuota de reserva de su plantilla a favor de los trabajadores discapacitados. En caso de carecer de posibilidad para su integración debido a motivos organizativos, productivos o técnicos, la empresa puede aplicar medidas alternativas, como la Donación; alternativa elegida por Airbus Military para fomentar el desarrollo de actividades de inserción laboral y de creación de empleo de personas con discapacidad.
Sobre la Asociación de empleados de Iberia Padres de Minusválidos (APMIB)
La APMIB es una asociación referente de ámbito nacional cuyo principal objetivo es la asistencia e integración socio-laboral de las personas con discapacidad, ofreciéndoles servicios sociales y apoyo a sus familias. Además, ofrece una amplia variedad de Servicios Sociales dirigidos a las personas con discapacidad (física, psíquica y/o sensorial) que abarcan desde atención temprana a niños con problemas de desarrollo, hasta todos aquellos servicios que pueden facilitar el reconocimiento de la diferencia y la integración social y laboral.
Airbus Military
lunes, 21 de febrero de 2011
SuperJet International launches Aeroflot Flight Crew Training Course in Moscow
SuperJet International (SJI) - a joint venture between Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica Company, and Sukhoi Holding - has launched the first Aeroflot Flight Crew Training Course at its Training Center facility in Moscow.
SuperJet International, which is in charge of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) sales in the Western markets, is also responsible for training and after-sales support all over the world.
Given the international nature of the product, SuperJet International has established two facilities based in Venice and in Moscow for its training opportunities.
The "Type Rating course for Aeroflot pilots" on the SSJ100 is a necessary step aimed at introducing of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 into the commercial operations.
This recovery course, managed by SJI instructors, will involve three Aeroflot crews and will have a duration of 24 days.
From next June SuperJet International will further enhance its training capacity with the availability of the first Full Flight Simulator.
On February 7th SuperJet International also started the first maintenance Type Training course on the SSJ100 for 12 Aeroflot engineers, with different skills and background, designated for the acceptance of the first aircraft. This theoretical course, combining airframe, systems, powerplant and avionics, is held inside Aeroflot Training Center at Sheremetievo airport and it engages SJI instructors and AFL trainees for 27 days.
SuperJet International Aviation Training Center facility in Moscow is ready to provide training on SSJ100 type to aviation personnel (pilots, flight attendants and maintenance staff) of airlines in Russia and in other countries, in accordance with Russian Federal Aviation (RosAviaciya) approval obtained on February 2nd.
Press Release
SuperJet International, which is in charge of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) sales in the Western markets, is also responsible for training and after-sales support all over the world.
Given the international nature of the product, SuperJet International has established two facilities based in Venice and in Moscow for its training opportunities.
The "Type Rating course for Aeroflot pilots" on the SSJ100 is a necessary step aimed at introducing of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 into the commercial operations.
This recovery course, managed by SJI instructors, will involve three Aeroflot crews and will have a duration of 24 days.
From next June SuperJet International will further enhance its training capacity with the availability of the first Full Flight Simulator.
On February 7th SuperJet International also started the first maintenance Type Training course on the SSJ100 for 12 Aeroflot engineers, with different skills and background, designated for the acceptance of the first aircraft. This theoretical course, combining airframe, systems, powerplant and avionics, is held inside Aeroflot Training Center at Sheremetievo airport and it engages SJI instructors and AFL trainees for 27 days.
SuperJet International Aviation Training Center facility in Moscow is ready to provide training on SSJ100 type to aviation personnel (pilots, flight attendants and maintenance staff) of airlines in Russia and in other countries, in accordance with Russian Federal Aviation (RosAviaciya) approval obtained on February 2nd.
Press Release
viernes, 18 de febrero de 2011
Eurocopter pays tribute to its test pilot Jean Boulet, who passed away on February 15 at the age of 90
First hired in 1947 by the SNCASE, which would later become Sud Aviation and then the Helicopter division of the Aerospatiale Group, Jean Boulet was one of the greatest pioneers in the history of rotorcraft flight testing.
Just a few highlights from his illustrious career include the first flights of the SE3000, the SE3101, the Alouette, Frelon, Puma, Gazelle families and the Lama. The records he established are no less impressive. Jean Boulet would set 17 world records during his career, including the record for the highest altitude. Behind the controls of a Lama, Jean Boulet reached an altitude of 12,442 meters on June 21, 1972. His record still stands today. Jean Boulet received the prestigious "X Supaéro" engineering degree from the French aeronautics institute in Toulouse, and chalked up more than 9,000 flight hours during the course of his career—including over 8,000 in helicopters. The courageous pilot was well known for his love of flying and derring-do, but was also widely respected for his modesty and unassuming nature.
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Skymark Airlines of Japan confirms order for four A380s
Skymark Airlines, Japan's third largest and fast growing airline, signed a contract for four A380s with Airbus, firming up a Memorandum of Understanding announced in November 2010.
The contract was signed on Thursday, 17th February, during a ceremony held at Airbus' headquarters in Toulouse, France, in the presence of Skymark Airlines President, Shinichi Nishikubo, Airbus President and CEO, Tom Enders, and Airbus Chief Operating Officer Customers, John Leahy, together with Airbus Japan CEO, Stephane Ginoux.
At the signing ceremony Shinichi Nishikubo said, "We believe that the A380, the world's most cost-efficient, modern and environmentally friendly aircraft with cutting-edge technologies, will provide us with a strong competitive advantage and safe operation. We will become the very first Japanese airline to offer our passengers a unique and new experience of flying – more space, more comfort and a quieter cabin. With the four-engined A380, we are free from ETOPS constraints and can provide flexible operations."
"We are pleased to welcome Skymark as our newest and first Japanese A380 customer," said Tom Enders, Airbus President and CEO. "The A380 is the most eco-efficient solution to allow Japan's air traffic to grow in a capacity constrained environment."
The A380 is the most advanced, spacious and eco-efficient airliner in service today. Over ten million passengers have already enjoyed the unique experience of flying on board the all-new aircraft. The in-service fleet has accumulated by now almost 250,000 revenue flight hours in nearly 28,000 commercial flights. 20 major airports are currently served by the flagship of the 21st century.
Today, Singapore Airlines, Lufthansa, and Air France operate the aircraft on daily services to Narita Airport. Starting from March 27, 2011, Singapore Airlines will extend its A380 operation from Narita to Los Angeles, while Korean Air's first A380 service to Narita is scheduled on June 1 this year.
Following today's announcement, total firm orders for the A380 stand at 244 from 19 customers worldwide and 43 aircraft have been delivered to five customers.
For broadcasters:
Video and soundbites with Tom Enders, John Leahy and Shinichi Nishikubo are available on www.airbus.com/broadcastroom
Press Release
The contract was signed on Thursday, 17th February, during a ceremony held at Airbus' headquarters in Toulouse, France, in the presence of Skymark Airlines President, Shinichi Nishikubo, Airbus President and CEO, Tom Enders, and Airbus Chief Operating Officer Customers, John Leahy, together with Airbus Japan CEO, Stephane Ginoux.
At the signing ceremony Shinichi Nishikubo said, "We believe that the A380, the world's most cost-efficient, modern and environmentally friendly aircraft with cutting-edge technologies, will provide us with a strong competitive advantage and safe operation. We will become the very first Japanese airline to offer our passengers a unique and new experience of flying – more space, more comfort and a quieter cabin. With the four-engined A380, we are free from ETOPS constraints and can provide flexible operations."
"We are pleased to welcome Skymark as our newest and first Japanese A380 customer," said Tom Enders, Airbus President and CEO. "The A380 is the most eco-efficient solution to allow Japan's air traffic to grow in a capacity constrained environment."
The A380 is the most advanced, spacious and eco-efficient airliner in service today. Over ten million passengers have already enjoyed the unique experience of flying on board the all-new aircraft. The in-service fleet has accumulated by now almost 250,000 revenue flight hours in nearly 28,000 commercial flights. 20 major airports are currently served by the flagship of the 21st century.
Today, Singapore Airlines, Lufthansa, and Air France operate the aircraft on daily services to Narita Airport. Starting from March 27, 2011, Singapore Airlines will extend its A380 operation from Narita to Los Angeles, while Korean Air's first A380 service to Narita is scheduled on June 1 this year.
Following today's announcement, total firm orders for the A380 stand at 244 from 19 customers worldwide and 43 aircraft have been delivered to five customers.
For broadcasters:
Video and soundbites with Tom Enders, John Leahy and Shinichi Nishikubo are available on www.airbus.com/broadcastroom
Press Release
AeroVironment Develops World’s First Fully Operational Life-Size Hummingbird-Like Unmanned Aircraft for DARPA (with Video)
February 16 2011
• Two-wing, Flapping Aircraft Hovers and Flies in Any Direction
• Total Weight of Two-thirds of an Ounce Includes Batteries and Video Camera
WASHINGTON, at AAAS Conference, Feb. 17, 2011 – AeroVironment, Inc. (AV)(NASDAQ: AVAV) today announced it has accomplished a technical milestone never before achieved -- controlled precision hovering and fast-forward flight of a two-wing, flapping wing aircraft that carries its own energy source, and uses only the flapping wings for propulsion and control.
The milestone was part of the Phase II contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to AV to design and build a flying prototype "hummingbird-like" aircraft for the Nano Air Vehicle (NAV) program.
The final concept demonstrator is called the 'Nano Hummingbird' and is capable of climbing and descending vertically, flying sideways left and right, flying forward and backward, as well as rotating clockwise and counter-clockwise, under remote control and carrying a video camera payload. During the demonstration the Nano Hummingbird flew in and out of a building through a normal-size doorway.
“The historic achievement made by the Nano Hummingbird is an example of the leading-edge innovations introduced and deployed almost routinely by the AeroVironment UAS team,” said Tom Herring, AV senior vice president and general manager of Unmanned Aircraft Systems. “From the battle-proven Raven, Wasp and Puma small UAS to the tiny Nano Hummingbird to Global Observer, the largest, highest and longest flying UAS, AeroVironment continues to define the future of unmanned aircraft systems. Our mission in doing so is to provide our customers with advanced tools that help them succeed.”
The hand-made prototype aircraft has a wingspan of 16 centimeters (6.5 inches) tip-to-tip and has a total flying weight of 19 grams (2/3 ounce), which is less than the weight of a common AA battery. This includes all the systems required for flight; batteries, motors, communications systems and video camera. The aircraft can be fitted with a removable body fairing, which is shaped to have the appearance of a real hummingbird. The aircraft is larger and heavier than an average hummingbird, but is smaller and lighter than the largest hummingbird currently found in nature.
"The success of the Nano Hummingbird was highly dependent on the intense combination of creative, scientific, and artistic problem-solving skills from the many AV team members, aided by a philosophy of continuous learning, which we feel was only possible due to the unique R&D environment here at AV," said Matt Keennon, AV's project manager and principal investigator on the NAV project.
The technical goals for the Phase II effort were set out by DARPA as flight test milestones for the aircraft to achieve by the end of the contract effort. The Nano Hummingbird met all, and exceeded many, of the milestones:
1. Demonstrate precision hover flight within a virtual two-meter diameter sphere for one minute.
2. Demonstrate hover stability in a wind gust flight which required the aircraft to hover and tolerate a two-meter per second (five miles per hour) wind gust from the side, without drifting downwind more than one meter.
3. Demonstrate a continuous hover endurance of eight minutes with no external power source.
4. Fly and demonstrate controlled, transition flight from hover to 11 miles per hour fast forward flight and back to hover flight.
5. Demonstrate flying from outdoors to indoors, and back outdoors through a normal-size doorway.
6. Demonstrate flying indoors 'heads-down' where the pilot operates the aircraft only looking at the live video image stream from the aircraft, without looking at or hearing the aircraft directly.
7. Fly the aircraft in hover and fast forward flight with bird-shaped body and bird-shaped wings.
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About AeroVironment, Inc. (AV)
AV is a technology solutions provider that designs, develops, produces and supports an advanced portfolio of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and electric transportation solutions. Agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense and allied military services use the company’s battery-powered, hand-launched unmanned aircraft systems extensively to provide situational awareness to tactical operating units through real-time, airborne reconnaissance, surveillance and communication. Switchblade is a small UAS designed to provide a rapid, lethal, pinpoint precision strike capability with minimal collateral damage. AV’s electric transportation solutions include a comprehensive suite of electric vehicle (EV) charging systems and installation services for consumers, automakers, utilities and government agencies, power cycling and test systems for EV developers and industrial electric vehicle charging systems for commercial fleets. More information about AV is available at www.avinc.com.
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miércoles, 16 de febrero de 2011
Airbus Military has performed an initial series of air-to-air refuelling trials of the A400M airlifter
Airbus Military
martes, 15 de febrero de 2011
Russian-Indian project to develop perspective multi-functional fighter (PMF-FGFA)
February 9, 2011, Bangalore (India) - Development and production of perspective multi-role fighter is the largest joint project of Russian-Indian military-technical cooperation. In December 2010 during the visit of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to India, the Rosoboronexport, the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and the Sukhoi Company signed a contract to develop a preliminary design project of the new aircraft. This is the first of a series of documents governing the obligations of the parties at different stages of the program.
The PMF project includes the design and development of a next-generation fighter, which will have such advanced features as stealth, supersonic cruise speed, high maneuverability, highly integrated set of avionics, an advanced warning system about the situation, the internal deployment of weapons and the possibility of a centralized reporting and electronic warfare system. The fighter is being developed on the basis of the Russian perspective aviation complex (PAK FA) according to stringent technical requirements of the Indian side. The further development of the program envisages design and development of a two-place version of the aircraft and integration of an advanced engine with increased thrust. The two sides are supposed to cooperate in joint marketing of the complex in other countries.
Implementation of the Russian-Indian PMF project enhances the strategic partnership between the two countries and strengthening of regional and global security. The project is based on innovative technologies that promote the aviation industry and allied industries, total military-industrial complex of the two countries. The joint development and creation of a fifth generation fighter will facilitate the development of scientific schools. It will provide sustainable load of defense industry enterprises involved in the design and manufacturing of the PMF. This program provides an opportunity to accelerate the development and introduction of new materials, components and high technologies with a high potential for innovation, opens up prospects for the development of other projects of the unified aviation complexes of new generations.
The PMF project activity is based on the agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of India on cooperation in the development and production of perspective multi-role fighter. The agreement was signed on October 18, 2007 at the 7th session of the Russian-Indian intergovernmental commission on military-technical cooperation in Moscow.
Sukhoi also participates in other projects in the area of the Russian-Indian military-technical cooperation: modernization of the Su-30MKI fighters of the Indian Air Force, after-sales support of these aircraft, as well as the program of the BrahMos missile integration on Su- 30MKI.
Sukhoi
The PMF project includes the design and development of a next-generation fighter, which will have such advanced features as stealth, supersonic cruise speed, high maneuverability, highly integrated set of avionics, an advanced warning system about the situation, the internal deployment of weapons and the possibility of a centralized reporting and electronic warfare system. The fighter is being developed on the basis of the Russian perspective aviation complex (PAK FA) according to stringent technical requirements of the Indian side. The further development of the program envisages design and development of a two-place version of the aircraft and integration of an advanced engine with increased thrust. The two sides are supposed to cooperate in joint marketing of the complex in other countries.
Implementation of the Russian-Indian PMF project enhances the strategic partnership between the two countries and strengthening of regional and global security. The project is based on innovative technologies that promote the aviation industry and allied industries, total military-industrial complex of the two countries. The joint development and creation of a fifth generation fighter will facilitate the development of scientific schools. It will provide sustainable load of defense industry enterprises involved in the design and manufacturing of the PMF. This program provides an opportunity to accelerate the development and introduction of new materials, components and high technologies with a high potential for innovation, opens up prospects for the development of other projects of the unified aviation complexes of new generations.
The PMF project activity is based on the agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of India on cooperation in the development and production of perspective multi-role fighter. The agreement was signed on October 18, 2007 at the 7th session of the Russian-Indian intergovernmental commission on military-technical cooperation in Moscow.
Sukhoi also participates in other projects in the area of the Russian-Indian military-technical cooperation: modernization of the Su-30MKI fighters of the Indian Air Force, after-sales support of these aircraft, as well as the program of the BrahMos missile integration on Su- 30MKI.
Sukhoi
#Photo: First Navy Pilot Flies Carrier Variant Of Lockheed Martin F-35
Lt. Cmdr. Eric "Magic" Buus cruises over the Chesapeake Bay on Feb. 11 during his first flight in the F-35C Lightning 11. Lt. Cmdr. Buus is the first active-duty Navy pilot fly the F-35C carrier variant, which he describes as "a great leap in technology and capability for the future of Naval Aviation."
Lockheed Martin
First Navy Pilot Flies Carrier Variant Of Lockheed Martin F-35
Lt. Cmdr. Eric "Magic" Buus cruises over the Chesapeake Bay on Feb. 11 during his first flight in the F-35C Lightning 11. Lt. Cmdr. Buus is the first active-duty Navy pilot fly the F-35C carrier variant, which he describes as "a great leap in technology and capability for the future of Naval Aviation."
NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md., February 14th, 2011 -- Lt. Cmdr. Eric "Magic" Buus on Friday became the first United States Navy pilot to fly the Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35C Lightning II. The F-35C will operate from the U.S. Navy's large aircraft carriers by way of catapult launch and arrested landing. The United Kingdom's Royal Navy and Royal Air Force also will employ the F-35C.
"The in-air handling qualities of the F-35C are excellent, and very similar to the B variant. I immediately felt right at home in the aircraft," said Lt. Cmdr. Buus. "The Navy should be excited about having an aircraft that will be able to launch from our carriers with enough internal fuel and weapons to project power where we need to, and will have the stealth characteristics to go in and out of harm's way unseen. This will be a great leap in technology and capability for the future of Naval Aviation."
The mission lasted 2.1 hours and was the 32nd flight for CF-1, the first F-35C test aircraft. Lt. Cmdr. Buus has now flown both F-35 sea-service variants. On Feb. 3, he became the first Navy pilot to fly the short takeoff/vertical landing F-35B, to be operated by the U.S. Marine Corps and the Italian Air Force and Navy.
The F-35C is scheduled to begin land-based catapult launches and arrested recoveries later this year, with ship-board test flights beginning in 2013. The F-35B will begin test operations from U.S. Marine Corps amphibious assault ships this fall.
F-35s have completed a total of 624 test flights, including 78 flights in 2011. The F-35B has completed 32 vertical landings, including 22 in 2011
Lockheed Marting
lunes, 14 de febrero de 2011
Boeing celebra la premier de su nuevo 747-8 Intercontinental
EVERETT, Washington, 13 de Febrero de 2011 – Boeing presentó hoy su nuevo 747-8 Intercontinental, el avión de pasajeros de gran capacidad que ofrece a las aerolíneas los costes operativos más bajos y las mejores condiciones económicas, con un desempeño medioambiental mejorado.
Aproximadamente 10.000 invitados, incluyendo clientes, empleados de Boeing, autoridades, socios y proveedores, se reunieron en la fábrica del Everett para presencial la puesta de largo del Intercontinental en un evento abajo el tema “De nuevo, increíble”.
Jim Albaugh, Presidente y Consejero Delegado de Boeing Commercial Airplanes afirmó que el Nuevo 747 incorpora avances tecnológicos que lo convierten en un avión altamente productivo para las aerolíneas.
“El Nuevo 747-8 incorpora las últimas y más innovadoras tecnologías, muchas de las cuales están presentes también en el 787 Dreamliner. Creemos que nuestros clientes valorarán los bajos costes operativos y los pasajeros disfrutarán de las comodidades de un nuevo interior muy acogedor”.
“El 747-8 Intercontinental es un gran complemento para nuestra flota, encajando muy bien en la categoría de 400 asientos y mejorando aun más la eficiencia ecológica de nuestros aviones” afirmó Nico Buchholz, Vicepresidente Ejecutivo de Lufthansa Group Fleet Management. “Como cliente de lanzamiento, estamos deseando tener el nuevo avión el próximo año pues, ya que representa un gran avance en el proceso de modernización de nuestra flota y en nuestras estrategia medioambiental”.
Korean Air y ocho clientes VIP se han unido a Lufthansa y han pedido un total de 33 747-8 Intercontinental. La primera entrega está programada para el cuarto trimestre.
“Al ser el único avión con capacidad para 400-500 pasajeros, el 747-8 Intercontinental encaja perfectamente en las rutas de largo alcance con alta afluencia de pasajeros de todo el mundo” afirmó Pat Shanahan, Vicepresidente y Director General de Airplane Programs, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. “El Nuevo 747-8 Intercontinental establecerá nuevas marcas de desempeño económico y medioambiental, y ofrecerá a los pasajeros una experiencia de primer nivel”
El 747-8 Intercontinental tendrá el coste por asiento y milla más bajo de los aviones comerciales, con un 12% menos que su predecesor, el 747-400. El avión mejora un 16% el consumo de combustible, un 16% las emisiones de carbono y disminuye un 30% la huella sonora respecto del 747-400. El 747-8 Intercontinental aplica las comodidades del interior del 787 Dreamliner, como la forma curvada de los paneles superiores, lo que se traduce en una sensación de espacio y confort para el pasajero, al tiempo que dispone de más espacio para el equipaje de mano.
El avión presentado hoy está pintado con una nueva librea denominada Sunrise, de color rojo anaranjado que se utilizará únicamente para este primer 747-8 Intercontinental y que se distingue del tradicional azul de Boeing. Con esta nueva paleta de colores Boeing quiere honrar a un grupo importantes clientes, cuyas culturas ven en estos colores un símbolo de prosperidad y buena suerte.
Boeing
Aproximadamente 10.000 invitados, incluyendo clientes, empleados de Boeing, autoridades, socios y proveedores, se reunieron en la fábrica del Everett para presencial la puesta de largo del Intercontinental en un evento abajo el tema “De nuevo, increíble”.
Jim Albaugh, Presidente y Consejero Delegado de Boeing Commercial Airplanes afirmó que el Nuevo 747 incorpora avances tecnológicos que lo convierten en un avión altamente productivo para las aerolíneas.
“El Nuevo 747-8 incorpora las últimas y más innovadoras tecnologías, muchas de las cuales están presentes también en el 787 Dreamliner. Creemos que nuestros clientes valorarán los bajos costes operativos y los pasajeros disfrutarán de las comodidades de un nuevo interior muy acogedor”.
“El 747-8 Intercontinental es un gran complemento para nuestra flota, encajando muy bien en la categoría de 400 asientos y mejorando aun más la eficiencia ecológica de nuestros aviones” afirmó Nico Buchholz, Vicepresidente Ejecutivo de Lufthansa Group Fleet Management. “Como cliente de lanzamiento, estamos deseando tener el nuevo avión el próximo año pues, ya que representa un gran avance en el proceso de modernización de nuestra flota y en nuestras estrategia medioambiental”.
Korean Air y ocho clientes VIP se han unido a Lufthansa y han pedido un total de 33 747-8 Intercontinental. La primera entrega está programada para el cuarto trimestre.
“Al ser el único avión con capacidad para 400-500 pasajeros, el 747-8 Intercontinental encaja perfectamente en las rutas de largo alcance con alta afluencia de pasajeros de todo el mundo” afirmó Pat Shanahan, Vicepresidente y Director General de Airplane Programs, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. “El Nuevo 747-8 Intercontinental establecerá nuevas marcas de desempeño económico y medioambiental, y ofrecerá a los pasajeros una experiencia de primer nivel”
El 747-8 Intercontinental tendrá el coste por asiento y milla más bajo de los aviones comerciales, con un 12% menos que su predecesor, el 747-400. El avión mejora un 16% el consumo de combustible, un 16% las emisiones de carbono y disminuye un 30% la huella sonora respecto del 747-400. El 747-8 Intercontinental aplica las comodidades del interior del 787 Dreamliner, como la forma curvada de los paneles superiores, lo que se traduce en una sensación de espacio y confort para el pasajero, al tiempo que dispone de más espacio para el equipaje de mano.
El avión presentado hoy está pintado con una nueva librea denominada Sunrise, de color rojo anaranjado que se utilizará únicamente para este primer 747-8 Intercontinental y que se distingue del tradicional azul de Boeing. Con esta nueva paleta de colores Boeing quiere honrar a un grupo importantes clientes, cuyas culturas ven en estos colores un símbolo de prosperidad y buena suerte.
Boeing
Boeing Celebrates Premiere of New 747-8 Intercontinental [HD Photos]
EVERETT, Wash., Feb. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing (NYSE: BA) today unveiled its new 747-8 Intercontinental, the new high-capacity passenger airplane that offers airlines the lowest operating costs and best economics of any large passenger airplane while providing enhanced environmental performance.
Approximately 10,000 guests, including customers, Boeing employees, government officials, partners and suppliers, gathered in the factory in Everett, Wash., to witness the premiere of the Intercontinental at an event themed "Incredible, Again." Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and Chief Executive Officer Jim Albaugh said the newest 747 incorporates technological advancements that make it an extremely productive airplane for customers.
"The new 747-8 Intercontinental features the latest in innovative technologies — applying many of the breakthroughs also found on the 787 Dreamliner," said Albaugh. "We think our customers will value the low operating costs and passengers will enjoy the comfort of the striking new interior."
"The 747-8 Intercontinental will be a great complement to our fleet, fitting nicely into the 400-seat category, improving our fleet's eco-efficiency even further," said Nico Buchholz, executive vice president, Lufthansa Group Fleet Management. "As launch customer, we are looking forward to welcoming this new aircraft to our fleet next year as it adds to our ongoing fleet modernization and environmental efforts."
Korean Air and VIP customers have joined launch customer Lufthansa in ordering a total of 33 747-8 Intercontinentals. First delivery of the 747-8 Intercontinental is scheduled for the fourth quarter.
"As the only airplane in the 400 to 500-seat market, the 747-8 Intercontinental will give operators an airplane perfectly suited for long, heavily traveled routes around the world," said Pat Shanahan, vice president and general manager, Airplane Programs, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "The new 747-8 Intercontinental will set a new standard in economic and environmental performance, while providing a world-class passenger experience."
The 747-8 Intercontinental will have the lowest seat-mile cost of any large commercial jetliner, with 12 percent lower costs than its predecessor, the 747-400. The airplane provides 16 percent better fuel economy, 16 percent less carbon emissions per passenger and generates a 30 percent smaller noise footprint than the 747-400. The 747-8 Intercontinental applies interior features from the 787 Dreamliner that includes a new curved, upswept architecture giving passengers a greater feeling of space and comfort, while adding more room for personal belongings.
The airplane unveiled today is painted in a new Sunrise livery of red-orange that only will appear on the first 747-8 Intercontinental and is a significant departure from Boeing's standard blue. The new color palette honors many key Boeing customers whose cultures recognize these colors as symbols of prosperity and good luck.
Boeing
domingo, 13 de febrero de 2011
The PC-Aero GmbH organize together with the Acentiss GmbH the 1st. Electric Aircraft Academy.
Electric Flight will be one of the major innovation and application of our century.
CO2 zero emission in combination with solar power, low noise and operation costs, high altitude capability are major advantages. What is possible to realize with Electric Flight using the existing and future technology are main questions we want to answer.
This first unique event will be focused on the design of Electric Aircraft for leisure aviation, special missions and the future commercial aviation. The course is addressed to companies involved in manned and unmanned Electric Aircraft applications, universities, aircraft or mechanical engineers and students. The Electric Aircraft Academy will be organized by PC-Aero GmbH together with Acentiss GmbH/Munich.
ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT ACADEMY Leisure Aviation, Special Missions and the Future Commercial
Applications
Introduction:
Electric Flight will be one of the major innovation and application of our century. CO2 zero emission in combination with solar power, low noise and operation costs, high altitude capability are major advantages. What is possible to realize with Electric Flight using the existing and future technology are main questions we want to answer.
This first unique event will be focused on the design of Electric Aircraft for leisure aviation,
special missions and the future commercial aviation. The course is addressed to companies involved in manned and unmanned Electric Aircraft applications, universities, aircraft or
mechanical engineers and students. The ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT ACADEMY will be organized by PC-Aero GmbH together with Acentiss GmbH/Munich.
Location: IABG mbH Munich, Einsteinstraße 20, 85521 Ottobrunn, Munich/Germany
Registration fees: 980€ (incl. catering), second participant and the next (same company): 850€
Period: 24./25. may 2011 (first day theory, second day practical workshop)
Topics:
- basic structure and aerodynamic layout of an Electric Aircraft
- optimization process
- advantages
- operating costs
- basic of electric propulsion unit
- certification procedures
- solar cells applied on the wing
- special applications:
o UAV high altitude
o low noise surveillance
o mission examples
- next step: commercial applications
- design tools
- application examples:
o the E-Plane Family (ELEKTRA ONE, ELEKTRA TWO, ELEKTRA FOUR)
o E-taxi (6 seats, twin engine Electric Aircraft)
Preliminary Agenda:
24. May 2011 (theory)
08:30 badge and program pickup
09:00 Calin Gologan, President PC-Aero GmbH: opening remarks
09:15 structure and aerodynamic layout of Electric Aircraft
10:30 advantages of Electric Flight
11:00 coffee break
11:15 optimization process
11:45 actual and future certification procedures
12:15 solar cells applied on the wing
12:30 lunch
13:15 special applications
15:00 next step: commercial applications
16:00 coffee break
16:15 basics of electric propulsion units
17:00 end
25. May 2011 (practical workshop)
08:00 breakfast
08:30 design tools
10:45 coffee break
11:00 application examples
13:00 general overview, proposals for the next ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT ACADEMY
13:15 lunch
16:00 Flight demonstration of ELEKTRA ONE at Airport Augsburg. Presentation of the
solar hangar (option without charge) (self journey)
Preliminary list of speakers:
Calin Gologan, PC-Aero GmbH (main speaker)
Dr. Josef Mendler, Acentiss GmbH (UAV applications)
Joachim Geiger/Dr. Werner Eck, Geiger Engineering (electric propulsion unit)
A final list of speakers will be fixed up to 01. March 2011
Flight demonstration ELEKTRA ONE
as option on 25 May, 16:00 pm (self journey to the Augsburg Airport).
Design Tools:
Aircraft design tools (easy to use MS-Excel/Visual Basic applications will be presented and
available to buy):
- Electric Aircraft performance
- loads and structure test (UL Germany, LSA, FAR 23)
- propeller design
- fuselage loft design
Registration:
For registration please confirm per e-mail:
Dr. Birgit Weißenbach / PC-Aero GmbH
Buchenweg 3
87484 Nesselwang/Germany
e-mail: birgit.weissenbach@pc-aero.de
www.pc-aero.de
For registration please specify the above options:
- flight demonstration ELEKTRA ONE (self journey to the Augsburg Airport)
Dead-line for registration: 29. April 2011
CO2 zero emission in combination with solar power, low noise and operation costs, high altitude capability are major advantages. What is possible to realize with Electric Flight using the existing and future technology are main questions we want to answer.
This first unique event will be focused on the design of Electric Aircraft for leisure aviation, special missions and the future commercial aviation. The course is addressed to companies involved in manned and unmanned Electric Aircraft applications, universities, aircraft or mechanical engineers and students. The Electric Aircraft Academy will be organized by PC-Aero GmbH together with Acentiss GmbH/Munich.
ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT ACADEMY Leisure Aviation, Special Missions and the Future Commercial
Applications
Introduction:
Electric Flight will be one of the major innovation and application of our century. CO2 zero emission in combination with solar power, low noise and operation costs, high altitude capability are major advantages. What is possible to realize with Electric Flight using the existing and future technology are main questions we want to answer.
This first unique event will be focused on the design of Electric Aircraft for leisure aviation,
special missions and the future commercial aviation. The course is addressed to companies involved in manned and unmanned Electric Aircraft applications, universities, aircraft or
mechanical engineers and students. The ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT ACADEMY will be organized by PC-Aero GmbH together with Acentiss GmbH/Munich.
Location: IABG mbH Munich, Einsteinstraße 20, 85521 Ottobrunn, Munich/Germany
Registration fees: 980€ (incl. catering), second participant and the next (same company): 850€
Period: 24./25. may 2011 (first day theory, second day practical workshop)
Topics:
- basic structure and aerodynamic layout of an Electric Aircraft
- optimization process
- advantages
- operating costs
- basic of electric propulsion unit
- certification procedures
- solar cells applied on the wing
- special applications:
o UAV high altitude
o low noise surveillance
o mission examples
- next step: commercial applications
- design tools
- application examples:
o the E-Plane Family (ELEKTRA ONE, ELEKTRA TWO, ELEKTRA FOUR)
o E-taxi (6 seats, twin engine Electric Aircraft)
Preliminary Agenda:
24. May 2011 (theory)
08:30 badge and program pickup
09:00 Calin Gologan, President PC-Aero GmbH: opening remarks
09:15 structure and aerodynamic layout of Electric Aircraft
10:30 advantages of Electric Flight
11:00 coffee break
11:15 optimization process
11:45 actual and future certification procedures
12:15 solar cells applied on the wing
12:30 lunch
13:15 special applications
15:00 next step: commercial applications
16:00 coffee break
16:15 basics of electric propulsion units
17:00 end
25. May 2011 (practical workshop)
08:00 breakfast
08:30 design tools
10:45 coffee break
11:00 application examples
13:00 general overview, proposals for the next ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT ACADEMY
13:15 lunch
16:00 Flight demonstration of ELEKTRA ONE at Airport Augsburg. Presentation of the
solar hangar (option without charge) (self journey)
Preliminary list of speakers:
Calin Gologan, PC-Aero GmbH (main speaker)
Dr. Josef Mendler, Acentiss GmbH (UAV applications)
Joachim Geiger/Dr. Werner Eck, Geiger Engineering (electric propulsion unit)
A final list of speakers will be fixed up to 01. March 2011
Flight demonstration ELEKTRA ONE
as option on 25 May, 16:00 pm (self journey to the Augsburg Airport).
Design Tools:
Aircraft design tools (easy to use MS-Excel/Visual Basic applications will be presented and
available to buy):
- Electric Aircraft performance
- loads and structure test (UL Germany, LSA, FAR 23)
- propeller design
- fuselage loft design
Registration:
For registration please confirm per e-mail:
Dr. Birgit Weißenbach / PC-Aero GmbH
Buchenweg 3
87484 Nesselwang/Germany
e-mail: birgit.weissenbach@pc-aero.de
www.pc-aero.de
For registration please specify the above options:
- flight demonstration ELEKTRA ONE (self journey to the Augsburg Airport)
Dead-line for registration: 29. April 2011
Aerodays 2011. Madrid. March 30th - April, 1st 2011
Within the framework of AERODAYS 2011, Enterprise Europe Network madri+d will organize from 30th to 31st March, in collaboration with INTA , Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and Universidad de Alcalá, an international transfer technology day to exchange information between possible technological partners. The brokerage event will be also supported by Aerospace Madrid Cluster and Spanish Association of Technological Parks (APTE).Aerodays 2011
Main objective of the event is to create a meeting forum for companies, research institutes, universities and other organizations that are actively engaged within the field of Aeronautics. Participants may provide opportunities for collaboration and business based on technology, through aimed-to-agreement bilateral meetings.
The sixth European Aeronautics Days will take place from 30th March to 1st April 2011 in Madrid, following its successful predecessors that took place in Brussels (1991), Naples (1993), Toulouse (1997), Hamburg (2001) and Vienna (2006).Aerodays2011
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.
Introduction
Objectives
Main Conference features
Experts panel
More info, in pdf format:
Informative Brochure
Programme
Pratt & Whitney F117 Engine Exceeds 8 Million Flight Hours
AERO INDIA, BANGALORE, INDIA, Feb. 8, 2011 - Pratt & Whitney’s F117 engine, the exclusive power for the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III airlifter, recently exceeded 8 million engine flight hours. At the same time, the C-17 exceeded 2 million flight hours, while supporting a U.S. Air Force mission, and airdropped 74,000 pounds of supplies in support of U.S. and allied troops. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company.
“This landmark milestone is a testament to the efficiency of the F117 engine,” said Bev Deachin, vice president, Military Programs and Customer Support, Pratt & Whitney. “The exceptional performance of our engines – in some of the harshest conditions – has helped the C-17 Globemaster III save countless lives in military, humanitarian and disaster relief missions around the world.”
Since 2006, Pratt & Whitney’s F117 engines have accumulated more than 4 million flight hours in support of military and humanitarian missions around the globe. To put this in perspective, it took 13 years of operational service for the engine to reach the first 4 million flight-hour milestone. This statistic reflects the C-17's increased workload over the past several years.
The C-17 Globemaster III – the world’s premier heavy airlifter – is operated by four F117 engines. The F117-PW-100 first entered service in 1993 and is a derivative of Pratt & Whitney’s PW2037 commercial engine powering the Boeing 757. With more than 8 million hours of proven military service and 45 million hours in commercial use, the F117/PW2037 has consistently proven itself as a world-class dependable engine. Pratt & Whitney’s ongoing investment in product improvements has enabled the engine to continuously surpass established goals for time on wing, in-flight shut downs and support turnaround time.
“We gain satisfaction from the knowledge that the U.S. Air Force and international customers are putting our F117 engines to such beneficial use,” Deachin said. “The future is bright for C-17’s successful ongoing missions.”
Pratt & Whitney has delivered more than 1,050 F117 engines worldwide, including 82 with international customers. The U.S. Air Force – including active National Guard and Reserve units – has taken delivery of 207 C-17s. Other customers include the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force, the Qatar Emiri Air Force, the Canadian Air Force, the Royal Australian Air Force, the 12-member Strategic Airlift Capability initiative of NATO and Partnership for Peace nations, and the United Arab Emirates Air Force and Air Defence.
P&W
“This landmark milestone is a testament to the efficiency of the F117 engine,” said Bev Deachin, vice president, Military Programs and Customer Support, Pratt & Whitney. “The exceptional performance of our engines – in some of the harshest conditions – has helped the C-17 Globemaster III save countless lives in military, humanitarian and disaster relief missions around the world.”
Since 2006, Pratt & Whitney’s F117 engines have accumulated more than 4 million flight hours in support of military and humanitarian missions around the globe. To put this in perspective, it took 13 years of operational service for the engine to reach the first 4 million flight-hour milestone. This statistic reflects the C-17's increased workload over the past several years.
The C-17 Globemaster III – the world’s premier heavy airlifter – is operated by four F117 engines. The F117-PW-100 first entered service in 1993 and is a derivative of Pratt & Whitney’s PW2037 commercial engine powering the Boeing 757. With more than 8 million hours of proven military service and 45 million hours in commercial use, the F117/PW2037 has consistently proven itself as a world-class dependable engine. Pratt & Whitney’s ongoing investment in product improvements has enabled the engine to continuously surpass established goals for time on wing, in-flight shut downs and support turnaround time.
“We gain satisfaction from the knowledge that the U.S. Air Force and international customers are putting our F117 engines to such beneficial use,” Deachin said. “The future is bright for C-17’s successful ongoing missions.”
Pratt & Whitney has delivered more than 1,050 F117 engines worldwide, including 82 with international customers. The U.S. Air Force – including active National Guard and Reserve units – has taken delivery of 207 C-17s. Other customers include the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force, the Qatar Emiri Air Force, the Canadian Air Force, the Royal Australian Air Force, the 12-member Strategic Airlift Capability initiative of NATO and Partnership for Peace nations, and the United Arab Emirates Air Force and Air Defence.
P&W
sábado, 12 de febrero de 2011
El Aeropuerto de Malta se moderniza con pantallas murales MicroTiles
WOKINGHAM, Reino Unido – (9 de febrero, 2011) – Christie®, líder mundial en sistemas de proyección y soluciones de visualización digital, ha confirmado la semana pasada en la feria ISE2011 de Ámsterdam la venta de 170 MicroTiles™ para ser instalados en el Aeropuerto Internacional de Malta.
El pedido, realizado a través de ALA Equipment Co Ltd., distribuidor de Christie en Chipre, en la persona de Michael Kyriakides, de International Airport Advertising Corporation (“IAAC”), se enmarca en la concesión ganada por IAAC y su socio estratégico, Clear Channel Airports (CCA),para hacerse cargo del programa de publicidad de los locales del Aeropuerto Internacional de Malta en los próximos 12 años.
Dividida en siete displays separados (incluyendo cinco videowalls sincronizados de 8 x 3 en la zonade recogida de equipajes), la instalación constituye el grueso de una inversión de € 1.000.000 quepermitirá que todos los medios estáticos se conviertan en señalización de vídeo.
El Sr. Kyriakides señaló: “MicroTiles nos fue recomendada por representar una aproximación original y de vanguardia a la tecnología de señalización digital; y gracias al tamaño y a laflexibilidad de MicroTiles sabíamos que no sólo podíamos ofrecer claridad y nitidez para el material gráfico del cliente, sino también realizar algún diseño original de contenidos para captar la atención de los pasajeros. El impacto será fenomenal.”
ALA llevará a cabo todo el suministro de equipos, instalación y soporte técnico. El director de ALA, Andrea Piemonti, declaró: “Es un placer cerrar un contrato de tanto prestigio con Michael Kyriakides, así como una recompensa por los esfuerzos que hemos hecho para establecer la marcaChristie y sus productos de alta gama cuando asumimos su distribución hace tres años”.
Dale Miller, Vicepresidente de Christie EMEA, agregó: “Estamos encantados de que el mayor pedidoindividual hasta la fecha de Christie MicroTiles haya sido seleccionado para un entorno de un gran aeropuerto. Cuando Christie MicroTiles fue anunciada por primera vez, identificamos los centros de transporte como uno de sus segmentos principales de mercado. Esta instalación no sóloproporcionará un reclamo visual, sino que maximizará el potencial de la publicidad en lugaresclave dentro del aeropuerto.”
Tecnam anuncia: RECORD DE ENTREGAS EN 2010
Tecnam ha anunciado hoy, que ha entregado en 2010, 265 aviones. Una vez más adelantándose a sus competidores, Tecnam ha entregado 210 aviones monomotores, distribuidos en las categorías de Advanced Ultra Light (AUL), Light Sport Aviation (LSA) y certificados CS/VLA, así como 55 Tecnam P2006T Twins.
En lo que ha sido un año lleno de retos para la Industria de la Aviación General debido a las condiciones macroeconómicas mundiales, Tecnam continua expandiendo su red mundial de distribuidores (ahora incrementada a 50), logrando pedidos significativos, especialmente del P2006T.
El Tecnam P2006T claramente se ha auto establecido como líder del mercado en su segmento. Una demanda sin precedentes, ha motivado que Tecnam establezca su producción de Twins en 1 aparato por cada 5 días.
“ Estoy francamente orgulloso del progreso desarrollado por Tecnam en todos los frentes durante este pasado ejercicio tanto en Innovación y diseño, producción y lo que es más importante: nuestra expansión a nivel mundial en número de distribuidores, lo que nos permite mejorar continuamente el nivel de satisfacción y servicio a nuestros clientes” dijo Paolo Pascale, Director General de Tecnam. Significa que Tecnam entrega por cada día laborable un avión nuevo y construido completamente en sus fábricas.
Para nuestro equipo, diseñar, construir y vender aviones no es solo un trabajo, es una extensión de nuestra pasión por la aviación
Nota de Prensa de Tecnam
En lo que ha sido un año lleno de retos para la Industria de la Aviación General debido a las condiciones macroeconómicas mundiales, Tecnam continua expandiendo su red mundial de distribuidores (ahora incrementada a 50), logrando pedidos significativos, especialmente del P2006T.
El Tecnam P2006T claramente se ha auto establecido como líder del mercado en su segmento. Una demanda sin precedentes, ha motivado que Tecnam establezca su producción de Twins en 1 aparato por cada 5 días.
“ Estoy francamente orgulloso del progreso desarrollado por Tecnam en todos los frentes durante este pasado ejercicio tanto en Innovación y diseño, producción y lo que es más importante: nuestra expansión a nivel mundial en número de distribuidores, lo que nos permite mejorar continuamente el nivel de satisfacción y servicio a nuestros clientes” dijo Paolo Pascale, Director General de Tecnam. Significa que Tecnam entrega por cada día laborable un avión nuevo y construido completamente en sus fábricas.
Para nuestro equipo, diseñar, construir y vender aviones no es solo un trabajo, es una extensión de nuestra pasión por la aviación
Nota de Prensa de Tecnam
jueves, 10 de febrero de 2011
Eurocopter to extend its global industrial network with a new production facility at Querétaro, Mexico
Eurocopter will create a new industrial facility in Querétaro, Mexico to support its global production network, further reinforcing the company's manufacturing capabilities while also augmenting its presence in the Latin American marketplace.
Marignane, 09 febrero 2011
This selection results from a comprehensive study to determine the optimum location for this latest production facility in Eurocopter's international industrial network, with the choice based on Querétaro's economic, geographic, educational and strategic position. Eurocopter has been present in Mexico for some 30 years, with its activities managed by the company's Eurocopter de Mexico S.A. de C.V. subsidiary. Based at Mexico City International Airport and staffed by nearly 200 employees, Eurocopter de Mexico provides services for helicopters located in the region, along with sales and marketing support. In addition to its Mexican market responsibilities, the company's coverage area also includes Central America, northern South America and the Caribbean.
The capabilities of Eurocopter de Mexico include aircraft assembly, maintenance and painting, along with professional training for helicopter pilots and technicians through partnership agreements with educational institutions such as the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN), Mexico's National Technical Professional School (CONALEP), the country's Pilot Training Academy and Heliescuela.
EADS
Marignane, 09 febrero 2011
This selection results from a comprehensive study to determine the optimum location for this latest production facility in Eurocopter's international industrial network, with the choice based on Querétaro's economic, geographic, educational and strategic position. Eurocopter has been present in Mexico for some 30 years, with its activities managed by the company's Eurocopter de Mexico S.A. de C.V. subsidiary. Based at Mexico City International Airport and staffed by nearly 200 employees, Eurocopter de Mexico provides services for helicopters located in the region, along with sales and marketing support. In addition to its Mexican market responsibilities, the company's coverage area also includes Central America, northern South America and the Caribbean.
The capabilities of Eurocopter de Mexico include aircraft assembly, maintenance and painting, along with professional training for helicopter pilots and technicians through partnership agreements with educational institutions such as the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN), Mexico's National Technical Professional School (CONALEP), the country's Pilot Training Academy and Heliescuela.
EADS
Nanotechnology could pave the way for hydrogen fuels
- EADS and Scottish scientists are working on new storage tanks for hydrogen
- Use of hydrogen in aircraft and car engines would deliver huge benefits to the environment
- If successful, EADS plans to fly an unmanned hydrogen-powered test plane in 2014
EADS Innovation Works, the Group's corporate research arm, is working with university researchers to find a new solid state storage system for hydrogen. This technology would make it possible to use hydrogen as a clean alternative to traditional hydrocarbon-based fuels in aeroplane and car engines.
Hydrogen is a clean fuel which produces only water on combustion or when combined with oxygen in a fuel cell to produce electrical power. However, it can be expensive and difficult to store safely. In addition, to store hydrogen as a gas demands high volumes, while to store as a liquid increases weight and the energy requirement (to compress it).
Storage of hydrogen in a solid is, therefore, very attractive but minimising weight and volume of the store is challenging and the rate of transfer from the tank to a fuel cell or engine is often slow. These barriers are currently holding back the use of hydrogen on an industrial scale in fuel cells to provide power for aeroplanes and road vehicles.
Chemists at the University of Glasgow are working with EADS by using nanotechnology to alter the design and material composition of a storage tank with the aim of making it so efficient that it will be feasible to use solid state hydrogen on an industrial scale for aeroplanes and cars.
If the developments to the tank structure are successful, EADS is planning to fly an un-manned hydrogen-powered test plane in 2014 with a longer term view of introducing commercial aeroplanes powered by hydrogen.
"Replacing traditional hydrocarbon-based fuels with pollution-free hydrogen in aeroplane and car engines would deliver huge benefits to the environment because carbon emissions would be dramatically reduced" said Dr.-Ing. Agata Godula-Jopek, Fuel Cells Expert in the EADS Power Generation Team, which is coordinating the programme for the company.
Duncan Gregory, Professor of Inorganic Materials at the School of Chemistry at the University of Glasgow, is leading the research. He is using nanotechnology to alter the structure of the Hydrisafe Tank, which is a new design under development by Hydrogen Horizons, a Scottish-registered start-up company.
The University and EADS IW have secured funding from the Materials Knowledge Transfer Network - part of the UK Technology Strategy Board - and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). This will allow a student to carry out a four year PhD project, spending time at the University and the company's German offices in Ottobrunn.
The research will involve testing the Hydrisafe tank with alternative hydrogen storage materials. The tank currently uses the established and commercially available lanthanum nickel (LaNi¬5) storage alloy. The research will look into replacing LaNi¬5 with other hydride materials such as magnesium hydride (MgH2), which has been modified at the nanoscale to allow it to receive and release the hydrogen at an even faster rate.
Modifying the construction of the tank will extend its longevity, making it suitable to have a solid state hydrogen storage system that can feed a fuel cell at the required energy densities required on an aeroplane.
Professor Gregory said: "Using new active nanomaterials in combination with novel storage tank design principles presents a hugely exciting opportunity to address the considerable challenges of introducing hydrogen as a fuel for aviation. This collaboration between engineers and chemists and between industry and academia provides the pathway to achieve this"
EADS IW and Prof Gregory's team are seeking funding from the European Union to build a European-wide team of academic and industrial partners to examine the wider issues relating to using hydrogen on an industrial scale to power aeroplane and car engines.
There is a recognition that while there is a strong potential for the adoption of fuel cells into the portable fuel cells market, key barriers to delivering this are the safe, efficient and cost-effective storage of hydrogen. The research project, if approved, would explore how best to deliver a practical solid state hydrogen solution for portable and micro fuel cell systems.
EADS Press release
miércoles, 9 de febrero de 2011
[Airventure, Oskosh] eVenture 2011: $60,000 Electric Flight Prize
EAA has been an inspiration and resource over the past half century for the conception and development of countless aircraft designs and products. This year, AirVenture will feature a new level of innovation that manifests more new ideas and technology than have been seen in one place for decades.
The $60,000 Electric Flight Prize will highlight and showcase an amazing array of new powerplant and airframe designs, awarding cash prizes to the designers and pilots of electric aircraft.
The contest will be judged across four categories:
- Endurance: A timed event to determine which aircraft can stay aloft for the longest time in standard configuration (i.e., without additional battery packs). The clock will start when the aircraft crosses a defined start line, and will end when the pilot taxies across a finish line (locations of start and finish lines will be confirmed at pilot briefing). Competitors will be expected to land with a 10% battery reserve, and anyone unable to taxi across the finish line will be disqualified. All takeoffs will establish aircraft in a racetrack pattern above Wittman Regional Airport at a constant altitude. (Flights are likely to be scheduled in early morning or evening of July 26-28)
- Time to Climb: A timed event to determine how much time it takes to climb to 5,000' AGL. Dynon Avionics will provide measuring devices that can be carried by each aircraft to the appropriate altitude. The clock starts when the aircraft is waved off for takeoff. (Event to be held on Wednesday, July 27)
- Maximum Speed: The event will establish an average speed based two passes (one to the north, one to the south) along runway 18/36 at a minimum altitude of 500' AGL. The passes must be flown at level altitude – diving to create an advantage will result in disqualification. (Event to be held prior to the afternoon air show on Thursday, July 28)
- Innovation Evaluation: The judges - nominated representatives from AeroLEDs, Aircraft Spruce & Specialty, Dynon Avionics, and Wicks Aircraft Supply - will, by consensus, determine a first-, second- and third-place position to recognize the aircraft that, in their opinion, represent the most significant advancement in electric aircraft design, construction, technology and innovation. All aircraft that have completed at least one of the performance events will be eligible.
Application form & more info: http://www.airventure.org/electric/prize.html
2011 CAFE Foundation Electric Aircraft Symposium V Announced
Video: NASA Hybrid Electric Hyper Efficiency Aircraft Concept
The 5th Annual CAFE Electric Aircraft Symposium's Preliminary Program [http://cafefoundation.org/v2/pdf_eas/2011/EAS.V.Program_prelim.pdf]will be held in the Grand Ballroom of the Flamingo Resort and Spa in Santa Rosa, California on April 29-30, 2011. EAS V has assembled a renowned faculty on topics from energy breakthroughs to custom motors to quiet propulsion. Keynote presentations by NASA's Chief Scientist, Dr. Dennis Bushnell and Lawrence Livermore Lab's leading climate scientist, Dr. Ben Santer headline the meeting. Expert panelists will lead forums on the topics of Goldschmied Propulsion, ESTOL, Ultra-Quiet Props and NextGen Flight Deck Design
Press Release
More info in CAFE Blog
Los aviones del INTA reconocidos como Instalación Científica Tecnológica Singular (ICTS)
Las Plataformas Aéreas de Investigación han sido recientemente reconocidas como ICTS por el Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, permitiendo así el acceso libre de los grupos de científicos a las mismas, así como la mejora y actualización de la Infraestructura.
El acceso libre de los grupos de investigación o investigadores individuales les permitirá la adquisición de nuevos conocimientos, la formación en las tecnologías de uso en las Plataformas ó la realización de trabajos de investigación.
La mejora y actualización de las Plataformas permitirá elevar la competitividad científica y tecnológica de la ICTS, tanto a nivel nacional como internacional.
Inta
El acceso libre de los grupos de investigación o investigadores individuales les permitirá la adquisición de nuevos conocimientos, la formación en las tecnologías de uso en las Plataformas ó la realización de trabajos de investigación.
La mejora y actualización de las Plataformas permitirá elevar la competitividad científica y tecnológica de la ICTS, tanto a nivel nacional como internacional.
Inta
El Congreso insta al Gobierno a ejecutar una reforma estructural del modelo aeroportuario
El Pleno del Congreso de los Diputados ha aprobado este martes, 8 de febrero, con 183 votos a favor, 148 en contra y 7 abstenciones, una moción a propuesta del Grupo ERC-IU-ICV y pactada con los grupos del PSOE y CIU, que insta al Gobierno a desarrollar una reforma estructural del modelo aeroportuario.
La Cámara baja pide así al Ejecutivo que lleve a cabo, a lo largo de 2011 y a través de la incorporación de la directiva 2009/12/CE relativa a tasas aeroportuarias en la Ley de Seguridad Aérea y los correspondientes Reales Decretos que desarrollan las previsiones del RDL 13/2010, una reforma estructural del modelo aeroportuario para incrementar la eficacia y eficiencia del sistema, mejorar su competitividad y asegurar el cumplimiento de las directrices europeas.
El texto aprobado insta al Gobierno a diseñar un nuevo modelo que prevea la participación efectiva de las comunidades autónomas y, en su caso, las administraciones locales y sectores económicos en la gestión del aeropuerto, así como una adecuación de la estructura patrimonial y de ingresos vinculados a la explotación del aeropuerto al nuevo régimen flexible y competitivo.
Con estos objetivos, la moción indica que el Gobierno establecerá mecanismos de participación de las administraciones territoriales y sectores económicos en los órganos de gestión aeroportuaria de forma que puedan defender con eficacia sus intereses.
Para ello, el Gobierno preverá la participación determinante de representantes de las Comunidades Autónomas, y en su caso las administraciones locales y sectores económicos en los Consejos de Administración de Sociedades de gestión individualizada de aeropuertos de alto volumen de tráfico y especial complejidad en la gestión. Dichos representantes serán nombrados por Aeropuertos Españoles SA a propuesta de las respectivas administraciones o sectores. Para el caso de los aeropuertos cuya gestión, además, sea objeto de concesión, como serán los casos de Barcelona y de Madrid, preverá igualmente la participación determinante de la Comunidad Autónoma y, en su caso, las administraciones locales en el Consejo de la sociedad filial responsable del seguimiento de la gestión de la concesión.
El texto reclama también al Gobierno que adecue el régimen de contraprestación de los servicios aeroportuarios a través de un sistema de precios privados respecto a todos los servicios que no tengan la consideración de prestaciones patrimoniales públicas (tales como la prestación pública por Salida de Pasajeros, por Carga, por Servicios de Estacionamiento o por Suministro de Combustibles).
Esta fijación de precios garantizará una libre competencia entre gestores aeroportuarios y su fijación se someterá al régimen de consulta, transparencia y no discriminación en materia de aprobación de precios aeroportuarios que se deriven de la transposición de la directiva de tasas aeroportuarias 2009/12/CE. Concretamente, establecerá un sistema de prestaciones patrimoniales públicas que permita a los gestores aeroportuarios una mayor capacidad de individualizar y singularizar la gestión para cada aeropuerto a partir de la capacidad que se le otorgará a los gestores para proponer descuentos, recargos y bonificaciones individualizadas para cada aeropuerto sobre las tarifas públicas. Igualmente, preverá que los aeropuertos que sean objeto de concesión dispongan de libertad tarifaria para establecer sus propias tarifas sin limitación, excepto la que se desprenda del arbitrio de la Autoridad Estatal de Supervisión que debe establecerse al efectuar la transposición de la directiva de tasas aeroportuarias 2009/12/CE.
Por último, el documento aprobado insta al Ejecutivo a actualizar los criterios de calificación de aeropuertos de interés general para contribuir al desarrollo y mejorar la viabilidad económica de los aeropuertos territoriales.
Nota de Prensa
La Cámara baja pide así al Ejecutivo que lleve a cabo, a lo largo de 2011 y a través de la incorporación de la directiva 2009/12/CE relativa a tasas aeroportuarias en la Ley de Seguridad Aérea y los correspondientes Reales Decretos que desarrollan las previsiones del RDL 13/2010, una reforma estructural del modelo aeroportuario para incrementar la eficacia y eficiencia del sistema, mejorar su competitividad y asegurar el cumplimiento de las directrices europeas.
El texto aprobado insta al Gobierno a diseñar un nuevo modelo que prevea la participación efectiva de las comunidades autónomas y, en su caso, las administraciones locales y sectores económicos en la gestión del aeropuerto, así como una adecuación de la estructura patrimonial y de ingresos vinculados a la explotación del aeropuerto al nuevo régimen flexible y competitivo.
Con estos objetivos, la moción indica que el Gobierno establecerá mecanismos de participación de las administraciones territoriales y sectores económicos en los órganos de gestión aeroportuaria de forma que puedan defender con eficacia sus intereses.
Para ello, el Gobierno preverá la participación determinante de representantes de las Comunidades Autónomas, y en su caso las administraciones locales y sectores económicos en los Consejos de Administración de Sociedades de gestión individualizada de aeropuertos de alto volumen de tráfico y especial complejidad en la gestión. Dichos representantes serán nombrados por Aeropuertos Españoles SA a propuesta de las respectivas administraciones o sectores. Para el caso de los aeropuertos cuya gestión, además, sea objeto de concesión, como serán los casos de Barcelona y de Madrid, preverá igualmente la participación determinante de la Comunidad Autónoma y, en su caso, las administraciones locales en el Consejo de la sociedad filial responsable del seguimiento de la gestión de la concesión.
El texto reclama también al Gobierno que adecue el régimen de contraprestación de los servicios aeroportuarios a través de un sistema de precios privados respecto a todos los servicios que no tengan la consideración de prestaciones patrimoniales públicas (tales como la prestación pública por Salida de Pasajeros, por Carga, por Servicios de Estacionamiento o por Suministro de Combustibles).
Esta fijación de precios garantizará una libre competencia entre gestores aeroportuarios y su fijación se someterá al régimen de consulta, transparencia y no discriminación en materia de aprobación de precios aeroportuarios que se deriven de la transposición de la directiva de tasas aeroportuarias 2009/12/CE. Concretamente, establecerá un sistema de prestaciones patrimoniales públicas que permita a los gestores aeroportuarios una mayor capacidad de individualizar y singularizar la gestión para cada aeropuerto a partir de la capacidad que se le otorgará a los gestores para proponer descuentos, recargos y bonificaciones individualizadas para cada aeropuerto sobre las tarifas públicas. Igualmente, preverá que los aeropuertos que sean objeto de concesión dispongan de libertad tarifaria para establecer sus propias tarifas sin limitación, excepto la que se desprenda del arbitrio de la Autoridad Estatal de Supervisión que debe establecerse al efectuar la transposición de la directiva de tasas aeroportuarias 2009/12/CE.
Por último, el documento aprobado insta al Ejecutivo a actualizar los criterios de calificación de aeropuertos de interés general para contribuir al desarrollo y mejorar la viabilidad económica de los aeropuertos territoriales.
Nota de Prensa
ASSIDIAN opens new Engineering Centre in Bengaluru (India)
- First defence oriented engineering centre owned by a foreign company in India.
- Local footprint increases cooperation with Indian defence and aerospace companies.
Cassidian, the defence and security division of EADS, has opened a new Engineering Centre in Bengaluru, India. This is the first defence oriented engineering centre operated by a foreign company in India and therefore a landmark achievement towards Cassidian's strategic goal to establish a long-term partnership with India. During the Inauguration Ceremony, Dr. Stefan Zoller, CEO of Cassidian, stressed the special importance of the centre: "The Engineering Centre in Bengaluru is a perfect example of our commitment to increase our industrial footprint in this rapidly growing country and to create a wide range of opportunities for industrial cooperation."
The new centre is staffed almost entirely with highly qualified Indian engineers who have undergone extensive training in Europe. It is planned to increase the current number of 60 employees to more than 200 by the end of 2012. The major objective of the Engineering Centre is to leverage the vast pool of skilled engineers available in India to develop products fulfilling the specific requirements of the Indian customers and to provide consultancy and other services to the aerospace and defence companies in India. This will be accomplished by capitalizing on the leading-edge technologies, systems and products of Cassidian.
By integrating the new centre within Cassidian's global Engineering Organization, it will be enabled to participate in Indian as well as global programmes. The Engineering Centre will be at the forefront of Engineering and System Development, developing its core competencies in the areas of Radar Systems, Protection Systems, Avionic Systems, Engineering IT & 3D Visual Simulation, Aerostructure and Aerospace Modelling & Simulation. Bengaluru has long been known as the aerospace and defence hub of India. By establishing its Engineering Centre there, Cassidian is confident that the proximity to customers and users will facilitate a mutually beneficial relationship on both sides and thus strengthen Cassidian's future activities in India.
PR
martes, 8 de febrero de 2011
Airbus Military A400M begins cold weather trials in Sweden
Airbus Military's second A400M development aircraft - Grizzly 2 - visited Kiruna in northern Sweden for four days of cold weather trials at the beginning of February.
Airbus Military's second A400M development aircraft - Grizzly 2 - visited Kiruna in northern Sweden for four days of cold weather trials at the beginning of February. The team experienced temperatures down to -21ºC and successfully achieved all the planned test points during a programme that focused on the powerplants. The A400M was accompanied by an Airbus A340-300 carrying support equipment and the personnel team. These tests followed preliminary cold weather work in Hamburg last December and will be followed by further tests in more extreme temperatures at Kiruna and other locations this winter and next.
Airbus Military
Brazilian Minister of Defence views first P-3 Orion modernised by Airbus Military
The first P-3 Orion aircraft modified by Airbus Military for the Brazilian Air Force was inspected today by Brazilian Minister of Defence, Nelson Jobim, during his official visit to Spain.
The aircraft is the first of a fleet of nine which will undergo a complete systems modernisation programme, including the installation of Airbus Military´s Fully Integrated Tactical System (FITS).
As well as FITS, the aircraft will benefit from a powerful new suite of mission sensors, communications systems, and upgraded cockpit avionics. The engines are being updated and, depending on the condition of each individual aircraft, the structures are being renovated to permit many more years of effective operation.
The Brazilian Air Force will use the aircraft for maritime patrol, anti-submarine warfare, and a range of civic missions including economic exclusion zone enforcement and search and rescue.
Airbus Military
CASSIDIAN completes prototype test flights in Harrier modernisation programme
* The Spanish Navy's Harrier AV8B aircraft went through a test flight programme at Cassidian Spain's facilities in San Pablo (Seville)
* Handover to the Spanish Navy will take place on completion of the modification certification process
* CASSIDIAN is the new name of EADS Defence & Security
The prototype aircraft in the Harrier Upgrade programme for the Spanish Navy has completed its test flight programme and is now at the Rota Naval Base facilities.
The programme to upgrade the configuration of the Navy's Harrier AV8B aircraft includes, among other modifications, the installation of the 408A engine and the implementation of improvements to the structure and avionics systems, as well as the incorporation of various Technical Directives and SDLM/AGE third level maintenance.
The rest of the aircraft covered by this contract is presently at the San Pablo facilities undergoing various stages of implementation of the modifications.
Enrique Barrientos, CEO of Cassidian Spain, comments: "Our most important objective is to meet our customer's needs. This is a milestone in the Harrier Upgrade programme and an example of our commitment to the Spanish Navy relating to the sustainment and operational support of its fixed-wing aircraft, as well as the development of new capabilities to enhance our service."
Cassidian
The New 747-8 Intercontinental: Live Webcast Feb 13, 2011 @19:00GMT
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lunes, 7 de febrero de 2011
SENER participa en IDEX 2011, la mayor feria del sector en la región de Oriente Medio y norte de África
La compañía acude por primera vez a la muestra internacional de Defensa y Seguridad IDEX 2011, la mayor feria del sector en la región de Oriente Medio y norte de África. El grupo de ingeniería y tecnología mostrará sus capacidades como autoridad de diseño de programas de misiles como METEOR, IRIS-T o NSM; como principal integrador de sistemas en el programa SAGITARIO y en el programa de adquisición del TAURUS KEPD 350 para el F-18 del Ejército del Aire español; como empresa de ingeniería en proyectos espaciales como el satélite SEOSAT; y como desarrollador tecnológico en sistemas biomédicos, con el sistema no intrusivo de monitorización del estado fisiológico BIOSENer como producto estrella.
SENER es una empresa privada española que, durante los últimos 40 años, ha suministrado equipos, integración de sistemas y servicios de ingeniería a los mercados internacionales de defensa y del sector aeroespacial, campos en los que su negocio principal es la ingeniería y producción de mecatrones y sistemas de guiado, navegación y control, así como sistemas ISR.
En esta nueva edición de IDEX 2011, que tendrá lugar en Abu Dabi (Emiratos Árabes Unidos) entre el 20 y el 24 de febrero, SENER tendrá por primer vez un stand propio en el que se podrán conocer algunos de sus principales proyectos en Defensa y Seguridad, entre ellos: el programa METEOR, un misil aire-aire de medio-largo alcance, en el que SENER actúa como autoridad de diseño y suministrador para MBDA-UK del FAS (Fin Actuation Subsystem) y como responsable de completar su desarrollo, de realizar su calificación y de fabricar todas las unidades de serie durante la fase de producción; el programa NSM, acrónimo de Naval Strike Missile, un nuevo misil tierra-mar desarrollado por la empresa noruega Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace AS (KDA) y que viene a sustituir a uno de los primeros y más exitosos misiles para la defensa de costa, denominado Penguin. En este programa SENER lleva a cabo la producción y suministro del Sistema de Actuación y Control del nuevo misil; el misil aire-aire de corto alcance IRIS-T AA, en el que SENER es la autoridad de diseño y el proveedor exclusivo de la sección de control, además de proveer asistencia y soporte en su integración en el avión EF-18 / C-15 del EdA; y el misil tierra – aire de corto alcance IRIS-T SL, donde la empresa es también autoridad de diseño y el proveedor exclusivo de la sección de control; el programa TAURUS KEPD 350, un misil de gran alcance desarrollado por la empresa TAURUS SYSTEMS GmbH (TSG), para el que SENER ha producido en serie varios centenares de unidades del FAS, y en el que es además contratista principal con las Fuerzas Aéreas Españolas en el programa de adquisición de misiles KEPD 350 para el F-18, lo que incluye la integración con el avión, el suministro de los misiles y del equipo soporte de tierra; y también SAGITARIO, un sistema HM SHORAD (High Mobility Short Range Air Defense), capaz de lanzar desde tierra misiles estándar AMRAAM e IRIS-T desde un vehículo lanzador integrado. SENER lidera el equipo industrial SAGITARIO, que incluye a Raytheon Integrated Defence Systems, Kongsberg y DIEHL BGT Defence.
Además, la empresa, que cuenta con una gran experiencia en el sector espacial, mostrará también su trabajo en el satélite español de observación de la Tierra SEOSAT/INGENIO, en el que SENER suministra la carga de pago principal, constituida por un instrumento óptico de alta resolución en bandas espectrales pancromática y multi-espectral. En el sector espacial, SENER ha desarrollado tecnología y equipos para numerosos programas, desde satélites de comunicaciones y de observación de la Tierra hasta vehículos para el sistema solar y la exploración planetaria. En la actualidad, la compañía está especializada en el desarrollo de sistemas críticos para satélites.
Por último, en el stand podrá verse el dispositivo BIOSENer, un sistema no intrusivo de monitorización del estado fisiológico en tiempo real desarrollado por SENER, que combina un dispositivo ergonómico y un sistema de comunicaciones inalámbricas que permite controlar durante las 24 horas del día el estado vital del usuario sin afectar a su operatividad. BIOSENer permite conocer el estado vital del individuo a través de la medida y procesado del ritmo cardiaco y electrocardiograma (ECG), ritmo respiratorio, temperatura y actividad; de esta forma se determina el nivel de esfuerzo, estrés, fatiga, golpes de calor, posición y, en general, el estado físico del individuo, activando alertas e indicando el nivel de riesgo.
Con más de 25 años como centro europeo de excelencia en el diseño, desarrollo, producción, integración, ensayos y soporte logístico de sistemas de actuación y control para la industria aeroespacial, SENER desarrolla y produce soluciones para control de aletas, cierre y despliegue, buscadores y control vectorial para misiles y otros sistemas guiados y participa en numerosos programas europeos de primer orden, para clientes como el Ministerio de Defensa español, la Armada Española, las Fuerzas Aéreas Españolas, la Guardia Civil, MBDA-UK, ZEISS, DIEHL BGT Defence, TAURUS Systems GmbH, Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, y Oto Melara, entre otros.
La capacidad de SENER para abordar proyectos multidisciplinares permite a la empresa liderar o colaborar en programas de defensa que impliquen sistemas integrados. Por ejemplo, SENER ha prestado soporte al Ejército del Aire español para la integración del IRIS-T en el EF-18, y es contratista principal para el Taurus KEPD 350, suministrando misiles, soporte especial en tierra y equipamiento para la misión y prestando soporte en la integración del misil en el EF-18.
SENER en EAU
El grupo de ingeniería cuenta con fuertes vínculos comerciales con el Emirato de Abu Dabi desde 2008, cuando estableció una alianza con Masdar para la creación de la empresa Torresol Energy, una joint venture entre ambas compañías para promover y operar grandes plantas de energía solar por concentración en todo el mundo. Además, SENER está presente en Abu Dabi desde 2009, cuando abrió una sede en la capital, y también en la Ciudad Masdar, donde se asentó en 2010. Desde ambas ubicaciones la empresa espera aprovechar las posibilidades que ofrecen Abu Dabi y el resto de los Emiratos Árabes Unidos, así como la región en general, en los diferentes campos de la ingeniería, tanto en proyectos del sector de energía y procesos como en infraestructuras civiles, proyectos de arquitectura, navales y aeroespaciales. Entre sus primeros trabajos destaca el estudio del sistema de metro ligero de Abu Dabi. Además, la empresa está en estos momentos involucrada en varios procesos para diferentes proyectos de transporte urbano, ferrocarriles y aeropuertos.
Sener
Airbus Toulouse adjudica a SerTec la realización de una grada de ensayo para el spoiler CES-CEF del A350 XWB.
La grada se usará para realizar los ensayos estáticos y de fatiga de dicho spoiler. La grada simula la introducción de cargas aerodinámicas y las producidas por el ala sobre el spoiler. Los ensayos se llevarán a cabo en los laboratorios de ensayos de Airbus en Toulouse.
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