----
United B752 at Newark on Apr 29th 2015, rejected takeoff after flames reported from engine or gear
// The Aviation Herald
----
Shared via my feedly reader
sábado, 2 de mayo de 2015
United B752 at Newark on Apr 29th 2015, rejected takeoff after flames reported from engine or gear [feedly]
Unmanned K-MAX Helicopter Conducts First Collaborative Casualty Evacuation [feedly]
----
Unmanned K-MAX Helicopter Conducts First Collaborative Casualty Evacuation
// Drone News Forums Pictures Sales
Dangerous frontline operations call for a safe and efficient method to locate and evacuate wounded …
The post Unmanned K-MAX Helicopter Conducts First Collaborative Casualty Evacuation appeared first on Drone News Forums Pictures Sales.
----
Shared via my feedly reader
China trials Honeywell Aerospace’s aircraft precision landing system [feedly]
----
China trials Honeywell Aerospace's aircraft precision landing system
// Revista de prensa aeronáutica: Feed de feeds de Revistas Aeronáuticas | recopiladas por www.noticias-aero.info
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) and Air Traffic Management Bureau have completed first flight with Honeywell Aerospace's SmartPath system at Shanghai Pudong International Airport.
----
Shared via my feedly reader
TAP Portugal pilots to start 10-day strike May 1 [feedly]
----
TAP Portugal pilots to start 10-day strike May 1
// Revista de prensa aeronáutica: Feed de feeds de Revistas Aeronáuticas | recopiladas por www.noticias-aero.info
Pilots from TAP Portugal and its associate Portugalia will begin a 10-day strike on Friday, May 1, in an ongoing dispute on the privatization process.
----
Shared via my feedly reader
Turkish Aerospace Industries selected to supply Airbus A320 fuselage panels [feedly]
----
Turkish Aerospace Industries selected to supply Airbus A320 fuselage panels
// Revista de prensa aeronáutica: Feed de feeds de Revistas Aeronáuticas | recopiladas por www.noticias-aero.info
Airbus has selected Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) to supply section 19 fuselage panels for A320 family aircraft.
----
Shared via my feedly reader
Northrop Grumman to test U-2 sensors on Global Hawk - IHS Jane's 360 [feedly]
----
Northrop Grumman to test U-2 sensors on Global Hawk - IHS Jane's 360
// northrop: Google Noticias
Northrop Grumman to test U-2 sensors on Global Hawk
IHS Jane's 360
Northrop Grumman has nearly completed integration of key sensors carried by the US Air Force's (USAF's) Lockheed Martin U-2 manned reconnaissance aircraft onto its RQ-4B Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the defence technology company's ...
----
Shared via my feedly reader
Lockheed Martin opens center for interceptor missile technology [feedly]
----
Lockheed Martin opens center for interceptor missile technology
// Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
Sunnyvale, Calif. (UPI) Apr 30, 2015
A laboratory has been opened in California by Lockheed Martin to develop next-generation target seekers for interceptor missiles. A seeker, no bigger than a loaf of bread, is the part of the interceptor that directly strikes an incoming missile. It locates and tracks the enemy warhead, sending trajectory data to an interceptor's onboard guidance system, which in turn steers the kill veh
----
Shared via my feedly reader
Boeing Upgrades to Keep B-1 Bomber Soaring for Decades to Come [feedly]
----
Boeing Upgrades to Keep B-1 Bomber Soaring for Decades to Come
// MediaRoom
Bomber marks 30 years of service; adapts to changing battlespace
----
Shared via my feedly reader
Boeing, Air Tahiti Nui Finalize Order for Two 787-9 Dreamliners [feedly]
----
Boeing, Air Tahiti Nui Finalize Order for Two 787-9 Dreamliners
// MediaRoom
787-9s key in airline's growth
----
Shared via my feedly reader
Boeing Delivers Cathay Pacific Airways' 50th 777-300ER [feedly]
----
Boeing Delivers Cathay Pacific Airways' 50th 777-300ER
// MediaRoom
Airline is Asia's largest 777-300ER operator
----
Shared via my feedly reader
Budget crunch hits Russia's space programme (update) [feedly]
----
Budget crunch hits Russia's space programme (update)
// Latest news
Russia's space programme has had a bad recent run, with an unmanned International Space Station (ISS) resupply ship left spinning out of control, the failure of an experimental military launcher and the apparent cancellation of a super-heavy-lift rocket programme owing to swingeing budget cuts.
----
Shared via my feedly reader
EMBRAER Releases First Quarter 2015 Results - MarketWatch [feedly]
----
EMBRAER Releases First Quarter 2015 Results - MarketWatch
// embraer: Google Noticias
EMBRAER Releases First Quarter 2015 Results
MarketWatch
SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, Brazil, April 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- EMBRAER S.A. ERJ, -0.52% (bm&fbovespa:EMBR3)(bm&fbovespa:) releases first quarter 2015 results. HIGHLIGHTS. In the first quarter of 2015 (1Q15), Embraer delivered 20 commercial and ...
----
Shared via my feedly reader
Nuevo híbrido UAV+Submarino de DARPA o Submarinos que vuelan (IV) [feedly]
----
Nuevo híbrido UAV+Submarino de DARPA o Submarinos que vuelan (IV)
// Blog.SandglassPatrol.com
Como en el cine, algunas entradas del blog podría organizarlas en sagas. Con esta continuamos la de Submarinos que vuelan.
Un submarino y un avión nunca van a dar un buen híbrido. Responden a requerimientos totalmente opuestos. Las estructuras de los aviones son todo lo ligeras que es posible para poder volar sin gran coste de combustible. Y si van presurizados, tienen que aguantar una presión interna que es mayor que la externa. Un submarino está diseñado para soportar mucha presión, desde el exterior. Y que el agua sea unas mil veces más densa que el aire (aprox 1kg el litro, frente a algo más de un kilo cada mil litros) hace que el casco resistente del submarino sea MUY grueso, y por tanto muy pesado. Con todo esto, ¿por qué alguien se empeñaría en tener un submarino que vuela? Pues porque volando se llega mucho más rápido a los sitios. Así que el laboratorio de investigación naval de la marina estadounidense (NRL) ha estado probando un submarino con alas de diseño propio, lo han llamado flimmer por flying swimmer, o nadador volador.
----
Shared via my feedly reader
Airbus y Daher abrirán una fábrica de aviones eléctricos [feedly]
----
Airbus y Daher abrirán una fábrica de aviones eléctricos
// Blog.SandglassPatrol.com
El año pasado por estas fechas Airbus decía que para 2017 comercializaría su E-fan, y van camino de ello. Ayer Airbus hizo público que junto con su socio en el E-fan, Daher, instalará una fábrica en Pau, al sur de Francia. La ubicación ha sido escogida por su cercanía a Daher, y por la buena meteo reinante en la zona, además de tener acceso fácil al aeródromo de la zona.
Airbus invertirá 20 millones de euros en el E-fan, y espera comercializar el E-fan 2.0 para final de 2017 o 2018. Este biplaza irá destinado al mercado de las escuelas de vuelo, e irá seguido por el desarrollo y comercialización del E-fan 4.0, cuatriplaza, y equipado tal vez con los nuevos motores de Siemens, capaces de dar más de 350CV con tan solo 50kg de peso.
----
Shared via my feedly reader
Russia to reestablish Tu-160 supersonic bomber production line [feedly]
----
Russia to reestablish Tu-160 supersonic bomber production line
// Aircraft news
The Russian defense ministry has confirmed that it will restart the production line for the Soviet-era Tupolev Tu-160 "Blackjack" supersonic strategic bomber.
----
Shared via my feedly reader
Liebherr division to build 777X folding wing-tip systems [feedly]
----
Liebherr division to build 777X folding wing-tip systems
// Aircraft news
German firm Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg is to supply crucial components for the folding wing-tip mechanism on the Boeing 777X.
----
Shared via my feedly reader
FAA orders new 787 electrical fix to prevent power failure [feedly]
----
FAA orders new 787 electrical fix to prevent power failure
// Aircraft news
All Boeing 787 operators will be required to periodically deactivate the electrical system to avoid a problem with a newly-discovered software bug that could cause the aircraft to lose alternating current (AC) power, the US Federal Aviation Administration says in a new airworthiness directive.
----
Shared via my feedly reader
Airbus give E-Fan electric project a jolt with factory in Pau [feedly]
----
Airbus give E-Fan electric project a jolt with factory in Pau
// Aircraft news
Airbus's vision of an electric flight future is starting to shape up, with plans to build a final assembly line for its E-Fan light aircraft range in Pau, southeastern France.
----
Shared via my feedly reader
viernes, 1 de mayo de 2015
Raytheon to continue development of hypersonic boost glide systems [feedly]
Raytheon to continue development of hypersonic boost glide systems
http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newsraytheon-to-continue-development-of-hypersonic-boost-glide-systems-4565813
-- via my feedly.com reader
http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newsraytheon-to-continue-development-of-hypersonic-boost-glide-systems-4565813
-- via my feedly.com reader
Stricken Progress 59 spaceship to burn up in Earth's atmosphere [feedly]
Stricken Progress 59 spaceship to burn up in Earth's atmosphere
http://www.gizmag.com/progress-59-iss/37275/
-- via my feedly.com reader
http://www.gizmag.com/progress-59-iss/37275/
-- via my feedly.com reader
SmartChutes gives wayward drones a soft(er) landing [feedly]
SmartChutes gives wayward drones a soft(er) landing
http://www.gizmag.com/smartchutes-drone-parachute/37279/
-- via my feedly.com reader
http://www.gizmag.com/smartchutes-drone-parachute/37279/
-- via my feedly.com reader
Airbus To Build Electric Plane Factory in France
http://www.flyingmag.com/news/airbus-build-electric-plane-factory-france#GEg46IU494RwKDHA.99
Airbus Group today announced plans to build a factory in southwest France where it will manufacture the E-Fan 2.0, a two-seat electric airplane that is due to hit the market about two and a half years from now.
Airbus Group today announced plans to build a factory in southwest France where it will manufacture the E-Fan 2.0, a two-seat electric airplane that is due to hit the market about two and a half years from now.
jueves, 30 de abril de 2015
Making Unmanned Search And Rescue A Reality: Unmanned K-MAX(R) Helicopter Conducts First Collaborative Casualty Evacuation
BLOOMFIELD, Conn., April 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Dangerous frontline operations call for a safe and efficient method to locate and evacuate wounded personnel. To address this critical need and help save lives, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), Kaman Aerospace (NYSE: KAMN), and Neya Systems demonstrated the first ever collaborative unmanned air and ground casualty evacuation using the unmanned aerial system (UAS) control segment architecture and K-MAX® cargo helicopter on March 26.
During the demonstration, a distress call led ground operators to send an unmanned ground vehicle to assess the area and injured party. The ground operators used control stations that communicated with one another using the UAS control segment architecture. Upon successful identification, the ground operators requested airlift by unmanned K-MAX of one individual who was injured. From the ground, the K-MAX operators used a tablet to determine the precise location and a safe landing area to provide assistance to the team. The injured team member was strapped into a seat on the side of the unmanned K-MAX, which then flew that individual to safety.
"This application of the unmanned K-MAX enables day or night transport of wounded personnel to safety without endangering additional lives," said Jay McConville, director of business development for Unmanned Integrated Solutions at Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training. "Since the K-MAX returned from a nearly three-year deployment with the U.S. Marine Corps, we've seen benefits of and extended our open system design incorporating the UAS control segment architecture, which allows rapid integration of new applications across industry to increase the safety of operations, such as casualty evacuation, where lives are at stake."
"Neya is continuing to develop advanced technologies for human robot interfaces for complex platforms and multi-robot missions," said Dr. Parag Batavia, president of Neya. "Our and Lockheed Martin's use of the unmanned aircraft system control segment architecture greatly sped up integration of our respective technologies, resulting in a comprehensive capability that can be ultimately transitioned to the warfighter very efficiently."
While deployed with the U.S. Marine Corps from 2011 to 2014, unmanned K-MAX successfully conducted resupply operations, delivering more than 4.5 million pounds of cargo during more than 1,900 missions. Manufactured by Kaman and outfitted with an advanced mission suite by Lockheed Martin, unmanned K-MAX is engineered with a twin-rotor design that maximizes lift capability in the most challenging environments, from the mountainous Alps to the Persian Gulf. Its advanced autonomy allows unmanned K-MAX to work day and night, in all-weather, even when manned assets are unable to fly. Lockheed Martin continues to extend and mature the K-MAX helicopter's onboard technology and autonomy for defense operations, as well as demonstrate its use for civil and commercial applications.
With five decades of experience in unmanned and robotic systems for air, land and sea, Lockheed Martin's unmanned systems are engineered to help our military, civil and commercial customers accomplish their most difficult challenges today and in the future.
Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that employs approximately 112,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The Corporation's net sales for 2014 were $45.6 billion.
Kaman Aerospace is a division Kaman Corporation , which was founded in 1945 by aviation pioneer Charles H. Kaman. Headquartered in Bloomfield, Connecticut, The company produces and/or markets widely used proprietary aircraft bearings and components; complex metallic and composite aerostructures; safe and arm solutions for missile and bomb systems ; and support for the company's SH-2G Super Seasprite maritime helicopters and K-MAX medium-to-heavy lift helicopters.
Neya Systems, LLC is a small business unmanned systems company in Wexford, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2009, Neya focuses on developing interoperable solutions to the world's hardest robotics problems. Neya Systems, LLC, is a 2014 INC 5000 Listee, and in 2015 was named by Fast Company magazine as one of the Top-10 Worldwide Most Innovative Companies in Robotics. For more information, visit http://www.neyasystems.com
For additional information, visit our website: www.lockheedmartin.com/auvsi
Photo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20150428/212417
During the demonstration, a distress call led ground operators to send an unmanned ground vehicle to assess the area and injured party. The ground operators used control stations that communicated with one another using the UAS control segment architecture. Upon successful identification, the ground operators requested airlift by unmanned K-MAX of one individual who was injured. From the ground, the K-MAX operators used a tablet to determine the precise location and a safe landing area to provide assistance to the team. The injured team member was strapped into a seat on the side of the unmanned K-MAX, which then flew that individual to safety.
"This application of the unmanned K-MAX enables day or night transport of wounded personnel to safety without endangering additional lives," said Jay McConville, director of business development for Unmanned Integrated Solutions at Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training. "Since the K-MAX returned from a nearly three-year deployment with the U.S. Marine Corps, we've seen benefits of and extended our open system design incorporating the UAS control segment architecture, which allows rapid integration of new applications across industry to increase the safety of operations, such as casualty evacuation, where lives are at stake."
"Neya is continuing to develop advanced technologies for human robot interfaces for complex platforms and multi-robot missions," said Dr. Parag Batavia, president of Neya. "Our and Lockheed Martin's use of the unmanned aircraft system control segment architecture greatly sped up integration of our respective technologies, resulting in a comprehensive capability that can be ultimately transitioned to the warfighter very efficiently."
While deployed with the U.S. Marine Corps from 2011 to 2014, unmanned K-MAX successfully conducted resupply operations, delivering more than 4.5 million pounds of cargo during more than 1,900 missions. Manufactured by Kaman and outfitted with an advanced mission suite by Lockheed Martin, unmanned K-MAX is engineered with a twin-rotor design that maximizes lift capability in the most challenging environments, from the mountainous Alps to the Persian Gulf. Its advanced autonomy allows unmanned K-MAX to work day and night, in all-weather, even when manned assets are unable to fly. Lockheed Martin continues to extend and mature the K-MAX helicopter's onboard technology and autonomy for defense operations, as well as demonstrate its use for civil and commercial applications.
With five decades of experience in unmanned and robotic systems for air, land and sea, Lockheed Martin's unmanned systems are engineered to help our military, civil and commercial customers accomplish their most difficult challenges today and in the future.
Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that employs approximately 112,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The Corporation's net sales for 2014 were $45.6 billion.
Kaman Aerospace is a division Kaman Corporation , which was founded in 1945 by aviation pioneer Charles H. Kaman. Headquartered in Bloomfield, Connecticut, The company produces and/or markets widely used proprietary aircraft bearings and components; complex metallic and composite aerostructures; safe and arm solutions for missile and bomb systems ; and support for the company's SH-2G Super Seasprite maritime helicopters and K-MAX medium-to-heavy lift helicopters.
Neya Systems, LLC is a small business unmanned systems company in Wexford, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2009, Neya focuses on developing interoperable solutions to the world's hardest robotics problems. Neya Systems, LLC, is a 2014 INC 5000 Listee, and in 2015 was named by Fast Company magazine as one of the Top-10 Worldwide Most Innovative Companies in Robotics. For more information, visit http://www.neyasystems.com
For additional information, visit our website: www.lockheedmartin.com/auvsi
Photo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20150428/212417
Russian aircraft Superjet 100 to receive record-breaking state aid - Russia Beyond the Headlines [feedly]
Russia Beyond the Headlines
Russia's civil aviation industry, whose main project is the regional aircraftSukhoi Superjet-100 (SSJ-100), is to receive record state support, with the government promising anti-crisis funding of more than 127 billion rubles ($2.5 billion). According ...
Russia's civil aviation industry, whose main project is the regional aircraftSukhoi Superjet-100 (SSJ-100), is to receive record state support, with the government promising anti-crisis funding of more than 127 billion rubles ($2.5 billion). According ...
Beijing Details Plans for Artificial Islands in South China Sea [feedly]
Beijing Details Plans for Artificial Islands in South China Sea
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Beijing_Details_Plans_for_Artificial_Islands_in_South_China_Sea_999.html
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Beijing_Details_Plans_for_Artificial_Islands_in_South_China_Sea_999.html
Brasil questiona subsídios japoneses a rival da Embraer - EXAME.com [feedly]
Isso porque, ao receber essa ajuda, os jatos japoneses estariam concorrendo no mercado internacional em melhores condições que a Embraer. O Brasil pediu que Tóquio informasse a dimensão dessa ajuda e o motivo pelo qual o Japão não notificou a ...Brasil questiona subsídios japoneses a rival da Embraer
Unmanned, tablet-controlled helicopter can rescue injured troops from warzones [feedly]
Unmanned, tablet-controlled helicopter can rescue injured troops from warzones
http://www.gizmag.com/lockhead-martin-k-max-air-ground-casualty-evacuation/37242/
-- via my feedly.com reader
http://www.gizmag.com/lockhead-martin-k-max-air-ground-casualty-evacuation/37242/
-- via my feedly.com reader
miércoles, 29 de abril de 2015
Navy Sees Future Not in F-35s, But in Unmanned Aircraft [feedly]
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Navy_Sees_Future_Not_in_F_35s_But_in_Unmanned_Aircraft_999.html
Washington DC (Sputnik) Apr 29, 2015
Will future Maverick and Goose wannabes end up as mere drone operators? Navy pilots' dog-fighting days may be numbered as the department's secretary says the F-35 joint strike fighter (JSF) will be "the last manned strike fighter aircraft" the Navy should commission, pointing to drones as the future of naval aviation. Coincidentally, the Navy announced that the yet-to-be-operational F-35 w
Washington DC (Sputnik) Apr 29, 2015
Will future Maverick and Goose wannabes end up as mere drone operators? Navy pilots' dog-fighting days may be numbered as the department's secretary says the F-35 joint strike fighter (JSF) will be "the last manned strike fighter aircraft" the Navy should commission, pointing to drones as the future of naval aviation. Coincidentally, the Navy announced that the yet-to-be-operational F-35 w
Afghan air force receives Cheetal helicopters [feedly]
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Afghan-air-force-receives-Cheetal-helicopters-411690/
The Afghan air force has formally received three Cheetal light helicopters which delivered earlier this month by Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL), with an acceptance ceremony having been held in Kabul on 15 April.
The Afghan air force has formally received three Cheetal light helicopters which delivered earlier this month by Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL), with an acceptance ceremony having been held in Kabul on 15 April.
Netherlands, Norway, Poland to jointly issue A330 MRTT RfP - IHS Jane's 360 [feedly]
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=es&usg=AFQjCNG9F9eJ7IKsqb65TdC6JFA96AYBsQ&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&ei=P7g_VYB95bWZApyQgdgB&url=http://www.janes.com/article/51017/netherlands-norway-poland-to-jointly-issue-a330-mrtt-rfp
Netherlands, Norway, Poland to jointly issue A330 MRTT RfP
IHS Jane's 360
The Netherlands, Norway, and Poland will send a request for proposal (RfP) to Airbus to buy A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft within a matter of weeks, according to officials close to the issue. Since the platforms will be identical to ...
Netherlands, Norway, Poland to jointly issue A330 MRTT RfP
IHS Jane's 360
The Netherlands, Norway, and Poland will send a request for proposal (RfP) to Airbus to buy A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft within a matter of weeks, according to officials close to the issue. Since the platforms will be identical to ...
New Israeli UAV manufacturer reveals initial plans - Flightglobal [feedly]
New Israeli UAV manufacturer reveals initial plans - Flightglobal
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=es&usg=AFQjCNEiu3SB0RuFdVgTZUx0Ni7geKMNog&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&ei=jpI_VfDCI4KnmAKclIHoDQ&url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/new-israeli-uav-manufacturer-reveals-initial-plans-411663/
Newly founded Israeli manufacturer Meteor is planning to offer a range of affordable and tailor-made unmanned air vehicles to international customers, its new chief executive has revealed. The former president of fellow UAV manufacturer Israel ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=es&usg=AFQjCNEiu3SB0RuFdVgTZUx0Ni7geKMNog&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&ei=jpI_VfDCI4KnmAKclIHoDQ&url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/new-israeli-uav-manufacturer-reveals-initial-plans-411663/
Newly founded Israeli manufacturer Meteor is planning to offer a range of affordable and tailor-made unmanned air vehicles to international customers, its new chief executive has revealed. The former president of fellow UAV manufacturer Israel ...
NASA Balloon Reaches Australia After Nearly One Month Of Flight [feedly]
NASA Balloon Reaches Australia After Nearly One Month Of Flight
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=08507205-4ca7-4ef4-a597-8b749b21c33c
-- via my feedly.com reader
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=08507205-4ca7-4ef4-a597-8b749b21c33c
-- via my feedly.com reader
Draft Budget Takes $460 Million From Next-Generation Bomber Program
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=962e715e-f980-4b24-85cd-f7291845eb2b
Draft Budget Takes $460 Million From Next-Generation Bomber Program A draft military budget which will be discussed by the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) this week would cut $460 million from the Pentagon's next-generation bomber program that would lead to a replacement to the aging B-52 and B-1 fleets.
AOPA Asks FAA To Close Gaps In UAS Rule [feedly]
AOPA Asks FAA To Close Gaps In UAS Rule
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=d77f4fe3-dced-48b1-975c-40203a1b4bbb
-- via my feedly.com reader
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=d77f4fe3-dced-48b1-975c-40203a1b4bbb
-- via my feedly.com reader
Industrial Revolution III 3D printer places electronics within the objects it creates [feedly]
Industrial Revolution III 3D printer places electronics within the objects it creates
http://www.gizmag.com/ir3-3d-printer-electronic-componenst/36966/
-- via my feedly.com reader
http://www.gizmag.com/ir3-3d-printer-electronic-componenst/36966/
-- via my feedly.com reader
martes, 28 de abril de 2015
http://www.popsci.com/air-force-space-plane-gets-science-fiction-engine
The Air Force’s secret robot space plane is going to try out a new engine. TheX-37B has so far spent a total of 1367 days tooling around in Earth’s orbit, doing classified things. Yesterday, the Air Force Research Lab announced that on its fourth flight, the X-37B will come with a new fuel-efficient engine for maneuvering in space.
Hall thrusters were developed first by the Soviet Union during the 1960s, as a way for satellites to correct their course while in orbit. Apparently the engines were so effective the United States didn’t believe they were real at first. Now, Hall thrusters are commonly used on satellites and deep-space probes. They’re a kind of ion engine, which means the Air Force’s secret space robot will soon have an engine similar to that used by Darth Vader in his specialty Twin Ion Engine (TIE) Fighter.
Seaplanes again? Aviation could take to the seas to ease pressure on airports, suggests study
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/newsandeventspggrp/imperialcollege/newssummary/news_17-4-2015-14-25-1
Futuristic trans-Atlantic seaplanes could be the answer to growing pressure on commercial airlines, according to research by Imperial engineers.
Futuristic trans-Atlantic seaplanes could be the answer to growing pressure on commercial airlines, according to research by Imperial engineers.
World Ex-Nasa man to plant one billion trees a year using drones
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/exnasa-man-to-plant-one-billion-trees-a-year-using-drones-10160588.html
BioCarbon Engineering wants to use drones to seed up to one billion trees a year
"The only way we're going to take on these age-old problems is with techniques that weren't available to us before," CEO and former Nasa-engineer Lauren Fletcher said. "By using this approach we can meet the scale of the problem out there."
BioCarbon Engineering wants to use drones to seed up to one billion trees a year
"The only way we're going to take on these age-old problems is with techniques that weren't available to us before," CEO and former Nasa-engineer Lauren Fletcher said. "By using this approach we can meet the scale of the problem out there."
Navy tests software for automated carrier landing capability
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Navy_tests_software_for_automated_carrier_landing_capability_999.html
The U.S. Navy has field tested an automated landing software system for carrier-borne F/A-18 and E/A-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft.
The software tested at sea aboard the USS George H.W. Bush is called MAGIC CARPET, an acronym for Maritime Augmented Guidance with Integrated Controls for Carrier Approach and Recovery Precision Enabling Technologies.
The U.S. Navy has field tested an automated landing software system for carrier-borne F/A-18 and E/A-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft.
The software tested at sea aboard the USS George H.W. Bush is called MAGIC CARPET, an acronym for Maritime Augmented Guidance with Integrated Controls for Carrier Approach and Recovery Precision Enabling Technologies.
Russia’s Irkut reports net profit down significantly in 2014 [feedly]
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AtwDailyNews/~3/zE0N7NuajKk/russia-s-irkut-reports-net-profit-down-significantly-2014
Russia's Irkut Corp. has reported a 2014 net income of RUB72.27 million ($1.88 million at the 38.4 $/RUB rate), down 16 times from RUB1.17 billion in the year-ago period.
Russia's Irkut Corp. has reported a 2014 net income of RUB72.27 million ($1.88 million at the 38.4 $/RUB rate), down 16 times from RUB1.17 billion in the year-ago period.
Norwegian eyes UK, Spanish AOCs [feedly]
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AtwDailyNews/~3/93NzT2Z7slQ/norwegian-eyes-uk-spanish-aocs
Low-cost carrier Norwegian is seeking a UK air operator's certificate (AOC) as it continues to expand its route network. It is also reportedly seeking a Spanish AOC.
Low-cost carrier Norwegian is seeking a UK air operator's certificate (AOC) as it continues to expand its route network. It is also reportedly seeking a Spanish AOC.
British Airways, Iberia switch allegiance to ELFAA [feedly]
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AtwDailyNews/~3/vsV1cVifiGU/british-airways-iberia-switch-allegiance-elfaa
The European Low Fares Airline Association (ELFAA) has accepted International Airlines Group (IAG) carriers British Airways, Iberia and Iberia Express as members, effective immediately.
The European Low Fares Airline Association (ELFAA) has accepted International Airlines Group (IAG) carriers British Airways, Iberia and Iberia Express as members, effective immediately.
Russia Set to Deploy Tactical Drones in the Arctic [feedly]
Russia Set to Deploy Tactical Drones in the Arctic
http://drones.org/military/russia-set-to-deploy-tactical-drones-in-the-arctic-1109/
-- via my feedly.com reader
http://drones.org/military/russia-set-to-deploy-tactical-drones-in-the-arctic-1109/
-- via my feedly.com reader
We have flown one of the world’s most advanced jet trainers: the M-346 of the Italian Air Force [feedly]
We have flown one of the world's most advanced jet trainers: the M-346 of the Italian Air Force
http://theaviationist.com/2015/04/27/we-flew-the-itaf-m-346/
-- via my feedly.com reader
http://theaviationist.com/2015/04/27/we-flew-the-itaf-m-346/
-- via my feedly.com reader
Pay-to-fly schemes for young pilots must stop
https://www.eurocockpit.be/stories/20150428/pay-to-fly-schemes-for-young-pilots-must-stop
When young pilots have to pay an airline for flying its aircraft and passengers, something is seriously wrong. This is why the European Cockpit Association strongly denounces this unacceptable – but rapidly growing – phenomenon, practiced by airlines and intermediary agencies in Europe, and calls upon EU decision-makers to ban such “Pay-to-fly” (P2F) schemes. These schemes – also called “self-sponsored line training” – require newly trained pilots to buy a package of flight hours to gain flight experience. Usually, these flight hours are part of the ‘type rating’ – a standard in-house training course on a specific type of aircraft – which is part of every pilot’s professional career.
When young pilots have to pay an airline for flying its aircraft and passengers, something is seriously wrong. This is why the European Cockpit Association strongly denounces this unacceptable – but rapidly growing – phenomenon, practiced by airlines and intermediary agencies in Europe, and calls upon EU decision-makers to ban such “Pay-to-fly” (P2F) schemes. These schemes – also called “self-sponsored line training” – require newly trained pilots to buy a package of flight hours to gain flight experience. Usually, these flight hours are part of the ‘type rating’ – a standard in-house training course on a specific type of aircraft – which is part of every pilot’s professional career.
Thin rubber membrane keeps a lid on cabin noise [feedly]
Thin rubber membrane keeps a lid on cabin noise
http://www.gizmag.com/acoustic-airplane-membrane/37204/
http://www.gizmag.com/acoustic-airplane-membrane/37204/
Lockheed Martin's drones widen the net for search and rescue missions [feedly]
Lockheed Martin's drones widen the net for search and rescue missions
http://www.gizmag.com/lockheed-martin-drones-search-rescue/37211/
-- via my feedly.com reader
http://www.gizmag.com/lockheed-martin-drones-search-rescue/37211/
-- via my feedly.com reader
lunes, 27 de abril de 2015
NASA, Boeing ecoDemonstrator Jet Comes to Shreveport for Anti-Bug Research
press release
NASA will test non-stick wing coatings designed to minimize insect residue and help reduce aircraft fuel consumption during flights in Shreveport, Louisiana during the next two weeks.
The Boeing ecoDemonstrator 757 flight test jet is scheduled to arrive at the Shreveport Regional Airport after flying from Seattle Monday afternoon. To track its progress, go to:
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/BOE016
Media interested in seeing the airplane's arrival should contact Mark Crawford at 318-780-7080. Media will gather at the TacAir Facility located at 6209 Interstate Drive, Shreveport, Louisiana, and be escorted to the plane.
During 15 planned ecoDemonstrator flights through May 15, NASA's Environmentally Responsible Aviation Project will assess how well five different coatings prevent insect remains from sticking to the leading edge of the 757's right wing. Bug residue is a nuisance on cars, but on some aircraft designs it is also a drag, literally. Studies have shown that keeping the flow smooth, or laminar, over a wing can reduce fuel consumption as much as six percent. Even something as small as a bug on a leading edge can cause turbulent wedges that interrupt laminar flow, resulting in an increase in drag and fuel use.
Engineers at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, developed and tested several non-stick coatings in a small wind tunnel and on the wing of a Langley jet. They selected the best candidates to test on the ecoDemonstrator 757, while a NASA, Boeing, U.S. Department of Transportation (Volpe), and University of California-Davis team looked for an area with a large bug population to flight test the surfaces. After narrowing the list of 90 airports to six, Shreveport was chosen based on runway length, temperature, humidity, weather, the ability to handle a 757 aircraft and thunderstorm frequency.
The Langley researchers will work with Boeing pilots and engineers to test the coatings on two of the leading edge slats on the jet’s right wing during the Louisiana flights. The team will establish a bug baseline by using uncoated surfaces to capture insect accumulation rates. Then they will fly untreated control surfaces along with engineered surface samples of the five coatings being tested.
NASA's goals are not only to determine which coating is most effective in decreasing the amount of bug residue, but also to provide data that will allow engineers to measure how reducing the size and specific locations of bug strikes affect laminar flow and help improve fuel efficiency.
According to Boeing, the ecoDemonstrator Program plays a key role in the company’s environmental strategy by testing and accelerating new technologies that can reduce fuel use, carbon emissions and noise. In collaboration with NASA and TUI Group, Europe’s leading travel group, the ecoDemonstrator 757 began flight tests in March with a focus on improving aerodynamic efficiency. In 2014, the company tested more than 25 technologies on the ecoDemonstrator 787. In 2012, Boeing tested 15 ecoDemonstrator technologies on an American Airlines 737-800.
With the exception of Boeing proprietary technology, NASA knowledge gained through the ecoDemonstrator research will be publicly available to benefit industry.
For more information about ecoDemonstrator 757 tests and a photograph of the plane, see:
http://go.nasa.gov/1GAf7rv
New funds to aid Coast Guard in adopting a UAV
http://www.navytimes.com/story/military/coast-guard/2015/04/25/coast-guard-drone-uav-budget-surveillance/26193019/
The service needs something that can fly in terrible weather, at high altitudes and for days on end to aid in drug and migrant interdiction, search and rescue, and other missions, the unmanned aerial system program manager told an audience recently at the annual Sea Air Space Exposition outside Washington, D.C.
Without funds for its own acquisition program, the Coast Guard is hoping to pick up a modified version of an existing platform, or help facilitate a new drone through the Defense Department's Join Tactical UAV program office.
"We're really agnostic with what it is — whether it's fixed-wing, rotary-wing," Lt. Cmdr. Dan Broadhurst said. "But what we need is a tactical, local asset that we can send out for up to 12 hours and probably up to about 5,000 feet."
The service needs something that can fly in terrible weather, at high altitudes and for days on end to aid in drug and migrant interdiction, search and rescue, and other missions, the unmanned aerial system program manager told an audience recently at the annual Sea Air Space Exposition outside Washington, D.C.
Without funds for its own acquisition program, the Coast Guard is hoping to pick up a modified version of an existing platform, or help facilitate a new drone through the Defense Department's Join Tactical UAV program office.
"We're really agnostic with what it is — whether it's fixed-wing, rotary-wing," Lt. Cmdr. Dan Broadhurst said. "But what we need is a tactical, local asset that we can send out for up to 12 hours and probably up to about 5,000 feet."
New docking system means drones can re-charge their batteriesl in mid-air
Space Solar Power Initiative Established by Northrop Grumman and Caltech
PASADENA, Calif. – April 20, 2015 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has signed a sponsored research agreement with the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) for the development of the Space Solar Power Initiative (SSPI). Under the terms of the agreement, Northrop Grumman will provide up to $17.5 million to the initiative over three years.
Working together, the team will develop the scientific and technological innovations necessary to enable a space-based solar power system capable of generating electric power at cost parity with grid-connected fossil fuel power plants. SSPI responds to the engineering challenge of providing a cost-competitive source of sustainable energy. SSPI will develop technologies in three areas: high-efficiency ultralight photovoltaics; ultralight deployable space structures; and phased array and power transmission.
SSPI was conceived by three principal investigators from Caltech's Division of Engineering and Applied Science (EAS) who jointly lead the initiative:
Atwater, Hajimiri and Pellegrino have assembled a team of students, postdoctoral scholars, and senior researchers that will eventually exceed 50 members. EAS is building specialized laboratory facilities to support this team. Northrop Grumman engineers and scientists will collaborate with the team at Caltech to develop solutions, build prototypes and obtain experimental and numerical validation of concepts that could allow development to proceed toward eventual implementation.
"By working together with Caltech, Northrop Grumman extends its long heritage of innovation in space-based technologies and mission solutions," said Joseph Ensor, vice president and general manager, Space Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Systems, Northrop Grumman. "The potential breakthroughs from this research could have extensive applications across a number of related power use challenges."
"This initiative is a great example of how Caltech engineers are working at the leading edges of fundamental science to invent the technologies of the future," said Ares Rosakis, Otis Booth Leadership Chair of the Caltech Division of Engineering and Applied Science and the Theodore von Kármán Professor of Aeronautics and Professor of Mechanical Engineering. "The Space Solar Power Initiative brings together electrical engineers, applied physicists, and aerospace engineers in the type of profound interdisciplinary collaboration that is seamlessly enhanced at a small place like Caltech. I believe it also demonstrates the value of industry and academic partnerships. We are working on extremely difficult problems that could eventually provide the foundations for new industries."
Caltech and Northrop Grumman have a long history of collaboration, dating back decades to joint work between Professor Theodore von Kármán and Jack Northrop. Von Kármán was a scientist and engineer who directed Caltech's Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory during the 1930s and later co-founded the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Northrop was an aviation pioneer who in 1939 founded the Northrop Corporation, one of the legacy companies that united to become Northrop Grumman. This unique $17.5 million initiative is one of the largest corporate sponsored research projects Caltech has undertaken in recent years.
Caltech (www.caltech.edu) is a world-renowned research and education institution focused on science and engineering, where faculty and students pursue new knowledge about our world and search for the kinds of bold and innovative advances that will transform our future. The scientific, engineering, and technological contributions of Caltech's faculty and alumni have earned national and international recognition. Caltech's 124-acre campus is located in Pasadena, California. The Institute manages the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) (www.jpl.nasa.gov) for NASA, and owns and operates several large-scale research facilities. The Caltech Division of Engineering and Applied Science (www.eas.caltech.edu) consists of seven departments and supports teaching and research faculty who work with internationally diverse and extremely talented students, postdoctoral scholars, and colleagues.
Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems, cyber, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government and commercial customers worldwide. Please visit www.northropgrumman.com for more information.
- Harry A. Atwater, Jr., Howard Hughes Professor of Applied Physics and Materials Science, Director of the Resnick Sustainability Institute;
- Ali Hajimiri, Thomas G. Myers Professor of Electrical Engineering and Medical Engineering; and
- Sergio Pellegrino, Joyce and Kent Kresa Professor of Aeronautics, Professor of Civil Engineering and Jet Propulsion Laboratory Senior Research Scientist.
Atwater, Hajimiri and Pellegrino have assembled a team of students, postdoctoral scholars, and senior researchers that will eventually exceed 50 members. EAS is building specialized laboratory facilities to support this team. Northrop Grumman engineers and scientists will collaborate with the team at Caltech to develop solutions, build prototypes and obtain experimental and numerical validation of concepts that could allow development to proceed toward eventual implementation.
"By working together with Caltech, Northrop Grumman extends its long heritage of innovation in space-based technologies and mission solutions," said Joseph Ensor, vice president and general manager, Space Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Systems, Northrop Grumman. "The potential breakthroughs from this research could have extensive applications across a number of related power use challenges."
"This initiative is a great example of how Caltech engineers are working at the leading edges of fundamental science to invent the technologies of the future," said Ares Rosakis, Otis Booth Leadership Chair of the Caltech Division of Engineering and Applied Science and the Theodore von Kármán Professor of Aeronautics and Professor of Mechanical Engineering. "The Space Solar Power Initiative brings together electrical engineers, applied physicists, and aerospace engineers in the type of profound interdisciplinary collaboration that is seamlessly enhanced at a small place like Caltech. I believe it also demonstrates the value of industry and academic partnerships. We are working on extremely difficult problems that could eventually provide the foundations for new industries."
Caltech and Northrop Grumman have a long history of collaboration, dating back decades to joint work between Professor Theodore von Kármán and Jack Northrop. Von Kármán was a scientist and engineer who directed Caltech's Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory during the 1930s and later co-founded the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Northrop was an aviation pioneer who in 1939 founded the Northrop Corporation, one of the legacy companies that united to become Northrop Grumman. This unique $17.5 million initiative is one of the largest corporate sponsored research projects Caltech has undertaken in recent years.
Caltech (www.caltech.edu) is a world-renowned research and education institution focused on science and engineering, where faculty and students pursue new knowledge about our world and search for the kinds of bold and innovative advances that will transform our future. The scientific, engineering, and technological contributions of Caltech's faculty and alumni have earned national and international recognition. Caltech's 124-acre campus is located in Pasadena, California. The Institute manages the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) (www.jpl.nasa.gov) for NASA, and owns and operates several large-scale research facilities. The Caltech Division of Engineering and Applied Science (www.eas.caltech.edu) consists of seven departments and supports teaching and research faculty who work with internationally diverse and extremely talented students, postdoctoral scholars, and colleagues.
Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems, cyber, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government and commercial customers worldwide. Please visit www.northropgrumman.com for more information.
Sukhoi posts 2014 loss, despite 45% jump in revenue - MRO Network [feedly]
Sukhoi posts 2014 loss, despite 45% jump in revenue - MRO Network
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=es&usg=AFQjCNG0MgB7oXKX6n1aPr15e7sf7_fyuw&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&ei=gDU6VfiQF-W2mQKS1oGACw&url=http://www.mro-network.com/news/2015/04/sukhoi-posts-2014-loss-despite-45-jump-revenue/5279
-- via my feedly.com reader
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=es&usg=AFQjCNG0MgB7oXKX6n1aPr15e7sf7_fyuw&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&ei=gDU6VfiQF-W2mQKS1oGACw&url=http://www.mro-network.com/news/2015/04/sukhoi-posts-2014-loss-despite-45-jump-revenue/5279
-- via my feedly.com reader
Argentina and Russia In Strategic Partnership Deal [feedly]
Argentina and Russia In Strategic Partnership Deal
https://www.defencetalk.com/argentina-and-russia-in-strategic-partnership-deal-63984/
-- via my feedly.com reader
https://www.defencetalk.com/argentina-and-russia-in-strategic-partnership-deal-63984/
-- via my feedly.com reader
OPINION: Emirates deal takes pressure off Airbus [feedly]
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/OPINION-Emirates-deal-takes-pressure-off-Airbus-411574/
Demand for an expensive A380 refresh project appears to have been kicked into the long grass
Demand for an expensive A380 refresh project appears to have been kicked into the long grass
OPINION: In robot wars, manned and unmanned systems must merge [feedly]
OPINION: In robot wars, manned and unmanned systems must merge
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/OPINION-In-robot-wars-manned-and-unmanned-systems-must-merge-411573/
-- via my feedly.com reader
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/OPINION-In-robot-wars-manned-and-unmanned-systems-must-merge-411573/
-- via my feedly.com reader
Fleets serving Australia South Pacific to almost double by 2033 [feedly]
http://www.airbus.com/no_cache/newsevents/news-events-single/detail/fleets-serving-australia-south-pacific-to-almost-double-by-2033/?utm_source=article&utm_medium=All-news&utm_campaign=RSS
Strong economies, tourism and propensity to travel driving growth
Strong economies, tourism and propensity to travel driving growth
THY A320 at Istanbul on Apr 25th 2015, hard landing, go-around, engine problem, gear problem, gear collapse, runway excursion [feedly]
THY A320 at Istanbul on Apr 25th 2015, hard landing, go-around, engine problem, gear problem, gear collapse, runway excursion
https://feedity.com/hop.aspx?MzI1NzI25OXKKCkpsNLXTyzLSC1KzEnRS87P1c%2bwTywqyUzOSbU1sTA1MUtNMlPLLyixNQAA
-- via my feedly.com reader
https://feedity.com/hop.aspx?MzI1NzI25OXKKCkpsNLXTyzLSC1KzEnRS87P1c%2bwTywqyUzOSbU1sTA1MUtNMlPLLyixNQAA
-- via my feedly.com reader
Some interesting photos of the impressive Israel’s 67th Independence Day flypast [feedly]
Some interesting photos of the impressive Israel's 67th Independence Day flypast
http://theaviationist.com/2015/04/24/israel-flyover-for-67-independence-day/
-- via my feedly.com reader
http://theaviationist.com/2015/04/24/israel-flyover-for-67-independence-day/
-- via my feedly.com reader
BAE selling part of their US branches
http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/blog/fedbiz_daily/2015/04/bae-looks-to-sell-1-5services-consolidate.html
The plan is to sell most of the services businesses in the U.S. subsidiary’s intelligence and security sector, while shifting its geospatial-intelligence unit to the electronics sector,” said Loren Thompson, chief operating officer for the Arlington-based think tank Lexington Institute, who is a consultant to BAE.
The plan is to sell most of the services businesses in the U.S. subsidiary’s intelligence and security sector, while shifting its geospatial-intelligence unit to the electronics sector,” said Loren Thompson, chief operating officer for the Arlington-based think tank Lexington Institute, who is a consultant to BAE.
Airbus moves ahead with defence electronics, other asset sales
http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/04/23/airbus-m-a-units-idINKBN0NE1A320150423
Europe's defence industry is struggling as cash-strapped governments cut military spending, and the asset sales are part of efforts announced by Airbus last year to sell half a dozen businesses with combined annual revenues of around 2 billion euros ($2.1 billion).
Europe's defence industry is struggling as cash-strapped governments cut military spending, and the asset sales are part of efforts announced by Airbus last year to sell half a dozen businesses with combined annual revenues of around 2 billion euros ($2.1 billion).
US Navy Leans Toward Building More Super Hornets After F-35C Delays
http://www.military.com/daily-news/2015/04/22/navy-leans-toward-building-more-super-hornets-after-f35c-delays.html
"We have looked at the F-18 inventory as part of our overall inventory management. The CNO (Chief of Naval Operations) has testified that looking at our inventory from now into the mid-2020s and 2030s -- we need about two to three squadrons of Super Hornets to really reduce risk going forward as we procure F-35Cs," Rear Adm. Michael Manazir, airector of air warfare, told Military.com in an interview.
"We have looked at the F-18 inventory as part of our overall inventory management. The CNO (Chief of Naval Operations) has testified that looking at our inventory from now into the mid-2020s and 2030s -- we need about two to three squadrons of Super Hornets to really reduce risk going forward as we procure F-35Cs," Rear Adm. Michael Manazir, airector of air warfare, told Military.com in an interview.
Ryanair's O'Leary Says Biofuel Use Is A 'PR Stunt' [feedly]
Ryanair's O'Leary Says Biofuel Use Is A 'PR Stunt'
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=565a1fde-01bd-4062-86d7-dc2b8360b147
-- via my feedly.com reader
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=565a1fde-01bd-4062-86d7-dc2b8360b147
-- via my feedly.com reader
Skylon's SABRE engine concept passes US Air Force feasibilty test [feedly]
http://www.gizmag.com/sabre-engine-afrl-feasibility-study/37092/
Reaction Engines' Skylon reusable spaceplane project has been given a boost, with analysis by the United States Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) confirming the feasibility of the SABRE engine cycle concept that lies at its heart. .. Continue Reading SABRE engine concept passes US Air Force feasibilty test
Audi just created diesel fuel from air and water [feedly]
http://www.gizmag.com/audi-creates-e-diesel-from-co2/37130/
Audi is looking to fuel the future without fossil fuels. One of the company's pilot plants in Germany has just produced the first batches of a synthetic diesel made using only water and air. The company's pilot plant, which is operated by German startup Sunfire, produced its first batches of the "e-diesel" this month. German Federal Minister of Education and Research Johanna Wanka put a few liters of the fuel in her work car, an Audi A8, to commemorate the accomplishment... Continue Reading Audi just created diesel fuel from air and water
Porsche working on variable-compression engine [feedly]
http://www.gizmag.com/porsche-variable-compression-engine-patent/37186/
While the fashion in high-tech automotive developments might lean towards hybrids and electric vehicles at the moment, there's still plenty of scope to improve the good old internal combustion engine and one of the holy grails of such development is the creation of a viable variable-compression-ratio system. Now Porsche is working on just such an engine, revealed in the form of a newly-published patent, which will be able to alter its compression ratio. .. Continue Reading Porsche working on variable-compression engine
Suscribirse a:
Entradas (Atom)