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Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown: Britain’s most incredible test pilot
He flew more aircraft than anyone else in history – and was the first man to land a jet on an aircraft carrier. BBC Future selects some standout moments in the career of Eric 'Winkle' Brown. His fellow fliers called Eric Brown "Winkle"; apparently this was because he was so short. There wasn't an...
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China's Quantum Satellite Could Change Cryptography Forever
QUESS could hold the key to uncrackable communications In the age of relentless cyberattacks and global electronic surveillance, nations and citizens are looking for any means to secure their communications. China is poised to launch a project that may provide the path to an uncrackable communica...
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DARPA awards VTOL X-Plane Phase II contract to Aurora [feedly]
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DARPA awards VTOL X-Plane Phase II contract to Aurora
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The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded the Phase II contract for the vertical take-off and landing experimental aircraft (VTOL X-Plane) to Aurora Flight Sciences.
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Can Ukraine's Biggest Plane Maker Beat Lockheed Martin and the C-130?- Motley Fool [feedly]
Can Ukraine's Biggest Plane Maker Beat Lockheed Martin and the C ... - Motley Fool
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Air China to buy 12 A330-300s [feedly]
Air China to buy 12 A330-300s
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Aircraft painting innovation: Airbus leads the way toward zero CO2 emissions [feedly]
Aircraft painting innovation: Airbus leads the way toward zero CO2 emissions
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Airbus’ Tianjin, China industrial activity expands to widebody jetliners with the A330 Completion and Delivery Centre [feedly]
Airbus' Tianjin, China industrial activity expands to widebody jetliners with the A330 Completion and Delivery Centre
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U.S. to permanently deploy F-22 Raptor stealth jets to Poland? [feedly]
U.S. to permanently deploy F-22 Raptor stealth jets to Poland?
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Italy deploys Helicopter Force (including AW-129 Mangusta attack choppers) to Iraq [feedly]
Italy deploys Helicopter Force (including AW-129 Mangusta attack choppers) to Iraq
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Airbus chief discusses China production strategy [feedly]
Airbus chief discusses China production strategy
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XTi extends TriFan 600 funding window [feedly]
XTi extends TriFan 600 funding window
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US start-up XTi Aircraft has extended by a month the window for crowdfunding stakeholders to invest in its TriFan 600 vertical take-off and landing business aircraft, and says it will establish an over-the-counter secondary market to allow current and future shareholders to buy and sell XTi shares on the open market.
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US start-up XTi Aircraft has extended by a month the window for crowdfunding stakeholders to invest in its TriFan 600 vertical take-off and landing business aircraft, and says it will establish an over-the-counter secondary market to allow current and future shareholders to buy and sell XTi shares on the open market.
USN Awards $55.9M to Bell Helicopter | Finmeccanica Gets Confirm on Eurofighter Payment | Rheinmetall to Supply Cannons for Gripen NGs [feedly]
USN Awards $55.9M to Bell Helicopter | Finmeccanica Gets Confirm on Eurofighter Payment | Rheinmetall to Supply Cannons for Gripen NGs
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Kuwait approves $500m funds to acquire additional Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft [feedly]
Kuwait approves $500m funds to acquire additional Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft
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Russian MoD to develop sixth-generation fighter jet [feedly]
Russian MoD to develop sixth-generation fighter jet
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Emirates completes first flights on world's new longest route [feedly]
Emirates completes first flights on world's new longest route
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Pininfarina showcases silky-smooth, hydrogen-powered H2 Speed concept [feedly]
Pininfarina showcases silky-smooth, hydrogen-powered H2 Speed concept
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“Here’s what I’ve learned so far dogfighting in the F-35”: a JSF pilot’s first-hand account [feedly]
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"Here's what I've learned so far dogfighting in the F-35": a JSF pilot's first-hand account
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A Norwegian pilot shared his experience flying mock aerial combat with the F-35. As we reported last year, the debate between F-35 supporters and critics became more harsh in July 2015, when War Is Boring got their hands on a brief according to which the JSF was outclassed by a two-seat F-16D Block 40 (one […]
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European approval for single-engined IMC operations draws closer [feedly]
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European approval for single-engined IMC operations draws closer
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Opposition to pan-European commercial single-engined turbine operations under instrument meteorological conditions (SET-IMC) seems to be abating as rulemaking proposals increasingly satisfy states that have resisted it. Italy is now the only state that appears to still have reservations, while previous sceptics France, Germany and the UK seem happy with draft EASA regulation.
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JLENS Plagued by Inaccuracy | $692.9M FMS Sends Bunker Busters to Turkey | European Countries Show Interest in Patriot Air Defense [feedly]
USAF's F-35A JSF deploys laser-guided weapons [feedly]
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USAF's F-35A JSF deploys laser-guided weapons
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The US Air Force's (USAF) F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter (JSF) has deployed laser-guided weapons for the first time at the Utah Test and Training Range (UTTR).
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Long-endurance Predator drone spreads its wings [feedly]
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Long-endurance Predator drone spreads its wings
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The Predator B (AKA the MQ-9 Reaper) is one of the mainstay drones of the US Air Force and is also flown by the air forces of the United Kingdom, France, Italy, and the Netherlands. In the latest of a long series of upgrades, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has announced the maiden flight of the Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper Extended Range (ER) Long Wing. Retrofitted with long-endurance wings with greater internal fuel capacity and a raft of other features, the improvements bring the drone into the reconnaissance class.
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Tags: Flight TestsPredatorUAV Related Articles: Upgraded Predator B UAV completes development and testing General Atomics tests UAV that can "sense and avoid" other aircraft U.S. Air Force's first hunter-killer UAV named Reaper Predator B ER drone completes endurance flight Video games finally pay off: Air Force needs more virtual flyers than real pilots Solar-powered Sunseeker Duo takes flight
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NASA green-lights supersonic passenger plane project [feedly]
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NASA is moving ahead with its new X-planes program by awarding its first contract to design a prototype "low-boom" supersonic passenger jet. At a ceremony today at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden announced that a team led by Lockheed Martin will develop the preliminary designs for a demonstration aircraft.
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lunes, 29 de febrero de 2016
Snapshot: Europe’s UAV Industry
Europe is in the midst of a UAS revolution, with business on the upswing and the European Union moving to rationalize its rules and regulations for drone operations continent-wide.
Time will tell whether the new measures help or harm but for now Europe’s commercial drone industry is taking root. According to ABI Research the combined revenue for the sector—that is the revenue from unmanned platforms; system and platform support and services; application services and enabling technologies—reached approximately $88 million in 2015. That’s not an Earth-shattering amount, but in European terms, nothing to sneeze at either. read full text in: http://insideunmannedsystems.com/snapshot-europes-uav-industry/
FAA looks towards risk-based approach for micro UAV ops
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The US Federal Aviation Administration is exploring the introduction of new regulations for micro-unmanned aerial vehicle operations, which could potentially move away from weight classifications, similar to rules being proposed in Europe.
The US Federal Aviation Administration is exploring the introduction of new regulations for micro-unmanned aerial vehicle operations, which could potentially move away from weight classifications, similar to rules being proposed in Europe.
UNVEX AMERICA se perfila como el evento de referencia en la región - Se celebrará en el marco de FIDAE 2016, en Chile
- UNVEX AMERICA se perfila como el evento de referencia en la región
- La celebración de UNVEX AMÉRICA dentro de FIDAE 2016 se prevé como el mayor evento sobre UAV o RPAS a celebrar este año en Latinoamérica. Conferencias y Demostraciones van a permitir conocer las capacidades de esta tecnología
Febrero de 2016
A menos de cincuenta días de su celebración, el Programa de Conferencias de UNVEX América 2016, organizado por la empresa española IDS, toma forma y comienza a vislumbrarse lo que serán sin duda las mejores Conferencias sobre UAV o RPAS de la región, en 2016.
El Programa estructurado en siete Sesiones incluye las temáticas que interesan a los profesionales del sector, en toda su extensión, desde las aplicaciones militares y civiles (minería, agricultura, recursos naturales, inspección y cartografía), la tecnología, la regulación y formación de operadores, hasta el modelo de negocio previsible.
Contará con representantes de las Fuerzas Armadas y de Seguridad, organismos reguladores, fabricantes, universidades y usuarios comerciales. También estarán presentes las Asociaciones de RPAS de América Latina que, el segundo día, debatirán en una mesa redonda sobre el futuro de esta tecnología, llamada a cambiar muchos hábitos.
En cuanto a procedencia, intervendrán conferencistas de Chile, Colombia, Argentina, España, Israel y Estados Unidos.
La respuesta de las mayores empresas del sector ha sido muy positiva. UNVEX América 2016 cuenta con el Patrocinio de Elbit, InSitu, Thales, Expal y EuroUSC que dispondrán de puntos de información junto a la sala de Conferencias, situada en el Centro de Conferencias de FIDAE.
UNVEX, el gran encuentro sobre sistemas remotamente tripulados
Tras el éxito de sus dos ediciones anteriores (Lima y Bogotá), UNVEX América celebrará su tercera edición en Santiago de Chile, dentro de FIDAE 2016, la mayor Feria Americana del sector aeronáutico, los días 31 de marzo y 1 de abril
La organizadora del evento, IDS, es una empresa española integrada por profesionales de la comunicación especializados en Defensa y Seguridad que oferta servicios integrales de comunicación a empresas y organismos públicos y privados. Cuenta con un equipo de profesionales cualificados en la materia. Como empresa editorial destacan sus portales www.infodefensa.com , líder en España y América Latina, www.infoespacial.com y el medio especializado en UAV/RPAS www.infodron.es
Airbus Helicopters focuses on its customers and presents products & services from a new perspective at Heli Expo 2016
Marignane, France, – Industry stakeholders will be invited to see the world of Airbus Helicopters' from a new perspective at the Heli Expo trade show from March 1-3 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, KY. Airbus Helicopters will be highlighting its wide range of products and services with a strong lineup of five aircraft, including the H125 in law enforcement configuration; the H130 in utility configuration; the H135 and the H145 in Corporate/VIP configuration and the H215 in utility configuration.
"As the leader in the civil and parapublic market with a 45% share, our focus is now on going from the biggest to the best in the industry," said Airbus Helicopters President and CEO Guillaume Faury. "Focusing on our priorities of customer satisfaction, quality & safety, and competitiveness, our goal is to become the benchmark of the helicopter industry. And we are on the right track - from the commercial success of the newly released H175 and H145, the commercialization of the H160 taking place this year and our rank increase in industry customer satisfaction polls, we are seeing the clear results from our transformation plan, which is entering its third year."
The company's show display also includes three HCare Customer Services corners – Connected Services, Material Management & Upgrades and Training & Flight Operations - highlighting Airbus Helicopters' commitment to taking care of its customers on every flight.
Show-goers will also have the exclusive opportunity to get to know the H175 and H160 more closely through two brand new, interactive virtual reality and 360° presentations. The company will also be highlighting its in-house designed, state-of-the-art avionics suite, Helionix, currently featured H145 and H175 and in the future on the H135 and H160.
Having strengthened its leading position on the civil rotorcraft market in 2015, the company is also in the best position to meet the needs of the North American market. "Airbus Helicopters is not waiting for market recovery, and here in North America, we have been positioning for growth to come in both the U.S. and Canada," said Chris Emerson, President of Airbus Helicopters, Inc. and Head of North America Region. "The air medical and law enforcement markets are particularly promising: over the last decade, our helicopters have accounted for two-thirds of all new rotorcraft put into service for EMS missions, and for more than 50 percent of all new helicopters sold to U.S. law enforcement agencies. We are proud to be highlighting some of these great aircraft from our customers on the display at this year's show."
Be sure to follow Airbus Helicopters for all the news and events throughout the show:
Twitter: @AirbusHC
About Airbus Helicopters
Airbus Helicopters is a division of Airbus Group. The company provides the most efficient civil and military helicopter solutions to its customers who serve, protect, save lives and safely carry passengers in highly demanding environments. Flying more than 3 million flight hours per year, the company's in-service fleet includes nearly 12,000 helicopters operated by more than 3,000 customers in 154 countries. Airbus Helicopters employs more than 22,000 people worldwide and in 2015 generated revenues of 6.8 billion Euros. Airbus Helicopters' ambition is to go from the biggest to the best, becoming the benchmark in the industry for helicopter manufacturing.
"Airbus Helicopters updates Executive Committee, puts stronger focus on Customer Support & Services"
- Ben Bridge appointed new Executive Vice President Global Business
- Matthieu Louvot joins Executive Committee as Executive Vice President Customer Support & Services
- Dominique Maudet joins Airbus Group as Head of Strategic Defence Relations
Marignane - Ben Bridge (44) has been appointed Executive Vice President Global Business while Matthieu Louvot (41) becomes Executive Vice President Customer Support & Services, in a move aimed at consolidating Airbus Helicopters' leading position while remaining as close as possible to its customers. Both Global Business and Support & Services functions are now sitting at the company's Executive Committee. These appointments are effective 1 April 2016.
Ben Bridge, who will report to Airbus Helicopters President and CEO Guillaume Faury, joins from BAE Systems where he acted as Regional Managing Director Europe & Americas, and previously as Managing Director Middle East & Africa. He brings a 17-year experience with BAE Systems in international sales & marketing and will drive business growth for Airbus Helicopters.
Matthieu Louvot currently serves as Head of Customer Support & Services. He will now join the Executive Committee and report to Guillaume Faury.
"This updated approach will allow us to put an even stronger emphasis on Support & Services, a key element of our strategy to go from the biggest to the best in the rotorcraft industry", said Guillaume Faury. "I want to thank Dominique Maudet for the great work he achieved by ensuring the commercial success of Airbus Helicopters and supporting our customers in a challenging market environment".
Dominique Maudet (59), who had held the position Executive Vice-President Global Business & Services since May 2011, is appointed as Head of Airbus Group Strategic Defence Relations, also effective 1 April 2016. In this position he will report to Marwan Lahoud, Executive Vice-President International, Strategy & Public Affairs and Member of the Group Executive Committee.
About Airbus Helicopters
Airbus Helicopters is a division of Airbus Group. The company provides the most efficient civil and military helicopter solutions to its customers who serve, protect, save lives and safely carry passengers in highly demanding environments. Flying more than 3 million flight hours per year, the company's in-service fleet includes nearly 12,000 helicopters operated by more than 3,000 customers in 154 countries. Airbus Helicopters employs more than 22,000 people worldwide and in 2015 generated revenues of 6.8 billion Euros. Airbus Helicopters' ambition is to go from the biggest to the best, becoming the benchmark in the industry for helicopter manufacturing.
» www.airbushelicopters.com
El aeródromo de Cuatro Vientos acogerá UNVEX 2016
- El aeródromo de Cuatro Vientos acogerá UNVEX 2016
- La cuarta edición de UNVEX, el mayor evento nacional de RPAS o Drones, se celebrará del 24 al 26 de Mayo en las instalaciones del Aeroclub de Cuatro Vientos, Madrid
Madrid.- Febrero de 2015
Los organizadores de UNVEX 2016 han escogido este emplazamiento, único para un evento de éstas características, con unas magníficas instalaciones para acoger dentro del mismo recinto la Sala de Conferencias, la Exposición y, dentro de ella, el Centro de Promoción e Información, así como un espacio reservado para Demostraciones de RPAS en directo.
Son ya muchas las instituciones que han confirmado su apoyo a UNVEX 2016 conscientes de la necesidad de un gran evento nacional de nivel profesional que agrupe a todas las partes interesadas, diseñadores, fabricantes y usuarios en todo tipo de aplicaciones.
Destaca la colaboración de la Agencia Estatal de Seguridad Aérea que tiene previsto participar en UNVEX 2016 con el objetivo de dar a conocer la situación de la legislación española en cuanto al uso de sistemas aéreos remotamente tripulados. Para ello dispondrá de dos mesas en las que tratará no solo de la normativa en cuanto a vuelo, sino también de los aspectos legales relativos a responsabilidad, privacidad y seguridad o los requisitos de certificación y formación de operadores.
Lo hará en los dos escenarios que incluye este año UNVEX, el ciclo de Conferencias para profesionales y el Centro de Información abierto a todos los visitantes con un stand informativo.
El mercado de los denominados Drones, RPAS o UAV está en un momento crucial. En los próximos años se van a definir las reglas de juego, las tecnologías más eficientes y los sistemas de operación más adecuados a las nuevas aplicaciones que aparecen cada día.
Sobre IDS
IDS EVENTOS es el departamento especializado en eventos del mayor proveedor de contenidos en español en sectores como defensa y seguridad (Infodefensa.com), espacio (infoespacial.com) y sistemas remotamente tripulados (infodron.es).
Entre los eventos que organiza destacan UNVEX (UAV), SYMDEX (Simulación y Mantenimiento), LIMEX (Protección de Fronteras) y los Foros Infodefensa. Así mismo, realiza proyectos a medida para organismos internacionales, empresas y asociaciones profesionales.
NASA Licenses New Communication Technology for Unmanned Aircraft - Space Ref (press release) [feedly]
NASA Licenses New Communication Technology for Unmanned Aircraft
Space Ref (press release)
NASA has developed technology that may enable unmanned aircraft to fly safely in the national airspace along with piloted aircraft. The patent-pending integrated communications and control system is capable of collision warnings as well as real-time ...
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Space Ref (press release)
NASA has developed technology that may enable unmanned aircraft to fly safely in the national airspace along with piloted aircraft. The patent-pending integrated communications and control system is capable of collision warnings as well as real-time ...
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Reusable Military Spaceplane Tops DARPA Wishlist [feedly]
Reusable Military Spaceplane Tops DARPA Wishlist
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Reusable_Military_Spaceplane_Tops_DARPA_Wishlist_999.html
Washington (Sputnik) Feb 29, 2016
For the second year in a row, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's highest funded project is a reusable military spaceplane. For 2017, DARPA requested $50 million for the XS-1 spaceplane program, intended to quickly deliver satellites into orbit. In 2016, the agency had requested $30 million for the program The spaceplane would likely not be solely for delivering satellites. A p
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Washington (Sputnik) Feb 29, 2016
For the second year in a row, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's highest funded project is a reusable military spaceplane. For 2017, DARPA requested $50 million for the XS-1 spaceplane program, intended to quickly deliver satellites into orbit. In 2016, the agency had requested $30 million for the program The spaceplane would likely not be solely for delivering satellites. A pAriane 6 plan comes under anti-competition scrutiny [feedly]
Ariane 6 plan comes under anti-competition scrutiny
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A key aspect of the plan to ensure Europe s market-leading space launch industry meets ambitious cost targets has come under scrutiny from competition regulators in Brussels.
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A key aspect of the plan to ensure Europe s market-leading space launch industry meets ambitious cost targets has come under scrutiny from competition regulators in Brussels.
AIR TRANSPORTATION: Antonov Saved By Arabs - Strategy Page [feedly]
AIR TRANSPORTATION: Antonov Saved By Arabs - Strategy Page
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Speed and efficiency: are adaptive jet engines the way forward? [feedly]
Speed and efficiency: are adaptive jet engines the way forward?
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Spain To Acquire Predator B Drones [feedly]
Spain To Acquire Predator B Drones
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Pontifications: Boeing sued over program accounting
Feb. 29, 2016, (c) Leeham Co.: It was inevitable: a class action lawsuit was filed last week against The Boeing Co., its top officers and directors over the investigation by the US Securities and Exchange Commission of the company’s program accounting.
The lawsuit was filed last Wednesday.
The lawsuit alleges “among other things, that defendants issued materially false and misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Boeing’s use of program accounting for its 787 Dreamliner and/or 747 jumbo aircrafts relied on inflated sales forecasts; (ii) Boeing’s use of program accounting for its 787 Dreamliner and/or 747 jumbo aircrafts relied on understated estimates of production costs; and (iii) as a result of the foregoing, Boeing’s public statements were materially false and misleading….” full text in: https://leehamnews.com/2016/02/29/pontifications-boeing-and-program-accounting/
McCain Vows to Block LRS-B Program | Hypersonic Missiles Possible by Next Leap Year | Taiwan Plans to Build 3 Air Defense Catamarans [feedly]
McCain Vows to Block LRS-B Program | Hypersonic Missiles Possible by Next Leap Year | Taiwan Plans to Build 3 Air Defense Catamarans
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Refurbished Solar Impulse 2 returns to the skies [feedly]
Refurbished Solar Impulse 2 returns to the skies
http://www.gizmag.com/solar-impulse-2-returns/42077/
http://www.gizmag.com/solar-impulse-2-returns/42077/
Following a seven-month grounding in Hawaii, Solar Impulse 2 is preparing for a return to its historic round-the-world sun-powered flight. The team has carried out a maintenance flight to test out newly installed systems and plans to continue its journey at the end of April with a four-day flight from Hawaii to the west coast of the USA.
.. Continue Reading Refurbished Solar Impulse 2 returns to the skiesIreland can become the drone capital of Europe, interview with Drone Expo founder Ian Kiely
By @SimonCocking. The Drone Expo is coming to Dublin April 1 – 3, tickets available here. We spoke to Ian Kiely, founding member Drone Expo Ireland, to find out more. http://irishtechnews.net/ITN3/ireland-can-become-the-drone-capital-of-europe-interview-with-drone-expo-founder-ian-kiely/
sábado, 27 de febrero de 2016
Solar sails to help keep pole-sitting satellites in their place [feedly]
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Solar sails to help keep pole-sitting satellites in their place
// Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine
Pole sitting was a fad in the United States in the 1920s, but ESA is putting a modern orbital spin on the practice. Investigating advanced orbital mechanics, the space agency has concluded that it's possible to build a hybrid solar-sail/electric-propulsion satellite that could hover over either of the Earth's poles by balancing the pull of the Earth and the Sun.
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Category: Space
Tags: OrbitSpacecraftESASatellite Related Articles: ESA successfully corrects sixth Galileo satellite's orbit ESA tests the potential of grabbing derelict satellites using a simple net Startup helps you build your very own picosatellite on a budget ESA to host workshop aimed at cleaning up low-Earth orbit Quantum satellite reconfigures itself in orbit ESA transmits satellite images in near real-time via Space Data Highway
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Norway to build Europe's largest onshore wind power project [feedly]
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Norway to build Europe's largest onshore wind power project
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The newly-announced Fosen Vind project will comprise six wind farms with a combined capacity of 1,000 MW, more than the current total installed capacity in Norway and on track to become the largest of its type in Europe.
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Category: Environment
Tags: Wind PowerNorway Related Articles: New navigation module to help future freighters act as their own sails Might black wind turbines prevent bird collisions? 3D print your own little piece of Norway with Terrafab A slice of land will be removed from island for Utøya memorial At Manshausen, cantilevered cabins keep your holiday on the edge Floating Krystall hotel will offer bedside views of the Northern Lights
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viernes, 26 de febrero de 2016
This Plastic Can Repair Itself
And it could someday mean self-healing smartphone screens Forty years ago, plastic surpassed steel as the most widely used material in the world. Sure, the affordable and malleable polymers have brought plenty of convenience to modern life (Tupperware! Teflon! Velcro!) as well as taking on more-v...
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Facebook's Enormous Internet Drone Is Almost Ready For Primetime
New photos of the production process Despite recent setbacks in India, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is still pushing on his goal to connect the world through his philanthropic organization, Internet.org. A large part of that vision rests on a drone infrastructure to fly over remote locations and ...
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Boeing's futuristic technology to 3D print objects while levitating in space [video]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNUQ8EpHC-g
Boeing has patented technology to 3D print objects while levitating in space. Boeing plans to 3D print aircraft parts using this technology. For more details check - http://patentyogi.com/obzxx
Multiple 3D printers are used to simultaneously print various features. The printing material has diamagnetic properties. When super-cooled becomes a super-conductor.
First, a small quantity of the printing material called nugget is ejected into space. By creating magnetic fields, the nugget is held in space by levitating it. Now, further deposition of printing material can be made from any direction in space.
This technique offers many unique advantages.
1. Material can be deposited right beneath the nugget.
This is not possible in conventional 3D printers, which follow a bottoms-up printing technique.
2. Additional magnetic fields are used to rotate the nugget to any orientation. This allows fabrication of more complex features
3. Even acoustic levitation can be used to levitate nugget
4. Simultaneous use of multiple print heads increases the speed of printing objects many fold
Boeing has patented technology to 3D print objects while levitating in space. Boeing plans to 3D print aircraft parts using this technology. For more details check - http://patentyogi.com/obzxx
Multiple 3D printers are used to simultaneously print various features. The printing material has diamagnetic properties. When super-cooled becomes a super-conductor.
First, a small quantity of the printing material called nugget is ejected into space. By creating magnetic fields, the nugget is held in space by levitating it. Now, further deposition of printing material can be made from any direction in space.
This technique offers many unique advantages.
1. Material can be deposited right beneath the nugget.
This is not possible in conventional 3D printers, which follow a bottoms-up printing technique.
2. Additional magnetic fields are used to rotate the nugget to any orientation. This allows fabrication of more complex features
3. Even acoustic levitation can be used to levitate nugget
4. Simultaneous use of multiple print heads increases the speed of printing objects many fold
jueves, 25 de febrero de 2016
GKN Aerospace and Durham University to create novel process to measure aircraft wing drag reduction
- Project aims to identify GKN Aerospace-developed surface technologies that reduce drag by 25%
GKN Aerospace has joined forces with Durham University to develop and implement an ultra-sensitive test method to accurately measure improvements in airframe drag performance. The test is being used to identify surface coatings that will reduce drag by 25% when compared to traditional aircraft surfaces - and when tested in typical aircraft cruise conditions. These coatings must also demonstrate the ability to maintain this level of performance over five years, which is the lifetime of an aircraft's external paint system.
This project is part of the GKN Aerospace-led future wing research programme, VIEWS, (Validation and Integration of Manufacturing Enablers for Future Wing Structures) which aims to bring promising wing design, manufacture and assembly technologies to near market readiness. The programme has received grant funding and support from the joint government and industry funding programme for aerospace R&D, delivered in partnership by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) and Innovate UK.
Engineers at the GKN Aerospace facility in Luton, UK, started working with the team from Durham University's school of engineering and computing sciences in May, 2015. In November, 2015 the first tests were completed, with twenty coated surfaces assessed for their drag performance. This developmental phase now continues with the detailed assessment of a number of low drag surfaces, all treated with GKN Aerospace-developed coatings. The development phase is expected to conclude in mid-2016.
Russ Dunn, Senior Vice President, Engineering and Technology at GKN Aerospace, explains: "Smooth and clean aerodynamic surfaces reduce the drag of the aircraft as it moves through the air. In some areas of the aircraft, for example the wing leading edge, the 'laminar flow' (smooth continuous flow) of the air is typically spoiled by tiny changes in geometry and surface cleanliness. This causes the air flow to become turbulent, increasing drag which in turn increases the engine power, and hence fuel, required to travel a given distance."
Dunn continues: "Through the application of advanced low drag surface coatings we aim to improve the efficiency of our customers' aircraft, providing significant financial and environmental benefits. Working together, our team and the experts at Durham University are beginning to see early results from this research activity."
Dr David Sims-Williams, from Durham University, comments: "We are pleased to be working with the engineering team from GKN Aerospace and to help prove aircraft drag reductions, and hence demonstrate savings in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. One of the challenges for low drag surface coatings is that they need to work in the real world, on aircraft in service, over the long term. Proving sustained, consistent performance over time is an important element of this research."
For more information: http://www.gkn.com/aerospace/media/news/Pages/GKN-Aerospace-leads-new-research-to-progress-wing-technologies.aspx
US Army begins industry survey for Future Vertical Lift [feedly]
US Army begins industry survey for Future Vertical Lift
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/us-army-begins-industry-survey-for-future-vertical-l-422310/
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The US Army has provided the clearest details yet about what in needs in a Future Vertical Lift (FVL) platform after releasing two requests for information for next-generation rotorcraft technologies and concepts in the lightly armed reconnaissance and mid-size utility/attack roles.
Airbus to target near doubling of A400M deliveries in 2016 [feedly]
Airbus to target near doubling of A400M deliveries in 2016
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/airbus-to-target-near-doubling-of-a400m-deliveries-i-422343/
The delivery of only 11 A400M transports by Airbus Defence & Space in 2015 has prompted group chief executive Tom Enders to vow a target of 20-plus deliveries in 2016.
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/airbus-to-target-near-doubling-of-a400m-deliveries-i-422343/
The delivery of only 11 A400M transports by Airbus Defence & Space in 2015 has prompted group chief executive Tom Enders to vow a target of 20-plus deliveries in 2016.
Australia to replace Tiger helicopters in mid-2020s [feedly]
Australia to replace Tigers in mid-2020s
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/australia-to-replace-tigers-in-mid-2020s-422375/
Australia will replace its fleet of 22 Airbus Helicopters Tiger armed reconnaissance rotorcraft in the mid-2020s with a mix of manned and unmanned assets.
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/australia-to-replace-tigers-in-mid-2020s-422375/
Australia will replace its fleet of 22 Airbus Helicopters Tiger armed reconnaissance rotorcraft in the mid-2020s with a mix of manned and unmanned assets.
It’s Official – Raytheon Glides into T-X Program | Two F-16s Fly Together as Manned and Unmanned | Tunisia’s New 125Mi Barrier Wall to Get Surveillance [feedly]
It's Official – Raytheon Glides into T-X Program | Two F-16s Fly Together as Manned and Unmanned | Tunisia's New 125Mi Barrier Wall to Get Surveillance
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NG Plans for Hawkeye’s to be Aerial Refueled by End of Year | SA to Flight Test AN-132 Mil Transport Aircraft by 2017 | Airbus Vows to Double Deliveries in 2016 [feedly]
NG Plans for Hawkeye's to be Aerial Refueled by End of Year | SA to Flight Test AN-132 Mil Transport Aircraft by 2017 | Airbus Vows to Double Deliveries in 2016
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MTU Aero Engines Scores High At Singapore Airshow [feedly]
MTU Aero Engines Scores High At Singapore Airshow
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=27953d7c-1cd6-4f10-86c5-2fbabd7005d9
Takes Orders Valued At About $570 Million For Geared Turbofan Engines This year's Singapore Airshow was deemed a major success by German engine manufacturer MTU Aero Engines. The company says it secured orders worth over 500 million euros (approx. $570 million), scoring especially high with PurePower PW1000G-family geared turbofan (GTF) engines.
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Takes Orders Valued At About $570 Million For Geared Turbofan Engines This year's Singapore Airshow was deemed a major success by German engine manufacturer MTU Aero Engines. The company says it secured orders worth over 500 million euros (approx. $570 million), scoring especially high with PurePower PW1000G-family geared turbofan (GTF) engines.
Piper Aircraft Announces Authorized Service Center In Singapur [feedly]
Piper Aircraft Announces Authorized Service Center In Southeast Asia
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Unique electric torque vectoring tech enters real world [feedly]
GKN Automotive has entered its eTwinster technology into the real world, as automakers test the torque vectoring electric drive system. The plug-in hybrid module is being showcased at the company's Wintertest proving ground in Sweden as an all-wheel drive driveline option.
.. Continue Reading Unique electric torque vectoring tech enters real worldLiquid hydrocarbon fuel created from CO2 and water in breakthrough one-step process [feedly]
As scientists look for ways to help remove excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, a number of experiments have focused on employing this gas to create usable fuels. Both hydrogen and methanol have resulted from such experiments, but the processes often involve a range of intricate steps and a variety of methods. Now researchers have demonstrated a one-step conversion of carbon dioxide and water directly into a simple and inexpensive liquid hydrocarbon fuel using a combination of high-intensity light, concentrated heat, and high pressure.
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