miércoles, 29 de marzo de 2017
Bombardier C Series Aircraft Completes Landmark Non-Stop Transatlantic Flight from London City Airport to New York John F. Kennedy Airport
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Bombardier C Series Aircraft Completes Landmark Non-Stop Transatlantic Flight from London City Airport to New York John F. Kennedy Airport
- The CS100 would offer the only economically viable commercial option for direct intercontinental flights from London City to John F. Kennedy Airport
- Flight follows the completion of steep approach demonstration flights at London City Airport
- CS100 aircraft expected to receive Transport Canada and EASA steep approach certifications in the second quarter of 2017
MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - March 27, 2017) - Bombardier Commercial Aircraft confirmed today that a C Series aircraft with a representative payload successfully flew non-stop from London City Airport (LCY) to John F. Kennedy (JFK) Airport in New York City. The direct intercontinental flight followed a series of successful flights to demonstrate the CS100 aircraft's exceptional capabilities for operations to and from LCY, including steep approach landing and short runway performance.
"The C Series aircraft program achieved another significant milestone with the completion of the demonstration tests at LCY. The C Series is the only commercial aircraft that was specifically designed for operations at LCY and we are very proud of its performance. The aircraft smoothly performed all eight take-offs and landings during a two-day period, as planned. This confirms the C Series aircraft's unparalleled capabilities," said Rob Dewar, Vice President, C Series Aircraft Program, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft. "The aircraft is meeting all performance expectations and clearly demonstrates that it is the best performing and most efficient aircraft in the 100- to 150-seat class."
"It has been a pleasure to welcome the Bombardier CS100 aircraft and its team to London City Airport for the first time, as part of their testing and evaluation process. Following the landmark C Series non-stop flight to JFK, we look forward to the completion of its regulatory certification, followed by entry into commercial passenger operation with SWISS," added Declean Collier, CEO of London City Airport.
Transport Canada and EASA certifications for steep approach operations with the CS100 aircraft is expected in the second quarter of 2017. Bombardier has extensive experience operating at LCY Airport with various aircraft types, including the Q400 turboprop aircraft, as well as the Challenger 650 aircraft and Global 5000 and Global 6000 business jets.
The CS100 aircraft is the most efficient and economical commercial aircraft allowing airlines to viably offer direct intercontinental flights from LCY Airport to both North America as well as the Middle-East on top of opening numerous new route opportunities within Europe, Russia and Northern Africa, which were not possible with old-generation aircraft.
SWISS is expected to be the first airline to offer service with the C Series to and from LCY later this year.
With the lowest noise and emissions levels of any commercial aircraft in its class, the C Series aircraft is ideal for urban operations and noise-sensitive airports. The CS100 aircraft has a much lower noise footprint compared to other commercial jets, and provides a better quality environment for London residents as it is the quietest commercial aircraft in production.
About C Series Aircraft
The C Series is the only aircraft optimized for the 100- to 150-seat market segment, which drives the aircraft's phenomenal economic proposition and performance, opening up new opportunities for single-aisle aircraft operation. The C Series aircraft is manufactured by the C Series Aircraft Limited Partnership, an affiliate of the Bombardier Commercial Aircraft segment of Bombardier Inc.
Comprised of the CS100 and the larger CS300 aircraft, the C Series family represents the fusion of performance and technology. The result is aircraft that deliver unmatched performance and economics in the 100- to 150-seat market segment and an 18 per cent lower cost per passenger, making them the ideal candidates to complement larger single-aisle aircraft. Airlines can now operate routes that were previously not profitable or even possible. An improvement in range in excess of 20 per cent out of hot-and-high airports such as Denver, Mexico City or Lhasa has been confirmed.
Bombardier has created a new standard in cabin design and flexibility to ensure an unrivalled passenger experience. The aircraft's larger seats, overhead bins and windows deliver a wide body feel that offers passengers unparalleled comfort in a single-aisle cabin.
The CS100 and the CS300 aircraft have over 99 per cent parts commonality as well as Same Type Rating. The groundbreaking Pratt & Whitney PurePower® PW1500G engine, combined with the aircraft's advanced aerodynamics, delivers reduced fuel burn, noise, and emissions - making the C Series the most community-friendly aircraft.
About Bombardier
Bombardier is the world's leading manufacturer of both planes and trains. Looking far ahead while delivering today, Bombardier is evolving mobility worldwide by answering the call for more efficient, sustainable and enjoyable transportation everywhere. Our vehicles, services and, most of all, our employees are what make us a global leader in transportation.
Bombardier is headquartered in Montréal, Canada. Our shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (BBD) and we are listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index. In the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, we posted revenues of $16.3 billion. News and information are available at bombardier.com or follow us on Twitter @Bombardier.
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Electric wind vortex generator reduces drag on trucks
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For road vehicles, wind resistance increases fuel consumption. But one way to fight wind is with wind. Researchers in Sweden are experimenting with reducing drag on trucks with electric wind devices that mimic the way vortex generators increase lift on airplane wings.
You might have noticed them while staring out an airplane window, studying the wing. Those little fins – the vortex generators on the upper side of the airfoil – create vortices to enhance lift at takeoff and landing. Now researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology are successfully testing a way to reduce drag on trucks by creating similar air vortices on a vehicle’s front corners.
But unlike airplane vortex generators made of solid material, these are invisible ones made with the help of electric wind.
KTH researcher Julie Vernet says the electric wind vortices she is testing can reduce fuel consumption by up to 5 percent on a flat-nosed, cab-over-engine design that is the standard for tractor trucks in Europe and Japan.
Vernet says the electric wind is created by plasma actuators, devices that apply a high voltage between two electrodes. Surrounding air molecules become ionized and accelerate through the electric field – which results in wind. There are no moving mechanical parts, and unlike vortex generators on an airplane wing, these actuators can adapt to the strength and direction of the wind, she says.
“Also, trucks can’t have sharp things sticking out of the body, so this is a way to achieve the same effect,” says project supervisor Henrik Alfredsson, Professor of Fluid Physics at KTH.
Vortex generators operate on a basic aerodynamics principle – that if you reduce the separation of the airflow on the leeward side of an airfoil, you can enhance the lift and at the same time reduce the drag.
Likewise, when wind hits a truck at an angle, friction deprives the air of the energy it needs to push all the way around the opposite side of the truck. As it moves around the corner towards the leeward side of the vehicle, the air in the boundary layer slows down and cannot any longer follow the surface. This separation of the flow forms a bubble filled with eddies and swirls of air. That, incidentally, also explains why rain drops don’t blow off your rear window but sort of swirl around instead.
A vortex generator placed at the front corner slices through the boundary layer right at its head, creating a spiral of air that mixes high velocity air into the boundary layer. This injection of high velocity air towards the surface keeps the air from separating and makes it follow the surface and thereby lowering the drag substantially.
Reducing this drag has a measurable impact. It’s estimated that more than 20 percent of the vehicle’s energy losses come from wind resistance.
“Our ultimate goal is to reduce the flow separation that occurs on the front corners of the truck,” Vernet says. “By adding momentum close to the surface, the size of the separated region is reduced.”
The project is funded by the Swedish Energy Agencyand is being conducted in cooperation between truck manufacturer ScaniaCV AB and the Departments of Aeronautical and Vehicle Engineering and Mechanicsat KTH.
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For road vehicles, wind resistance increases fuel consumption. But one way to fight wind is with wind. Researchers in Sweden are experimenting with reducing drag on trucks with electric wind devices that mimic the way vortex generators increase lift on airplane wings.Autonomous reconfigurable hybrid tail-sitter UAV U-Lion
Abstract
We present in this work the development of a novel hybrid unmanned aircraft platform, U-Lion, which has both vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) and cruising flight capabilities. Our design is in tail-sitter structure with reconfigurable wings, which combines the advantages of a fixed-wing plane and a rotor helicopter effectively. This allows it to transit from vertical take-off to hovering, before flying in cruise mode for efficient long duration flight. The propulsion comes from two coaxial contra-rotating motors fixed on a gimbal mechanism, which can change the direction of the motors for the required thrust. This thrust-vectored propulsion system primarily provides control in the VTOL mode but also enhances flight capabilities in the cruise mode. The hybrid aircraft is equipped with GPS and airspeed sensors, and has an onboard avionic system with advanced flight control algorithms to perform fully autonomous VTOL and cruising flights, in addition to transiting effectively between VTOL and cruising flight modes. The overall design has been successfully verified by actual flight experiments.
Continue reading: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11432-016-9002-x
How Jetpacks could shape the future of personal transport
How Jetpacks could shape the future of personal transport
As Mayman told us earlier this year, Jetpack Aviation is actually about much more than just jetpacks. He explained at length the company's plan to introduce a manned, multi-rotor Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) vehicle. Often referred to as "flying cars," these are the type of vehicles that Uber hopes to ferry customers around in about a decade or so from now. Continue reading: http://newatlas.com/jetpack-aviation-david-mayman-future-autonomous-drone/48632/
The first "civilian" Jetpack pilot gets off the groundhttp://newatlas.com/jetpack-aviation-mischa-pollack-jb-10-civilian-pilot/48546/
As Mayman told us earlier this year, Jetpack Aviation is actually about much more than just jetpacks. He explained at length the company's plan to introduce a manned, multi-rotor Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) vehicle. Often referred to as "flying cars," these are the type of vehicles that Uber hopes to ferry customers around in about a decade or so from now. Continue reading: http://newatlas.com/jetpack-aviation-david-mayman-future-autonomous-drone/48632/
The first "civilian" Jetpack pilot gets off the groundhttp://newatlas.com/jetpack-aviation-mischa-pollack-jb-10-civilian-pilot/48546/
NASA Developing a Drone to Fly Above Mars to Survey the Planet
NASA is developing a VTOL drone, called the Mars Electric Reusable Flyer, that is designed to fly in the thin atmosphere surrounding the Red Planet.
When it runs out of energy, it’s designed to be recovered by a land-based rover.
NASA scientists have already completed testing the concept drone in a low-pressure chamber at its Langley Research center.
continue reading: http://www.realclearlife.com/science/nasa-developing-a-drone-to-fly-above-mars-to-survey-the-planet/
Vídeo:
https://youtu.be/9xjHCHR5_50
Imagine being able to survey more parts of another planet like Mars than ever before. Orbiters and rovers have been successful so far but engineers keep looking for new ways to gather information. One way may be by using an unmanned aerial vehicle like this Mars Flyer concept.
When it runs out of energy, it’s designed to be recovered by a land-based rover.
NASA scientists have already completed testing the concept drone in a low-pressure chamber at its Langley Research center.
continue reading: http://www.realclearlife.com/science/nasa-developing-a-drone-to-fly-above-mars-to-survey-the-planet/
Vídeo:
https://youtu.be/9xjHCHR5_50
Imagine being able to survey more parts of another planet like Mars than ever before. Orbiters and rovers have been successful so far but engineers keep looking for new ways to gather information. One way may be by using an unmanned aerial vehicle like this Mars Flyer concept.
NASA and FAA Put Dummies and Baggage to the Test for Airplane Safety
Ten crash test dummies buckled into seats in a cut-out section of a regional jet fuselage will soon help develop new crashworthiness guidelines for future airplane designs.
The dummies were part of a vertical drop test from a height of 14 feet (4.27 meters), impacting at speeds of 30 feet per second (9.14 meters per second), at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. The test was a joint NASA/Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) research project.
Continue reading: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/langley/nasa-and-faa-put-dummies-and-baggage-to-the-test-for-airplane-safety
Video: https://youtu.be/fiFLzLSP6X8
Self-healing membrane extends life of hydrogen fuel cells [feedly]
Self-healing membrane extends life of hydrogen fuel cells
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lunes, 27 de marzo de 2017
France launches F4-standard Rafale development [feedly]
France s defence ministry has launched development work on the next production standard of the Dassault Rafale, designed to deliver aircraft built to the enhanced F4 level from 2025.
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OPINION: Cabin laptop ban is selective, ineffective [feedly]
OPINION: Cabin laptop ban is selective, ineffective
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VIDEO: CSeries completes London City airport validation flights [feedly]
VIDEO: CSeries completes London City airport validation flights
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LM Claims Can Meet Early IOC on T-X Trainer Program | Airspace Systems Demos Drone Disabling Craft | Germany Denies Turkish Arms Export Requests [feedly]
LM Claims Can Meet Early IOC on T-X Trainer Program | Airspace Systems Demos Drone Disabling Craft | Germany Denies Turkish Arms Export Requests
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/lm-claims-can-meet-early-ioc-on-t-x-trainer-program-airspace-systems-demos-drone-disabling-craft-germany-denies-turkish-arms-export-requests-036269/
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USAF uses quadcopter to inspect C-17 Globemaster III for first time [feedly]
USAF uses quadcopter to inspect C-17 Globemaster III for first time
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USAF deploys A-29 Super Tucano light-attack aircraft to Afghanistan [feedly]
USAF deploys A-29 Super Tucano light-attack aircraft to Afghanistan
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Boeing conducts ground and flight testing of USAF's KC-46A tanker [feedly]
Boeing conducts ground and flight testing of USAF's KC-46A tanker
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Deals this week: Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Space Exploration Technologies [feedly]
Deals this week: Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Space Exploration Technologies
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Drone dogfight event aims to draw out the best drone safety tech: Delft University of Technology organises first anti-drone race
To incorporate drones in our lives in a good and safe way, we need anti-drone instruments. On 4 December the TU Delft Micro Air Vehicle Lab (MAVLab) will therefore host the first ever anti-drone competition DroneClash. During this competition participants use their own drone(s) to take down as many other drones as possible. They also need to avoid a whole series of anti-drone interventions. Teams who wish to take part in the competition can register from this week.
‘Drones can fly into our lives, but we need to be able to take them out again if necessary’ says Bart Remes of the TU Delft MAVLab. ‘Drone development has grown hugely in recent years, and you can see the anti-drone industry growing too. Ideally, these developments keep each other in check and result in a safe and responsible incorporation of drones in our daily lives. We are organising DroneClash to generate new ideas in order to encourage this process.’
The clash
On 4 December the teams will gather in one of Valkenburg airfield’s hangars (The Netherlands). Four teams will compete in each round. Each team has one or more ‘Fighter drones’ which they can use to take down other drones, and a so-called ‘Queen drone’ which they need to defend. The audience can experience the competition as a sort of real life video game.
The teams start in the Battle 1st Arena, where they have to start trying to take each other down right away. The surviving drones fly through the Hallway of Doom Death and Destruction, where they will be attacked by all kinds of anti-drone instruments. Finally, the remaining drones enter the 4 Queen palace where they must try and knock out the Queen drones of the other teams. Whoever succeeds in this is the winner.
Expo
The DroneClash will provide a platform for all parties interested in anti-drone instrument development. At the DroneClash Expo, developers are invited to exhibit their products and share their ideas for this relatively new field.
More information DroneClash
Date: Monday 4 December 2017
Location: Valkenburg airport (Katwijk, The Netherlands, 52.175558,4.415721)
For more information and to register: www.droneclash.nl
YouTube channel
Website of MAVLab TU Delft
In New Atlas (former Gizmag): http://newatlas.com/droneclash-dogfight-drone-safety/48590/
ESA turns to soil to keep lunar missions warm at night [feedly]
ESA is developing a new heating system to help future missions to the Moon survive the freezing, fortnight-long lunar night. Currently, landers and rovers rely on nuclear or electric heating systems to keep their electronics warm, but the space agency is looking at ways to turn the lunar surface itself into a cheap, sustainable heat source that can be tapped after the Sun sets.
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SolAero Technologies provides solar power for NRL's Solar-Soaring UAV... - sUAS News
sUAS News | SolAero Technologies provides solar power for NRL's Solar-Soaring ... sUAS News SolAero's specially designed UAV-TJ high-efficiency solar cells will convert solar radiation directly into electricity to provide power for extended duration flight, to charge the vehicles' batteries for overnight flight and to enable the use of ... |
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Small drone 'shot down with Patriot missile'
A Patriot missile - usually priced at about $3m (£2.5m) - was used to shoot down a small quadcopter drone, according to a US general. The strike was made by a US ally, Gen David Perkins told a military symposium. "That quadcopter that cost 200 bucks from Amazon.com did not stand a chance against ... Small drone 'shot with Patriot missile'
Kemble-Cotswold Airport: Europe's Leading Airliner Recycling Location [feedly]
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Kemble-Cotswold Airport is not a location most people have heard of, but within the airline industry it's gained a reputation as Europe's number one choice for airliner withdrawals.
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OPINION: Financiers should prepare for downturn despite buoyancy [feedly]
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OPINION: Financiers should prepare for downturn despite buoyancy
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Aviation downturns are tough to predict. They're usually caused by an exogenous shock that makes people not want to board aircraft. http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/opinion-financiers-should-prepare-for-downturn-desp-435155/
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BAE conducts flight trials of Eurofighter Typhoon with MBDA's Brimstone missile [feedly]
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BAE conducts flight trials of Eurofighter Typhoon with MBDA's Brimstone missile
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BAE Systems has successfully performed flight trials of Eurofighter Typhoon with MBDA's Brimstone air-to-surface weapon. http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newsbae-conducts-flight-trials-of-eurofighter-typhoon-with-mbdas-brimstone-missile-5762216
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NASA's life-hunting Mars tech goes to work in the Atacama Desert [feedly]
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NASA's life-hunting Mars tech goes to work in the Atacama Desert
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As far as locations for Mars dress rehearsals go, you could do worse than Chile's Atacama Desert. Regarded as the driest place on the planet, parts of this parched desert landscape have never seen a single drop of rain, making them largely hostile to life on Earth. Sounds a bit like Mars right? Over the month of February, NASA researchers have been using the site to test a rover equipped with scientific instruments needed to comb the Red Planet for signs of life, with a view to fine-tuning the tech ahead of future Mars missions.
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With Innovation in Mind, Embraer Turns to the Tech Industry - Flying Magazine
Flying Magazine | With Innovation in Mind, Embraer Turns to the Tech Industry Flying Magazine Embraer says it is forming "innovation teams" in Silicon Valley and in Boston to explore business collaborations with tech startups, investors, academia and corporations, as it looks to develop its next generation of airliners, business jets and ... Embraer Expands In US, Seeks "Disruptive Innovation"AVweb |
Drone warfare in Mosul shaping US Army training to defeat airborne threats - DefenseNews.com
DefenseNews.com | Drone warfare in Mosul shaping US Army training to defeat airborne threats DefenseNews.com As the Iraqi army continues to engage in heavy fighting in Mosul against the Islamic State, the Army has been watching how the enemy has been using unmanned aerial systems. And a counter-unmanned aircraft system on an Army medium tactical vehicle ... |
U.S. Air Force Low-Cost Fighters: Does OA-X Stand A Chance?
The Air Force has tried to buy a light-attack aircraft before, and the plan fell victim to budget constraints. Will this time be different?
martes, 14 de marzo de 2017
Décès de Luigi Pascale, le cofondateur de Tecnam - Aerobuzz
Luigi Pascale est décédé le 14 mars 2017 à l'âge de 93 ans. C'est lui qui avait créé en 1957 Partenavia, puis, avec son frère Giovanni, en 1986, Tecnam qui est aujourd'hui le premier constructeur d'avions légers au monde.
Boeing to break ground on plane-finishing facility in coastal Chinese ... - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | Boeing to break ground on plane-finishing facility in coastal Chinese ... MarketWatch The country is also developing its own large airliner, the Comac C919, which it hopes can someday compete with the Boeing 737 and Airbus 320 for a slice of the lucrative global commercial aviation market. See this report at Caixin Online. Follow Caixin ... y más » |
New Airbus-Japan venture aims for new aircraft
Leeham Co.: A new partnership, still in the Memorandum of Cooperation stage, between France and Japan aims to expand a relationship that could lead to joint development of advanced aircraft for Airbus.
The MOC was signed betweenNASA-Funded TRI Addresses Human Deep Space Health Issues
The NASA-funded Translational Research Institute is seeking study proposals on nine fronts that range from genetic diagnostic techniques to surgery and synthetic food production.
DJI Introduces M200 series UAV built for surveying - Spatial Source
DJI Introduces M200 series UAV built for surveying Spatial Source Unmanned aerial technology giants, DJI, have released unveiled the new Matrice 200 drone series (M200) professional level drone suitable for aerial surveys. The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is purpose-built for aerial inspections and data collection ... |
This Airobotics 'homing' drone flies and lands without any need for a ... - Wired.co.uk
The self-flying drone lands itself in a box the size of a toolshed
New Stealth Advanced UAV Under Development in China - i-HLS - Israel Homeland Security
i-HLS - Israel Homeland Security | New Stealth Advanced UAV Under Development in China i-HLS - Israel Homeland Security China has begun to develop military advanced UAVs that can evade radar and anti-aircraft weapons. The China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp (CASIC), the country's largest missile-manufacturer, has been focusing on the development of a ... |
Oof — Russia’s Stealth Fighter Delayed Again [feedly]
The problem is with the engines
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TsAGI’s research improves the SSJ100
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In February specialists of the Central AeroHydrodynamic Institute named after professor N.E. Zhukovsky (TsAGI, part of the National Research Center “Institute named after N.E. Zhukovsky”) started to research the strength of a modified door of the main landing gear of the airliner SSJ100.
The main goal of the work is to improve the Sukhoi Superjet 100 fleet. Today the aircraft is fitted with a two-part door of standard design. To enhance aerodynamic characteristics of the SSJ100, the designer, Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company, has modified the landing gear door design: a new modification consists of a single part, which is manufactured with the use of composite materials.
Initially, TsAGI will carry out experiments to verify the service life of the door. Then, it will be exposed to maximum operating loads, which may develop during a real flight, thus researching the residual strength. Institute specialists plan to run about 80,000 flight cycles in total.
“Improving an existing aircraft is a normal practice all over the world,” Victor Tsygankov, the Head of TsAGI’s Static and Thermal Strength Department, explained. “With minor changes, designers try to make an aircraft more cost effective, comfortable and safe. Thus, a modified door of the main landing gear will allow increasing the lift/drag ratio of the SSJ100 and reducing its takeoff run. To
In February specialists of the Central AeroHydrodynamic Institute named after professor N.E. Zhukovsky (TsAGI, part of the National Research Center “Institute named after N.E. Zhukovsky”) started to research the strength of a modified door of the main landing gear of the airliner SSJ100.
The main goal of the work is to improve the Sukhoi Superjet 100 fleet. Today the aircraft is fitted with a two-part door of standard design. To enhance aerodynamic characteristics of the SSJ100, the designer, Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company, has modified the landing gear door design: a new modification consists of a single part, which is manufactured with the use of composite materials.
Initially, TsAGI will carry out experiments to verify the service life of the door. Then, it will be exposed to maximum operating loads, which may develop during a real flight, thus researching the residual strength. Institute specialists plan to run about 80,000 flight cycles in total.
“Improving an existing aircraft is a normal practice all over the world,” Victor Tsygankov, the Head of TsAGI’s Static and Thermal Strength Department, explained. “With minor changes, designers try to make an aircraft more cost effective, comfortable and safe. Thus, a modified door of the main landing gear will allow increasing the lift/drag ratio of the SSJ100 and reducing its takeoff run. To
TsAGI scientists presented research aimed at aircraft noise reduction
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In mid-February the Central AeroHydrodynamic Institute named after professor N.E. Zhukovsky (TsAGI, part of the National Research Center “Institute named after N.E. Zhukovsky”) took part in the 2nd All-Russian Scientific and Technical Conference “Functional materials for aircraft noise reduction onboard and on site.”
TsAGI’s scientists prepared the paper entitled “Issues related to creation of efficient sound-absorbing structures for advanced high-bypass turbojet engines,” which, according to the organizers’ opinion, was declared to be the best one among those presented at the Conference. The authors analyzed the issues to be dealt with during design of structures meant for noise reduction of the aircraft engine fan. The scientists came to the conclusion that stricter ICAO’s regulations for on-site noise have brought the research process of creating sound-absorbing structures for new-generation turbojet engines to a new round of development. Therefore, all the algorithms of the process flow need modifying by more accurate consideration of the factors determining the efficiency of sound-absorbing structures.
In addition, TsAGI’s specialists referred to the issue of onboard noise in an advanced long-range aircraft. Also, they explained the acoustic research of multilayer sound-absorbing structures with corrugated fillers of air spaces and thin dense fine meshes, flat composite panels, and vibration-absorbing coatings with a reinforcing layer.
The 2nd All-Russian Scientific and Technical Conference “Functional materials for aircraft noise reduction onboard and on site” was held in VIAM along with the Process Platform “New polymer composite materials and technologies.” The Conference was attended by specialists researching the issues of aircraft noise reduction onboard and on site.
In mid-February the Central AeroHydrodynamic Institute named after professor N.E. Zhukovsky (TsAGI, part of the National Research Center “Institute named after N.E. Zhukovsky”) took part in the 2nd All-Russian Scientific and Technical Conference “Functional materials for aircraft noise reduction onboard and on site.”
TsAGI’s scientists prepared the paper entitled “Issues related to creation of efficient sound-absorbing structures for advanced high-bypass turbojet engines,” which, according to the organizers’ opinion, was declared to be the best one among those presented at the Conference. The authors analyzed the issues to be dealt with during design of structures meant for noise reduction of the aircraft engine fan. The scientists came to the conclusion that stricter ICAO’s regulations for on-site noise have brought the research process of creating sound-absorbing structures for new-generation turbojet engines to a new round of development. Therefore, all the algorithms of the process flow need modifying by more accurate consideration of the factors determining the efficiency of sound-absorbing structures.
In addition, TsAGI’s specialists referred to the issue of onboard noise in an advanced long-range aircraft. Also, they explained the acoustic research of multilayer sound-absorbing structures with corrugated fillers of air spaces and thin dense fine meshes, flat composite panels, and vibration-absorbing coatings with a reinforcing layer.
The 2nd All-Russian Scientific and Technical Conference “Functional materials for aircraft noise reduction onboard and on site” was held in VIAM along with the Process Platform “New polymer composite materials and technologies.” The Conference was attended by specialists researching the issues of aircraft noise reduction onboard and on site.
“Qaher F-313, Tehran’s homemade stealth jet, in final production stage” Iran’s Defense Minister claims [feedly]
Do you remember the Iranian stealth jet that was unveiled in 2013 and looked like a fake plane? Well, it would be in the final stages of production according to Tehran. Little more than 4 years ago, Iran unveiled the Qaher F-313 stealth fighter jet "one of the most sophisticated fighter jets in the world," according […]
https://theaviationist.com/2017/03/07/qaher-f-313-tehrans-homemade-stealth-jet-in-final-production-stage-irans-defense-minister-claims/
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Close call: Boeing 737 almost crashes into the water while landing into St. Maarten [feedly]
Close call: Boeing 737 almost crashes into the water while landing into St. Maarten
https://theaviationist.com/2017/03/12/close-call-boeing-737-almost-crashes-into-the-water-while-landing-into-st-maarten/
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First hand account: Flying the Eurofighter Typhoon in the Aggressor role during supersonic air combat training [feedly]
We have had the opportunity to fly in one of the world's most advanced fighters to experience the thrills and complexity of a 4 vs 3 supersonic aerial combat training exercise. Much has been said about the Eurofighter Typhoon and its air dominance capabilities. Its superb engine-airframe matching and maneuverability, in combination with its High […]
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China’s J-20 fighter set to receive indigenous engine [feedly]
China's J-20 set to receive indigenous engine
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/chinas-j-20-set-to-receive-indigenous-engine-435075/
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OPINION: Why Bell had to impress with FCX concept [feedly]
OPINION: Why Bell had to impress with FCX concept
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Zero 2 Infinity Successfully Launches its First Rocket from the Edge of Space
press release
This milestone opens the door for safer and more efficient Space access for small satellites
Zero 2 Infinity, a company specialized in Space transportation systems, successfully launched its first rocket from the Edge of Space on March 1st.
Part of the Zero 2 Infinity team sailed a few miles off the Spanish coast to launch the balloon carrying the rocket. After soaring to 25 km (more than twice the cruising altitude of commercial airplanes), the other part of the launch team gave the order of the controlled ignition of the first Bloostar prototype from the facilities of the National Institute of Aerospace Technology (INTA) in El Arenosillo (Huelva, Spain).
The goals of the mission were: (i) validation of the telemetry systems in Space conditions, (ii) controlled ignition, (iii) stabilization of the rocket, (iv) monitoring of the launch sequence, (v) parachute deployment, and finally, (vi) sea recovery. All these goals were achieved in full.
This mission is part of the development of Bloostar, the first small satellite launcher to use a stratospheric balloon as a first stage. By initiating the rocket ignition from above airspace, the targeted orbit can be reached with expediency and efficiency.
This patented technique is less risky than any systems used until now. The rocket-powered phase starts already from above 95% of the mass of the atmosphere, getting there with no polluting emissions. Besides the environmental angle, this new method lets Zero 2 Infinity launch satellites with more flexibility (2 weeks notice), at a drastically lower cost and more often than ever before.
From the day it was presented, Bloostar has attracted the attention of the leading satellite companies around the world. Zero 2 Infinity already has gathered upwards of 250 million euros in Letters of Intent for future launches.
The Space sector has become more open to private initiatives and is nowadays living a revolution. From global communication services to meteorological predictions, interconnection of machines through the Internet of Things and even the possibility of having a daily picture of the entire Planet. These advances have paved the way for the creation of hundreds of companies that need efficient and safe transportation services like the ones Zero 2 Infinity is offering and developing.
Zero 2 Infinity, a private company headquartered in Barcelona, Spain, with subsidiaries around the world, is radically simplifying access to Space. It is the only company in Europe specialized in the elevation to the Edge of Space of components that require testing and certifying in Space conditions. At the moment, it is working on sending small satellites into orbit through its project Bloostar and has mid-term plans to send people to Near Space for science and leisure (project Bloon).
This milestone opens the door for safer and more efficient Space access for small satellites
Zero 2 Infinity, a company specialized in Space transportation systems, successfully launched its first rocket from the Edge of Space on March 1st.
Part of the Zero 2 Infinity team sailed a few miles off the Spanish coast to launch the balloon carrying the rocket. After soaring to 25 km (more than twice the cruising altitude of commercial airplanes), the other part of the launch team gave the order of the controlled ignition of the first Bloostar prototype from the facilities of the National Institute of Aerospace Technology (INTA) in El Arenosillo (Huelva, Spain).
The goals of the mission were: (i) validation of the telemetry systems in Space conditions, (ii) controlled ignition, (iii) stabilization of the rocket, (iv) monitoring of the launch sequence, (v) parachute deployment, and finally, (vi) sea recovery. All these goals were achieved in full.
This mission is part of the development of Bloostar, the first small satellite launcher to use a stratospheric balloon as a first stage. By initiating the rocket ignition from above airspace, the targeted orbit can be reached with expediency and efficiency.
This patented technique is less risky than any systems used until now. The rocket-powered phase starts already from above 95% of the mass of the atmosphere, getting there with no polluting emissions. Besides the environmental angle, this new method lets Zero 2 Infinity launch satellites with more flexibility (2 weeks notice), at a drastically lower cost and more often than ever before.
From the day it was presented, Bloostar has attracted the attention of the leading satellite companies around the world. Zero 2 Infinity already has gathered upwards of 250 million euros in Letters of Intent for future launches.
The Space sector has become more open to private initiatives and is nowadays living a revolution. From global communication services to meteorological predictions, interconnection of machines through the Internet of Things and even the possibility of having a daily picture of the entire Planet. These advances have paved the way for the creation of hundreds of companies that need efficient and safe transportation services like the ones Zero 2 Infinity is offering and developing.
Zero 2 Infinity, a private company headquartered in Barcelona, Spain, with subsidiaries around the world, is radically simplifying access to Space. It is the only company in Europe specialized in the elevation to the Edge of Space of components that require testing and certifying in Space conditions. At the moment, it is working on sending small satellites into orbit through its project Bloostar and has mid-term plans to send people to Near Space for science and leisure (project Bloon).
Insect-Inspired Mechanical Resilience for Multicopters
Over recent years the explosion in popularity of drones, both professionally and for amateur use, has inspired researchers to consider how to make flying robots as safe and robust as possible. Previous design methods have included producing bulky protective cages or making them as unlikely to crash as possible. Recently, researchers from Floreano Lab, NCCR Robotics and EPFL have presented a new approach to making crash resilient quadcopters – making them soft, so it doesn’t matter if they come into contact with their surrounding environment... Continue reading https://actu.epfl.ch/news/insect-inspired-mechanical-resilience-for-multic-2/
video: https://youtu.be/VCZCdEr0qUg
Insect-Inspired Mechanical Resilience for MulticoptersAbstract:
The ease of use and versatility of drones has contributed to their deployment in several fields, from entertainment to search and rescue. However, drones remain vulnerable to collisions due to pilot mistakes or various system failures. This letter presents a bioinspired strategy for the design of quadcopters resilient to collisions. Abstracting the biomechanical strategy of collision resilient insects’ wings, the quadcopter has a dual-stiffness frame that rigidly withstands aerodynamic loads within the flight envelope, but can soften and fold during a collision to avoid damage. The dual-stiffness frame works in synergy with specific energy absorbing materials that protect the sensitive components of the drone hosted in the central case. The proposed approach is compared to other state-of-the art collision-tolerance strategies and is validated in a 50-g quadcopter that can withstand high-speed collisions.
Published in: IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters ( Volume: 2, Issue: 3, July 2017 )
Insect-Inspired Mechanical Resilience for MulticoptersAbstract:
The ease of use and versatility of drones has contributed to their deployment in several fields, from entertainment to search and rescue. However, drones remain vulnerable to collisions due to pilot mistakes or various system failures. This letter presents a bioinspired strategy for the design of quadcopters resilient to collisions. Abstracting the biomechanical strategy of collision resilient insects’ wings, the quadcopter has a dual-stiffness frame that rigidly withstands aerodynamic loads within the flight envelope, but can soften and fold during a collision to avoid damage. The dual-stiffness frame works in synergy with specific energy absorbing materials that protect the sensitive components of the drone hosted in the central case. The proposed approach is compared to other state-of-the art collision-tolerance strategies and is validated in a 50-g quadcopter that can withstand high-speed collisions.
Published in: IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters ( Volume: 2, Issue: 3, July 2017 )
IU chemists create molecular 'leaf' that collects and stores solar power without solar panels
press release:
The new molecule harvests sunlight to create useable material from carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
March 8, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- An international team of scientists led by Liang-shi Li at Indiana University has achieved a new milestone in the quest to recycle carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere into carbon-neutral fuels and others materials.
The chemists have engineered a molecule that uses light or electricity to convert the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide -- a carbon-neutral fuel source -- more efficiently than any other method of "carbon reduction."
The process is reported today in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
"If you can create an efficient enough molecule for this reaction, it will produce energy that is free and storable in the form of fuels," said Li, associate professor in the IU Bloomington College of Arts and Sciences' Department of Chemistry. "This study is a major leap in that direction."
Burning fuel -- such as carbon monoxide -- produces carbon dioxide and releases energy. Turning carbon dioxide back into fuel requires at least the same amount of energy. A major goal among scientists has been decreasing the excess energy needed.
This is exactly what Li’s molecule achieves: requiring the least amount of energy reported thus far to drive the formation of carbon monoxide. The molecule -- a nanographene-rhenium complex connected via an organic compound known as bipyridine -- triggers a highly efficient reaction that converts carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide.
The ability to efficiently and exclusively create carbon monoxide is significant due to the molecule's versatility.
"Carbon monoxide is an important raw material in a lot of industrial processes," Li said. "It's also a way to store energy as a carbon-neutral fuel since you’re not putting any more carbon back into the atmosphere than you already removed. You're simply re-releasing the solar power you used to make it."
The secret to the molecule’s efficiency is nanographene -- a nanometer-scale piece of graphite, a common form of carbon (i.e. the black "lead" in pencils) -- because the material’s dark color absorbs a large amount of sunlight.
Li said that bipyridine-metal complexes have long been studied to reduce carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide with sunlight. But these molecules can use only a tiny sliver of the light in sunlight, primarily in the ultraviolet range, which is invisible to the naked eye. In contrast, the molecule developed at IU takes advantage of the light-absorbing power of nanographene to create a reaction that uses sunlight in the wavelength up to 600 nanometers -- a large portion of the visible light spectrum.
Essentially, Li said, the molecule acts as a two-part system: a nanographene "energy collector" that absorbs energy from sunlight and an atomic rhenium "engine" that produces carbon monoxide. The energy collector drives a flow of electrons to the rhenium atom, which repeatedly binds and converts the normally stable carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide.
The idea to link nanographene to the metal arose from Li's earlier efforts to create a more efficient solar cell with the carbon-based material. "We asked ourselves: Could we cut out the middle man -- solar cells -- and use the light-absorbing quality of nanographene alone to drive the reaction?" he said.
Next, Li plans to make the molecule more powerful, including making it last longer and survive in a non-liquid form, since solid catalysts are easier to use in the real world. He is also working to replace the rhenium atom in the molecule -- a rare element -- with manganese, a more common and less expensive metal.
All of the research on the study was conducted at IU. The first authors on the paper are Xiaoxiao Qiao and Qiqi Li, former graduate students at IU. Additional authors are professor Krishnan Raghavachari and graduate students Richard N. Schaugaard, Benjamin W. Noffke and Yijun Liu, all of the Department of Chemistry; Dongping Li, a visiting professor from Nanchang University; and Lu Liu, a visiting undergraduate from the University of Science and Technology of China.
This study was supported by IU Office of the Vice Provost for Research and the National Science Foundation.
Abstract:
The new molecule harvests sunlight to create useable material from carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
March 8, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- An international team of scientists led by Liang-shi Li at Indiana University has achieved a new milestone in the quest to recycle carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere into carbon-neutral fuels and others materials.
The chemists have engineered a molecule that uses light or electricity to convert the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide -- a carbon-neutral fuel source -- more efficiently than any other method of "carbon reduction."
The process is reported today in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
"If you can create an efficient enough molecule for this reaction, it will produce energy that is free and storable in the form of fuels," said Li, associate professor in the IU Bloomington College of Arts and Sciences' Department of Chemistry. "This study is a major leap in that direction."
Burning fuel -- such as carbon monoxide -- produces carbon dioxide and releases energy. Turning carbon dioxide back into fuel requires at least the same amount of energy. A major goal among scientists has been decreasing the excess energy needed.
This is exactly what Li’s molecule achieves: requiring the least amount of energy reported thus far to drive the formation of carbon monoxide. The molecule -- a nanographene-rhenium complex connected via an organic compound known as bipyridine -- triggers a highly efficient reaction that converts carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide.
The ability to efficiently and exclusively create carbon monoxide is significant due to the molecule's versatility.
"Carbon monoxide is an important raw material in a lot of industrial processes," Li said. "It's also a way to store energy as a carbon-neutral fuel since you’re not putting any more carbon back into the atmosphere than you already removed. You're simply re-releasing the solar power you used to make it."
The secret to the molecule’s efficiency is nanographene -- a nanometer-scale piece of graphite, a common form of carbon (i.e. the black "lead" in pencils) -- because the material’s dark color absorbs a large amount of sunlight.
Li said that bipyridine-metal complexes have long been studied to reduce carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide with sunlight. But these molecules can use only a tiny sliver of the light in sunlight, primarily in the ultraviolet range, which is invisible to the naked eye. In contrast, the molecule developed at IU takes advantage of the light-absorbing power of nanographene to create a reaction that uses sunlight in the wavelength up to 600 nanometers -- a large portion of the visible light spectrum.
Essentially, Li said, the molecule acts as a two-part system: a nanographene "energy collector" that absorbs energy from sunlight and an atomic rhenium "engine" that produces carbon monoxide. The energy collector drives a flow of electrons to the rhenium atom, which repeatedly binds and converts the normally stable carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide.
The idea to link nanographene to the metal arose from Li's earlier efforts to create a more efficient solar cell with the carbon-based material. "We asked ourselves: Could we cut out the middle man -- solar cells -- and use the light-absorbing quality of nanographene alone to drive the reaction?" he said.
Next, Li plans to make the molecule more powerful, including making it last longer and survive in a non-liquid form, since solid catalysts are easier to use in the real world. He is also working to replace the rhenium atom in the molecule -- a rare element -- with manganese, a more common and less expensive metal.
All of the research on the study was conducted at IU. The first authors on the paper are Xiaoxiao Qiao and Qiqi Li, former graduate students at IU. Additional authors are professor Krishnan Raghavachari and graduate students Richard N. Schaugaard, Benjamin W. Noffke and Yijun Liu, all of the Department of Chemistry; Dongping Li, a visiting professor from Nanchang University; and Lu Liu, a visiting undergraduate from the University of Science and Technology of China.
This study was supported by IU Office of the Vice Provost for Research and the National Science Foundation.
Well-Defined Nanographene–Rhenium Complex as an Efficient Electrocatalyst and Photocatalyst for Selective CO2 Reduction
Xiaoxiao Qiao† 
, Qiqi Li†, Richard N. Schaugaard, Benjamin W. Noffke, Yijun Liu , Dongping Li, Lu Liu, Krishnan Raghavachari , and Liang-shi Li*
, Qiqi Li†, Richard N. Schaugaard, Benjamin W. Noffke, Yijun Liu , Dongping Li, Lu Liu, Krishnan Raghavachari , and Liang-shi Li*
Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
J. Am. Chem. Soc., Article ASAP
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b12530
Publication Date (Web): March 8, 2017
Copyright © 2017 American Chemical Society
Abstract:
Improving energy efficiency of electrocatalytic and photocatalytic CO2 conversion to useful chemicals poses a significant scientific challenge. We report on using a colloidal nanographene to form a molecular complex with a metal ion to tackle this challenge. In this work, a well-defined nanographene–Re complex was synthesized, in which electron delocalization over the nanographene and the metal ion significantly decreases the electrical potential needed to drive the chemical reduction. We show the complex can selectively electrocatalyze CO2 reduction to CO in tetrahydrofuran at −0.48 V vs NHE, the least negative potential reported for a molecular catalyst. In addition, the complex can absorb a significant spectrum of visible light to photocatalyze the chemical transformation without the need for a photosensitizer.View: ACS ActiveView PDF | PDF | PDF w/ Links | Full Text HTML
lunes, 13 de marzo de 2017
Pontifications: Boeing MAX 10, “797” NMA dominated ISTAT headlines
March 13, 2017, © Leeham Co.: The soft launch of the Boeing 737-10 and the prospective Boeing "797" Middle of the Market aircraft easily were the headline news items to come out of the annual ISTAT conference in San Diego last week.
The "797," as the MOM-sector aircraft was unofficially dubbed, brought enthusiastic reaction.
The MAX 10, not so much.
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Boeing’s talking with airlines about a ‘797,’ and they like what they hear
Major players in the world of airplane finance said this week that Boeing seems keen to go ahead with a new jet sized between the largest single-aisle 737 and the smallest twin-aisle 787, and capable of carrying more than 200 passengers.
http://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/boeings-talking-with-airlines-about-a-797-and-they-like-what-they-hear/
Boeing 797 will be a mid-sized mass-market jetliner
Boeing could greenlight its next-gen jetliner as early as next year, with first commercial flights in 2025.
The seat count of the twin-aisle Boeing 797 is expected to be around 225 passengers assuming a two-class layout of business and economy, or as many as 260 in the all-economy floorpan favoured by low-cost airlines, with airlines offered two variants of the 797.
http://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/boeings-talking-with-airlines-about-a-797-and-they-like-what-they-hear/
Boeing 797 will be a mid-sized mass-market jetliner
Boeing could greenlight its next-gen jetliner as early as next year, with first commercial flights in 2025.
The seat count of the twin-aisle Boeing 797 is expected to be around 225 passengers assuming a two-class layout of business and economy, or as many as 260 in the all-economy floorpan favoured by low-cost airlines, with airlines offered two variants of the 797.
https://www.ausbt.com.au/boeing-797-will-be-a-mid-sized-mass-market-jetliner
United Looks at Boeing's ‘Paper Plane’ and Likes What It Sees
United had been among the skeptics of the jets that Boeing has spent years developing to fill the gap in its product line-up between the largest of the narrow-body 737 models and the smallest 787 Dreamliners. As Boeing is designing a twin-aisle aircraft with the range to fly from London to New York, budget carriers are shifting more mid-range flying to relatively inexpensive narrow-body jets such as Airbus Group SE’s A321neo.
United Looks at Boeing's ‘Paper Plane’ and Likes What It Sees
United had been among the skeptics of the jets that Boeing has spent years developing to fill the gap in its product line-up between the largest of the narrow-body 737 models and the smallest 787 Dreamliners. As Boeing is designing a twin-aisle aircraft with the range to fly from London to New York, budget carriers are shifting more mid-range flying to relatively inexpensive narrow-body jets such as Airbus Group SE’s A321neo.
Airbus Helicopters wraps up a successful Heli-Expo 2017 in Dallas
Airbus Helicopters showcased its best-selling light singles and light twins during Heli-Expo 2017 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. The H125, H130, H135, and the H145, on display at the show, represented 351 bookings for Airbus Helicopters in 2016, and accounted for a vast majority of the deliveries of the civil helicopter market last year.
“This year’s Heli-Expo has shown that 2017 is already off to a good start for our best-selling products, with orders for about 60 helicopters including the H125, H135, H145, and H175 announced at the show”, said Guillaume Faury, Airbus Helicopters CEO.
Milestone Aviation Group Limited announced a €200 million firm order for H135, H145 and H175 helicopters, while Waypoint Leasing (Ireland) Limited committed to ordering an additional 16 Airbus helicopters including the H135, H145 and adding the H175 to its order book for the first time.
Absent from the show floor as it’s working hard on the field, the H175 has recently seen its maximum take-off weight being extended to 7.8 tonnes, allowing customers to benefit from an additional payload of 300 kg or an extra 40NM radius of action. Launch customer NHV also celebrated its 10,000 flight hours with the H175 on the Airbus Helicopters’ booth during the show.
At Heli-Expo this year, Airbus Helicopters introduced the H135 equipped with the Helionix digital avionics suite. STAT MedEvac will soon be the first air medical transport service in North America to operate this type, following an order for three new H135s announced at the show. The Helionix-equipped H135 will soon be leaving Dallas for a demo tour of the US and Mexico.
The H125 also saw continued success with REACH Air Medical Services, a subsidiary of Air Medical Group Holdings, placing an order for five new Airbus H125s. Ruo’er General Aviation Development Group (Ruo’er Group), one of the biggest general aviation companies operating flight support base and airport with comprehensive services in China, signed a letter of intent for a total of 12 H125s with a first confirmed order of four aircraft.
Another highlight of the show was Airbus Helicopters’ Voice of the Customer where the U.S. Coast Guard celebrated 30-plus years of collaboration with Airbus, as well as the milestone of 1.5 million flight hours on the MH-65 Dolphin. Also, two new VIP customers related their experiences operating Airbus helicopters and working with the Airbus Helicopters Inc. team.
“We’re very proud to have customers like Dallas Cowboys Owner and CEO Jerry Jones as well as oil business executive Mike Wallace testify to their satisfaction with our products and customer service, and share their Airbus experience with everyone,” said Chris Emerson, President of Airbus Helicopters Inc.
Ever committed to improving customer satisfaction, Airbus Helicopters announced at the show that its efforts in this domain are paying off with a recent independent survey confirming a significant reduction in direct maintenance and direct operating costs (DMC and DOC) for the H125, H130 and H135 helicopters, further strengthening the competitiveness of these types.
About Airbus
Airbus is a global leader in aeronautics, space and related services. In 2016, it generated revenues of € 67 billion and employed a workforce of around 134,000. Airbus offers the most comprehensive range of passenger airliners from 100 to more than 600 seats. Airbus is also a European leader providing tanker, combat, transport and mission aircraft, as well as Europe’s number one space enterprise and the world’s second largest space business. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions worldwide.
VIDEO: H135 Helionix from a pilot's perspective
Watch Airbus pilot Glenn Christiansen talk about how Helionix helps pilots perform their jobs safely by lowering workloads and increasing situational awareness. The H135 is the newest member of Airbus' Helionix family of rotorcraft, joining the H175, the H145, and the H160.
http://www.airbushelicopters.com/website/en/press/VIDEO:-H135-Helionix-from-a-pilot's-perspective_2101.html
After Sukhoi 'mistake', India to go for Russian 5th-generation fighter only on full-tech transfer pact
- India will ink final R&D contract for the FGFA with Russia only if there is full-scale transfer of technology.
- Decision has been taken in order to "not repeat the mistakes" of the entire Sukhoi-30MKI jet acquisition programme.
- IAF has been unhappy with Sukhoi because the jet lacks proper stealth.
Bell Helicopter Continues to Shape the Future of Vertical Lift
The company unveiled its vision for the future of rotorcraft at Heli-Expo 2017
PR
HELI-EXPO 2017 – Dallas, TX (March 7, 2017) Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, unveiled today its vision for the future of rotorcraft – the FCX-001. This is Bell Helicopter’s first concept aircraft and presents a 3-D roadmap for delivering safer, smarter and more efficient rotorcraft solutions.
To download images of the FCX-001, please follow this link.
“For the past 80 years, Bell Helicopter has imagined the art of the possible and brought those dreams to life,” Bell Helicopter’s President and CEO Mitch Snyder said during the opening ceremony at the HAI Heli-Expo. “Six months ago we created a dedicated team to focus on emerging technologies and how we could incorporate them into our products. Among that team’s first tasks was to display visually the technologies and innovations that present a roadmap that we envision bringing to market.”
Bell Helicopter formed a core group of engineers and a team of graphic designers that proved to be a highly collaborative team of problem solvers. It was through this process that the FCX-001, a concept aircraft, came to light to physically demonstrate a new way of thinking.
The concept aircraft was built to address the evolving demands of our customers and demonstrate key technologies that revolutionize the pilot and passenger experience, including:
A new anti-torque system in the tail boom designed to change the safety, noise and performance parameters of vertical lift aircraft forever.
Hybridized propulsion combines advanced thermal engine cores for the main propulsion with, for example, electric distribution and motors to drive the anti-torque system for more control and simpler vehicle operations and maintenance.
An airframe that is made from advanced sustainable materials to provide structural performance and offer configurations that our customers desire. In order to provide enhanced situational awareness, visibility and room, we are exploring the right combination of material and geometry. The airframe is also our front line for energy management where we harvest, store, attenuate and distribute external energy or system energy not already employed for useful work on the air vehicle.
A landing gear with non-traditional geometries that facilitate function when combined with advanced materials and actuation.
Morphing rotor blades that allow aircraft to optimize performance in different flight regimes.
A single pilot seat and an entirely new flight deck experience with the pilot controlling the aircraft through augmented reality and an artificial intelligence computer assistance system.
A highly modular passenger cabin enhanced with the same augmented reality technology for individualized infotainment to catch up on world news, hold a video conference call, share documents with other passengers or simply watch a movie or play music to relax.
“Being a pioneer in the aircraft industry is in our DNA and we want to share this renewed passion with the world. The FCX-001 points the way for our future – a renewed focus on innovative solutions and technologies. When the time is right we look forward to sharing more of what we’re doing behind closed doors,” added Snyder.
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HELI-EXPO 2017 – Dallas, TX (March 7, 2017) Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, unveiled today its vision for the future of rotorcraft – the FCX-001. This is Bell Helicopter’s first concept aircraft and presents a 3-D roadmap for delivering safer, smarter and more efficient rotorcraft solutions.
To download images of the FCX-001, please follow this link.
“For the past 80 years, Bell Helicopter has imagined the art of the possible and brought those dreams to life,” Bell Helicopter’s President and CEO Mitch Snyder said during the opening ceremony at the HAI Heli-Expo. “Six months ago we created a dedicated team to focus on emerging technologies and how we could incorporate them into our products. Among that team’s first tasks was to display visually the technologies and innovations that present a roadmap that we envision bringing to market.”
Bell Helicopter formed a core group of engineers and a team of graphic designers that proved to be a highly collaborative team of problem solvers. It was through this process that the FCX-001, a concept aircraft, came to light to physically demonstrate a new way of thinking.
The concept aircraft was built to address the evolving demands of our customers and demonstrate key technologies that revolutionize the pilot and passenger experience, including:
A new anti-torque system in the tail boom designed to change the safety, noise and performance parameters of vertical lift aircraft forever.
Hybridized propulsion combines advanced thermal engine cores for the main propulsion with, for example, electric distribution and motors to drive the anti-torque system for more control and simpler vehicle operations and maintenance.
An airframe that is made from advanced sustainable materials to provide structural performance and offer configurations that our customers desire. In order to provide enhanced situational awareness, visibility and room, we are exploring the right combination of material and geometry. The airframe is also our front line for energy management where we harvest, store, attenuate and distribute external energy or system energy not already employed for useful work on the air vehicle.
A landing gear with non-traditional geometries that facilitate function when combined with advanced materials and actuation.
Morphing rotor blades that allow aircraft to optimize performance in different flight regimes.
A single pilot seat and an entirely new flight deck experience with the pilot controlling the aircraft through augmented reality and an artificial intelligence computer assistance system.
A highly modular passenger cabin enhanced with the same augmented reality technology for individualized infotainment to catch up on world news, hold a video conference call, share documents with other passengers or simply watch a movie or play music to relax.
“Being a pioneer in the aircraft industry is in our DNA and we want to share this renewed passion with the world. The FCX-001 points the way for our future – a renewed focus on innovative solutions and technologies. When the time is right we look forward to sharing more of what we’re doing behind closed doors,” added Snyder.
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