lunes, 26 de abril de 2021
jueves, 22 de abril de 2021
HAPS: DLR develops an unmanned stratospheric aircraft - DLR Portal
Airbus to transform its European set-up in aerostructures - Commercial Aircraft - Airbus
● Discussions ongoing regarding industrial set-up in Spain
Toulouse, 21 April 2021 – Airbus has provided more details to its social partners during a European Works Council (SE-WC) meeting about the Company's ongoing assessment of its industrial set-up in Europe, notably regarding aerostructures activities in France and Germany.
Airbus has reaffirmed its intention to build a stronger aerostructures assembly value chain across its industrial system to its social partners, and considers aerostructures assembly as core to its business. Airbus presented its plans to create two integrated aerostructures assembly companies at the heart of its industrial system in order to reinforce its value stream management and prepare the Company for its short- and long-term future.
As part of these plans, and upon successful completion of the ongoing social process, the new company in France would bring together the activities currently managed within Airbus in Saint-Nazaire and Nantes together with those of STELIA Aerospace worldwide. Another company in Germany would bring the activities of Stade and Structure Assembly of Hamburg together with those of Premium AEROTEC in Nordenham, Bremen and partly in Augsburg, while rebalancing activities towards the upper part of the value chain and reviewing its involvement in the manufacturing of detail parts.
These two new aerostructures assembly companies, both wholly owned by Airbus, would no longer be suppliers to Airbus but become integrated within the Airbus perimeter, simplifying both governance and interfaces in a new industrial setup. Their distinct status would also enable them to focus on their industry segment and be leaner and more agile, fostering competitiveness, innovation and quality to the benefit of the Airbus programmes of today and tomorrow.
Airbus also intends to create a new global player in the detail parts business, anchored in Germany. Born out of today's Premium AEROTEC, this new entity, with its scale and advanced technologies, would be empowered to capitalise on the significant long-term growth prospects with Airbus as well as external customers, on both civil and military platforms.
In Spain, Airbus continues to work on solutions with its social partners to optimise the current industrial and aerostructures set-up in the Cádiz area in order to ensure its viability, resilience and competitiveness for the future.
miércoles, 21 de abril de 2021
martes, 20 de abril de 2021
Harbour Air, magniX and H55 Partner for The World’s First Certified All Electric Commercial Airplane – Harbour Air: North America's Largest Seaplane Airline – Since 1982
The largest seaplane airline operator, the global leader in electric propulsion technology, and the renowned electric system and battery storage provider, join forces in bringing aviation to a new era: clean, CO2 free and commercially attractive through electric propulsion.
Vancouver, B.C., Everett, WA, and Sion, Switzerland – April 20, 2021 – Harbour Air, North America's largest seaplane airline; magniX the company powering the electric aviation revolution; and H55, the spin off from Solar Impulse, producing highly efficient certified battery packs, announced a partnership to certify the world's first electric Beaver (eBeaver) commuter airplane through a supplemental type certificate (STC) program.
The companies will collaborate together with Transport Canada to certify the installation of the magniX electric propulsion unit and the H55 enhanced battery system, transforming Harbour Air's seaplanes into an all-electric commercial fleet.
After the successful first flight of the Harbour Air eBeaver powered by magniX in December 2019 and the ongoing flight tests since then, the companies have teamed up with H55 to bring their shared vision of clean, efficient and quiet commercial aviation to life by 2022. H55 will provide its proven modular battery technology to expand the eBeaver's balance to weight ratio and endurance. The company's battery modules have one of the highest energy densities on the market and will provide the entire energy storage system and redundant battery monitoring at the cell level for the eBeaver.
André Borschberg, H55 Executive Chairman, commenting on the partnership, "we have been attracted by Harbour Air and magniX's vision, pioneering spirit and commitment to make aviation clean. The collaboration will leverage our synergies and complementarities. We all understand that the path to electric aviation is complicated. But at the same time by joining forces, our combined experience will lead to quicker certification. And this in turn will offer a fast and safe way to reach the market and popularize electric aviation."
"I believe that H55 is the leading company in aviation battery solutions," says Greg McDougall, CEO of Harbour Air. "Having them as partners in the ePlane development means that we will be able to lead the global push for electric aviation."
"This partnership is another step forward in our vision of making emission free, all-electric aircraft a reality," said Roei Ganzarski, CEO of magniX. "With Harbour Air leading the way to become an all-electric airline, H55's battery technology and magniX's flight-proven propulsion, we are looking at an electrifying future."
Since the first flight in 2019, the eBeaver has performed additional flight tests to measure and collect data on cruise performance and take-off thrust efficiency, electro-magnetic interference (EMI), battery management software logic, noise levels, and more. magniX, Harbour Air and H55 will work on design optimization for the electric propulsion unit (EPU), energy storage system (ESS) and related aircraft systems based on ongoing flight testing.
About Harbour Air
Founded in 1982 with two small seaplanes, Harbour Air is North America's largest seaplane airline —and the first to be fully carbon-neutral. The company's international seaplane service, which originally began as a service for the forestry industry in B.C., is now a quintessential west coast experience. With a showcase fleet of more than 40 aircraft, Harbour Air offers up to 300 daily scheduled flights, scenic tours, adventure packages, and private flights. With extensive scheduled flight service connecting downtown Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle (WA), Nanaimo, Tofino, Whistler, Richmond (YVR South), Sechelt, Salt Spring Island, Pitt Meadows, Maple Bay and Comox. For more information, visit www.harbourair.com.
About magniX
Headquartered in Everett, WA with engineering facilities in Redmond and in Australia, magniX offers revolutionary electric propulsion systems for aircraft to meet electrical generation and torque requirements for sustainable commercial aerospace and defense. Using proprietary technology, magniX offers a range of solutions for various aviation applications including fixed wing, rotorcraft, and VTOL. For more information, please visit: www.magnix.aero.
About H55
H55's mission is to make air transport, quiet, clean and affordable. The company's patented and certified electric propulsion and battery management technology serves client-based solutions around electric propulsion for both existing aircraft designs, future VTOL and e-Commuter concepts. The core of H55's proprietary technology is focused on an integrated power, propulsion and battery management system which includes battery packs, connectors, motor, motor controller, pilot interface and power controls. H55's expertise is around aviation certified modular battery storage and battery management systems, with the company's solutions having already been demonstrated with its first customer application, the Bristell Energic. For more information, please visit www.h55.ch.
lunes, 19 de abril de 2021
Primer vuelo de un helicóptero en Marte
Diecinueve de abril de 1890. Clement Ader registraba una patente de una cosa llamada avión. Ciento treinta y un años más tarde volaba por primera vez una aeronave de ala rotatoria en la atmósfera de otro planeta.
https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/primer-vuelo-de-un-helicoptero-en-marte/
Dawn of a revival ...or more clouds on the horizon?
viernes, 16 de abril de 2021
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sábado, 10 de abril de 2021
UAV optimized for payload and distance shows top results
viernes, 9 de abril de 2021
EASA issues guidelines for the design verification of drones operated in the ‘specific’ category | EASA
COLOGNE, April 8, 2021 - The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) published guidance for drone operators, manufacturers and national authorities explaining the process for the design verification of drones, an important element in ensuring safe drone operations in the 'specific' category.
Since the new EU drone regulation became applicable on December 31, 2020, the volume of drone operations taking place across Europe has been stepped up. Operators are also gradually increasing the scope of their operations and the design verification of the drone by EASA is an important element to ensure safety, in particular when operations are conducted in populated areas.
The process applied for the design verification will depend on the level of risk of the operation. When the drone is used in operations classified as high risk (i.e. SAIL V and VI according to SORA), EASA will issue a type certificate according to Part 21 (Regulation (EU) 748/2012). When the drone is used in operations classified in the medium risk (i.e. SAIL III and IV according to SORA), a more proportionate approach will be applied, leading to a 'design verification report'. The procedure to apply to EASA for the issuance of the 'design verification report' are described in the Guidelines.
"EASA continues its efforts to ensure safe, secure and sustainable operations of drones," EASA Executive Director Patrick Ky said. "This new design verification process was developed to support all stakeholders, applying a proportionate approach which will foster innovation and growth in this promising sector".
The design verification process is immediately applicable and national aviation authorities are encouraged to require all UAS operators who are conducting operations in the 'specific' category, with medium risk, to operate drones for which EASA has issued a 'design verification report'.
jueves, 8 de abril de 2021
[España]¡El Campeonato Nacional de ULM en Olocau será retransmitido en directo!
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miércoles, 7 de abril de 2021
Northrop Grumman's optionally-manned Firebird demonstrates operational flexibility
TEMACOM Artificial intelligence and Machine learning to predict defective Aerospace components - IDAERO
Recently Idaero Joint TEMACOM Project, as part of a consortium with Airbus and IMDEA.
Idaero is in charge of development the software including AI and ML core.
One of the goals of TEMACOM is reducing defects probability occurrence during manufacturing of aerospace parts by developing TEMACOM predictive software.
First Stage
First stage of the project just finished, consists of prediction of what conditions may lead to defects during RTM manufacturing process.
RTM (Resin Transfer Moulding) process consist of injecting epoxy resin in a mold with carbon fiber, so parts manufactured copy the geometry of the mould and are reinforced with carbon fibres.
RTM process are used widely to improve efficiency while manufacturing composite components for aerospace, automotive, wind power and other industries.
There are some possible defects that may appear in the parts during the process, that affect mechanical properties.
Second Stage
Second and current stage of the project is the prediction of manufacturing issues when drilling panels for assembling, based on detection of position of the tools on the outer shape of the manufactured panels, that can result in defects in the holes.
Idaero
Idaero is specialized in developing engineering software of any kind, including Machine Learning and Artificial intelligence solutions applied to improve manufacturing processes.
TEMACOM is a Project from Innovation Hub calls of the Regional Government of Madrid and receives funds from Community of Madrid.
TEMACOM is a Project from Innovation Hub calls of the Regional Government of Madrid and receives funds from Community of Madrid
Recently Idaero Joint TEMACOM Project, as part of a consortium with Airbus and IMDEA.
Idaero is in charge of development the software including AI and ML core.
One of the goals of TEMACOM is reducing defects probability occurrence during manufacturing of aerospace parts by developing TEMACOM predictive software.
First Stage
First stage of the project just finished, consists of prediction of what conditions may lead to defects during RTM manufacturing process.
RTM (Resin Transfer Moulding) process consist of injecting epoxy resin in a mold with carbon fiber, so parts manufactured copy the geometry of the mould and are reinforced with carbon fibres.
RTM process are used widely to improve efficiency while manufacturing composite components for aerospace, automotive, wind power and other industries.
There are some possible defects that may appear in the parts during the process, that affect mechanical properties.
Second Stage
Second and current stage of the project is the prediction of manufacturing issues when drilling panels for assembling, based on detection of position of the tools on the outer shape of the manufactured panels, that can result in defects in the holes.
Idaero
Idaero is specialized in developing engineering software of any kind, including Machine Learning and Artificial intelligence solutions applied to improve manufacturing processes.
TEMACOM is a Project from Innovation Hub calls of the Regional Government of Madrid and receives funds from Community of Madrid.
TEMACOM is a Project from Innovation Hub calls of the Regional Government of Madrid and receives funds from Community of Madrid
TsAGI Developed a Concept of Aircraft Wing Surface Micro-Relief
During unfavorable weather conditions or in case of crew errors, the flying aircraft risks reaching critical angles of attack, which can lead to a plane crash. To solve the problem of the drop in lift, scientists from the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute named after Professor N.E. Zhukovsky (part of the Research Center "Institute named after N.E. Zhukovsky") investigate the possibility to control the detachable flow around the wing using the surface microrelief. The fundamental activity is being carried out within the framework of Micro-Relief, TsAGI R&D
At the first stage, TsAGI created a concept of the micro-relief which is a number of plastic-foil zig-zag vortex generators distributed above the streamlined surface.
After that, TsAGI used the subsonic T-129 WT to find the best relief position on the wing. The wing model tests were performed at 15-20 m/s flow rate, 0...35-degree angles of attack, and with different micro-relief positions.
'The testing revealed that wing leading edge area is the most effective position for the micro-relief. This does not only increase the maximum lift coefficient but also significantly slows the lift descent at post stall,' said Maksim Ustinov, Doctor of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics, TsAGI Deputy Head of Supersonic Aircraft Aerothermodynamics.
The next stage included tests of micro-relief influence on high-lift wing; they showed the efficiency of using it at the wing slat.
The concept developed may be applicable for different aircraft types; this year, it will be tested on a main rotor blade model. Tests will be carried out on the special facility in the Department for Rotorcraft Aerodynamics and Dynamics.
In the course of the work, the scientists will study the mechanism of the influence of the relief on the unsteady separation of the flow. This will improve the know-how parameters to be used on the rotor blade profile. It is expected that the use of microrelief will significantly increase the helicopter aerodynamic characteristics, in particular, its maximum velocity.