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Calidus Unveils Giant Attack Aircraft

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Pilatus Launches Smart PC-7 Basic Trainer

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Israel's Elbit Launches UAE Company

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2021-11-15/israels-elbit-launches-uae-company 

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ALC Buying A350Fs as Part of Massive Order

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https://breakingdefense.com/2021/11/exclusive-general-atomics-is-secretly-flying-a-new-heavily-armed-drone/ 

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Volocopter performs South Korea's first crewed air taxi flight

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Spanish Ministry of Defence signs order for three Airbus A330 MRTT | Airbus

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First German C-130J Hercules Performs Maiden Flight

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Rostec flies the modernized Ka-226T for the first time

http://www.ruaviation.com/news/2021/11/10/17061/ 

US Army teams autonomous Black Hawk with drones in air assault experiments

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Britten-Norman works to deliver zero-carbon flights to the Isles of Scilly.

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Russia and China sign a contract to build a joint heavy helicopter

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Airbus plans major presence at Dubai Airshow

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Embraer presents the Energia Family - Four New Aircraft Concepts Using Renewable Energy Propulsion Technologies

  press release




ÃO JOSÉ DOS CAMPOS, Brazil, Nov. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Embraer (B3: EMBR3,NYSE: ERJ) today announced a family of concept aircraft that it is exploring to help the industry achieve its goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050. The details of the Energia family, the latest in the company's Sustainability in Action initiative, were broadcast live via YouTube from Embraer's manufacturing facility in São José dos Campos.

The company has partnered with an international consortium of engineering universities, aeronautical research institutes, and small and medium-sized enterprises to better understand energy harvesting, storage, thermal management and their applications for sustainable aircraft propulsion.

The Energia Family is comprised of four concept aircraft of varying sizes that incorporate different propulsion technologies – electric, hydrogen fuel cell, dual fuel gas turbine, and hybrid-electric.

 

Energia Hybrid (E9-HE)                                          Energia Electric (E9-FE)
   . hybrid-electric propulsion                                        . full electric propulsion
   . up to 90% CO₂ emissions reduction                       . zero CO₂ emissions
   . 9 seats                                                                    . 9 seats          
   . rear-mounted engines                                            . aft contra-rotating propellers
   . technology readiness –2030                                   . technology readiness – 2035

  Energia H2 Fuel Cell (E19-H2FC)                           Energia H2 Gas Turbine (E50-H2GT)
   . hydrogen electric propulsion                                    . hydrogen or SAF/JetA turbine propulsion
   . zero CO₂ emissions                                                 . up to 100% CO₂ emissions reduction
   . 19 seats                                                                   . 35 to 50 seats
   . rear-mounted electric engines                                 . rear-mounted engines
   . technology readiness – 2035                                   . technology readiness – 2040

 

Each aircraft is being evaluated for its technical and subsequent commercial viability.

Luis Carlos Affonso, Embraer's Sr. VP of Engineering, Technology and Corporate Strategy, explained the rationale for the Energia family. "We see our role as a developer of novel technologies to help the industry achieve its sustainability targets. There's no easy or single solution in getting to net zero. New technologies and their supporting infrastructure will come online over time. We're working right now to refine the first airplane concepts, the ones that can start reducing emissions sooner rather than later. Small aircraft are ideal on which to test and prove new propulsion technologies so that they can be scaled up to larger aircraft. That's why our Energia family is such an important platform."

Arjan Meijer, President and CEO of Embraer Commercial Aviation, commented on the company´s strategy regarding sustainability "We will see a big transformation in our industry towards a more sustainable aviation. With 50 years experience in developing, certifying and supporting regional aircraft, Embraer is in a unique position to make viable the introduction of new disruptive green technologies."

Although the Energia airplanes are still on the drawing board, Embraer has already made advances in reducing emissions from its aircraft. It has tested drop-in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), mixes of sugarcane and camelina plant-derived fuel and fossil fuel, on its family of E-Jets. The company is targeting to have all Embraer aircraft SAF-compatible by 2030. Last August, Embraer flew its Electric Demonstrator, a single-engine EMB-203 Ipanema, 100% powered by electricity. A full electric demonstrator flew this year, a hydrogen fuel cell demonstrator is planned for 2025 and the company's eVTOL, a fully-electric, zero-emissions vertical take off and landing vehicle, is being developed to enter service in 2026.

For complete information about Embraer's Sustainability in Action initiative and specifications for each Energia concept aircraft, go to https://www.embraercommercialaviation.com/sustainabilityinaction.

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AINsight: Aircraft Buying Is a Marathon, Not a Sprint

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China launches remote-sensing satellite group

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Boeing gets OK for satellite grid to provide internet from space

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First Hungarian 600kg light aircraft Magnus Fusion 213 completed its maiden flight

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600kg mote

+6G aerobatic limit

CFRP structure

EASA certified

Drop-in Fuels from Sunlight and Air | Nature

In press

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/aerospace/2021-11-04/swiss-researchers-say-they-can-produce-saf-air

Paper:

Abstract

Aviation and shipping currently contribute approximately 8% of total anthropogenic CO₂ emissions, with growth in tourism and global trade projected to increase this contribution further^1–3. Carbon-neutral transportation is feasible with electric motors powered by rechargeable batteries, though challenging if not impossible for long-haul commercial travel, particularly air travel⁴. A promising solution are drop-in fuels (synthetic alternatives for petroleum-derived liquid hydrocarbon fuels such as kerosene, gasoline or diesel) made from H₂O and CO₂ by solar-driven processes^5–7. Among the many possible approaches, the thermochemical path using concentrated solar radiation as the source of high-temperature process heat offers potentially high production rates and efficiencies⁸ and can deliver truly carbon-neutral fuels if the required CO₂ is obtained directly from atmospheric air⁹. If H₂O is also co-extracted from air¹⁰, feedstock sourcing and fuel production can be co-located in desert regions with high solar irradiation and limited access to water resources. While individual steps of such a scheme have been implemented, we now demonstrate operation of the entire thermochemical solar fuel production chain, from H₂O and CO₂ captured directly from ambient air to the synthesis of drop-in transportation fuels (e.g. methanol, kerosene), with a modular 5-kW_thermal pilot-scale solar system operated under real field conditions. We further identify the R&D efforts and discuss the economic viability and policies required to bring these solar fuels to market.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-04174-y 

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Iberia y Repsol realizan el primer vuelo con biocombustible producido en España con residuos

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https://grupo.iberia.es/news/04112021/iberia-y-repsol-realizan-el-primer-vuelo-con-biocombustible-producido-en-espaa-con-residuos?ref=Home

 

 

04 de noviembre de 2021 Iberia y Repsol realizan el primer vuelo con biocombustible producido en España con residuos     Repsol e Iberia han completado la ruta Madrid − Bilbao con combustible sostenible producido a partir de residuos en la refinería de Petronor. El vuelo ha sido operado con el Airbus A320neo, uno de los aviones más eficientes de la aerolínea. Este vuelo con baja huella de carbono es un paso más hacia la descarbonización del sector de la aviación gracias al uso de biocombustibles y la mejora en la eficiencia energética, y ha supuesto una reducción de emisiones de 1,4 toneladas de CO2 a la atmósfera. Aena, en línea con su papel de impulsor y facilitador del sector en materia de descarbonización del transporte aéreo, apoya esta iniciativa trabajando asimismo en proyectos de colaboración para promover la producción de combustible sostenible para fomentar su uso por parte de las aerolíneas. Se trata de la primera iniciativa surgida del convenio de colaboración hacia una movilidad más sostenible firmado por Repsol e Iberia el pasado mes de julio, que contempla en su programa el desarrollo de combustibles para aviación de bajas emisiones de carbono. Repsol es pionera en la fabricación de combustibles sostenibles de aviación en España, y con este tipo de producciones en sus complejos industriales se anticipa a las diferentes medidas que la UE va a establecer para fomentar el uso de los combustibles sostenibles de aviación. Iberia está desarrollando su estrategia de sostenibilidad sobre tres pilares: operaciones más eficientes, una experiencia de viaje más sostenible para sus clientes y compromiso con la investigación y desarrollo de los combustibles sostenibles y otras tecnologías. ​​ Repsol e Iberia han realizado el primer vuelo con biocombustible producido en España a partir de residuos. En concreto, el biojet utilizado pertenece al lote producido el pasado agosto en la refinería de Petronor, que se ubica cerca de Bilbao y pertenece al Grupo Repsol. El vuelo regular IB 426 ha sido operado con un avión Airbus A320neo de la aerolínea española, con capacidad para 180 pasajeros y actualmente uno de los aviones más eficientes del mundo. Equipados con motores CFM de tipo Leap-1ª, los A320neo de Iberia son un 50% más silenciosos y más respetuosos con el medio ambiente, pues emiten 5.000 toneladas menos de CO2 al año y un 50% menos de NOx. El vuelo ha realizado también una aproximación 'verde', una operación del vuelo que mejora la eficiencia en el consumo alcanzando el nivel óptimo de altura en las fases de ascenso y descenso. De izda. a decha.: Ana Salazar, Jefa de División de Sostenibilidad de Aena; Teresa Parejo, directora de Sostenibilidad de Iberia; y Berta Cabello, Gerente Senior de Transformación de Refino   En esta operación, Iberia y Repsol han contado con la colaboración de Aena, quien trabaja de forma colaborativa con los distintos agentes para promover la descarbonización global del sector y apoya esta iniciativa trabajando asimismo en proyectos de colaboración para promover la producción de combustible sostenible, con el objetivo fomentar su uso por parte de las aerolíneas. Este vuelo ha logrado reducir la emisión de 1,4 toneladas de CO2 a la atmósfera, gracias a la mejora de la eficiencia en el consumo que aporta el avión, unida al uso del biocombustible sostenible. Además, para el repostaje se ha utilizado un vehículo de suministro de combustible de aviación de propulsión eléctrica con cero emisiones, y en todas las operaciones en tierra (carga y descarga de equipajes, asistencia al avión y remolcado hasta la pista de despegue) se ha recurrido a los vehículos más eficientes que Iberia Airport Services ha desplegado en toda su red de aeropuertos en España, como el mototok, un avanzado vehículo eléctrico dirigido por control remoto para realizar la maniobra de push back al avión. A bordo, Iberia también está probando con diferentes envases que le permitan sustituir los plásticos de un solo uso.  El lote de biocombustible para aviones utilizado es el tercero fabricado por Repsol y el primero del mercado español producido a partir de residuos como materia prima. La compañía energética integra así herramientas de economía circular en el proceso, transformando los residuos en productos de alto valor añadido como son los combustibles de baja huella de carbono. Este lote se suma a otros dos anteriores producidos a partir de biomasa en las refinerías de Repsol en Puertollano y Tarragona. Esta iniciativa forma parte del convenio de colaboración hacia una movilidad más sostenible firmado por ambas compañías el pasado mes de julio y está en consonancia con los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) que promueve Naciones Unidas a través de la Agenda 2030. El acuerdo se traduce en el desarrollo de ambiciosos programas y actividades conjuntas en tres ámbitos: el desarrollo de combustibles para aviación de bajas emisiones de carbono, la producción de electricidad e hidrógeno renovable para descarbonizar la flota de vehículos de Iberia y la transición ecológica hacia instalaciones más sostenibles a través de nuevas tecnologías basadas en inteligencia artificial, entre otras.   Supone un primer hito en la hoja de ruta del convenio, que contempla próximos vuelos con biocombustibles con baja huella de carbono con el objetivo de lograr una movilidad más sostenible y eficiente en el sector de la aviación, donde la electrificación no es viable por el momento, el hidrógeno renovable requiere un avance tecnológico en los aviones, y los biocombustibles serán durante los próximos años la opción más rápida y eficiente para reducir las emisiones en el transporte   La descarbonización del sector aeronáutico El sector de la aviación avanza decididamente hacia la descarbonización mediante el uso de biocombustibles. La Asociación del Transporte Aéreo Internacional (IATA, por sus siglas en inglés) se ha fijado un crecimiento cero de las emisiones de carbono desde 2020, para lo que está desarrollando diversas iniciativas, entre las que destaca, por su alta aportación a la reducción de CO2, el uso de distintos combustibles sostenibles, como los biocombustibles y los biocombustibles avanzados producidos a partir de residuos. El pasado 14 de julio la Comisión Europea presentó el paquete de medidas Fit for 55, que incluye la iniciativa RefuelEU Aviation, cuyo objetivo es impulsar la oferta y demanda de combustibles de aviación sostenibles en la Unión Europea, alcanzando un uso del 2% en 2025, del 5% en 2030 y del 63% en el año 2050. De este modo, se reduce la huella ambiental de la aviación, al tiempo que se contribuye a la consecución de los objetivos climáticos de la Unión Europea. Repsol es pionera en la fabricación de combustibles sostenibles de aviación (SAF, por sus siglas en inglés) en España, y con la producción de combustibles en sus complejos industriales se anticipa a las diferentes medidas que las instituciones comunitarias han establecido para fomentar el uso de los combustibles sostenibles de aviación. En este sentido, tanto el SAF obtenido a partir de biomasa como el biocombustible avanzado procedente de residuos están incluidos en la lista de combustibles sostenibles en la Directiva Europea de Energías Renovables.   Objetivo cero emisiones netas en el año 2050 Repsol tiene el objetivo de liderar la transición energética, en línea con el Acuerdo de París, y limitar así el incremento de la temperatura global por debajo de los 2ºC. El impulso de los combustibles sostenibles se suma a los proyectos que Repsol ya ha desplegado en eficiencia energética, generación de electricidad baja en emisiones, hidrógeno renovable, economía circular, combustibles sintéticos y captura, uso y almacenamiento de CO2, y es uno de los principales ejes estratégicos de la compañía para alcanzar su meta de ser una compañía cero emisiones netas en el año 2050. La compañía cuenta con una estrategia de economía circular desde 2018 que se materializa en más de 230 iniciativas y la ambición de utilizar tres millones de toneladas de residuos anualmente en 2030 como materia prima para sus productos. En octubre de 2020 anunció la construcción de la primera planta de biocombustibles avanzados de España, que se pondrá en marcha en 2023. Se ubicará en Cartagena y tendrá una capacidad de 250.000 toneladas anuales de biocombustibles producidos a partir de residuos y válidos para coches, camiones y aviones. En el puerto de Bilbao, en las inmediaciones de la refinería de Petronor, Repsol tiene previsto una de las mayores plantas del mundo de combustibles sintéticos, utilizando hidrógeno renovable y CO2 como únicas materias primas. La planta se pondrá en funcionamiento en 2024 y tendrá una capacidad de más de 2.100 toneladas anuales. Además, el avance tecnológico y el despliegue de proyectos actuales y futuros ha permitido a la compañía aumentar su ambición en los objetivos de reducción de la intensidad de carbono marcados en su Plan Estratégico 2021-2025. La nueva senda de descarbonización para alcanzar la neutralidad en 2050 establece una reducción del Indicador de Intensidad de Carbono del 15% en 2025, del 28% en 2030 y del 55% en 2040, frente a los anteriores del 12%, 25% y 50%, respectivamente. Por su parte, Iberia forma parte de IAG, que ha sido el primer grupo aéreo en comprometerse a lograr 0 emisiones netas en 2050. Además, en 2030 las aerolíneas de IAG operarán un mínimo de un 10% de sus vuelos con combustibles de origen sostenible. El Grupo adquirirá un millón de toneladas de combustible de aviación sostenible al año, lo que le permitirá reducir las emisiones de carbono en dos millones de toneladas para 2030, lo que equivale aproximadamente a la absorción de CO2 de un bosque con una extensión similar a 400.000 campos de fútbol. Adicionalmente, IAG se convertirá en el primer grupo de aerolíneas del mundo en extender su compromiso de emisiones netas cero de CO2 a su cadena de proveedores. Iberia está desarrollando su estrategia medioambiental sobre tres pilares: operaciones más eficientes −donde se incluyen todas las iniciativas de renovación de flota, reducción del consumo de combustible y electrificación de sus vehículos, entre otras−; una experiencia de viaje más sostenible para sus clientes −a través de la digitalización de servicios, la eliminación progresiva de plásticos a bordo, el desarrollo de su sistema de gestión de residuos y la compensación de la huella de carbono−; y su compromiso con la transición ecológica de la aviación, sobre todo, a través de su colaboración en la investigación y desarrollo de combustibles de origen sostenible.

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