viernes, 26 de agosto de 2022
320 Qantas pilots call in sick every day, says Joyce
jueves, 25 de agosto de 2022
Lilium’s Air Taxi Is Arriving Too Early - WSJ
German startup's plans may be asking too much of today's technology and nervous investment climate
Iran to launch mass military drone drills
miércoles, 24 de agosto de 2022
TCAS Stops Mid-Air Collision Between LATAM Airbus A319 & Copa Boeing 737
Boeing Is Currently Assembling The Last Ever 747 Jumbo Jet
XTI Reboots Plans for TriFan Family
Rechargeable aluminum: The cheap solution to seasonal energy storage?
Aluminum has an energy density more than 50 times higher than lithium ion, if you treat it as an energy storage medium in a redox cycle battery. Swiss scientists are developing the technology as a renewable energy stash for the European winter.
martes, 23 de agosto de 2022
Japan mulls long-range missile upgrades due to China threat: report
Modified X-62 helps accelerate tactical autonomy development
British Airways cancels 10,000 more flights at London Heathrow
16 Failed Landings: Chaotic 90 Minutes At India’s Kolkata Airport
Solar-powered Airbus endurance UAV meets its end after 64 days of nonstop flight
Fly me to the Moon! NASA's Orion spacecraft with the Airbus-built European Service Module is ready for launch
Belgian who hacked American Airlines website avoids trial in the U.S.
Crash-defying quadcopter lands on rooftops pitched at up to 60 degrees
Scientists working to expand the potential landing zones for drones have demonstrated a novel approach, enabling the aircraft to safely touch down on steep inclines. The technology builds on the team's previous work involving walls and lakes, and could enable drones to land on one of the more common surfaces in the urban environment.
The Australian Government has launched a new $30 millionADS-B rebate program for general and recreational aircraft owners
lunes, 22 de agosto de 2022
A400M aircraft. Design Requirements & Conceptual Definition [pdf]
- Historical background of A400M
- A400M Design Requirements
- Competitors
- Alternative concepts/configurations
- Examples of impact (effect) of specific military requirements on the final design/configuration
Ukrainian Fighter Pilots Are Training On DIY A-10 Warthog Simulators
While the U.S. has yet to donate the famed Warthog to Ukraine, an infantry officer is taking preemptive measures just in case that day comes.
domingo, 21 de agosto de 2022
Airbus HAPS Zephyr Crashes in Arizona
https://www.overtdefense.com/2022/08/20/airbus-zephyr-crashes-in-arizona/
Breaking - @AirbusDefence US confirms #Zephyr solar-powered drone lost over Arizona. Statement: "Following 64 days of stratospheric flight and the completion of numerous mission objectives, Zephyr experienced circumstances that ended its current flight" #avgeek #ZephyrWatch pic.twitter.com/Or4FPQIlqm
— Tim Robinson (@RAeSTimR) August 20, 2022
sábado, 20 de agosto de 2022
Taiwan shows off most advanced fighter jet after China drills
Russia deploys hypersonic missiles to Kaliningrad
Lockheed Martin delivers integrated multi-mission laser weapon system to US Navy
AeroVironment Acquires Planck Aerosystems
GA-ASI Tests PT6 E-Series Engine from Pratt and Whitney on MQ-9B
The Future of Airports – a new model from an old tradition
Bjorn’s Corner: Sustainable Air Transport. Part 33. eVTOL batteries.
Multiple fatalities after mid-air collision of two planes attempting to land at Watsonville Municipal Airport, California, U.S.
viernes, 19 de agosto de 2022
Un avión en la Castellana: el día que Santiago Garcia-Clairac y Juanjo Diaz hicieron desfilar un CASA 101 por Madrid [podcast]
Ahora que se retira el CASA C-101 ha vuelto a la memoria aquél anuncio de 1989 en el que el avión entrenador español se paseaba por la Castellana para anunciar lubricantes para automóvil de una conocida marca. Y hoy tenemos como invitados a sus creadores, al cerebro creativo, Satiago García-Clairac, y Juanjo Díaz, quien hizo posible llevar a la realidad las ideas que Santiago y su equipo habían plasmado en papel: hacer que un avión militar, de entrenamiento, circulara por plena Castellana como un coche más.
¿Queréis saber cómo fue posible hacer el anuncio más caro de la TV española, con récord Guiness de espectadores? Escuchad el episodio.
Y con permiso de Santiago y de Juanjo reproducimos a en el blog algunas escenas del «cómo se hizo», así como alguno de los storie boards.
El podcast se puede enontrar en Amazon Music, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Ivoox, Spotify
pd: Si la intro y la despedida os son familiares, que no os sorprenda. En un ejercicio de nostalgia podcasteril he hablado con Javier Lago para pedirle permiso y utlizar la introducción que hizo para el que, si no recuerdo mal, fue el primer podcast español sobre aviación: Remove Before Flight RBF podcast