lunes, 19 de septiembre de 2022

Sustainable Air Transport. Part 37. VTOL Flight Control.

Bjorn's Corner: Sustainable Air Transport. Part 37. VTOL Flight Control. https://leehamnews.com/2022/09/16/bjorns-corner-sustainable-air-transport-part-37-vtol-flight-control/ 

No engines, billions shy, devastating enviro analysis, Boom’s CEO still exudes optimism

Beyond the Airshow: Zeltweg Was The ‘Field Of Battle’ For Industries And International Powers

EC-130J Psychological Warfare Aircraft Performs Final Broadcast

Boeing 787 Competitor: Russian-Chinese CR929 Enters Initial Design Phase

All Change: Qatar Airways Cuts Most Paris CDG A380 Flights This Winter

Embraer and L3 Harris to develop new agile tanker via KC-390. Embraer and

Embraer and L3Harris Technologies announced a partnership to develop an "Agile Tanker," a tactical aerial refueling option to address the U.S. Air Force's operational imperatives and joint force refueling requirements, especially for contested logistics environments.



https://50skyshades.com/news/manufacturer/embraer-and-l3-harris-to-develop-new-agile-tanker-via-kc-390 

Boeing demonstrates MQ-25′s utility as surveillance drone

Company paired UAV with three Navy aircraft types in virtual manned-unmanned teaming demo

L'Airbus A380 fait de la résistance et part à la reconquête des airs

100s Of Flights Canceled In Japan Due To Typhoon Nanmadol

How Wet and Contaminated Runways Affect Aircraft Braking And Handling

US, allies could lose 900 aircraft in conflict with China over Taiwan: CSIS

A wargame developed by the Washington think tank indicates that US military can preserve the island nation's sovereignty in the face of a full-scale assault, but at great cost.


https://www.flightglobal.com/military-uavs/us-allies-could-lose-900-aircraft-in-conflict-with-china-over-taiwan-csis/150214.article 

Ampaire picks Electric Power Systems to provide Eco Caravan’s battery pack

China sanctions heads of Raytheon, Boeing defence over Taiwan arms sales

Boeing still pausing 737 production as it works through supply troubles

The Brazilian armed forces acquire 27 H125 helicopters

MQ-9 Reapers land at Iowa Air Guard base for first time - YouTube

Swiss parliament approves $5.5 bln purchase of F-35 fighters

Poland buys 48 light combat aircraft from South Korea

SAS signs letter of support with Heart Aerospace with the option to add electric aircraft to the SAS fleet

Cracked windshield forces Sunwing Airlines (operating for TUI Netherlands) to divert to Bucharest

The Brazilian armed forces acquire 27 H125 helicopters

Triton fleet size decided by Defence Strategic Review [Australia]

Air Charter Firm Inks Deal for 50 All-electric Aircraft

Doroni opens orders on its H1 personal lift & cruise eVTOL

Lockheed Martin delivers record 300-kW laser weapon to US military

World’s biggest carbon capture plant set for Wyoming

Rolls-Royce completes EUR1.7 billion sale of ITP

domingo, 18 de septiembre de 2022

El sistema ‘Crow’ de Indra contrarresta un ataque con drones en una demostración realizada por el ejército del aire y del espacio en UNVEX | indra

https://www.indracompany.com/es/noticia/crow-indra-contrarresta-ataque-drones-demostracion-realizada-ejercito-aire-espacio-unvex 

Crow es uno de los pocos sistemas que ya ha demostrado su eficacia en operaciones reales: protegió a los soldados españoles en Mali y a los presidentes y jefes de estado que aterrizaron en la Base Aérea de Torrejón de Ardoz para acudir a la Cumbre de la OTAN en Madrid el pasado mes de junio

jueves, 15 de septiembre de 2022

Confronting Challenges Impacting Drones and the Air Mobility Market

Confronting Challenges Impacting Drones and the Air Mobility Market https://uasmagazine.com/articles/2583/confronting-challenges-impacting-drones-and-the-air-mobility-market 

USAF CV-22 Osprey Stranded For A Month In Norway After Emergency Landing In Nature Reserve

China Expected To Certify The COMAC C919 On September 19th

Top Aces’ private F-16 fleet wins USAF contract for adversary air

Bullish AirAsia Aviation targets 100 more jets, big cargo ramp-up

Sweden’s Heart Aerospace scales up to develop 30-seat hybrid-electric ES-30

Sweden's Heart Aerospace will now build a 30-seat hybrid-electric regional aircraft called the ES-30, dropping previous plans for a 19-seater called the ES-19.


https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/swedens-heart-aerospace-scales-up-to-develop-30-seat-hybrid-electric-es-30/150213.article 

Germany Snubs Lockheed Martin, Opts for Israeli Arrow 3 Air-Defense System -

THAAD: America's Super Shield against Ballistic Missiles

Ryanair calls on EU to protect overflights to prevent French ATC union cancelling thousands of flights

Update: Uncrewed Blue Origin Rocket Suffers Booster Malfunction

Scientists fire up the most powerful laser in the US

Swarm Of 40 Drones Over Fort Irwin An Ominous Sign Of What's To Come

The commander of the Army's National Training Center posted a video of a simulated 40-drone swarm attack on a visiting unit at dawn. 


https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/swarm-of-40-drones-over-fort-irwin-an-ominous-sign-of-whats-to-come 

First RAAF MQ-4C Triton drone unveiled – Australian Aviation

An old aerodynamic problem could pose a new challenge for eVTOL aircraft - The Air Current

miércoles, 14 de septiembre de 2022

EU moves to release more military funds for Ukraine

SpaceX says likely won't need 42,000 satellites for Starlink internet

GE Aviation opens new Asia-Pacific Service Centre

New Photos Of The New AW249 Attack Helicopter Emerge As Test Campaign Progresses

First F-16V Block 72 Fighters Delivered To Greece

Germany Sells Its Remaining Lufthansa Shares

Strikes Set To Cause French Flight Cancelations On Friday

GE completes testing of F-35 adaptive engine prototype

Taiwan signs deal for four MQ-9Bs: legislator

How Covid crisis has accelerated evolution of airline technology strategies

China’s C919 narrowbody jet set for Sept. 19 certification

Some 2.2 million passengers at Brussels Airport in August, 82% of pre-Covid number

FAA, EASA OK G500/600 Flight Control Software Fix

Bombardier Opens 2022 Safety Standdown Registration

The three-day aviation safety conference's theme this year is "Moving Safety Forward."
September 13, 2022, 9:38 AM

Bombardier has opened registration for



https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2022-09-13/bombardier-opens-2022-safety-standdown-registration 

World's first direct air electrolyzer makes hydrogen from humidity

Innovative Chinese missile breathes air or water for multi-mode attacks

[Vídeo] Primer vuelo con despegue desde el agua del anfibio apagafuegos AG600M chino - Sandglass Patrol

martes, 13 de septiembre de 2022

ELEKTRA TRAINER gets first place at Electrifly-In eTrophy competition in Bern

The establishment of electric flying happens as in the beginners of aviation through flying itself, through competitions and prizes. The young company Elektra Solar GmbH from the Bavarian Landsberg a.L. has won first place at the Electrifly-In eTrophy competition in the electric aircraft category this weekend (September 10-11, 2022) in Bern, Switzerland, with its brand new ELEKTRA TRAINER two-seater ultralight aircraft.


https://www.elektra-solar.com/elektra-trainer-bekommt-den-ersten-platz-bei-electrifly-in-etrophy-wettbewerb-in-bern/ 

As summer turns to fall, ULA still waiting for its BE-4 rocket engines | Ars Technica

Uncrewed Blue Origin rocket crashes, capsule recovered

Austrian arms lobbyist convicted of money laundering

Asio Technologies unveils the NavGuard NOCTA Mini


Asio Technologies unveiled the NavGuard NOCTA Mini, a mini-size jam-proof aerial optical positioning system for drones and UASs.

Radio Comms, Tracks And All The Details About The Interception Of The ‘Ghost Jet’ Last Week

The "Ghost Private Plane" flew across Europe escorted by fighter jets who unsuccessfully tried to establish a radio contact, before tragically crashing in the Baltic Sea. A clip provides all the radio comms and tracks [...]


https://theaviationist.com/2022/09/13/ghost-private-jet-crash-in-the-baltic-sea/ 

Possible Russian-Operated Iranian Loitering Munitions Spotted In Ukraine

Boeing Reveals First of New Innovative Defense Factories

The Phantom Works Advanced Composite Fabrication Center opens in Arizona



https://boeing.mediaroom.com/news-releases-statements?item=131136 

First Airbus Eurostar Neo satellite ready for shipment to launch site

"Hellenic Air Force UAV Pegasus II short test flight from Chios island National Airport." @ YouTube

Hellenic Air Force UAV Pegasus II short test flight from Chios island National Airport.


https://youtu.be/KmNf7oD2JIg 

Egyptian defense minister, US commander discuss military ties | Arabian Post

B-52 crew is reduced from five to four

Emirates brings forward A380 return to Perth

New Zealand follows Australia to scrap masks on overseas flights

Parachute Deployed in Crash of Cirrus SF50 Jet

FAA Bringing Solar Energy to Oklahoma City Center


The solar farm, FAA's largest such project yet, will product 2,600 megawatt hours annually at Oklahoma City, enough to power about 260 homes.

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2022-09-12/faa-bringing-solar-energy-oklahoma-city-center 

New Ice-Shedding Coating Is 100X Stronger than Others - University of Houston


To combat the dangers of icing, a wide range of materials with ice-shedding characteristics have been developed, but many tend to have very low durability, limiting their effectiveness. Until now. 


https://www.uh.edu/news-events/stories/sept.-2022/091222-ghasemi-ice-shedding-100x-stronger-coating.php 


1-MW floating vertical axis wind turbine to be deployed off Norway

Primer vuelo con SAF del A400M

Airbus A400M first test flight with SAF: One step forward to a more sustainable military aviation

Reno’s 2022 Air Races Kick Off This Week - FLYING Magazine

lunes, 12 de septiembre de 2022

A350-1000 software update follows analysis of rudder oscillatory-failure risk

Airbus A400M first test flight with SAF: One step forward to a more sustainable military aviation

Recaro Aircraft Seating sees flexible cabins as the next frontier

Recaro Aircraft Seating sees flexible cabins as the next frontier https://runwaygirlnetwork.com/2022/09/recaro-flexible-cabins-next-frontier/ 

Air India to expand fleet with 30 Boeing and Airbus jets

Flying Cars: PAL-V opens UK base at London Oxford Airport

US Approves UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters Sale To Australia

China's AG600M firefighting aircraft makes maiden amphibious flight - CGTN

Boeing 757X? Will Boeing Ever Re-engine The Flying Pencil?

8.5 Hours: The World's Longest Boeing 737 MAX Flights

War, not pandemic, creates ‘new normal’ for airline industry

Airbus Helicopters pitches H145M to succeed Mi-2s for Polish armed forces

Lufthansa finalises terms with pilots to prevent strike action

U.S. targets firms over Iranian drone production, shipment to Russia

Ryanair Boeing 737-800 between Tenerife and Bristol makes precautionary landing in Malaga

Chaos returns to Amsterdam Schiphol as security staffers massively look for jobs elsewhere; airport asks airlines to start canceling flights

Lockheed and Pentagon Allege F-35 Sustainment Costs Dropping

Neither Lockheed nor the U.S. military's F-35 Joint Program Office disclosed actual dollar-amounts, but they did assure American taxpayers that the average, annual, per-aircraft cost of operating the U.S. Air Force's, Navy's, and Marine Corps' F-35s fell between 2020 and 2021.


http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=124ec50a-1581-4ba8-ac97-ab4e0c9922db 

Electra Successfully Tests Hydrogen-Electric Hybrid Engine

Hydrogen and Battery Powerplant to Power Blown Lift eSTOL Electra.aero, Inc. has successfully completed a fully-integrated test of its proprietary hybrid-electric propulsion system.


http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=35a9e0c0-56d7-4f44-b7e1-225eb2c51641 

Landmark approval edges Matternet's delivery drone toward everyday use

Landmark approval edges Matternet's delivery drone toward everyday use